ULM, Germany — For the 15th time, WITec's Confocal Raman Imaging Symposium will serve as the foremost platform for the Raman microscopy community to share recent developments and discuss the finer points of the technique. The annual international conference for chemical characterization and imaging will be held Sept. 24-26, 2018, in Ulm, Germany.

The symposium is a well-established forum for scientists from academia and industry of various levels of experience and areas of application. The conference schedule includes talks, poster sessions, instrument demonstrations and social events to foster the transfer of knowledge and experience between the conference attendees.

Lecture sessions in the fields of nanotechnology and low-dimensional materials, geo sciences, materials sciences, life sciences and pharmaceutics will provide a vivid overview of Raman microscopy applications. The latest developments in Raman instrumentation and technology will also be covered extensively.

A special item on the conference schedule is the evening lecture of Vince Ebert, a German physicist and science comedian, who will illuminate the humorous side of science.

For more information on the conference program, speakers and registration, visit www.raman-symposium.com.

The conference venue is located next to the Muenster in the heart of Ulm, Germany.