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The Spatial Biology Tour 2023

Your ticket for the future of tissue biology

September - November

Europe

Free registration

The Spatial Biology Tour 2023

About the event
FAQ

Hello Europe! The Spatial Biology Tour™ starts here. This seminar series will make a stop at various academic research institutions across the continent to introduce the spatial revolution to the scientific community.

Join The Spatial Biology Tour™ at a nearby city if you want to learn:

How spatial biology is used in research areas such as immuno-oncology, neuroscience, immunology and infectious diseases;
How to leverage your existing antibody libraries when performing high-parameter spatial tissue analysis;
The benefits of an end-to-end spatial biology solution to interrogate your samples and extract biological insights.

The seminars will feature talks, product demonstrations and networking sessions. Check the detailed program below and find a city near you.

What is the registration cost? Is it necessary?
Registration for the event is free and it is required to join the seminar room.

I’d like to attend. How do I register?
To register, simply fill in the form at the bottom at the page.

Can I attend online and/or will the talks be recorded?
No, The Spatial Biology Tour™ is an in-person event only.

I have a question/need support regarding an upcoming seminar.
Please send your message to [email protected].

My city/area is not in the list, but I am interested in hosting a Spatial Biology Tour event.
Our mission is to bring spatial biology to every laboratory. We would be happy to visit additional cities. Please contact [email protected].

September

Check out the stops

1:00 PM to 5:00 PM

University of Zurich

Host: Dr. Olivia Hanley, Center for Microscopy and Image Analysis

Location: University of Zurich, Room Y19 J-22, Winterthurerstrasse 198, CH-8057, Zurich

AGENDA

1:00 PM	Welcome and registration
1:15 PM	Presentation by Dr. Mila Basic on: “Spatial cell profiling with multiplex immunofluorescence”
1:45 PM	Presentation by Dr. Cansaran Saygili Demir on: “Mapping the tumor budding and its microenvironment in colorectal cancer using hyperplex immunofluorescence”
2:15 PM	Coffee and networking
2:30 PM	Presentation by Dr. Thomas Knöpfel on: “Transcriptional profiling of renal epo-producing cells reveals a novel cell type”
2:50 PM	Presentation by Dr. Vladimir Zlateski on: “RNA biomarkers visualization with RNAscope to advance spatial biology”
3:10 PM	COMET™ instrument demonstration – Live streamed from Lunaphore Lab
3:45 PM	Refreshments and networking

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Speakers

Mila Basic, Ph.D.

Technical Sales Specialist

Lunaphore Technologies

Cansaran Saygili Demir, Ph.D.

Application Development Scientist

Lunaphore Technologies

Vladimir Zlateski, Ph.D.

Genomics Sales Specialist

ACD, a Bio-techne Brand

Thomas Knöpfel, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

University of Zurich

10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Medical University of Vienna

Host: Dr. Philipp Velicky, Imaging Core Facility

Location: Anna Spiegel Research Building, Seminar Room Level 3, Lazarettgasse 14, 1090 Vienna

AGENDA

10:00 AM	Welcome and registration – Introduction by Dr. Philipp Velicky
10:15 AM	Presentation by Dr. Mila Basic: “Spatial cell profiling with hyperplex immunofluorescence“
11:00 AM	Presentation by Dr. Larissa Thomsen: “RNA biomarkers visualization to advance spatial biology“
11:30AM	Presentation by Dr. Sarah Melzer: “Circuit-specific neuropeptide actions in the brain“
12:00 PM	Lunch and networking
1:00 PM	COMET™ instrument on-site demonstration

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Speakers

Mila Basic, Ph.D.

Technical Sales Specialist

Lunaphore Technologies

Larissa Thomsen, Ph.D.

