Rong Fan

Professor, Harold Hodgkinson Professor of Biomedical Engineering and of Pathology, Yale University.
When
11th-12th Jul 2024
Where
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
World Trade Center
Details are for the 2023 meeting. The 2024 agenda will be available later this year. To discuss speaking at the meeting email Lauren Dennison
The International Spatial Biology Congress returns to The Netherlands, and brings together over 20 presentations and interactive discussions to dive deeper into the latest spatial technologies and research. It will explore how using spatial multi-omics advances the discovery of novel molecular insights in oncology, immunology, neurology, and infectious disease, as well as the future opportunities of this rapidly developing field.
Presentations featuring ground-breaking research will show how spatial information is generated for the most complex systems, and how these can translate into future research and clinical intervention opportunities. There will be opportunities to discover the latest computational techniques, understand the importance of high-quality spatial data, and explore Spatial Multi-omics applications for the tumour microenvironment. Once again space is made in the program for emerging young researchers to showcase their work.
What they said about the 2022 meeting
“I got a clear overview of where researchers are at this moment in the field of spatial analysis”
“A good mixture of speakers from research and industry”
Covered a variety of applications of spatial biology techniques in different fields and diseases”
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Day 1 Breakfast Workshop- Ionpath
Time Slot: Day 1, 6th July 2023, 7:40am – 8:40am
Trainer Name: Felix J. Hartmann
Job Title: Junior Group Leader
Organization: German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
Workshop Title: Quantifying the metabolic regulation of anti-tumor immune responses in single cells and tissues
Abstract:
• scMEP is a novel approach to investigate cellular metabolism in individual cells and tissues
• scMEP is based on quantification of selected metabolic proteins instead of metabolites
• scMEP can be implemented on various technology platforms, including flow cytometry, mass cytometry, and MIBI
• MIBI relies on heavy metal-conjugated antibodies to quantify protein targets in intact tissue sections
• MIBI allows simultaneous measurement of around 40 targets
• Using a combination of scMEP and MIBI we defined the spatial organization of metabolic immune cell states in human cancer
• Going forward, we use these approaches to reveal clinically relevant metabolic phenotypes to improve cancer immunotherapy
Day 2 Breakfast Workshop- Akoya Biosciences
Time Slot: Day 2, 7th July 2023, 7:40am – 8:40am
Trainer Name: Robert Stad
Job Title: Sr. Field Application Specialist
Organization: Akoya Biosciences
Workshop Title: Spatial Biology Simplified
Abstract:
• Learn latest advances in making spatial biology more accessible and accelerate time from experiment to data to publication
• Learn and understand how PhenoCycler®-Fusion workflow has been streamlined with new PhenoCode™ Discovery Panels, a collection of ready-to-use, scalable and customizable protein panels built to help you more quickly and easily answer key biological questions around immune profiling, immune activation and more, and hear about a cloud solution for rapid data analysis, to get to result faster
Science and Technology Advisor, 10x Genomics
Head DKFZ Single Cell Open Lab, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum & BioQuant Centre.
Associate Professor, Leiden University Medical Center
CEO, Aspect Analytics NV
Product Manager, Lunaphore Technologies
Field Applications Scientist, NanoString Technologies
Field Applications Scientist, Rarecyte
Product Scientist, ChipCytometry Services, Canopy Biosciences
Regional Account Manager, Vizgen
Junior Research Group Leader, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
Team Leader, Miltenyi Biotec
Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Tissue Medicine, and Pathology, University of Bern
Director, Analytical Research and Development, Merck
Postdoctoral researcher, SciLifeLab, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Professor of Cancer Genomics & Principal Group Leader, King’s College London and Francis Crick
Associate professor of Biological Chemistry of Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Irvine.
