News from the society

Hello everyone, we're Lucie and Pierre, and here is the BioBrillouin society's newsletter for the month of June 2026.

Next BioBrillouin conference in Exeter - SAVE THE DATE + ABSTRACT SUBMISSION OPEN

The 10th International BioBrillouin Meeting will take place from November 30th to December 3rd 2026 in Exeter, United Kingdom. As with previous years, the meeting will bring together the international community working on all forms of Brillouin Light Scattering Spectroscopy/Microscopy for life-science and biomedical (or bio-relevant) applications, spanning also interpretation of measurements, correlative studies, standardization, instrument development, translational applications, and more… Registration will open soon, and be announced on www.biobrillouin.org

Abstract submission are now open Deadline: 15th September 2026

We look forward to seeing you there!

Special issue Journal of Microscopy

The organizing team of the BioBrillouin 2026 conference is preparing a special issue in the Journal of Microscopy (new deadline : July 17th 2026). You are all invited to contribute to this issue, to know more, please click here.

Next Newsletter

The next newsletter will be sent out on September 1, 2026. We therefore ask you to send us your information before August 20, 2026. Thanks in advance 😊

Administrative updates

The legal aspects of society are now being finalized and the logistical aspects (website etc.) are in the process of being implemented. Registration for society will commence within next months and we will inform you of this/actions needed. Note: if you registered for Berlin BioBrillouin meeting you automatically have 1 year membership. More info on this will follow soon!

New publications

Articles

• Machida et al - Lipids Contribute to Heterochromatin Condensation Revealed by Quantitative Raman - Brillouin Microscopy - link

• Simoes et al - Probing cellulose hydrogel dehydration with Brillouin spectroscopy: Insights into mechanical properties - link

• Shi et al - Line-scanning Brillouin microscopy with multiplexed two-stage VIPA spectrometer - link

Prepublication

• Bevilacqua et al - A standardized file format and open-source analysis framework for Brillouin microscopy data - link

• Garcia-Baucells et al - Centrosome Softening Ensures Mitotic Fidelity Under Microtubule Forces - link

• Leong et al - Critical phenomenon underlies de novo luminogenesis during mammalian follicle development - link

• Zerin et al - The Cell Wall Controls Stem Cell Fate in the Arabidopsis Shoot Apical Meristem - link

Upcoming events

• Conference - 12 - 16 July 2026 - Glasgow (United Kingdoms) - International Symposium for Mechanobiology - link

• Conference - 23 - 25 September 2026 - Berlin (Germany) - ITEC 2026 - link

• Summer School - 8 - 9 August 2026 - Michigan State University (USA) - Brillouin Summer School - link

• Conference - 30 November - 3 December 2026 - Exeter (United Kingdoms) - BioBrillouin 2026 

New position openings

• Post-doctoral position on applying Brillouin-Raman microscopy applied to cancer detection (3 years contract) - University of Exeter - Exeter (United Kingdom) - Francesca Palombo

• PhD position on time-resolved BLS - Institut Lumiere Matiere - Lyon (France) - Thomas Dehoux

• Field Application Engineer Specto Photonics - Milan (Italy) - Giuseppe Antonacci

• Post-doctoral research associate on application of Brillouin microscopy to live cells and tissues - University of Exeter - Exeter (United Kingdom) - Francesca Palombo

Bis repetita perennis

You can send us all pre-publications and publications you have submitted, as well as any relevant publications/prepublications you have read at newsletter@biobrillouin.org so we can share them with the community in the next newsletter. Thank you!