ROADSHOW
The Spatial Biology Tour 2023
Your ticket for the future of tissue biology
Register to one of our stopsSeptember - November
Europe
Free registration
The Spatial Biology Tour 2023
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 |
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 |
Speakers

Mila Basic, Ph.D.
Technical Sales Specialist
Lunaphore Technologies

Larissa Thomsen, Ph.D.
Spatial Biology Sales Specialist
ACD, a Bio-techne Brand

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
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Refreshment and networking
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Speakers

Müge Akpinar, Ph.D.
Field Application Specialist
Lunaphore Technologies

Denis Schapiro, Ph.D.
Group Leader, Institute for Computational Biomedicine and Institute of Pathology
University Hospital Heidelberg

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
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 |
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

Lars Pedersen Ph.D. M.Sc. Eng.
VP Technical Sales, Europe and APAC
Visiopharm
12:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Beatson Cancer Institute, University of Glasgow
Host: Professor John Le Quesne. Professor in Molecular Pathology (Clinical Research Garscube)
Location: Cancer Research UK Beatson 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 |
Speakers

Angelo Da Rosa, Ph.D.
Technical Sales Specialist
Lunaphore

Matthew Pugh, MD, PhD, FRCPath
Jean Shanks Pathsoc Intermediate Fellow and Associate Clinical Professor
University of Birmingham

David Mason
Senior Technical Sales Specialist
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 guest speaker on spatial transcriptomics |
10:45 AM | Coffee & networking |
11:15 AM | Presentation by Niklas Petersen: “A complete workflow for multiplex image analysis” |
12:00 PM | Lunch & networking |
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: TBC
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 guest speaker |
12:00 PM | Lunch & networking + COMET™ instrument demonstration by Dr. Muge Akpinar |
Speakers

Bora Gurel, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinician Scientist and Pathologist
The Institute of Cancer Research London
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

Müge Akpinar, Ph.D.
Field Application Specialist
Lunaphore Technologies
Seminar time TBC
KU Leuven
Speaker

Alioune Ndoye, Ph.D.
Technical Sales Representative
Lunaphore Technologies
Seminar time TBC
PARCC – European Hospital Georges Pompidou
Location: PARCC – European Hospital Georges Pompidou, room TBC
SEMINAR AGENDA: Coming soon
Speaker

Alioune Ndoye, Ph.D.
Technical Sales Representative
Lunaphore Technologies
Seminar time TBC
IRB Barcelona - Institute for Research in Biomedicine
Location: IRB Barcelona – Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Seminar room TBC
AGENDA: Coming soon
Speakers

Alioune Ndoye, Ph.D.
Technical Sales Representative
Lunaphore Technologies

Pedro Espinosa
Field Applications Scientist
Indica Labs
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 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 |
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 |
2:15 PM | Refreshment and networking |
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
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