Discover the latest breakthroughs and gain insights to drive your own work forward.
This year, we’re taking the Droplet Digital PCR World on tour across Europe, with events closer than ever to you.
During these best-in-class events you will have the opportunity to discover the latest advancements in the world of digital PCR, hear about the cutting-edge Droplet Digital PCR technology pioneered by Bio-Rad, and dive into the different applications of ddPCR and how this has been adopted in many different research fields to advance scientific discovery.
There will be plenty of opportunity to network, meet the experts, discuss your own research, and ask your burning questions.
- Leverage insights and techniques from ddPCR pioneers
- Discover emerging applications of ddPCR in your specific field
- Explore advancements that can enhance your research and workflows
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Droplet Digital PCR World 2024 events and venue details
More details coming soon.
Toulouse, France
Hôtel Mama Shelter
2 Juillet 2024
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More details coming soon.
Bari, Italy
Thursday April 18th
Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro
Aula Magna del Nuovo Palazzo dei Dipartimenti Biologici
Practical information
All talks given in Italian
Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Biotecnologie e Ambiente (DBBA)
Aula Magna del Nuovo Palazzo dei Dipartimenti Biologici
Campus Universitario "Ernesto Quagliariello" , Via Edoardo Orabona 4, 70125 Bari BA
Agenda
| Time | Topic / Speaker |
|---|---|
| time | Registration |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Registration |
| 09:30 – 09:45 | Welcome and Introduction Angelo De Biasi, Bio-Rad Laboratories |
| 09:45 – 10:10 | Droplet Digital™ PCR: What a Difference a “d” Makes Eugenia Pisano, Bio-Rad Laboratories |
| 10:10 – 10:35 | Is CSF cell-free mitochondrial DNA a relevant marker of neural disfunction in neuro-COVID? Guglielmina Chimienti, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro - Bari |
| 10:35 – 11:00 | Measurable residual disease (MRD) monitoring in hematological malignancies: new approaches for old needs Cosimo Cumbo, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro - Bari |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Coffee Break |
| 11:15 – 11:40 | Analysis of cell-free circulating miRNAs diagnostic for lung cancer: origin and functions Tommaso Colangelo, Università degli Studi di Foggia - Foggia IRCCS Ospedale Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza - San Giovanni Rotondo |
| 11:40 – 12:05 | ddPCR: overcoming old troubles with a new approach in gene expression Giovanna Forte, Martina Lepore Signorile, IRCCS “Saverio de Bellis” - Castellana Grotte |
| 12:05 – 12:30 | Detection of Xylella fastidiosa in plants and insects by droplet digital PCR Giuliana Loconsole, Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante - CNR - Bari |
| 12:30 – 12:50 | Droplet Digital™ PCR: future developments Lara Rossini, Bio-Rad Laboratories |
| 12:50 – 13:00 | Closing Remarks Vito Lorusso, Bio-Rad Laboratories |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch and Meet the Experts |
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Van der Valk Hotel Eindhoven - Best
Thursday April 18
Agenda
| Time | Topic / Speaker |
|---|---|
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Registration and coffee |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Opening and introduction Bio-Rad Team |
| 10:30 - 10:55 | Hereditary Alpha Tryptasemia: Validation of a Single-Well Multiplex Digital Droplet PCR Assay in a Cohort of Symptomatic Patients Abdulrazzaq Alheraky, University Medical Center Groningen |
| 10:55 – 11:20 | Absolute quantification of RNA editing using ddPCR Iris Schmidt, PROQR |
| 11:20 – 11:45 | Use and optimization of ddPCR for environmental samples Vasilis Kokkoris, Amsterdam Institute for Life and Environment (A-LIFE) |
| 11:45 – 12:10 | B cell multiplex as biomarker in lung cancer treatment Pieter van der Velden |
| 12:10 – 12:35 | Implementation of multiplex dPCR ctDNA analysis for diagnosis and monitoring of lung cancer patients Birgit Deiman, Catharina ziekenhuis |
| 12:35 – 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 – 14:00 | Round table discussions with ddPCR experts |
| 14:00 – 14:25 | Patient-specific liquid biopsy testing using ddPCR for pediatric solid tumors Nina Gelineau, Princes Maxima Centrum of Child Oncology, Utrecht |
| 14:25 – 14:50 | Exploring ddPCR in research and diagnostics of histiocytic neoplasms Astrid van Halteren, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam |
| 14:50 – 15:15 | An in-house developed, sodium bisulfite-free, digital PCR-based method for quantification of DNA methylation biomarkers is valuable for diagnostic challenging early Sézary Syndrome patients Willem Zoutman, LUMC |
| 15:15 – 15:40 | An international inter-laboratory study to compare digital PCR with ISO standardized qPCR assays for the detection of norovirus GI and GII in oyster tissue Ingeborg Boxmann WFSR |
| 15:40 – 16:00 | End remarks and closing |
More details coming soon.
Barcelona, Spain
Hotel Seventy Barcelona
June 18
Tuesday
Practical information
The hotel is located within 1000 feet of the Diagonal stop, served by the L3 and L5 lines of the Barcelona Metro.
