Highlights

The first foundingGIDE Community Meeting was an inspiring milestone, bringing together experts from around the world to shape the future of open science for bioimaging.

Over two dynamic days, more than 100 participants from the global imaging community—including researchers, policymakers, funders, and industry leaders—came together to share groundbreaking ideas, tackle key challenges, and explore innovative pathways toward building a truly interoperable Global Image Data Ecosystem. Discussions spanned a range of critical topics, including policies to support Open Science and data sharing, technical solutions to enable seamless image data exchange, lessons learned from genomics data, and the essential role of community collaboration in advancing FAIR image data practices.

From panels on open science policy and data management to sessions diving deep into metadata, ontologies, and FAIR data principles, the event demonstrated the power of collective action in addressing some of the most pressing needs in bioimaging.

What’s Next?

Over the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing:

• Videos – for those who missed the event or want to revisit key moments
• Presentation materials – to explore the insights and strategies presented in greater depth
• Summaries and outcomes of the rich discussions held, to keep the ideas flowing and invite further community feedback.

These resources will serve as a start to lay the foundations of a Global Image Data Ecosystem and to further refine the ideas developed at the event and keep the momentum going. Stay updated by singing up to our newsletter.

foundingGIDE Community Meeting in Brisbane, Australia 2025

This event will be held back-to-back with International Data Week (October 13–16, 2025), a global conference dedicated to advancing the frontiers of research data. International Data Week will focus on themes like open data, data stewardship, and the critical role of data in driving scientific breakthroughs— complementing foundingGIDE’s mission.