All registration fees include 21% VAT.
For on-site participation, fees also include:
- participation in the workshop
- food and beverages: 4 lunches with drinks, dinner on 3 out of 4 nights and coffee with snacks at official breaks
- informal get-together
- drinks at 2 informal poster sessions
- conference party
For virtual participation, the fee includes live online access to all the talks of the workshop.
Accomodation is not included.
Hotel accommodation is only available through this link.
Make sure you enter the correct desired dates first.
Please do not book the hotel accommodation via any other platforms as the hotel has blocked rooms for Physcell2026 participants.
Single, Double and Triple rooms are available, but note that we cannot match you with other participants for sharing a room. You will have to arrange this yourself.
Optional Tours/Excursions will be updated soon.
Payment
Cancellation Policy
If cancellation was done before the registration deadline, and we can fill the slot a full refund is possible. After the deadline, a refund is not possible.
Selection criteria
Participation at the conference is limited to 225 on site, unlimited over virtual participation.
All students/postdocs are strongly encouraged to either present a poster or give an oral talk on a topic relevant to the conference.
Scientific excellence and relevance to the field will be the leading criteria for selection.
Participation of young and emerging scientists is highly encouraged, and we have reserved slots in the program for contributed talks.
Abstract guidelines
Abstracts can be submitted for either oral or poster presentations.
When submitting your abstract, please make sure to select one of the following workshop themes as primary, and one as secondary subject:
- Phase transitions
- Physics of chromosomes and the nucleus
- Sensing and Information
- Lipid membranes, Reconstituted systems, Synthetic Cells
- Mechanics and dynamics of cells
- Mechanics and dynamics of tissues and organoids
Important instructions:
- Abstracts must be submitted via the registration system (link above).
- All abstracts must be submitted in English.
- The names and affiliations of ALL authors should be included in the abstract, i.e. department, institution, city, country.
- Abstracts should be no longer than 350 words, not including the title, author names and affiliations.
Poster specifications
Posters will be vertical: 90cm across x 1.5m in length.
Please print on thin/light cardboard as posters will be adhered with double sided tape (which will be provided) and not with pins.
Travel grants and registration fee waivers
Travel grants and registration fee waivers are available for participants.
Selection of awardees is handled directly by the organizers. EMBO travel grants and registration fee waivers are allocated on the basis of the quality of the submitted abstract.
To apply, please use the appropriate fields in the registration form.
Additional travel grants are available for EMBC Associate Member States Chile, India, Singapore and Taiwan.
Child care grants
EMBO Courses and Workshops offers grants to offset additional childcare costs incurred by participants or speakers when participating at any EMBO Courses and Workshop funded meeting. Eligible costs include fees for a caregiver or child-care facility, travel costs for a caregiver, or travel costs for taking the child to the meeting etc. Please indicate on the registration form whether you would like to be considered for the grant. Please also describe how you intend to use the childcare grant and specify the sum that you will need.
Accessibility grants
EMBO offers accessibility grants to support participants at EMBO Courses & Workshops with any access needs. These grants cover up to 500 Euros for any additional costs e.g. to adapt the conference environment, or to be accompanied by someone to assist them where necessary.
Participants with access needs may apply for a grant via the registration system of the related EMBO event, or by emailing the organizers of the related EMBO event directly.
Code of conduct
Anti-harassment and non-discrimination policy
At EMBO, we believe that harassment and discriminatory behaviour are unacceptable in any setting.
Media and communications policy
Recording or communication of the presented data needs to be agreed upon by all concerned.
EMBO's code of conduct is applicable for all participants of this EMBO meeting and can be found here.
