Johannes Soltwedel
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Johannes Soltwedel
@jo-soltwedel.bsky.social
Post-doc in Bio-image analysis @PoL, TU Dresden, Physicist, Python code-jockey, train enthusiast.
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We just released a new major version of TrackMate (v8), the cell and organelle tracking plugin of Fiji.

It ships many new features, detailed below, but that are articulated around the following:
November 20, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Can we please discuss accessibility at conferences?

When organizers and schedules assume that everyone can walk fast and climb stairs, people with mobility issues (visible or invisible) might feel excluded.

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November 20, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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We had an amazing OME-NGFF hackathon last week, Wednesday to Friday, following the inspiring OME-NGFF symposium. What a fantastic week! It’s hard to describe how motivating it is to be surrounded by so many talented, curious & friendly people who care deeply about open, FAIR bioimaging data.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Today I'm announcing a new digital textbook 📖🖥️, "An Introduction to OME-Zarr for Big Bioimaging Data".

ome-zarr-book.readthedocs.io
An Introduction to OME-Zarr for Big Bioimaging Data
ome-zarr-book.readthedocs.io
November 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Hopping on the ✨ 🚅 to Dresden after a week of #OME_NGFF_Hackathon. Looking forward till next time 😃
November 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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We wrapped up the symposium part of our 2025 International OME-NGFF workshop on Tuesday. What a phenomenal two days! I'm humbled by the incredible positive energy, talent, and enthusiasm that filled this event.
November 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Happy Hackers @ #OME_NGFF_Hackathon
November 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This is what hacking *actually* looks like. #OME_NGFF_Hackathon
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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OME-NGFF Hackathon in Zürich just started! We're organizing ourselves to dig into various topics during the next few days. Let's shape the future of microscopy image data standards together. #OME-NGFF_Hackathon #GerBI
November 12, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Co-organized by @nfdi4bioimage.bsky.social through @joshmoore.bsky.social & Christian Tischer, we're happy to see the #OME_NGFF_Hackathon 2024 in full swing! Exciting work bringing forward #OMEZarr for #FAIR bioimage data management. Shout out to the host BioVisionCenter!
@gerbi.bsky.social #NFDI
This week, we're hosting the #OME_NGFF_Hackathon 2024 at the BioVisionCenter at the University of Zurich. We're bringing together 40 motivated researchers and specialist for #OMEZarr workflows, #OMEZarr Python tools & #OMEZarr Java tools. (1/3)
November 21, 2024 at 11:20 AM
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Job alert!

We are looking for a bioimage analysis to work in an image analysis core facility in beautiful Paris. Can I ask you to share this opportunity with your networks?

See also on the forum:
forum.image.sc/t/research-e...
Research engineer in Bioimage Analysis for the researchers of the inIdEx FORMULA
Hi all We are looking for a bioimage analysis to work in an image analysis core facility in beautiful Paris. Can I ask you to share this opportunity with your networks? The position is in the Instit...
forum.image.sc
October 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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We're happy to announce the 2025 International OME-NGFF workshop 🎉

📅 Dates:
- Symposium: Nov 10–11, 2025
- Hackathon: Nov 12–14, 2025

📍 Location: Zurich, Switzerland

Full details & registration: www.biovisioncenter.uzh.ch/en/events/Up... 

#bioimaging #openscience #OMENGFF #OMEZarr

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August 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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🚀 Registration is open for BioHackathon Germany 2025! Join us 1–5 Dec in Walsrode for hands-on projects, networking, and innovation in #bioinformatics. 🧬🤝
🏨 Anders Hotel Walsrode | 🍽️ Social events | ✈️ Easy travel
🔗 Seats limited—register now! www.denbi.de/de-nbi-event...
#Hackathon
September 3, 2025 at 8:55 AM
So it seems like #LinkedIn also wants to start using your personal data to train #AI models 🙄 Opt-out here:

www.linkedin.com/mypreference...
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September 22, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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The new Thermal Trace app from #C3S and #ECMWF is here! 80+ years of thermal stress data based on “feels-like” temperatures for any location worldwide, now at your fingertips. Fast, intuitive, interactive – and free! Read our article for the full details and head to the app. 🔗
bit.ly/46ZMllL
August 20, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Whenever I feel down, I have a 👀 at the download statistics of that #opensource data-repository I and my team at OncoRay (Dresden) compiled during my PhD at @tudresden.bsky.social @hzdr.bsky.social.

😌

rodare.hzdr.de/record/3131
August 7, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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🎉 Amazing NEWS for #ImageAnalysis & #LifeSciences folks!
The ultimate #imageanalysis #hattrick is here 🧠🔬✨

www.biovoxxel.de/individual-w...

Read the 🧵👇

All necessary info and links at the end !

#bioimaging #learning #science #lifescience #microscopy #fiji #imagej #machinelearning #deeplearning
July 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Great to see @alexhego.bsky.social share instructions on a DL pixel‑classification problem we worked on at image.sc. If you’re working on a challenging 3D DL semantic‑segmentation problem and need more options than most tools provide, check out this repository. github.com/AlexHego/DL-...
GitHub - AlexHego/DL-pixel-classification
Contribute to AlexHego/DL-pixel-classification development by creating an account on GitHub.
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July 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Suitable @poldresden.bsky.social farewell cake for a #bioimage analyst? 🥮🤤
July 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Our project BioFAIR: Towards FAIR Practices in Bioimaging has been selected for funding through the swissuniversities Open Science II Programme (www.swissuniversities.ch/en/topics/op...)!

More OME-Zarr and open microscopy community events on the horizon yay!!! 🔥🔥🔥
Funded Projects - swissuniversities
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July 21, 2025 at 7:29 AM
As good as a time as any to announce: After a great time at @poldresden.bsky.social I'm looking forward to starting my new position at @gerbi-gmb.de as a software developer for @openmicroscopy.org 🔬😀!

Scalable #RDM solutions in the ome-zarr-verse, here we come!
July 18, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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#EUProject | #BioImaging & AI

➡️ BioImage Model Zoo by @ai4life.bsky.social is a platform for #AI models in biological imaging

➡️ To find out about the training courses and tools available to help you use the platform correctly for your area of study, visit: www.embrc.eu/project/ai4life/

🌊🧪🦑
July 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Zarr is hiring again! Build scalable bioimaging solutions, collaborate globally, and join the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research as a Computational Scientist or Research Software Engineer
www.fmi.ch/education-ca...
July 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
#bioimage 🔬 data #visualization and #exploration in @napari.org with the napari-clusters-plotter (0.10.0) becoming yet a bit more versatile: Select objects & put them into new layers for processing, introspection or whatever. Works for all layers, of course! #bioimageanalysis
@mazoc.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Are you looking for an exciting position at the intersection of super-resolution microscopy and AI? Then check out the PhD and PostDoc position we offer for a joint project with the Group of Stephan Hell at MPI Göttingen. Please share with anyone interested, read on for links and details.
July 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM