This year's entries to the Image of the Year Award were a testament to just how breathtaking scientific imagery can be; and our community vote was a close-run contest.
We're pleased to recognise Miltenyi's stunning entry as Highly Commended in this category.
This image shows a whole intact mouse brain, cleared using the MACS Deep Clearing Kit and imaged with the UltraMicroscope Blaze. The clearing process renders the tissue optically transparent, unlocking the full potential of 3D light-sheet imaging. Multiplex immunostaining brings the brain's architecture to life.
This image is a powerful reminder of how far imaging technology has come.
Credit: Miltenyi Biotec, using the UltraMicroscope Blaze™
Other Categories
Explore the winners of the 2026 CiteAb Awards below.
Nomination-based awards
Image of the Year
Produced by Joe McKellar, using the ZEISS LSM980 + Airyscan 2 confocal microscope
Miltenyi Biotec: UltraMicroscope Blaze™
The Innovation Award
Merck PURedit® Cas9 Flexible/Precision Cytosine Base Editor kit
Vector Laboratories Glysite Explorer in situ PLA Glycan Detection Kit
Data-based awards
These awards are based on insights from the CiteAb reagent database - covering citation data for 16 million+ reagents.
Protein Supplier to Watch in Cancer Research
BPS Bioscience
ACROBiosystems
Phospho Antibody Supplier of the Year
Cell Signaling Technology
Abcam
Flow Cytometer Supplier to Watch
Beckman Coulter
Cytek Biosciences
Mass Spectrometer Supplier of the Year
Thermo Fisher Scientific
SCIEX
Growth Factor Supplier of the Year
PeproTech, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific
R&D Systems
IHC Supplier of the Year in Neuroscience
Abcam
Thermo Fisher Scientific
