The Symphony of Medical Imaging
12th of June 2025, 9.00 am - 6.00 pm
Van Swieten Saal, Van-Swieten-Gasse 1a, 1090 Vienna
Participation in this event will be accredited with 10 DFP points by the Medical Association for Vienna! More information following soon.
The Symphony of Medical Imaging - A Synergy of Scientific Instruments

Waves and frequency, just to bring up one example, do not only play a major role in music, but are also of crucial importance in imaging for obtaining insights into different tissues, organs or organ systems. Let us therefore compose a new symphony of medical imaging at the 7th RPMI festival by discovering different ways of combining the different instruments of basic sciences and clinical disciplines to construct imaging harmony.
This event is the ideal stage for reflecting this orchestral interaction, bridging the gap between basic science and clinical application.
This year's festival aims to intensify the exchange between scientists of different disciplines, with specific focus on integrating clinical and translational research.
Therefore - come, meet, discuss ideas and initiate collaborations with various researchers and industry partners!
Plenty of opportunities to network will be available, including poster presentations, hands-on sessions and tutorials.
The festival will feature a keynote lecture and of course also our speaker-centered presentation setup, which so successfully enhanced the interaction between speaker and audience. Stay tuned!
Join us for the 7th Research Platform Medical Imaging (RPMI) Festival
Theme: The Symphony of Medical Imaging - A Synergy of Scientific Instruments
Date: June 12th, 2025
Location: Van Swieten Saal, Van Swieten Gasse 1a, 1090 Wien
Time: 9.00 am - 6.00 pm
Scientific Committee: Wolfgang Birkfellner, Roxane Licandro, Severin Mairinger, Claudia Kuntner-Hannes, Lena Hirtler (Lead)
What to Expect:
- Keynote Lecture
- Speaker-Centered Presentations to Foster Interaction
- Poster Presentations
- Hands-On Sessions and Tutorials
- Networking Opportunities with Researchers and Industry Partners
Don’t miss the chance to meet, discuss ideas, and initiate collaborations at this exciting event!
Stay tuned for further updates!
We look forward to seeing you at the festival!
Programme
9.00 - 9.30 am, Registration & Poster Hanging
9.30 - 9.45 am, Welcome & Opening Speech
Moderation: Lena Hirtler, Coordinator of the Scientific Organization Team
Speakers:
- Michaela Fritz (Vice Rector for Research and Innovation)
- Cécile Philippe (RPMI Steering Board Speaker)
9.45 - 10.30 am, Hands-On Session and Coffee
10.30 - 11.30 am, Oral Session: Focus Translational Topics
Moderation: Severin Mairinger
- 10.30 - 11.00 am, Invited Project Experience Talk 1 - 4 presenters 4 perspectives
- 11.00 - 11.30 am, 6 Spotlight talks 4min each (Abstract)
11.30 am - 1.00 pm, Lunch Break
- 12.00 - 1.00 pm, Poster Session 1 + Hands-On Session
1.00 - 2.00 pm, Oral Session: Focus Clinical Topics
Moderation: Thomas Helbich
- 1.00 - 1.30 pm, Invited Project Experience Talk 2 - 4 presenters 4 perspectives
- 1.30 - 2.00 pm, 6 Spotlight talks 4min each (Abstract)
2.00 - 2.15 Sounds-Quiz - Wolfgang Birkfellner
2.20 - 3.00 pm Panel "How to better orchestrate preclinical and clinical collaborations"
Moderation: Roxane Licandro
3.00 - 4.00 pm, Coffee Break
- 3.20 - 4.00 pm, Poster Session 2 + Hands-On Session
4.00 - 5.00 pm, KEYNOTE TALK "The musical brain" by Peter Vuust - Center for Music in the Brain
Moderation: Lena Hirtler
5.00 - 5.30 pm, Award Ceremony & Closing
- Sounds Quiz Game Winner
- Best Poster Award
- Best Presentation Award
5.30 - 6.00 pm - Conclusion
from 06.30 pm - Networking
Important Dates
Deadline Abstract Submission: 2nd of April 2025 Link
Deadline Proposal Hands-on Session: 24th of March 2025, Extension to 16th of April 2025 Link
Deadline Project Talk Submission Deadline: 12th of March 2025
Notification of Acceptance: 14th of April 2025
RPMI Festival : 12th of June 2025, 09:00
Acknowledgment: The Microsoft CMT service is planned to be used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this festival. This service is provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.
Registration
Contact
Ute Weber-Woisetschläger
T: +43 (1) 40160-64015
rpmi@meduniwien.ac.at
Scientific Committee

Scientific Committee (Coordination)
ap. Prof. PD Mag. DDr. Lena HirtlerCenter for Anatomy and Cell Biology (Division of Anatomy)
Hirtler Lab
MedUni Vienna

Scientific Committee
Priv.-Doz. Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Dr. Severin MairingerDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology
Section of Clinical Pharmacokinetics / Pharmacogenetics and Imaging
MedUni Vienna
Node: Quantitative Clinical Imaging, Development of Imaging Probes, Preclinical Imaging
Member of the Steering Board (2024-26), Lead: Engagement Clinicians

Scientific Committee
Ass.-Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Claudia Kuntner-HannesDepartment of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy
MedUni Vienna
Node: Quantitative Clinical Imaging, Development of Imaging Probes, Preclinical Imaging
Member of the Steering Board (2024-26), Lead: Interaction / Coordination

Scientific Committee
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Roxane Licandro, BScComputational Imaging Research (CIR)
Early Life Image Analysis (ELIA) Group
Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy
MedUni Vienna

Scientific Committee
Ao.Univ. Prof. Mag. Dr. Wolfgang BirkfellnerCenter for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Conventional Imaging Physics and Image Processing
MedUni Vienna
