WG 6 – Objectives
The mission of WG6 is to ensure the performance and QC of stage platforms and sample holders and the optomechanical focus of the optical system as it relates to X, Y, Z movement, stability, reproducibility, and repeatability. The goals are defining the terms typically used to address QC, providing standardization of the measurements and testing protocols, and establishing performance benchmarking levels. Though initially applying these towards confocal light microscopy, the WG will endeavor to include details for standard incident light fluorescence microscopy and more advanced techniques such as super-resolution and light-sheet microscopy.
WG 6 – Co-Chairs
				
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					 stanley.schwartz@outlook.com 
                         
	
		
			Stanley Schwartz		
	
        
Co-Chair of WG 6
            
				
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					 arne.seitz@epfl.ch 
                         
	
		
			Arne Seitz		
	
        
WG 6 - Latest News
Last meeting: 9th July 2025, 4:00 pm
Release of Protocol “Repeatability of the XY positioning of motorized xy-tables of light microscopes“.

6th meeting, 8th of September
Meeting summary
Memberlist WG 6
        
        
        
                     
        
        
        
        Last name                 First Name                 Town                 Organisation Affiliation                 Lab Affiliation                 Country                 Time Zone     
                             
                            Acevedo 
                            Luis 
                            Overland Park 
                            thya 
                            Industry 
                            US 
                            UTC-6 
                    
                             
                            Acher 
                            Olivier 
                            Palaiseau 
                            HORIBA France 
                            Industry 
                            FR 
                            UTC+1 
                    
                             
                            Akçınar 
                            Salim Can 
                            Izmir 
                            Ege University 
                            Univ. 
                            TR 
                            UTC+3 
                    
                             
                            Ali 
                            Rizwan 
                            Riyadh 
                            King Abdullah International Medical Research Center 
                            Univ. 
                            SA 
                            UTC+3 
                    
                             
                            Alshafie 
                            Walaa 
                            Ashburn 
                            Janelia research campus 
                            Univ. 
                            US 
                            UTC-4 
                    
                             
                            Badrodien 
                            Imraan 
                            West Haven 
                            Yale University 
                            Univ. 
                            US 
                            UTC-4 
                    
                             
                            Bagley 
                            Steve 
                            Manchester 
                            University of Manch. 
                            Univ. 
                            GB 
                            UTC+1 
                    
                             
                            Banerjee 
                            Priyam 
                            New York 
                            Rockefeller University 
                            Univ. 
                            US 
                            UTC-5 
                    
                             
                            Barachati 
                            Fábio 
                            Berlin 
                            PicoQuant GmbH 
                            Industry 
                            DE 
                            UTC+1 
                    
                             
                            Barbu-Stevanovic 
                            Mihaela 
                            New York 
                            New York Blood Center 
                            Industry 
                            US 
                            UTC-6 
                    
                             
                            Bellve 
                            Karl 
                            Worcester 
                            University of Massachusetts Medical School 
                            Univ. 
                            US 
                            UTC-5 
                    
                             
                            Boczonadi 
                            Veronika 
                            Newcastle 
                            Newcastle University 
                            Univ. 
                            GB 
                            UTC+-0 
                    
                             
                            Bosch 
                            Manel 
                            Barcelona 
                            University of Barcelona CCITUB 
                            Univ. 
                            ES 
                            UTC+2 
                    
                             
                            Bowman 
                            Richard 
                            Glasgow 
                            University of Glasgow 
                            Univ. 
                            GB 
                            UTC+-0 
                    
                             
                            Carvalho 
                            Mariana 
                            Braga 
                            INL – International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory 
                            EU-Org 
                            PT 
                            UTC+-0 
                    
                             
                            Chacko 
                            Jenu 
                            Madison 
                            University of Wisconsin-Madison 
                            Univ. 
                            US 
                            UTC-6 
                    
                             
                            Chalfoun 
                            Joe 
                            Gaithersburg 
                            NIST 
                            Gov. 
                            US 
                            UTC-4 
                    
