🎓 Meet Jing Zeng, one of the doctoral candidates of the #SPM40 Doctoral Network! Hosted by Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Jing is working on research that contributes to the goals of SPM4.0. Watch the video to learn more about her journey.

🎓 Meet Navdeep, one of the doctoral candidates of the #SPM40 Doctoral Network! Based at the Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences (IFJ PAN), Navdeep is part of our international community of early-career researchers. Watch the video to learn more about his scientific journey.

🎓 Meet Marc Rodríguez Salazar, one of the doctoral candidates of the #SPM40 Doctoral Network! Hosted by DATRIX, Marc is contributing to the development of innovative technologies within our European research network. Watch the video to hear more about his experience in SPM4.0.

🎓 Meet Johannes Low Jun Wei, one of the doctoral candidates of the #SPM40 Doctoral Network! Hosted by Technische Universität Dresden, Johannes is helping drive forward innovative research through international collaboration. Watch the video to learn more about his PhD journey.

🎓 Meet Nazli Demirpehlivan, one of the doctoral candidates of the #SPM40 Doctoral Network! Working at Bruker, Nazli brings together academic research and industrial innovation as part of SPM4.0. Watch the video to get to know her and discover her research interests.

🎓 Meet Bruno Boato, one of the doctoral candidates of the #SPM40 Doctoral Network! At Sorbonne Université, Bruno is contributing to interdisciplinary research that combines scientific excellence with international collaboration. Get to know Bruno by watching his introduction video.

🎓 Meet Jhon Pazos Alonso, one of the doctoral candidates of the #SPM40 Doctoral Network! Based at IBEC, Jhon is developing his doctoral research within our collaborative European programme. Watch the video to learn more about his journey and what inspired him to join SPM4.0.

🎓 Meet Prakhar Dutta, one of the doctoral candidates of the #SPM40 Doctoral Network! Hosted by the University of Gothenburg, Prakhar is working on innovative research as part of our international consortium. Watch the video to discover what motivates his work

🎓 Meet Sophie Strawbridge, one of the doctoral candidates of the #SPM40 Doctoral Network! Based at IBEC, Sophie is contributing to cutting-edge research while collaborating with partners across Europe. Watch the video to get to know Sophie and learn more about her research journey.

🎓 Meet Adele Mana, one of the doctoral candidates of the #SPM40 Doctoral Network! Based at Curapath, Adele is part of our international community working to advance scientific research and innovation. Watch the video to hear more about her experience.

🎓 Meet Gabriele Gradara, one of the doctoral candidates of the #SPM40 Doctoral Network! Hosted by Czech Metrology Institute, Gabriele is contributing to collaborative research that brings together expertise from academia and industry.

🎓 Meet bruno boato, one of the doctoral candidates of the hashtag#SPM40 Doctoral Network! At Sorbonne Université, Bruno is contributing to interdisciplinary research that combines scientific excellence with international collaboration. Get to know Bruno by watching his introduction video.

The #SPM40 project had a strong presence at ISPM 2026 in Genoa. 🧪 Gabriele Gradara presented a poster on using AFM to study the nanoscale mechanical properties of living cells. 🎤 Gabriel Gomila, project coordinator, also joined the conference as an invited speaker

🔬 Visitors from the Universidad Popular de Granollers joined us to learn about @ibecbarcelona.eu and Atomic Force Microscopy. Talk by Gabriel Gomila + lab visit, AFM software & instruments in action! #SPM40 #AFM #Nanoscience #ScienceOutreach

🎓 Belle Clayton, student of the #SPM40, took part in the #reSearch4Talent sessions, organized by @ibecbarcelona.eu🔬 A great opportunity to experience real lab work firsthand and explore future career paths in bioengineering alongside researchers. 🚀

Jhon Pazos, PhD student at the #SPM40, has been interviewed by 4 secondary school students from Lluis Vives school, in the frame of Magnet program. He shared insights about bioengineering and answered questions about his research project and professional career.

