NWO Biophysics with joined BIOPM meeting 2025

Published Date29 April 2025

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NWO Biophysics with joined BIOPM meeting 2025 

Veldhoven, 6 and 7 October

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS OPEN NOW

REGISTRATION AND ABSTRACT SUBMISSION OPEN

The annual Dutch conference on physics of life takes place on 6 & 7 October at NH Conference Centre Koningshof, Veldhoven.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR NWO BIOPHYSICS

Deadlines

• Oral abstracts: Wednesday 28 May 2025, 14.00 hours CEST.
• Poster and demo abstracts and participant registration: Thursday 4 September 2025, 14.00 hours CEST.
• Thesis award BIOPM of the Netherlands' Society for Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering: 8 July 2025
  for theses in the area of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering with the PhD ceremony between August 1, 2024, and August 1, 2025 (more information on Thesis award, website BIOPM).
  • The session of BIOPM is: ENGINEERING
    (You can of course also send your contribution to other sessions)

About NWO Biophysics

NWO Biophysics is the annual Dutch conference on physics of living systems. The conference offers an exciting programme covering a broad range of scientific topics varying from microscopy and cell biology to biomedical engineering. NWO Biophysics is organised and sponsored by the NWO domain Science (ENW), in collaboration with the Dutch Society for Microscopy, the Society for Biophysics and Biomedical Technology, and the Dutch Society of Cell Biology.

The organisation presents to you an exciting programme consisting of plenary sessions with presentations by keynote speakers Petra Schwille and Samouil Farhi, lectures by a plethora of (inter)national speakers, oral parallel presentations, and poster sessions. More details about the conference can be found at the end of this email and on our website

New! Submit your abstract for a demo

This year you can submit an abstract to demo your research. Did you develop a tool or instrument that you would like to showcase on the exhibition floor or do you have an interesting idea to visualize your research in a more interactive way?  If so, submit an abstract to demonstrate your research at NWO Biophysics. For the selected abstracts, we offer a space on the exhibition floor for the full conference.

Interactive sessions

We organise interactive sessions for early career scientists on Monday 6 October. PhD candidates and postdocs can indicate their preference for one of these sessions during registration. The topics vary from academic advice, covered by our plenary speakers, to soft skills. These sessions offer a unique opportunity to connect with experts, exchange ideas and learn new skills. There is limited availability to attend some of the interactive sessions.

The Advisory Committee Physics of Life will also organise a meeting on Monday 6 October for senior research staff and we hope to see many of you there. We would like to get to know the (new) people that make up our community. We aim to connect with you, exchange ideas and thereby strengthen the position of our community.

Registration fee

The registration fee for NWO Biophysics 2025 ranges from €60 to €150 per day, depending on your position, excluding hotel fees.

Register for the conference now and do not forget to submit your abstract for an oral or poster presentation or a demo!

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CONFERENCE DETAILS

Keynote speakers

• Petra Schwille – MPI-Martinsried
• Samouil Farhi - Broad Institute

Plenary speakers

• Alexander Buell – DTU
• Chase Broedersz – Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
• Katarzyna (Kasia) Tych – University of Groningen
• Lucas Pelkmans – University Zürich
• Miao-Ping Chien – Erasmus University Medical Center
• Nir Gov  – Weizmann Institute of Science

Poster prizes

The three best posters, as judged by the scientific jury, will be awarded a poster prize sponsored by the Society for Bio Physics and Biomedical Engineering. The poster with the most votes from the participants will be awarded a poster prize sponsored by the Netherlands Society for Microscopy.

BIOPM thesis award

The thesis award of the Society for Bio Physics and Biomedical Engineering will be granted at NWO Biophysics for the best PhD thesis in the area of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering. The awardee will also present his/her work during one of the parallel sessions.

Scientific Programme Committee

Themes

Bus schedule

On Monday morning 6 October and Tuesday afternoon 7 October, a shuttle bus service is organised between Eindhoven Central Station and NH Conference Centre Koningshof. Detailed information about the bus service will be shared with you by the end of September.