31^st International Workshop on “Single Molecule Spectroscopy and Super-resolution Microscopy”

News

October 27, 2025
Save the date: The next workshop takes place October 6-8, 2026

We are happy to announce the date for the next annual Single Molecule Workshop. It will take place October 6-8, 2026 in Berlin. Registration opens February 18, 2026.

Be part of an exciting and stimulating conference where you can give a talk, present a poster, or attend without presenting. As always, we will award a “Best Student Talk” prize worth 750 Euro.

Immerse yourself in a groundbreaking exploration of ultra-sensitive optical detection down to the single molecule level as well as beyond the classical diffraction limit. PicoQuant's renowned workshop provides an unparalleled platform for interdisciplinary collaboration and the exchange of cutting-edge research.

Discover a vast array of applications and methods in single molecule spectroscopy and advanced microscopy, presented through captivating talks and posters. Network with leading experts and like-minded researchers at our welcoming reception and workshop dinner.

Don't miss this opportunity to be at the forefront of scientific innovation!

Covered topics include:

• Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging (FLIM)
• Single molecule Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (smFRET)
• Polarization and Anisotropy based techniques
• Quantitative imaging methods
• New fluorescence sensors and labeling schemes
• Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy (FCS) and Fluorescence Lifetime Correlation Spectroscopy (FLCS)
• Image Scanning Microscopy (ISM)
• Single Molecule Localization Microscopy (e.g., PALM, STORM, dSTORM, GSDIM, PAINT)
• Open source data analysis solutions
• Big Data and Machine Learning approaches to superresolution and single molecule techniques

Both widefield and confocal fluorescence microscopy techniques are covered as well as in vivo and in vitro measurements with single molecule sensitivity.

Student Award

As nurturing young scientists is important to PicoQuant, we host a competition for the “Best Student Talk” with an award worth 750 Euro. Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to submit their contributions.

Important Dates

Deadline for early bird registration: March 30, 2026
Deadline for abstract submission: May 11, 2026
Deadline for fee waiver application: May 11, 2026
Final deadline for workshop registration: August 31, 2026
Program available: End of August 2026

Contact

Workshop coordinators:
Erica Beltrame
Claudia Bergemann

Tel: +49-30-1208820-87
Email: workshop@picoquant.com

Invited speakers and their tentative titles

The detailed program will be online in August 2026.

Workshop fees

Besides full workshop attendance, the fee includes coffee breaks, a poster session with food and drinks, a dinner and lunches. Attendees will be responsible for their own travel, lodging, and additional meals.
 

Financial support

PicoQuant has a fee waiver program for a small number of participants from universities or academic sector. Accommodation, travel, and personal expenses still need to be paid by the participants themselves. The selection of sponsored people is completely the sole decision of PicoQuant and there is no right or guarantee to receive a fee waiver.

To apply for a fee waiver, please send us your application:

• a letter of application and
• a formal letter of recommendation from your department/institute

Deadline for a fee waiver application is March 30, 2026.
Please note that only one person per research group can be considered for a fee waiver.

Registration and abstract submission

Accommodation

We have negotiated special rates for a limited number of rooms located close to the workshop location. The number of rooms as well as booking time are limited and we therefore advise you to reserve your room as soon as possible.

Hotels within walking distance to the workshop location
 

ADAPT Apartments
Erich-Thilo-Straße 3, 12489 Berlin
Phone: +49-30-678-929-80
Fax: +49-30-678-929-82
Website of the apartment house
info@adaptberlin.de

Room prices per night

Single room: 122,55 EUR (excl. breakfast)

Breakfast is available at the hotel's catering partners in walking distance. It can be booked directly through the hotel.

Wireless LAN is included in the room price.

Airporthotel Berlin-Adlershof
Rudower Chaussee 14, 12489 Berlin
Website of the hotel
info@aha-hotel.de

Room prices per night

Single room: 134 EUR per night including breakfast

 

 

The rooms are bookable at this rate until September 5, 2026 on a first come, first served basis. We cannot guarantee reservations at these prices or any reservations at all after this date.

Booking code information will be sent with your registration confirmation. If you require this information at an earlier point, please contact us.