Spatial Biology Sales Specialist

Advanced Cell Diagnostics

Sarah Melzer, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Medical University of Vienna

October

Check out our stops

12:30 PM to 6:00 PM

German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)

Host: Dr. Jan-Philipp Mallm, Single-cell Open Lab

Location: Angewandte Tumorvirologie (ATV), INF 242, Im Neuenheimer Feld 242, 69120 Heidelberg

AGENDA

12:30 PM	Welcome and registration
1:15 PM	Presentation by Dr. Müge Akpinar: “Spatial cell profiling with hyperplex immunofluorescence“
1:45 PM	Presentation by Dr. Johanna Wagner: “Characterizing sarcoma tumor ecosystems at the single-cell level and with spatial resolution”
2:15 PM	Presentation by Dr. Denis Schapiro: “From oncology to cardiology: Spatial omics technologies for topographic biomarker discovery”
2:45 PM	Coffee and networking
3:00 PM	COMET™ instrument on-site demonstration
4:00 PM	Refreshment and networking

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Speakers

Müge Akpinar, Ph.D.

Field Application Specialist Manager

Lunaphore

Denis Schapiro, Ph.D.

Managing Director, Translational Spatial Profiling Center (TSPC)

Heidelberg University Hospital

Dr. Denis Schapiro is Managing Director of the Translational Spatial Profiling Center (TSPC) and Research Group Leader at the Heidelberg University Hospital focusing on spatial omics technologies and analysis.

Johanna Wagner, Ph.D.

Division of Translational Medical Oncology, laboratory of Prof. Stefan Fröhling

German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg

Johanna Wagner studied biochemistry and molecular biology at the Universities of Hannover, Bern, and at ETH Zurich. For her doctoral research, she joined the lab of Prof. Bernd Bodenmiller at the University of Zurich, where she applied mass cytometry to study breast cancer from 2013 - 2019. Since 2021, Johanna Wagner uses single-cell technologies to gain a better understanding of sarcoma tumor ecosystems in the lab of Prof. Stefan Fröhling at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg.

1:00 PM to 5:00 PM

University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

Host: Dr. A.V. Failla, UKE Microscopy Imaging Facility (UMIF)

Location: N 27, Seminar room 14, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg

AGENDA

1:00 PM	Welcome and registration
1:15 PM	Presentation by Dr. Mila Basic: “Spatial cell profiling with hyperplex immunofluorescence”
2:00 PM	Presentation by Dr. Mario Kreutzfeldt: “Spatial biology: From nowhere to know where”
2:45 PM	Coffee and networking
3:00 PM	Presentation by Dr. Lars Pedersen: “A complete workflow for multiplex image analysis”
3:30 PM	COMET™ instrument on-site demonstration
4:15 PM	Drinks & Networking

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Speakers

Mila Basic, Ph.D.

Technical Sales Specialist

Lunaphore Technologies

Mario Kreutzfeldt, Ph.D.

Biologist, University of Geneva and University Hospital of Geneva, Clinical Pathology Service

University of Geneva and University Hospital of Geneva

Biologist at the University of Geneva and University Hospital of Geneva, Clinical Pathology Service. Responsible for the development of image analysis algorithms for research and clinical applications. Member of the “digital pathology” task force implementing high-throughput whole slide scanning into clinical routine practice.

Lars Pedersen Ph.D. M.Sc. Eng.

VP Technical Sales, Europe and APAC

Visiopharm

12:30 PM to 5:00 PM

Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute, University of Glasgow

Host: Professor John Le Quesne. Professor in Molecular Pathology (Clinical Research Garscube)

Location: Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute. Switchback Rd, Bearsden, Glasgow G61 1BD

100 attendees maximum

AGENDA

12:30 PM	Welcome lunch + instrument demonstration
1:15 PM	Presentation by Prof. John Le Quesne: “Multiplexed protein-level imaging in tissues for research and diagnostics”
1:45 PM	Presentation by Prof. Nigel Jamieson: “Spatialomics: Pioneering the Era of High-Resolution Transcriptomic Mapping in cancer”
2:15 PM	Presentation by Dr. Angelo Da Rosa: “Spatial cell profiling with hyperplex immunofluorescence”
2:45 PM	Coffee & networking + instrument demonstration
3:15 PM	Presentation by Dr. Matthew Pugh: “Utilizing spatial multi-omics to understand SARS-CoV-2 infection in tissue”
4:00 PM	Presentation by David Mason: “A complete workflow for multiplex image analysis”
4:30 PM	Refreshments & networking + instrument demonstration

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Speakers

Angelo Da Rosa, Ph.D.