Professor, The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine
Scientist, EMBL
Principal Investigator-Assistant Professor, University Medical Center Utrecht
Postdoctoral Researcher, National Centre for Genomic Analysis
Group leader, Leibniz Institute for Analytical Sciences (ISAS)
Professor, Harold Hodgkinson Professor of Biomedical Engineering and of Pathology, Yale University.
Clinical Senior Lecturer and Group Leader, University of Glasgow
Research Group Leader, Institute for Computational Biomedicine, Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital
Associate Professor, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, USA
Senior Field Applications Scientist, Akoya Biosciences
Director, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Associate professor and principal investigator, Erasmus University Medical Center; Oncode Institute
Associate Professor, University of Michigan
Field Application Specialist – Imaging EMEA , Standard BioTools
Assistant Professor and Leader of Spatial Biology Laboratory, Erasmus University Medical Center
Science and Technology Advisor, 10x Genomics
Head DKFZ Single Cell Open Lab, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum & BioQuant Centre.
Associate Professor, Leiden University Medical Center
CEO, Aspect Analytics NV
Product Manager, Lunaphore Technologies
Field Applications Scientist, NanoString Technologies
Field Applications Scientist, Rarecyte
Product Scientist, ChipCytometry Services, Canopy Biosciences
Regional Account Manager, Vizgen
Junior Research Group Leader, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
Team Leader, Miltenyi Biotec
Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Tissue Medicine, and Pathology, University of Bern
Director, Analytical Research and Development, Merck
Postdoctoral researcher, SciLifeLab, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Professor of Cancer Genomics & Principal Group Leader, King’s College London and Francis Crick
Associate professor of Biological Chemistry of Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Irvine.
Professor, The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine
Scientist, EMBL
Principal Investigator-Assistant Professor, University Medical Center Utrecht
Postdoctoral Researcher, National Centre for Genomic Analysis
Group leader, Leibniz Institute for Analytical Sciences (ISAS)
Professor, Harold Hodgkinson Professor of Biomedical Engineering and of Pathology, Yale University.
Clinical Senior Lecturer and Group Leader, University of Glasgow
Research Group Leader, Institute for Computational Biomedicine, Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital
Associate Professor, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, USA
Senior Field Applications Scientist, Akoya Biosciences
Director, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Associate professor and principal investigator, Erasmus University Medical Center; Oncode Institute
Associate Professor, University of Michigan
Field Application Specialist – Imaging EMEA , Standard BioTools
Assistant Professor and Leader of Spatial Biology Laboratory, Erasmus University Medical Center
If you would like to contribute to this meeting in Europe or Asia or have ideas on the topics that should be included in the meeting programs, contact Wen Fang who will be pleased to hear from you.
Get the 2023 Agenda
World Trade Centre Rotterdam
The Postillion Hotel & World Trade Centre Rotterdam
Beursplein 37
3011 AA Rotterdam
Nederland
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The World Trade Centre is located in the middle of the bustling city center of Rotterdam. It is located near two international airports, Schiphol (40 minutes by public transport) and Rotterdam The Hague Airport (30 minutes by public transport). The 168 room Postillion Hotel Rotterdam, is attached to the World Trade Centre.
We have secured a block of rooms for registered delegates. Guaranteed room rates are from €119 per night + Tax for bookings made with the hotel before 21st June 2023. Details and link to book rooms will be sent to you in your welcome letter after you have registered for the meeting.
10x Genomics was founded on the vision that this century will bring advances in biomedicine and transform the way we understand and treat disease. We deliver powerful, reliable tools that fuel scientific discoveries and drive exponential progress to master biology to advance human health. Our end-to-end single cell and spatial solutions include instruments, consumables, and intuitive software, letting you unravel highly intricate biological systems, while bringing into focus the details that matter most.
×RareCyte provides Precision Biology™ products and services for discovery, translational research and clinical diagnostics. The Orion™ spatial biology platform enables whole-slide highly multiplexed tissue analysis for multiple samples per day. Comprehensive liquid biopsy offerings enable CTC and other rare cell characterization and single cell retrieval for molecular analysis and CDx development.
