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Our groundbreaking SAFe-nSCAN imaging platform takes biological imaging to a whole new level, advancing spatial biology into the nano-era.
Funded by @horizoneu.bsky.social
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📣 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿:Laserlab-Europe Talk: '𝗙𝗲𝗺𝘁𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆' by Francesca Bragheri (IFN-CNR)

📅 16 Sept 2026, 16:00 CEST

Funded by @nanoscanproject.bsky.social (GA 101136680)

🔗 laserlab-europe.eu/event/laserl...
September 3, 2026 at 10:30 AM
From 27 April to 8 August, @paolomaran.bsky.social (PhD student at Politecnico di Milano) is undertaking a secondment at the @leibnizipht.bsky.social in Jena, Germany, to coordinate the beta testing of our integrated photonic pattern generator for 2D and 3D Structured Illumination Microscopy (SIM).
June 23, 2026 at 8:44 AM
At the GDR Imabio Days at ENS Paris-Saclay (France), Maxime Meghnagi presented our work:

🎤 "𝗜𝗻-𝗱𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗵, 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲-𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱-𝗼𝗳-𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 3𝗗 𝗦𝗠𝗟𝗠 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗽-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗟𝗼𝗰 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻"

It was a great opportunity to share our advances with a multidisciplinary community working at the forefront of bioimaging.
June 15, 2026 at 8:56 AM
🚀 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗡!

The nanoSCAN consortium once again gathered online to share updates across the different work packages, reflect on the progress achieved so far, and align on the priorities for the final phase of the project until end of September 2026.
March 16, 2026 at 8:30 AM
🧑‍🔬 Happy to report that the nanoSCAN Project was featured during a lab visit for high school students at Politecnico di Milano, organized by the NEXTSCREEN project.

@paolomaran.bsky.social showed the students our chips for Structured Illumination Microscopy (SIM) and Profilometry 🙌
March 9, 2026 at 9:32 AM
📢 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁!

We’re thrilled to share that a new paper has been published in ACS Photonics 🚀

“𝘈𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦- 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦-𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘋𝘶𝘢𝘭-𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘐𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘺” @paolomaran.bsky.social

👉𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Amplitude- and Phase-Programmable Dual-Color Photonic Chip for High-Contrast Structured Illumination Microscopy
Advanced optical microscopy techniques, such as structured illumination microscopy (SIM), often rely on precise and complex illumination setups, which can be challenging to implement and maintain. Int...
pubs.acs.org
March 3, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Today, on the 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, we’re celebrating the women and girls who shape the world through science 💙🔬

To mark this special day, we’re sharing four 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘁 nanoSCAN:

nanoscan-project.eu/celebrating-...
February 11, 2026 at 9:10 AM
🚀 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽-𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲

We’re starting the year with exciting news: The startup ✨𝗟𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗮✨ has emerged from our EIC Transition-funded nanoSCAN project.

🔗 Read the full news: nanoscan-project.eu/from-nanosca...
🔗 Visit lumnora.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:01 AM
✨ 𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀’ 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁!

The public exhibition brought science closer to the community, showcasing how research and innovation impact our everyday lives. We were thrilled to be part of it!
October 22, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Maxime discussed the use of an engraved nanochip for ModLoc within the @nanoscanproject.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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#MiFoBio2025 step2 : rebuilding the 3 different configurations around a single microscope … we are nearly there !! @gdrimabio.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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On the way to #MiFoBio2025, for 4 different workshops on self blinking dyes, fast FLIM, ModLoc and extended focus+ deep learning ! The car is fully packed ! Thanks for the help/loan to @abbelight.bsky.social, oxxius, Nikon and Hamamatsu. Stay tuned for more details ! @gdrimabio.bsky.social 🔬🔥
October 9, 2025 at 7:28 AM
🎉 We are delighted to share that @slfort.bsky.social, Maxime Meghnagi, and Jimeng Zhou represented our project at the 30th Single Molecule Workshop, held from 23–26 September 2025 in Berlin, Germany, where Maxime presented a poster on “𝗠𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻-𝗱𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗠𝗟𝗠”.
October 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Last week, the nanoSCAN consortium gathered in Milan for a full-day meeting to
🔹 Reflect on progress across all work packages
🔹 Exchange on technical challenges
🔹 Define business and exploitation strategies for the project’s outcomes

👉 Read the full report: nanoscan-project.eu/nanoscan-tea...
September 29, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Thrilled to share that this summer two new chips were delivered to Paris and tested at our partner @abbelight.bsky.social - bringing us closer to the realization of a chip-based ModLoc microscopy system 🚀

@adrienmau.bsky.social @paolomaran.bsky.social @ismolab.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Great to see the last SIM results obtained with the nanochip developed within the @nanoscanproject.bsky.social European project, presented by Francesca Bragheri at #CLEOeurope
June 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
🌞 Happy to share that @paolomaran.bsky.social from our nanoSCAN team participated in the "Shaping Light in Space and Time for Biomedical Imaging" summer school, held from 14–20 May in Erice (Sicily, Italy), organized in the context of the In2Sight project.

▶️ nanoscan-project.eu/nanoscan-at-...
June 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Excited to share that @valentinacaorsi.bsky.social had the opportunity to present the latest developments of our project at the @laserlab-europe.bsky.social General Assembly, on 14 May 2025.

For more information on our project, visit nanoscan-project.eu
May 19, 2025 at 9:04 AM
🎉 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗡’𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀!

Today, we’re proud to look back on our first year filled with collaboration, innovation, and strong foundations for the future.

👉 Read on to learn more about our highlights from the first 12 months: nanoscan-project.eu/celebrating-...
April 28, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Great news! 𝟰 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗡’𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 by the European Commission’s Innovation Radar 🙌

More info: nanoscan-project.eu/we-are-key-i...
April 16, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Great update! 🚀
Andrea Bassi, Paolo Maran and Maxime Meghnagi are currently conducting 𝗮𝗹𝗽𝗵𝗮-𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝗦𝗠𝗢-𝗖𝗡𝗥𝗦, working to install the 𝗖𝗡𝗥 chip - a key component of the groundbreaking ModLoc technology. This marks an important step toward advancing our innovation! 🔬✨
February 12, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Meet the fourth guest of our #WomeninScience series: Francesca Bragheri, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies of #CNR in Milan:

👉 nanoscan-project.eu/interview-wi...

#womeninstem #womenintech #womeninphysics #iamaphysicist #girlseducation
January 17, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Kicking off 2025 with our first @nanoSCANproject team meeting of the year! We are ready to take on the next challenges 💪 Stay tuned and follow us for updates on our progess 🚀

➡ For more information, visit:

nanoscan-project.eu
January 17, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Exciting milestone for the @nanoSCANproject 🙌

We successfully completed our first series of alpha tests for our innovative chip-based illumination technology at @abbelight and @ISMOlab_Orsay, with photonic chips provided by @CNRsocial_ and @polimi🚀

@PHFH_POLIMI @dfis_polimi
January 17, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Meet the third guest of our #WomeninScience series: @AlessiaCandeo, Assistant Professor at the @fisipolimi Department @polimi:

👉#womeninstem #womenintech #womeninphysics #iamaphysicist #girlseducation #girlsempowerment #genderequality #equality

nanoscan-project.eu/interview-with…
January 17, 2025 at 9:25 AM