Technical Sales Specialist

Lunaphore

Matthew Pugh, M.D., Ph.D., FRCPath

Associate Clinical Professor

University of Birmingham

David Mason

Senior Technical Sales Specialist

Visiopharm

David Mason is a senior technical specialist in advanced imaging and image analysis. He has an academic background, having been trained in cell biology, Microbiology and Immunology. He currently applies his expertise in multiplex phenotyping and deep learning applications to support the european sales team at Visiopharm.

9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

University of Oslo

Host: Prof. Evandro Fei Fang, Department of Clinical Molecular Biology

Location: Room L-200, Domus Medica, Sognsvannsveien 9, 0372 Oslo.

AGENDA

9:00 AM	Welcome and registration
9:15 AM	Presentation by Dr. Angelo Da Rosa: “Spatial cell profiling with hyperplex immunofluorescence”
10:00 AM	Presentation by Jack Hunter: “RNAscope – a tool to visual biomarkers and advance spatial biology”
10:45 AM	Coffee & networking
11:15 AM	Presentation by Niklas Petersen: “A complete workflow for multiplex image analysis”
12:00 PM	Lunch & networking

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Speakers

Angelo Da Rosa, Ph.D.

Technical Sales Specialist

Lunaphore

Niklas Petersen

Technical Sales Specialist

Visiopharm

9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

The University of Oxford

Host: Prof. Samira Lakhal-Littleton, Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics

Location: University of Oxford, DPAG, seminar room: Sherrington Library. Sherrington Building, Sherrington Rd, Oxford OX1 3PT, United Kingdom

AGENDA

9:00 AM	Welcome and registration
9:15 AM	Presentation by Dr. Joanna Kowal: “Spatial cell profiling with hyperplex immunofluorescence”
10:00 AM	Presentation by Dr. Bora Gurel: “Immune Landscape Analysis in CRPC using Hyperplex IF and AI: Potential Markers for Immunotherapy”
10:45 AM	Coffee & networking
11:15 AM	Presentation by Natalie Rowe: “Harnessing the Power of Multiomic Spatial Imaging”
12:00 PM	Lunch & networking + COMET™ instrument demonstration by Dr. Muge Akpinar

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Speakers

Bora Gurel, M.D., Ph.D.

Clinician Scientist and Pathologist

The Institute of Cancer Research London

Dr. Bora Gurel completed his medical degree at Ankara University and specialized in pathology at Hacettepe University School of Medicine in Turkey. Driven by an interest in prostate cancer research, he undertook a molecular pathology fellowship at the De Marzo lab at Johns Hopkins Medical School in Baltimore. There, his investigations honed in on the molecular underpinnings of prostate cancer and the role of inflammation in its early stages.
Currently at the Institute of Cancer Research in London, Dr. Gurel's work pivots towards understanding the inflammatory mechanisms associated with castration-resistant prostate cancers (CRPC). His research has led to contributions in several notable publications in the field of prostate cancer.

Joanna Kowal, Ph.D.

Senior Scientific Affairs Manager

Lunaphore Technologies

Joanna got fascinated by cell biology during her master’s degree studies at Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. Afterwards she joined Institut Curie, Paris, France, where she developed a proteomic cartography of extracellular vesicles in the frame of her Ph.D. research project. She obtained a Ph.D. degree from Université Paris Descartes in 2016. During her postdoctoral training at the University of Lausanne, Joanna interrogated the interaction within the tumor microenvironment with a focus on immune and malignant cells in the context of primary brain tumors. She joined Lunaphore in 2020 and since then works on bringing spatial biology to every laboratory.

Müge Akpinar, Ph.D.