                             
                            Cole 
                            Louise 
                            Sydney 
                            University of Technology 
                            Univ. 
                            AU 
                            UTC+11 
                    
                             
                            Cortes 
                            Luisa 
                            Coimbra 
                            Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology 
                            Univ. 
                            PT 
                            UTC+0 
                    
                             
                            Diez-Guerra 
                            F. Javier 
                            Madrid 
                            CBMSO (CSIC-UAM) 
                            Univ. 
                            ES 
                            UTC+2 
                    
                             
                            Doherty 
                            Glen 
                            New York 
                            Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 
                            Univ. 
                            US 
                            UTC-4 
                    
                             
                            Ecker 
                            Rupert 
                            Vienna 
                            TissueGnostics GmbH 
                            Univ. 
                            AT 
                            UTC+1 
                    
                             
                            Eseola 
                            Alice 
                            Norwich 
                            The Sainsbury Laboratory 
                            Univ. 
                            GB 
                            UTC+1 
                    
                             
                            Esner 
                            Milan 
                            Brno 
                            Ceitec Masaryk University 
                            Univ. 
                            CZ 
                            UTC+1 
                    
                             
                            Ferdous 
                            Zannatul 
                            Sapporo 
                            Hokkaido University 
                            Univ. 
                            JP 
                            UTC+9 
                    
                             
                            Fried 
                            Hans 
                            Bonn 
                            GerBi-GMB WG 1 
                            Helmholtz 
                            DE 
                            UTC+2 
                    
                             
                            Gascoyne 
                            Rebecca 
                            Birmingham 
                            University of Birmingham 
                            Univ. 
                            GB 
                            UTC+1 
                    
                             
                            Goda 
                            Kazuhito 
                            Hachioji 
                            EVIDENT 
                            Industry 
                            JP 
                            UTC+9 
                    
                             
                            Grunwald 
                            David 
                            Worcester 
                            University of Massachusetts 
                            Univ. 
                            US 
                            UTC-4 
                    
                             
                            Gudavicius 
                            Dominykas 
                            Vilnius 
                            Light Conversion 
                            Industry 
                            LT 
                            UTC+2 
                    
                             
                            Hadleigh 
                            Roland 
                            Uckfield 
                            Scientifica 
                            Industry 
                            GB 
                            UTC+1 
                    
                             
                            Halavatyi 
                            Aliaksandr 
                            Heidelberg 
                            EMBL Heidelberg 
                            EU-Org 
                            DE 
                            UTC+2 
                    
                             
                            Hannan 
                            Riley 
                            Charlottesville 
                            University of Virginia 
                            Univ. 
                            US 
                            UTC-5 
                    
                             
                            Hatto 
                            Mao 
                            Prague 
                            Nikon 
                            Industry 
                            CZ 
                            UTC+2 
                    
                             
                            Hemmerich 
                            Peter 
                            Jena 
                            GerBi-GMB WG 1 
                            Leibniz 
                            DE 
                            UTC+2 
                    
                             
                            Icha 
                            Jaroslav 
                            Erlangen 
                            Interherence GmbH 
                            Industry 
                            DE 
                            UTC+2 
                    
                             
                            Jarvis 
                            Stuart 
                            Cambridge 
                            Prior 
                            Industry 
                            GB 
                            UTC+1 
                    
                             
                            Joyal 
                            Mathieu 
                            Ottawa 
                            University of Ottawa 
                            Univ. 
                            CA 
                            UTC-4 
                    
                             
                            Kadhim 
                            Ahmed 
                            Baghdad 
                            University of Technology-Iraq 
                            Univ. 
                            IQ 
                            UTC+3 
                    
                             
                            Key 
                            Jillian 
                            Ottawa 
                            University of Ottawa 
                            Univ. 
                            CA 
                            UTC-4 
                    
                             
                            Kirchenbüchler 
                            David 
                            Chicago 
                            Northwestern 
                            Univ. 
                            US 
                            UTC-6 
                    
                             
                            Knapper 
                            Joe 
                            Glasgow 
                            University of Glasgow 
                            Univ. 
                            GB 
                            UTC+-0 
                    
