Feb – May 2026
Europe
Free registration
About the events
The seminar series will connect the scientific community with cutting-edge spatial biology solutions sitting at the intersection of spatial proteomics—Nature Method of the Year 2024—and spatial transcriptomics, which received the same recognition in 2020.
Join us and learn more about:
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How spatial biology is driving discoveries in immuno-oncology, neuroscience, immunology, and infectious diseases;
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The use of COMET™ technology for simultaneous spatial detection of RNA and proteins on the same tissue section, integrating RNAscope™ HiPlex Pro with sequential immunofluorescence (seqIF™);
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How to leverage your existing antibody libraries and automate current IHC assays to perform high-parameter spatial tissue analysis;
- First-hand experience with our COMET™ instrument and HORIZON™ software through live demonstrations.
The seminars will feature user experiences, technical deep-dives, and networking opportunities with fellow scientists and industry leaders.
Registration is free, and coffee is on us — check the detailed program below and secure your spot today!
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Belfast
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12:30 - 3:00 PM
Location: Basement Seminar Room, Johnston Cancer Research Centre, Queen’s University Belfast
Host: Stephanie Craig, Ph.D., Queen’s University Belfast
Seminar focus:
- COMET™ spatial biology platform overview
- Same-sections spatial multiomics method with RNAscope™
- Applications of spatial omics in I-O
Presentations:
- The interplay between tumour budding and its microenvironmental niche in colorectal cancer
Phimmada (C) Hatthakarnkul, Ph.D., University of Glasgow
- Pretty isn’t functional: How same-section multiomics can solve a modern dilemma
Stephanie Craig, Ph.D., Queen’s University Belfast - Accelerating spatial multiomics with COMET™
Ben Morgan, Ph.D., Lunaphore - Characterize more with multiomic insights: visualize RNA and protein together
Jack Hunter, ACD - Interactive COMET™ Workflow Session – Hands-on demonstration of the COMET™ platform
Müge Akpinar, Ph.D., Lunaphore
Speakers
Phimmada Hatthakarnkul (C), Ph.D.
Research Assistant, Edwards Lab
Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre, University of Glasgow
Stephanie Craig, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer
Queen's University Belfast – School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Ben Morgan, Ph.D.
Technical Sales Specialist
Lunaphore Technologies
Jack Hunter
RNAscope Sales Specialist
Advanced Cell Diagnostics (ACD)
Müge Akpinar-Puchalla, Ph.D.
Field Application Specialist Manager
Lunaphore
Berlin
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12:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Lecture hall 23, Virchowweg 14, Charité
Seminar focus:
- Enhancing understanding of autoimmune diseases through same-section multiomics approach
- Leveraging multiplex imaging for exploration of complex disease mechanisms
- Getting started with Spatial Biology – Hands-on demonstration of the COMET™ workflow, including panel design
- Introduction to reliable and reproducible RNA detection with RNAscope™ technology
- Highlighting approaches to multiplex image analysis
Presentations:
- Disease-relevant CD4+ T cells in rheumatoid arthritis
Johan Verhagen, Ph.D., Charité DRFZ - Spatial Insights of Sjogren’s Disease
Saba Nayar, Ph.D., University of Birmingham - Accelerating spatial multiomics with COMET™
Bastian Nicolai, M.Sc., Lunaphore - Expand your Multiomic Capabilities with RNAscope™
Jacqueline Ay, ACD - Interactive COMET™ Workflow Session – Hands-on demonstration of the COMET™ platform
Müge Akpinar, Ph.D., Lunaphore
Speakers
Johan Verhagen, Ph.D.
Scientific head of rheumatology research laboratories
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin & DRFZ
Saba Nayar, Ph.D.
Early Career Researcher Committee Lead
Department of Inflammation and Ageing Research Fellow
Jacqueline Ay, Ph.D.
Sales Specialist
Advanced Cell Diagnostics
Müge Akpinar-Puchalla, Ph.D.
Field Application Specialist Manager
Lunaphore
Bastian Nicolai, M.Sc.
Product Manager
Lunaphore
Aarhus
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10:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Location: 340A Konferencerum, Skou Building, Aarhus University
Host: Lasse Kristensen, Ph.D. Associate Professor Aarhus University and Lei Cheng, Ph.D., CellX facility manager
Seminar focus:
Presentations:
- Exploring Spatial Multiomics on the COMET™
David Nittner, Ph.D., KU Leuven - From first steps to full run with RNAscope™ HiPlex Pro on COMET™
Jonathan Chui, Ph.D., KU Leuven - Spatial expression patterns of the circular RNA ciRS-7 in the tumor microenvironment of colon cancer
Lasse Sommer Kristensen, Ph.D., Aarhus University
Thea Petersen Paasch, Aarhus University - Accelerating spatial biology with COMET™
Ronald Pouyo, Ph.D., Lunaphore - Expand your Multiomic Capabilities with RNAscope™
Romain Lebail, Ph.D., Advanced Cell Diagnostics
Speakers
Lei Cheng, Ph.D.