Field Application Specialist Manager

Lunaphore

Natalie Rowe

Spatial Biology Commercial Sales Support

Bio-Techne

Natalie joined Bio-Techne in September 2019 and is a Spatial Biology Specialist, supporting the Advanced Cell Diagnostics ISH assays. Previously she was an Account Manager at Leica Biosystems for their Core Histology & Advanced Staining portfolios looking after clinical and research customers. Prior to Leica, Natalie spent twelve years as a Biomedical Scientist working in NHS Cellular Pathology laboratories and completed her Master’s in Pathological Sciences from the University of Sheffield during this time.

12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

KU Leuven

Hosts: Prof. Francesca Maria Bosisio, MD PhD & Prof. Frederik De Smet, MSc, PhD

Location: KU Leuven. Room BMW6 in ON2. ON2, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven – Building number: 402-18

AGENDA

12:00 PM	Lunch & Registration
12:30 PM	Introduction by Prof. Francesca Maria Bosisio and Prof. Frederik De Smet
12:45 PM	Presentation by Dr. Sebastian Igelmann and Dr. Romain Le Bail: “Multi-omics image integration on one tissue cut. Combining Mass Spectrometry Imaging (MSI) with RNAscope™”
1:15 PM	Presentation by Madhavi Dipak Andhari: “Spatial, single cell landscaping of the immune microenvironment and the melanoma cell heterogenicity in metastasizing and non-metastasizing thin melanomas”
1:45 PM	Coffee & networking
2:00 PM	Presentation by Asier Antoranz, PhD: “DISSCOvery: a modular software for the comprehensive analysis of highly multiplexed imaging”
2:30 PM	Presentation by Dr. Diego Guerrera: “Spatial cell profiling with hyperplex immunofluorescence”
3:00 PM	Refreshments & networking + instrument demonstration

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Speakers

Alioune Ndoye, Ph.D.

Technical Sales Representative

Lunaphore Technologies

Asier Antoraz, PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher in the Translational Cell and Tissue Research Unit, Imaging and Pathology Department

KU Leuven

Dr. Asier Antoranz is an accomplished digital pathology researcher and bioinformatician with an extensive background in spatial molecular data analysis, specializing in multiplexing. With over half a decade of experience, Asier's expertise in the domain is underscored by a PhD earned under the esteemed Marie Curie Horizon 2020 program. Since 2019, Asier has been at the forefront of advancements in multiplexing technologies, leading the dry lab of the MILAN multiplexing platform. With an intrinsic passion for the intricacies of imaging-based molecular data, Asier continues to contribute to the cutting-edge developments and applications in the field.

Madhavi Dipak Andhari

PhD student

KU Leuven

Madhavi is a PhD student specializing in spatial multiplexing biology, investigating the immune microenvironment and melanoma cell heterogeneity in thin melanomas, under the guidance of prof. Francesca Bosisio. She has expertise in performing MILAN’ technique and analyzing spatial multiplexing data. She holds master’s degrees in biology from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata. She would be presenting her research about ‘Spatial, single cell landscaping of the immune microenvironment and the melanoma cell heterogenicity in metastasizing and non-metastasizing thin melanomas’

Francesca Maria Bosisio, M.D., Ph.D

Professor and Director of the Spatial Proteomics Unit of the LISCO

KU Leuven

Francesca Maria Bosisio is a dermatopathologist at the University of Leuven and professor at the KU Leuven. She has developed a protein based multiplexing method during her double PhD degree at the KU Leuven and at the University of Milano-Bicocca. She has transferred the technology to Leuven and she now directs the Spatial Proteomics Unit of the LISCO. Her field of research is the study of the inflammatory microenvironment in melanoma using spatial technologies.

Frederik De Smet, Ph.D.

Professor

KU Leuven

Prof. Frederik De Smet is a bioengineer and associate research professor at the KULeuven within the department of Imaging and Pathology. He founded the laboratory for Precision Cancer Medicine in addition to the facility of multiplexed technology within the Translational cell and tissue research unit, which he co-directs with his colleague and pathologist Francesca Bosisio. His field of research is the study of adult and pediatric brain tumors using a combination of clinical, pathological and experimental research approaches including (spatially resolved) single-cell technologies.