Terms and Conditions 

Payment and Cancellations

• After online registration, you will receive an email notification that includes information on the payment procedure.
• All payments have to be received within 14 days after date of registration.
• We will send an email confirming your participation once we have received your payment. If payment is overdue, your registration will not be processed and will be considered invalid.
• A payment receipt will be included in our email confirmation of participation.
• Cancellation of registration must be submitted in writing or via email and is valid only with acknowledgment of receipt by PicoQuant GmbH. A refund of registration fees is dependent on the notice given:
  • For cancellations made until August 25, 2026 75 % of the received registration fee will be reimbursed. In case of cancellations after August 25, 2026, 25 % of the registration fee will be reimbursed.
  • It is possible to name and send a substitute participant.
• No visa letters will be issued until payment of the registration fee is received and confirmed.

General

• Schedule and content of this event are subject to change without notice.
• PicoQuant may record photographs and video material of participants at the event. By registering for a PicoQuant event, you agree that we may include images of yourself (either as a full image or in parts) for promotional purposes in various publications (press releases, promotional activities, event website, etc.). This material may also appear on our internet web page or on related social media pages. If you do not want us to use pictures in which you appear, please inform us in written form until the end of the course.
• We may also share personal information of event attendees (e.g. in a contact list) with the other persons attending the same event to enable attendees to contact each other prior to, during or after the event for networking purposes. 

Cancellation of registration by PicoQuant due to force majeure

• Any circumstances beyond the reasonable control of PicoQuant, including but not limited to acts of nature, fire, severe thunderstorm, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, terror, threats, pandemics, local or international health crises, security/safety risks or flooding shall constitute “force majeure”. If the force majeure is affecting a PicoQuant event, PicoQuant will notify the participants of such event without undue delay.
• When PicoQuant is subject to force majeure, it shall be released from the performance of its obligations relating to any events (partially or wholly) to the extent that such performance is affected by the force majeure.
• PicoQuant may take reasonable steps to minimize the consequences of the force majeure on its events and is entitled to reschedule or shorten (in all cases partially or wholly) an event and any performance related to such event. 
• For termination of contract concerning an event between PicoQuant and the participant due to force majeure, this shall be without any liability for either party, except in so far as has accrued prior to the date on which the termination of the contract takes effect.
• Each party to the contract concerning the event (PicoQuant and the participant) shall itself be responsible for all direct and indirect financial consequences affecting it as a result of or in connection with the force majeure. The occurrence of force majeure shall not entitle either party to any additional payment or compensation.

Code of conduct

The open exchange of ideas and freedom of thought and expression across different fields of research are central to the aims and goals of the Single Molecule Workshop. These require an environment that recognizes the inherent worth of every person and group, that fosters dignity, understanding, mutual respect, and embraces diversity. For these reasons, the Single Molecule Workshop organizers are committed to providing a harassment-free course experience.

If you experience harassment or discriminatory behavior at the Single Molecule Workshop, we encourage you to reach out to us for help.

Participants who violate this code may be sanctioned and/or expelled from the event, at the discretion of the organizers. Serious incidents may be referred to the Single Molecule Workshop organizers for further possible action.

If you witness harassment or discriminatory behavior, please consider intervening.

Rights releases

To encourage open communication, each member of a PicoQuant event agrees that any information presented at a PicoQuant event (workshop, course, symposium,etc.) , whether in a formal talk, poster session, or discussion, is a private communication from the individual making the contribution and is presented with the restriction that such information is not for public use.  

Prior to quoting or publishing such information presented at a conference in any publication, written or electronic, written approval of the contributing member must first be obtained.  The audio or video recording of lectures by any means, the photography of slide, and printed or electronic quotes from papers, presentations and discussion at a conference without written consent of the contributing member is prohibited.  Scientific publications are not to be prepared as emanating from the conferences.  Authors are requested to omit references to the conferences in any publication, written or electronic.  These restrictions apply to each member of a conference and are intended to cover social networks, blogs, tweets or any other publication, distribution, communication or sharing of information presented or discussed at the conference. 

Guests are not permitted to attend the conference lectures. Each member of a conference acknowledges and agrees to these restrictions when registration is accepted and as a condition of being permitted to attend a conference. 

Although PicoQuant staff will take reasonable steps to enforce the restrictions against recording and photographing conference presentations, each member of a conference assumes sole responsibility for the protection and preservation of any intellectual property rights in such member's contributions to a conference.

Past workshops

Summaries and impressions of past workshops:

• 2025
• 2024
• 2023
• 2022
• 2021
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• 2019
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