Agenda
| Time | Topic / Speaker |
|---|---|
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Registration |
| 10:00 – 10:10 | Welcome Javier Alba, Bio-Rad Laboratories |
| 10:10 – 10:35 | Introduction to Droplet Digital™ PCR Technology Raquel Cuéllar, Bio-Rad Laboratories |
| 10:35 – 11:00 | Detection of Point Mutations and Gene Editing in Congenital Muscular Dystrophies using ddPCR Arístides López-Márquez, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Deu. Universitat de Barcelona. CIBERER |
| 11:00 – 11:25 | RT-qPCR vs RT-ddPCR for the Detection of Genomic and Subgenomic RNA of SARS-CoV-2 Sara Morón-López, IrsiCaixa Foundation |
| 11:25 – 11:55 | Coffee Break |
| 11:55 – 12:20 | Using ddPCR in Characterizing the Viral Reservoir of HIV-1 Elisa Moraga, Fundació de Recerca Clínic Barcelona-Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (FRCB-IDIBAPS) |
| 12:20 – 12:45 | Use and Applications of Droplet Digital PCR in the Hematopathology Laboratory Mónica López, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona |
| 12:45 – 13:10 | Characterization of Circulating Free DNA in Melanoma Patients using ddPCR Joan Antón Puig, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona |
| 13:10 – 13:35 | Quantification of Mitochondrial DNA in Biofluids using Droplet Digital PCR Ramón Trullas, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Barcelona (IIBB-CSIC) |
| 13:35 – 13:50 | Droplet Digital™ PCR: Innovations and Future Developments Javier Alba, Bio-Rad Laboratories |
| 13:50 – 14:00 | Closing Remarks Alessandro Ferraris, Bio-Rad Laboratories |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Lunch and Meet the Experts |
Gothenburg, Sweden
GoCo House - GoCo Health Innovation City
May 30th, Thursday
Practical information
GoCo House - GoCo Health Innovation City
GoCo House, Entreprenörsstråket 10, 431 53 Mölndal
Reaching the venue by Bus:
GoCo is located close to Mölndal station, western Sweden’s second largest public transport hub. GoCo has its own bus stop just a five-minute walk from GoCo House. You will find other bus stops at Neongatan or Astra Zeneca. You get to popular bus stops such as Korsvägen and Gothenburg’s Central Station in about 20 minutes, and it takes just 15 minutes to Chalmers University and Sahlgrenska Hospital.
Reaching the Venue by Bicycle:
From Mölndal City Center, you reach GoCo within just 10 minutes. From the more central parts of Gothenburg it will take you about 30 minutes by bike. Bike parking is available all over GoCo Health Innovation City. In addition several spots also offer bicycle rooms and bike services.
At GoCo you can also hire bicycles from Styr & Ställ for any period.
Travel to venue by car:
Because of the ongoing construction work and limited number of parking places, we recommend that you travel here by public transport. If you must drive here, the journey takes 15–20 minutes by car from central Gothenburg.
We have a number of electric vehicle charging stations available.
Travel to Venue with EC2B:
GoCo is collaborating with the mobility service provider EC2B, which offers a mobility service that makes it easy to chose sustainable mobility to, from and within the area. EC2B is an integrated mobility service that provides physical mobility services (e.g. leasing services of bikes, electric bikes, and electric cars) combined in a digital service. It also includes soft services to create incentives for sustainable travel and to maintain, adapt and develop the offer together with you. For more information, please contact: [email protected]
Agenda
| Time | Topic / Speaker |
|---|---|
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Registration and Morning Coffee |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Welcome and Introduction Pelle Larshammar, EMEA Specialist ddPCR, Bio-Rad |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Droplet digital PCR for monitoring CAR-T optimization and production success Marie Nyman, PhD, Orion Pharma, Turku, Finland |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Making genetically engineered cell models by CRISPR/Cas and using ddPCR to quantify editing efficiency Anneke Navis, PhD, CRISPR Functional Genomics unit, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Quantification of vector copy number in TCR-T and CAR-T cell products Saskia Meyer, PhD, Department of Cancer Immunology, Oslo University Hospital |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch and Mingle |
| 13:00 - 13:30 | The Future Role of ddPCR in Cell and Gene Therapy Caroline Weydert, PhD, EMEA Specialist Genomics – Biopharma, Bio-Rad |
| 13:30 - 14:00 | DNA recovery from ddPCR emulsion Lara Dutra, PhD, UiT The Arctic University Of Norway |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Detection of residual iPSC in cell therapy products using Reverse-Transcription Droplet Digital PCR - a HESI CT-TRACS multisite study Elke Ericson, PhD, Associate Principal Scientist, AstraZeneca |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Q&A, closing remarks and Leaving Coffee |
More details coming soon.
London, UK
BMA House London
July 2nd, Tuesday
Practical information
BMA House
Tavistock Square,
London WC1H 9JP
Nearest tube/train:
- Euston (5 min walk)
- St Pancras International (10 min walk)
- Eurostar (10 min walk)
If driving:
SatNav postcode: WC1H 9JZ
Agenda
Agenda coming soon
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