European Research Infrastructure for Plant Phenotyping
Accelerating insights into plant performance and unifying the plant phenotyping community
2012
first established
15+
national communities
200+
installations in Europe
10,000 +
scientists supported
About
EMPHASIS provides advanced plant phenotyping technology and services that accelerate our understanding of plant performance under different environmental conditions and at scales from single plant organs to whole landscapes.
Phenotyping Landscape
Services
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Collaborations
Australian Plant Phenomics Network
In 2023, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Australian Plant Phenomics Network (APPN;…
Life Sciences RI
European Life Science Research Infrastructures (LS RIs) play a pivotal role in advancing life sciences by…
ENVRI Community
ENVRI is a collaborative network that brings together environmental research infrastructures, projects,…
ELIXIR
EMPHASIS and ELIXIR cooperate around data sharing and integration of plant phenotyping-related data.
News
CROPADAPT2026: Enhancing Multi-Stress Tolerance for Crop Resilience
Young scientist-led symposium bringing together researchers, students, and professionals from across the plant sciences…
EMPHASIS Spring Gathering 2026: Shaping the Future Scientific Strategy of EMPHASIS
Scientific representatives from across the EMPHASIS network gathered for a two-day strategic workshop in Lisbon, Portugal,…
Better crops for a sustainable future
Empowering European plant science with cutting-edge phenotyping infrastructure.