CellX facility manager
Aarhus University
Lasse Kristensen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Aarhus University
Thea Petersen Paasch
Researcher
Aarhus University
David Nittner, Ph.D.
Co-head of the Single Cell & Spatial Multiomics Expertise Center
VIB/KU Leuven
Jonathan Chui, Ph.D.
Rearch Associate - Translational Cell & Tissue Research Unit
KU Leuven
Ronald Pouyo, Ph.D.
Technical Sales Specialist
Lunaphore Technologies
Romain Le Bail, Ph.D.
Spatial Biology Specialis
Advanced Cell Diagnostics
Paris
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9:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Location: Conference room (ground floor), Paris Centre de Recherche Cardiovasculaire (PARCC) – INSERM – Université Paris Cité
Host: Corine Lesaffre, Ph.D., Head of the Histology and tissue Imaging Platform (PH2I)
Seminar focus:
Presentations:
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Accelerating spatial biology with COMET™
Clément Chevalier, Ph.D., Lunaphore -
Expand your Multiomic Capabilities with RNAscope™
Ludovic Arnold, Advanced Cell Diagnostics - More speakers announced soon!
Speakers
Clément Chevalier, Ph.D.
Field Application Speicalist
Lunaphore Technologies
Ludovic Arnold, Ph.D.
Senior Spatial Biology Specialist
Advanced Cell Diagnostics (ACD)
Basel
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1:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Location: Hörsaal U1.101, Biozentrum, Basel University
Host: Oliver Biehlmaier, Ph.D., Head of the Imaging Core Facility, Biozentrum, University Basel, Switzerland
Seminar focus:
- Spatial Proteomics and Multiomics in Practice – Insights and discoveries from COMET™ users on integrated RNA and protein analyses within tissue sections.
- Introduction to Image Analysis for multiomics – translating complex spatial data into biologically meaningful insights.
- Hands-on COMET™ Workflow Demonstration – Guided exploration of the COMET™ system and HORIZON™ software
Presentations:
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Screening for Tumor Microtube–Targeting Drugs Identifies PKC Modulators as Multipotent Inhibitors of Glioblastoma Progression
Daniel Azorin, Ph.D., Moor Lab, ETH Zürich - Talk by
Dominik Kylies, M.D., UK Hamburg -
Brainstem building blocks to generate complex forelimb movements
Laura Vrijbloed, FMI Basel -
Accelerating spatial biology with COMET™
Alexander Jurkowitsch, Lunaphore -
Expand your Multiomic Capabilities with RNAscope™
Asmita Pant, Ph.D., Advanced Cell Diagnostics - HORIZON™ deep-dive
Sonia Leonardelli, Ph.D., Lunaphore
Speakers
Daniel Dominguez Azorin, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow – Moor Lab
ETH Zurich
Dominik Kylies, M.D.
Assistant physician; Medical Specialist in Internal Medicine and Nephrology
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
Anna Laura Calvanese, Ph.D.
Field Application Specialist
Lunaphore
Milan
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2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Coral–Gold–Platinum Room, Building 13, 3rd floor, IEO campus
Hosts:
Simona Rodighiero, Ph.D., Imaging Unit director
Mario Romolo Faretta, Ph.D., Imaging Development Unit Director
Seminar focus:
- Enhancing understanding of autoimmune diseases through same-section multiomics approach
- Leveraging multiplex imaging for exploration of complex disease mechanisms
- Getting started with Spatial Biology – Hands-on demonstration of the COMET™ workflow, including panel design
- Introduction to reliable and reproducible RNA detection with RNAscope™ technology
- Highlighting approaches to multiplex image analysis
Presentations:
- Accelerating spatial multiomics with COMET™
Anna Laura Calvanese, Ph.D., Lunaphore - HORIZON™ software deep-dive
Sonia Leonardelli, Ph.D., Lunaphore - Expand your Multiomic Capabilities with RNAscope™
Euplio Visco, Advanced Cell Diagnostics - More speakers announced soon!
Please note that all participants external to EIO need to register minimum 48H prior to the event.
