Tools & Technologies
Revolutionizing Next-Generation Sequencing (6th edition)
19-21 March 2025, Antwerp, Belgium
Revolutionizing Next-Generation Sequencing (6th edition)
Revolutionizing Next-Generation Sequencing (6th edition)
A VIB Tools and Technologies conference
Keep me postedAdd to calendarAfter 5 very successful editions (Jan 2015 in Leuven, March 2017 in Antwerp, March 2019 in Antwerp, March 2021 virtual, and March 23 in Ghent), VIB is proud to present the sixth edition of this flagship Tools & Technologies conference.
It is impressive to see how fast the sequencing field has evolved since the launch of this series. This VIB conference is designed to be a dynamic forum for sharing cutting-edge developments, exploring novel applications, and fostering collaborations that will drive the next wave of genomic advancements.
During 2,5 days, experts from academia and industry give a glimpse into the future of next-generation sequencing technology and show real-world applications that promise to transform healthcare, agriculture, environmental science, and beyond.
The following topics will be discussed:
- Advances in sequencing: bridging technology and biology
- Next-Generation Sequencing: a data-driven revolution
- From ancient DNA to novel sequencing tools
- Disruptive sequencing in science and medicine
- One sequence at a time: modern aspects of functional genomics
Host City: Antwerp
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Confirmed speakers
Alexander Hoischen
Alexander Hoischen
Departments of Human Genetics and Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, NL
Program
Day 1 - Wednesday, 19 March, 2025
09:00
14:00
The Visium HD Spatial Gene Expression Data Analysis Workshop
Workshop by 10X Genomics: more info here
Tickets have to be purchased separately.
Roman Laddach
10x Genomics, GB
Workshop speaker
14:15
14:45
Registration and coffee
14:45
15:00
Welcome words by Wouter De Coster
15:00
15:35
Keynote 1
15:00
15:35
A repeat expansion in GOLGA8A is a major risk factor for a aFTLD-U, a sporadic of frontotemporal dementia subtype
Rosa Rademakers
VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology, BE
Keynote speaker
15:35
18:25
Session 1: Advances in sequencing: bridging technology and biology
Chair: Toon Swings
15:35
16:05
Comparative transcriptomics of fibroblasts in inflammatory bowel disease
Simon Koplev
Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, UK
Academic speaker
16:05
16:25
Next Evolution in Sequencing: Volumetric DNA Sequencing in Solution and Cells
Johan Strömqvist
CEO, Single Technologies AB, SE
Company speaker
16:25
17:00
Coffee break
17:00
17:30
Long-reads enabled characterization of microbial dark matter from geothermal habitats
Jimmy Saw
The George Washington University, US
Academic speaker
17:30
17:50
Beyond the Genome: Advancing Our Understanding of the Proteome with Quantum-Si’s Next-Generation Protein Sequencing™ Technology
Jordan Moore
Sr. Field Application Manager, Quantum Si SARL, FR
Company speaker
17:50
18:20
Towards nanopore proteomics: Single-molecule detection of post-translational modifications on full-length proteins
Yujia Qing
University of Oxford, UK
Academic speaker
18:20
18:25
Unlocking the Power of Single-Cell & Spatial Analysis with 10x Genomics Tools
Jeremy Lackey
10x Genomics, US
Sponsored talk
18:25
19:25
Welcome reception
Day 2 - Thursday, 20 March, 2025
08:30
09:00
Welcome coffee
09:00
12:15
Session 2: Next-Generation Sequencing: a data-driven revolution
Chairs: Katy Vandereyken & Rekin's Janky
09:00
09:30
Multi-model integration across space and time
Oliver Stegle
EMBL Heidelberg & the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), DE
Academic speaker
09:30
09:50