9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

PARCC – European Hospital Georges Pompidou

Location: PARCC – European Hospital Georges Pompidou, Conference room of the PARCC (ground floor)

AGENDA

9:00 AM	Welcome and registration
9:15 AM	Presentation by Dr. Diego Guerrera: “Spatial cell profiling with hyperplex immunofluorescence”
9:40 AM	Presentation by Dr. Sergio Afonso: “The RNAscope assay: the easiest way to perform robust spatial transcriptomic at the single cell level”
10:00 AM	Presentation by Dr. Amine Majdi: “Phenotyping the TME of NSCLC patients before & after anti-PD-L1 treatment”
10:40 AM	Coffee & networking
11:00 AM	Presentation by Dr. Aïda Meghraoui-Kheddar: “High-plex spatial imaging to decipher skin microenvironment complexity”
11:30 AM	Presentation by Dr. Diego Guerrera: HORIZON™ tissue analysis software
12:00 AM	COMET™ onsite instrument demonstration
12:30 PM	Lunch & networking

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Speakers

Alioune Ndoye, Ph.D.

Technical Sales Representative

Lunaphore Technologies

Diego Guerrera, Ph.D.

Field Application Specialist

Lunaphore Technologies

Amine Majdi, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Researcher

Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers

I'm Amine, I'm a post-doctoral research in the team of Dr Jérôme Galon (Paris, France) and here are my 3 ongoing projects : (1) Discovering signatures of response to checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy using digital spatial profiling tools and RNA-sequencing data. (2) Understanding the physiopathology and the priming of non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases (NAFL, NASH, HCC) through cell death and immune periscopes. (3) Helping with collaborative studies that use the COMET™ platform (Lunaphore) at the Cordeliers Research Centre.

9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

IRB Barcelona - Institute for Research in Biomedicine

Host: Neus Prats Costa – Histopathology Facility Head IRB Barcelona – Institute for Research in Biomedicine

Location: IRB Barcelona – Institute for Research in Biomedicine,Tour I Room 3, PCB – Parc Científic de Barcelona,Baldiri Reixac, 4 08028 Barcelona

AGENDA

9:00 AM	Welcome & registration
9:15 AM	Presentation by Dr. Alioune Ndoye: “Spatial cell profiling with hyperplex immunofluorescence”
10:00 AM	Presentation by Nishal Patel: “Advanced multiplexing and spatial mapping of RNA targets using RNAscope®”
10:45 AM	Coffee & networking
11:15 AM	Presentation by Pedro Espinosa: “AI-enabled image analysis of a highly multiplexed panel with the HALO® and HALO AI platform”
12:00 PM	Coffee & networking

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Speakers

Alioune Ndoye, Ph.D.

Technical Sales Representative

Lunaphore Technologies

Pedro Espinosa

Field Applications Scientist

Indica Labs

Nishal Patel

Scientific Support Team Leader (Reagents & Genomics), EMEA

Bio-Techne

Joined Bio-Techne in 2021 as a Scientific Support team leader where one of my roles is supporting ACD ISH assays. Previously I was a postdoctoral researcher at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research where I studied genomic binding of mammalian Hox proteins. I obtained my PhD in Cell and Developmental Biology from the University of Dundee.

November

Check out our stops

10:00 AM to 3:30 PM

SciLifeLab

Host: Dr. Charlotte Stadler, The Spatial Proteomics Facility

Location: SciLifeLab, Room Air & Fire, Tomtebodavägen 23, 171 65 Solna, Sweden

AGENDA

10:00 AM	Welcome coffee and registration
10:15 AM	Presentation by Dr. Angelo Da Rosa: “Spatial cell profiling with hyperplex immunofluorescence”
11:00 AM	Presentation by Dr. Charlotte Stadler: “COMET – opportunities in the Spatial Proteomics Facility”
11:45 AM	Presentation by Dr. Joan Raouf: “RNAscope™: Single-molecule RNA in situ hybridization. ANY Gene. ANY Species. ANY tissue.”
12:15 PM	Lunch and networking
1:00 PM	COMET™ on-site instrument demonstration

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Speakers

Angelo Da Rosa, Ph.D.