                             
                            Köning 
                            Rainer 
                            Braunschweig 
                            PTB Braunschweig 
                            Gov. 
                            DE 
                            UTC+1 
                    
                             
                            Kumar 
                            Purnima 
                            CAMBRIDGE 
                            Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge 
                            Univ. 
                            GB 
                            UTC+-0 
                    
                             
                            Lai 
                            Pok Yui 
                            Oxford 
                            University of Oxford 
                            Univ. 
                            GB 
                            UTC+1 
                    
                             
                            Laktiushkin 
                            Viktor 
                            Sochi 
                            Sirius 
                            Univ. 
                            RU 
                            UTC+3 
                    
                             
                            Landua 
                            Kalika 
                            Houston 
                            Nikon Instruments 
                            Industry 
                            US 
                            UTC-5 
                    
                             
                            Levitt 
                            James 
                            London 
                            Nikon Imaging Centre, King’s College London, UK 
                            Univ. 
                            GB 
                            UTC+-0 
                    
                             
                            Li 
                            Xiaoming 
                            Shanghaitech 
                            Shanghaitech University 
                            Univ. 
                            CN 
                            UTC+8 
                    
                             
                            Liu 
                            Tristan 
                            New York 
                            Columbia University 
                            Univ. 
                            US 
                            UTC-4 
                    
                             
                            Lopes 
                            Alexandre 
                            Oeiras 
                            IGC 
                            Private lab 
                            PT 
                            UTC+-0 
                    
                             
                            Louis 
                            Boris 
                            Leuven 
                            KU Leuven 
                            Univ. 
                            BE 
                            UTC+1 
                    
                             
                            Machovina 
                            Tyler 
                            Sewickley 
                            Okolab 
                            Industry 
                            US 
                            UTC+5 
                    
                             
                            Marsal 
                            Maria 
                            Castelledefels 
                            ICFO 
                            Univ. 
                            ES 
                            UTC+1 
                    
                             
                            Micu 
                            Ileana 
                            Belfast 
                            Queen’s University Belfast 
                            Univ. 
                            GB 
                            UTC+1 
                    
                             
                            Mitchell 
                            Claire 
                            Glasgow 
                            The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research 
                            Univ. 
                            GB 
                            UTC+1 
                    
                             
                            Monterroso 
                            Baptiste 
                            Nice 
                            University of Nice 
                            Univ. 
                            FR 
                            UTC+2 
                    
                             
                            Nechyporuk-Zloy 
                            Volodymyr 
                            London 
                            Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine 
                            Univ. 
                            GB 
                            UTC+-0 
                    
                             
                            Nitschke 
                            Roland 
                            Freiburg 
                            University of Freiburg, Life Imaging Center 
                            Univ. 
                            DE 
                            UTC+2 
                    
                             
                            Oheim 
                            Martin 
                            Paris 
                            CNRS 
                            Univ. 
                            FR 
                            UTC+2 
                    
                             
                            Olifirov 
                            Borys 
                            Kyiv 
                            Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology of NAS of Ukraine 
                            Gov. 
                            UA 
                            UTC+2 
                    
                             
                            Oord 
                            Kees 
                            Amsterdam 
                            Nikon 
                            Industry 
                            NL 
                            UTC+1 
                    
                             
                            Oreopoulos 
                            John 
                            Toronto 
                            Oxford Inst. Andor 
                            Industry 
                            CA 
                            UTC-5 
                    
                             
                            Oster 
                            Markus 
                            Munich 
                            MPI of Biochemistry 
                            MPG 
                            DE 
                            UTC+2 
                    
                             
                            Payne-Dwyer 
                            Alex 
                            York 
                            University of York 
                            Univ. 
                            GB 
                            UTC+-0 
                    
                             
                            Rad 
                            Dorsa 
                            Sydney 
                            ANZAC Research Instittue 
                            Univ. 
                            AU 
                            UTC+11 
                    
                             
                            Rezgui 
                            Rachid 
                            Abu Dhabi 
                            NYU Abu Dhabi 
                            Univ. 
                            AE 
                            UTC+4 
                    
