Phew - what a week! IMC21 Picture Special (infocus #83 September 2026)

As the dust settles on the 21st International Microscopy Conference (IMC21), we take a look at some of the action from a memorable few days in Liverpool, UK (31 August – 4 September).

DOI: 10.22443/rms.inf.1.324

A total of 3,020 delegates, visitors and exhibition representatives from almost 50 different countries took part in this superb event for the global microscopy community. The Congress featured a world-class conference programme with32 symposia stretching over four full days.

Meanwhile, around 120 exhibitors – including many of the world’s biggest names in microscopy and imaging – brought their latest products and technology to the exhibition hall. With preconference workshops, a Young Scientist Assembly and a host of social events also featuring, the ‘Olympics of Microscopy’ certainly lived up to its billing.

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