×Miltenyi Biotec is a global provider of products and services that empower biomedical discovery and advance cellular therapy. Our innovative technologies enable solutions for cellular research, cell therapy, and cell manufacturing. Our more than 30 years of expertise spans research areas including immunology, stem cell biology, neuroscience, and cancer. Miltenyi Biotec has more than 4,500 employees in 28 countries.
https://www.miltenyibiotec.com/DE-en/lp/macsima-imaging-platform-in-spatial-biology.html
×As The Spatial Biology Company®, Akoya Biosciences’ mission is to bring context to the world of biology and human health through the power of spatial phenotyping. We offer comprehensive single-cell imaging solutions that allow researchers to phenotype cells with spatial context and visualize how they organize and interact to influence disease progression and response to therapy. Akoya offers a full continuum of spatial phenotyping solutions to serve the diverse needs of researchers across discovery, translational and clinical research: PhenoCode™ Panels and PhenoCycler®, PhenoImager® Fusion and PhenoImager HT Instruments. To learn more about Akoya, visit www.akoyabio.com.
×Ionpath is a pioneer in spatial proteomics, revolutionizing tissue imaging and analysis to accelerate medical discovery and improve human health. Ionpath’s MIBI™ platform breaks through the limitations of traditional immunohistochemistry, enabling a deeper understanding of the tissue microenvironment with highly multiplexed, quantitative single-cell analysis. With MIBI technology and the expertise of our world-class service team, Ionpath provides actionable insights for translational and clinical researchers at leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and research organizations in immuno-oncology and neuroscience.
×NanoString Technologies, a leader in spatial biology, offers an ecosystem of innovative discovery and translational research solutions. The GeoMx® Digital Spatial Profiler combines the power of whole tissue imaging with gene expression and protein data. The CosMx™ Spatial Molecular Imager is an FFPE-compatible, single-cell imaging platform powered by spatial multiomics. The AtoMx™ Spatial Informatics Platform is a cloud-based informatics solution.
×Company description: Vizgen is developing the next generation of genomic profiling tools that enable researchers to gain new insight into the biological systems that underlie human health and disease with spatial context. The company’s MERSCOPE platform enables massively multiplexed, genome-scale nucleic acid imaging with high accuracy and unrivalled detection efficiency at subcellular resolution. MERSCOPE provides transformative insight into a wide range of tissue-scale basic research and translational medicine. For more information, go to www.vizgen.com/
×Aspect Analytics develops software for analyzing and integrating spatial omics data. The company offers platform solutions for data management, bioinformatics and reporting, along with joint research and custom development services. Aspect Analytics bridges the gap between bioinformatics research and enterprise-grade software platforms to support key spatial omics applications. The software can (i) extract maximal knowledge from spatial data, including co-registering different modalities, (ii) scaling for high-throughput, and (iii) providing integrated data management, traceability and more.
https://www.aspect-analytics.com/
×Standard BioToolsTM has an established portfolio of essential, standardized next-generation technologies that help biomedical researchers develop medicines faster and better. Our leading Imaging Mass Cytometry technologyTM has spearheaded the spatial biology revolution by being the solution of choice for researchers worldwide who want to understand the correlation of immune, tumor and stromal cells by using highly multiplexed imaging.
×Canopy Biosciences®, a Bruker company, empowers innovation by providing access to cutting-edge spatial biology and multi-omic tools so biomedical researchers can drive scientific discovery faster. We offer instruments and services for spatial proteomics and transcriptomics, gene expression profiling, and CLIA services for IHC, FISH and histopathology. Learn more by visiting CanopyBiosciences.com.
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Lunaphore Technologies S.A. is a Swiss company born in 2014 with the vision of enabling spatial biology in every laboratory. Lunaphore has developed a game-changing chip technology which can extract spatial proteomic and genomic data from tumors and transform any simple assay into multiplex spatial biology without complexity. Lunaphore empowers researchers to push the boundaries of research to ultimately develop the next generation personalized therapies. For further information on Lunaphore and its products, please visit www.lunaphore.com.