🔬 Join the @spm40projecteu.bsky.social WORKSHOP 🤝Advanced SPM, Machine Learning for Microscopy, Biophysics, and Data MGN 🫗Coordinated by @ibecbarcelona.eu 👉Inscription and info about #SPM40: spm40.eu/workshop/

🎓🔬 Vincenzo Montanarella, doctoral candidate at #SPM40, took part as a volunteer in the Jornada de la Dona i la Nena en la Ciència at VHIR. With colleagues, he guided children through research labs, highlighting scientists’ daily work and the role of women in science.

🎓🔬 Our SPM4.0 doctoral candidate Marc Rodriguez-Salazar presented his poster at #ViSpec2026: 🧪 “Multimodal Registration ‘Sandwich’: A Framework for Correlating Different Microscopy Images” Congrats to Marc for showcasing correlative microscopy! 👏

🎗️ World Cancer Day The earliest signs of cancer appear at the nanoscale, long before they’re visible under optical microscopes. SPM4.0 uses AI-powered microscopy to detect early cellular changes, supporting future cancer research.

🔬🎓 Adele Mana (SPM4.0) presented the poster “Effect of Buffer Systems on the Formation and Stability of Polymer–Nucleic Acid Complexes” at the XVI SPLC-CRS Conference on Controlled Drug Delivery, held in January 2026 in Albacete, Spain.

🎓 Excited to share that Vincenzo Montanarella, a doctoral candidate from the #SPM40 Doctoral Network, joined the EscoLab initiative! EscoLab connects students with research & innovation through hands-on workshops led by researchers. Amazing to see young minds exploring science in healthcare! 🔬

🎓 Excited to share that our SPM4.0 doctoral candidate Vincenzo Montanarella presented his research on repurposed drugs for cancer at the Vall d’Hebron Scientific Day 2025! 🔬💡 #SPM4 #DoctoralNetwork #CancerResearch #VHIR @vhir.bsky.social

Exciting start! 🎉 The first #SPMTraining Workshop of the #SPM4_0 Doctoral Network took place at Charité Berlin✅ Over 5 days, DCs explored SPM fundamentals, Machine Learning & BioMicroscopy with world-leading experts 🤝 ✨ Thanks to all participants for the energy & curiosity!

🎉 The first #SPMTraining of the #SPM4_0 Doctoral Network took place ✅ DCs explored SPM fundamentals, Machine Learning & BioMicroscopy with world-leading experts 🤝 @ec.europa.eu @vhir.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @icmm-csic.bsky.social @etorrentslab.bsky.social @sorbonne-universite.fr

We are proud to celebrate Dr. María J. Vicent, co-founder of Curapath and partner of #SPM40, for receiving the 2025 Rei Jaume I Prize in New Technologies, one of Spain’s highest scientific honors. Congratulations, Dr. Vicent! 🌟

🎓 #SPM40 PhD candidate Vincenzo Montanarella (@vhir.bsky.social) taught a class on Nanotechnology-based Drug Delivery Systems for cancer treatment in the Master’s in Molecular Biotechnology at @ub.edu. 💡 Bridging research & education to inspire future scientists.

📢 Exciting news! The first #SPMTraining Workshop kicks off in Berlin, launching a series of six events across Europe. Five days of top-level learning with experts & industry partners, from SPM fundamentals to AI and data analysis. 🎥 Open to all DCs & freely available online!

Who is behind #SPM40?🔬✨ These are the faces of the young scientists from this #MSCADN! We had our first online meeting to set the start of this project that will revolutionize the field of Autonomous Scanning Probe Microscopes powered by #AI for applications in life sciences and biomedicine. 🚀

🔬 The #SPM40 project keeps advancing! At #IBECSymposium, Beatriz Cantero (@ibecbarcelona.eu) presented a poster on a new cell analysis protocol, a key step for our next-gen multifunctional scanning probe microscope. 👏