Unlock high dimensional biology using next next-generation-sequencing
Molly He
CEO, Element Biosciences, US
Company speaker
09:50
10:20
Nanopore sequencing for ultra-rapid cancer diagnostics
Jeroen De Ridder
UMC Utrecht, NL
Academic speaker
10:20
10:25
A Quantum Leap in Single Cell Omics: Up to millions of cells, up to thousands of samples, in days not weeks
Ravi Girdhar
Scale Biosciences, US
Sponsored talk
10:25
10:55
Coffee break
10:55
11:15
Illumina Technology Roadmap
Jason Betley
VP R&D, Illumina, UK
Company speaker
11:15
11:45
Cell-free DNA methylome analysis to improve patient care
Bernard Thienpont
KU Leuven, BE
Academic speaker
11:45
11:50
Understanding the role of somatic mutations in TARDBP in FTLD-TDP type C
Vanshika Bidhan
Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, BE; VIB Center for Molecular Neurology, BE
Poster pitch
11:50
11:55
Deep Dive into the Pear Genome: Structural Characterization of the S-locus Region using Long-Read Sequencing
Hanne Claessen
Division of Crop Biotechnics, University of Leuven, BE; KU Leuven Plant institute (LPI), University of Leuven, BE
Poster pitch
11:55
12:00
Scywalker: detecting cell-type specific isoform changes through nanopore single-cell transcriptome sequencing
Peter De Rijk
VIB-Uantwerp Center for Molecular Neurology, BE
Poster pitch
12:00
12:05
DORIAN: A damage-aware genome reconstruction tool to improve the analysis of ancient samples
Meret Häusler
Integrative Transcriptomics, University of Tübingen, DE
Poster pitch
12:05
12:10
Identification of the shortest species-specific oligonucleotide sequences
Ioannis Mouratidis
The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, US; Pennsylvania State University, US
Poster pitch
12:10
12:15
The SBX technology, an entirely new category of sequencing
Bernd Timmermann
Roche Diagnostics, DE
Sponsored talk
12:15
13:20
Lunch
Workshop
12:30
13:15
Element Biosciences Workshop: High Dimensional Biology Unlocked
Ralf Gilsbach
Institute of Experimental Cardiology, Heidelberg University, DE
Workshop speaker
Daniel Schraivogel
European Molecular Biology Laboratory, DE
Workshop speaker
Okapi Rooms
13:20
14:05
Sequencing By Expansion (SBX) - A flexible and scalable high-throughput single-molecule sequencing technology
Bernd Timmermann
Roche Diagnostics, DE
Workshop speaker
Stanley room
13:20
14:20
Poster session 1
14:20
17:10
Session 3: From Ancient DNA to Novel Sequencing Tools
Chairs: Mojca Strazisar & Heloise Bastiaanse
14:20
14:50
Ancient DNA of infectious disease and the syphilis enigma
Kirsten Bos
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, DE
Academic speaker
14:50
15:10
Single-Molecule Nanopore Platform for Direct Protein Identification and Characterization
Andrew Heron
CEO & Co-founder, Portal Biotech, UK
Company speaker
15:10
15:40
Long-reads for rare disease research
Alexander Hoischen
Departments of Human Genetics and Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, NL
Academic speaker
15:40
15:45
How every lab can have and run its own Sequencer
Nassim Homayun
MGI, BE
Sponsored talk
15:45
16:20
Coffee break
16:20
16:40
Oxford Nanopore Technologies
Mathilde Geysens
KU Leuven, Laboratory for Cytogenetics and Genome Research, BE
Company speaker
16:40
17:10
Single-cell and spatial dissection of plant-microbe interactions
Tatsuya Nobori
The Sainsbury Laboratory, UK
Academic speaker
17:10
17:45
Keynote 2
17:10
17:45
Single-molecule identification of full-length proteins with single amino acid resolution using nanopores
Giovanni Maglia
University of Groningen, NL
Keynote speaker
18:00
19:30
Social activity: Chocolate Nation
Additional fee.
19:45
22:45
Conference dinner
19:45 - Start reception
20:15 - Start dinner
Horta Grand Café & Art Nouveau Zaal - Hopland 2, 2000 Antwerpen
Additional fee.