Technical Sales Specialist

Lunaphore

Charlotte Stadler, Ph.D.

Co-Director of the Spatial Biology Platform, Head of Spatial Proteomics

SciLifeLab

Charlotte Stadler is a co-director of the Spatial Biology Platform at Science for Life Laboratory. She is also the Head of the National Spatial Proteomics facility. She received her Ph.D. in 2012 within the framework of the Human Protein Atlas (HPA) project, with Prof. Emma Lundberg and Prof. Mathias Uhlén as her supervisors. During her PhD she established many of the protocols and pipelines for image based subcellular protein profiling that are used in the Human Protein Cell Atlas.
Today, her main focus is to develop and implement services and technologies that can be offered by the Spatial Proteomics Facility. Her internal research projects focus on the implementation of multiplexed imaging solutions into clinical practice but also on integrating different omics types for a more complete molecular understanding of the tissue sample biology. For more information: https://www.scilifelab.se/facilities/cell-profiling/ https://www.proteinatlas.org/

Joan Raouf, M.Sc., Ph.D.

ACD Spatial Biology Specialist

Advanced Cell Diagnostics, a Bio-Techne brand

9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

The University of Edinburgh

Host: Dr. Alexandra Kelman – Institute for Regeneration and Repair

Location: North Seminar Room, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh

AGENDA

9:00 AM	Welcome Coffee & Registration
9:25 AM	Opening remarks by Dr. Alexandra Kelman
9:30 AM	Presentation by Dr. Angelo Da Rosa: “Spatial Cell Profiling with Hyperplex Immunofluorescence”
10:00 AM	Presentation by Sarah Drewery: “Harnessing the Power of Multiomic Spatial Imaging”
10:30 AM	Coffee & Networking
10:45 AM	Presentation by Dr. Muge Akpinar: HORIZON™ image analysis software
11:15 AM	COMET™ on-site instrument demonstration
12:00 PM	Lunch & Networking

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Speakers

Müge Akpinar, Ph.D.

Field Application Specialist Manager

Lunaphore

Sarah Drewery

Spatial Biology Specialist

ACD, a Bio-techne Brand

1:00 PM to 5:00 PM

The University of Copenhagen

Location: C301, Public Meeting Room, HCØ
Department of Chemistry, KU
Universitetparken 5, Copenhagen

AGENDA

1:00 PM	Registration & Refreshments
1:30 PM	Presentation by Dr. Ece Kadioglu and Raphaël Sandoz: “Spatial Cell Profiling with Hyperplex Immunofluorescence”
2:00 PM	Presentation by Dr. Nicola Meola: “RNAscope® ISH Technology: Any RNA, Any Species and Any Sample”
2:10 PM	Presentation by Oliver Haglund “Exploring a BAT-Brain Crosstalk”
2:30 PM	Coffee & Networking
2:45 PM	Presentation by Dr. Boye Schnack “Multiplex Applications in Tissues and 3D Cell Cultures”
3:15 PM	Presentation by Dr. Pedro Espinosa “AI-Enabled Image Analysis of a Highly Multiplexed Panel with the HALO® and HALO AI Platform”
3:45 PM	Refreshments & COMET™ instrument on-site demonstration

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Speakers

Nicola Meola, Ph.D.

Spatial Biology Specialist

ACD, a Bio-techne Brand

Boye Schnack Nielsen, Ph.D.

Manager, Molecular Histology

Bioneer DK

Ece Kadioglu, Ph.D.

Field Application Specialist

Lunaphore

Pedro Espinosa

Field Applications Scientist

Indica Labs

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September

Zurich, Switzerland - 12 September

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Vienna, Austria - 18 September

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October

Heidelberg, Germany - 9 October

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Hamburg, Germany - 12 October

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Glasgow, UK - 16 October

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Oslo, Norway - 18 October

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Oxford, UK - 19 October

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Leuven, Belgium - 26 October

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Paris, France - 27 October

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Barcelona, Spain - 30 October

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November

Stockholm, Sweden - 9 November

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Edinburgh, UK - 20 November

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Copenhagen, Denmark - 27 November

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