                             
                            Ross-Elliott 
                            Timothy 
                            Boston 
                            Andor 
                            Industry 
                            US 
                            UTC-5 
                    
                             
                            Rühl 
                            Arnd 
                            Wetzlar 
                            Maerzhaeuser 
                            Industry 
                            DE 
                            UTC+2 
                    
                             
                            Saint-Hilaire 
                            Cadisha 
                            Paris 
                            Curie Institute 
                            Univ. 
                            FR 
                            UTC+1 
                    
                             
                            Saltekoff 
                            Stephen 
                            Eugene 
                            Applied Scientific Instrumentation 
                            Industry 
                            US 
                            UTC+7 
                    
                             
                            Schmidt 
                            Alfonso 
                            Kelburn Parade 
                            Malaghan Institute of Medical Reserach 
                            Private lab 
                            NZ 
                            UTC+12 
                    
                             
                            Schreiner 
                            Ryan 
                            New York 
                            Weill Cornell Medicine 
                            Univ. 
                            US 
                            UTC-4 
                    
                             
                            Schuchardt 
                            Chris 
                            Jena 
                            Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH 
                            Industry 
                            DE 
                            UTC+1 
                    
                             
                            Schwartz 
                            Stanley 
                            Austin 
                            Nikon 
                            Industry 
                            US 
                            UTC-5 
                    
                             
                            Segal 
                            Gabriela 
                            Melbourne 
                            University of Melbourne 
                            Univ. 
                            AU 
                            UTC+10 
                    
                             
                            Seitz 
                            Arne 
                            Lausanne 
                            EPFL 
                            Univ. 
                            CH 
                            UTC+2 
                    
                             
                            Shakouri 
                            Mahsa 
                            Heidelberg 
                            DKFZ 
                            Industry 
                            DE 
                            UTC+12 
                    
                             
                            Silván Alcaraz 
                            Ágata 
                            Copenhagen 
                            University of Copenhagen 
                            Univ. 
                            DK 
                            UTC+1 
                    
                             
                            Spitaler 
                            Martin 
                            Munich 
                            MPI of Biochemistry 
                            MPG 
                            DE 
                            UTC+2 
                    
                             
                            Srinivasan 
                            Sathya 
                            Beaverton 
                            ONPRC 
                            Univ. 
                            US 
                            UTC-8 
                    
                             
                            Stifani 
                            Nicolas 
                            Montréal 
                            Université de Montréal 
                            Univ. 
                            CA 
                            UTC-5 
                    
                             
                            van Oostende-Triplet 
                            Chloë 
                            Ottawa 
                            University of Ottawa 
                            Univ. 
                            CA 
                            UTC-5 
                    
                             
                            Vanderpant 
                            Leslie 
                            Brighton 
                            Microscope Heaters 
                            Industry 
                            GB 
                            UTC-1 
                    
                             
                            Venus 
                            Brüne 
                            Göttingen 
                            Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 
                            Industry 
                            DE 
                            UTC+-0 
                    
                             
                            Wee 
                            Erika 
                            Cold Spring Harbor 
                            Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 
                            Univ. 
                            US 
                            UTC-5 
                    
                             
                            Wilms 
                            Christian 
                            Heidelberg 
                            Cairn Research GmbH 
                            Industry 
                            DE 
                            UTC+1 
                    
                             
                            Yamada 
                            Yohei 
                            Chiyoda-Ku 
                            Chuo Precision Industrial Co., Ltd. LIFE SCIENCE Dept. 
                            Industry 
                            JP 
                            UTC+9 
                    
                             
                            Zantl 
                            Roman 
                            Munich 
                            ibidi 
                            Industry 
                            DE 
                            UTC+2 
                    
                             
                    
        
        
    
                Zhou 
                            Chunyuan 
                            Pudong New Area 
                            Nikon Instruments (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd 
                            Industry 
                            CN 
                            UTC+8 
                    
                             
                            
        
                                                                                                                   
					
					
					
					
					