Day 3 - Friday, 21 March, 2025
08:30
09:00
Welcome coffee
09:00
11:55
Session 4: Disruptive Sequencing in Science and Medicine
Chairs: Bram Van den Bergh & Arvid Suls
09:00
09:30
Variations in 3D genome structure between cell types and in stimulus responses
Ana Pombo
The Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, DE
Academic speaker
09:30
09:50
EpiPlex™ – A Platform for Multi-Target Detection of RNA Modifications
Gudrun Stengel
CEO & Co-Founder, AlidaBio, US
Company speaker
09:50
10:20
Illuminating the epigenomes of bacteria, microbiome and human using long reads
Gang Fang
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, US
Academic speaker
10:20
10:25
Breaking Barriers in Single-Cell Research: High-Throughput, Versatile, and Accessible SPC Technology
Rapolas Zilionis
Atrandi Biosciences, LT
Sponsored talk
10:25
10:55
Coffee break
10:55
11:25
The Genome of Europe: building a large-scale European reference genome
Helen Ray-Jones
Erasmus MC, NL; VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology, BE
Academic speaker
11:25
11:30
Highly-sensitive long-read single-cell RNA-sequencing for isoform discrimination using Smart-seq3xpress-Nanopore (SS3X-Nano)
Koen Deserranno
Universiteit Gent, BE
Poster pitch
11:30
11:35
Bridging genotype and phenotype through single-cell multi-omics
Alexandra Pančíková
VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology, BE; VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain and Disease, BE; VIB.AI Center for AI & Computational Biology, BE; KU Leuven - Department of Oncology, BE
Poster pitch
11:35
11:40
Ab-GAM: A Single-Cell Multimodal Approach to Explore the Contribution of Proteins or PTMs to 3D Genome Folding and Gene Regulation
Andréa Willemin
MDC, Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology, DE; Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Biology, DE
Poster pitch
11:40
11:45
Single cell multiomic approaches to dissect the divergent effects of DNMT3A and TET2 mutant clonal hematopoiesis in inflammatory response
Alexandre Gaspar-Maia
Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, US
Poster pitch
11:45
11:50
Universal, high throughput imager-integrated fluorescent array read-out for next gen sequencing & proteomics, fueled by active integrated photonics
Niels Verellen
imec, BE
Poster pitch
11:50
11:55
Harness the Power of More with the Only Complete Single-Cell Multiomics Solution
Vishnu Ramani
BD, US
Sponsored talk
11:55
13:00
Lunch
12:45
13:30
Workshop
Advanced Single-Cell Profiling: Immune Insights & Enhanced Transcriptome Detection via RoCK and ROI
Vishnu Ramani
BD, US
Workshop speaker
Giulia Moro
Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, CH
Workshop speaker
Okapi Rooms
Redefining Single-Cell Analysis: High-Throughput Microbial and Eukaryotic Sequencing
Rapolas Zilionis
Atrandi Biosciences, LT
Workshop speaker
Stanley room
13:00
14:00
Poster session 2
14:00
16:35
Session 5: One sequence at a time: modern aspects of functional genomics
Chair: Wouter De Coster
14:00
14:30
Genomes for all: impact of genomic revolution on non-biomedical research
Olga Pettersson
Uppsala University, SE
Academic speaker
14:30
14:50
Revolutionizing Microbial Dark Matter Exploration: High-throughput and High-quality Single-cell Genomics
Masahito Hosokawa
Waseda University, JP; Founder/CSO, bitBiome, JP
Company speaker
14:50
15:20
Comprehensive Genomics: the long and short of it
Fritz Sedlazeck
Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, US
Academic speaker
15:20
15:40
From data to diagnosis: AI’s role in identifying novel disease-causing mutations
Rocío Acuña-Hidalgo
Co-founder & CTO, Nostos Genomics, DE
Company speaker
15:40
15:45
Lab to Life-Changing Advances
Sabine Le Gall
Integrated DNA Technologies, BE
Sponsored talk
15:45
16:15
Coffee break
16:15
16:35
Going low with HiFi
Neil Ward
Vice President and General Manager, PacBio, UK
Company speaker
16:35
17:10
Keynote 3
16:35
17:10
Beyond the reference genome: reference-free plant pangenomes
Todd Michael
Salk Institute for Biological Studies, US
Keynote speaker
17:10
17:20
Closing remarks by Toon Swings
Organizing committee
Arvid Suls
University of Antwerp, BE
Bram Van den Bergh
VIB-KULeuven Center for Microbiology, BE
Heloise Bastiaanse
VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology, BE
Katy Vandereyken
KU Leuven, BE
Mojca Strazisar
VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology, BE
Rekin's Janky
VIB Technologies (Nucleomics Core), BE
Wouter De Coster
VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology, BE
Toon Swings
VIB Technologies, BE
Evy Vierstraete
VIB Training & Conferences, BE
Abstracts
Poster information
The format for your poster should be: A0 (841 x 1189 mm / 33.1 x 46.8 in), portrait orientation. All accepted poster submissions will have a chance to win the Nature Methods Poster Prize!
The full list of abstracts will be available on 04-03-2025 until 21-09-2025
This list will only be available for registered attendees of the event.
This list will only be available for registered attendees of the event.
Attendees
The full list of attendees will be available on 28-02-2025 until 21-09-2025
This list will only be available for registered attendees of the event.
This list will only be available for registered attendees of the event.
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