Speakers
Anna Laura Calvanese, Ph.D.
Field Application Specialist
Lunaphore
Euplio Visco
Spatial Biology Sales Specialist
ACD
Sonia Leonardelli, Ph.D.
Technical Sales Specialist - Applications and Image Analysis
Lunaphore
Vienna
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12:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: Boat Room, FILMQUARTIER, Schönbrunner Str. 31
Host: Barbara Schädl, Mag., Head of Core Facility HABIT, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute
Seminar focus:
- Exploring Spatial Proteomics and Multiomics – Learn from COMET™ users how integrated RNA and protein analyses reveal new insights within tissue architecture
- Foundations of Multiomics Image Analysis – Discover how spatial data can be translated into meaningful biological interpretations
- Interactive COMET™ Workflow Session – Hands-on demonstration of the COMET™ platform
Presentations:
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In vivo CRISPR perturbation and spatial cell mapping of colorectal tumors
Szu-Hsien (Sam) Wu, Ph.D., ETH Zürich - Exploring Spatial Multiomics on the COMET™
David Nittner, Ph.D., KU Leuven -
Accelerating spatial biology with COMET™
Müge Akpinar, Ph.D., Lunaphore -
HORIZON™ software deep-dive
Sonia Leonardelli, Ph.D., Lunaphore - More speakers announced soon!
Speakers
Szu-Hsien (Sam) Wu, Ph.D.
Postdoc Researcher
Moor Lab – ETH Zürich
David Nittner, Ph.D.
Co-head of the Single Cell & Spatial Multiomics Expertise Center
VIB/KU Leuven
Müge Akpinar-Puchalla, Ph.D.
Field Application Specialist Manager
Lunaphore
Sonia Leonardelli, Ph.D.
Technical Sales Specialist - Applications and Image Analysis
Lunaphore
Cambridge
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April 28
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: CRUK Auditorium, CRUK Cambridge
Host: Jo Mitchell, Ph.D., Histopathology Core Facility Manager, CRUK Cambridge
Seminar focus:
- Exploring Spatial Proteomics and Multiomics – Learn from COMET users how integrated RNA and protein analyses reveal new insights within tissue architecture
- Foundations of Multiomics Image Analysis – Discover how spatial data can be translated into meaningful biological interpretations
- Interactive COMET Workflow Session – Hands-on demonstration of the COMET platform
Presentations:
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COMET™ research project presented by
CRUK Cambridge - Spatial Insights of Sjogren’s Disease
Saba Nayar, Ph.D., University of Birmingham -
Accelerating spatial biology with COMET™
Ben Morgan , Ph.D., Lunaphore -
Expand your Multiomic Capabilities with RNAscope™
Sarah Drewery, Advanced Cell Diagnostics -
HORIZON™ software deep-dive
Sonia Leonardelli, Ph.D., Lunaphore
Speakers
Saba Nayar, Ph.D.
Early Career Researcher Committee Lead
Department of Inflammation and Ageing Research Fellow
Ben Morgan, Ph.D.
Technical Sales Specialist
Lunaphore Technologies
Sonia Leonardelli, Ph.D.
Technical Sales Specialist - Applications and Image Analysis
Lunaphore
Sarah Drewery
Spatial Biology Specialist
ACD, a Bio-techne Brand
Leiden
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May 5
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Location: Lecture Hall K-01-084, CZ 4, R762, building 01
Host: Marjolin Hameetman, Ph.D., Operational Manager and Tamar Tak, Ph.D., Director Flow cytometry Core Facility (FCF), Leiden University Medical Center
Seminar focus:
- COMET™ spatial biology platform overview
- Technical dive on panel development and Image Analysis on Horizon™
Presentations:
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Exploring Spatial Multiomics on the COMET™
David Nittner, Ph.D., KU Leuven - Accelerating spatial biology with COMET™
Ronald Pouyo, Ph.D., Lunaphore - Expand your Multiomic Capabilities with RNAscope™
Jack Hunter, Advanced Cell Diagnostics -
HORIZON™ software deep-diveSonia Leonardelli, Ph.D., Lunaphore
Speakers
David Nittner, Ph.D.
Co-head of the Single Cell & Spatial Multiomics Expertise Center
VIB/KU Leuven
Ronald Pouyo, Ph.D.
Technical Sales Specialist
Lunaphore Technologies
Sonia Leonardelli, Ph.D.
Technical Sales Specialist - Applications and Image Analysis
Lunaphore
Jack Hunter
RNAscope Sales Specialist
Advanced Cell Diagnostics (ACD)