×X-omics is a National Roadmap Large-Scale Research Infrastructure, partially funded by NWO with a budget of 40 million euro. X-omics aims to establish a multi-omics research infrastructure across the Netherlands, by combining technologies in the field of genomics, proteomics, metabolomics and data analysis, integration & stewardship. With this infrastructure biomedical problems can be solved using an integrated approach. Two major goals are:
Cell Signaling Technology (CST) is a private, family-owned company, founded by scientists and dedicated to providing high-quality research tools to the biomedical research community. Our employees operate worldwide from our U.S. headquarters in Massachusetts, and our offices in the Netherlands, China, and Japan.
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Poster presentation sessions will take place in breaks and alongside the other breakout sessions of the conference. Your presentation will be displayed in a dedicated area, with the other accepted posters from industry and academic presenters.
We also issue a poster eBook to all attendees with your full abstract in and can share your poster as a PDF after the meeting if you desire (optional).
Whether looking for funding, employment opportunities or simply wanting to share your work with a like-minded and focused group, these are an excellent way to join the heart of this congress.
In order to present a poster at the forum, you need to be registered as a delegate. Please note that there is limited space available and poster space is assigned on a first come first served basis (subject to checks and successful registration)
Submission instructions
We will require the form (downloadable below) to be submitted by 16th June 2023. This is the formal deadline however space is another limiting factor so early application is recommended. Therefore please contact us with any questions you have as soon as possible.
One 15-minute speaking slots have been reserved on the Agenda for you to give an oral presentation of your research.
Simply indicate that you would like your poster presentation to be submitted to the judging panel on the poster submission form.
The winning entries will be notified one week after the closing date above.
The competition is not open to representatives of organisations offering services and/or business & technology solutions or business consultants.
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Gavin Hambrook
Tel +44 (0) 1865 849841
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×At Global Engage we are at the beginning of a project to make our meetings more sustainable. Last year we joined ISLA – a body created to accelerate the event industry’s transition to a sustainable future. Our goal is to measure and record the CO2 emissions of our meetings, with the ultimate goal of reducing them as far as practicable before looking at offsetting them.
Details of the green policies at the World Trade Center Rotterdam can be found here. https://www.wtcrotterdam.com/en/about-wtc/sustainability. A practical example of their efforts is the WTC is heated and cooled using a hot and cold storage system in the ground. In addition, all electricity used is certified ‘green power’. Finally, the car park was recently renovated with LED lighting.
In addition to carefully selecting meeting venues, we have made some other changes.
Gone
Plastic badge holders have been replaced with card name badges attached to a lanyard. Return your lanyard to the registration desk when you leave so it can be reused.
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Changed
You will have some great food choices while you are with us but we have worked with the caterer to increase the proportion of plant-based items. Our aim is that you have some great meals, whilst with us, but with less environmental impact by the time you leave.
What you can do
An international meeting does involve travel but where it is practical, please consider more sustainable alternatives to flying. The app will also have a discussion space to arrange ride shares, so if you’re local or staying at a different hotel make use of it to cut the number of journeys being made.
Offsetting
To offset the carbon caused by attending a meeting please look at these three projects in the Netherlands.
https://treesforall.nl/en/projects/het-groene-woud/
https://treesforall.nl/en/projects/twente/
https://treesforall.nl/en/projects/leersum/
Our analysis suggests that last year attending a two-day conference produced .65 tonnes of C02e per person which can be offset for approx.€12 per person. All Staff attending the meeting will be offset.
Social Responsibility
Where we have consent from our expert speakers the presentations will be actively promoted to developing nations and students as a free resource.
Our commitment is to make sustainable choices wherever we can.
William Baird
Conference Director
Global Engage
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