A brief resumee of the 17th meeting held in Regensburg (Oct 10th to 13th 2007)
The 17th annual meeting of our society took place in Regensburg from Oct 10th thru Oct 13th. More than 200 international scientists found their way to the University Hospital of Regensburg, where the 17th annual meeting took place from Oct. 10th thru Oct 13th 2007. In the capacity of the president of the German Society of Cytometry Gero Brockhoff together with his local crew organized the meeting with traditionally takes place since 1989 the very first time in Regensburg.
This year’s scientific program comprised session out of the field of cancer biology, microbiology and biotechnology, nanotechnologies and novel applications, clinical cytometric applications as well as cytometry in plants. 15 international speakers were invited, amongst them Prof. Dr. Stefan Hell, director of the Max Planck Institute of Biophysical Chemistry (Goettingen, Germany). On November 23rd 2006 Professor Stefan Hell was presented with the prestigious German Future Award by Federal President Horst Koehler. This annual technology and innovation award, which was conferred for the tenth time in 2006, is given in recognition of projects that not only have revolutionary implications for science but are also ready for application and marketing.
