Greece
ddPCR World On Tour is coming to Greece in 2026, bringing the digital PCR community together for a focused day of science, peer exchange, and applied insights.
Join us for a great day combining expert insights, proven best practices, and hands-on ddPCR experience - designed to help you confidently apply ddPCR to your own research.
Explore the event details below and register for free to secure your spot.
Athens, Greece
Date: Thursday, 15th of October
Venue: Athens Marriott Hotel
Room Name: Mezzanin Meeting Room
Address: 385, Syngrou Ave. 17564 Athens, Greece
Agenda
| Time / Topic / Speaker |
|---|
| 09:00 - 10:00 Registration & Networking Coffee |
| 10:00 - 10:30 Welcome and Introduction Francesco Tortorella - Channel Sales Manager, Bio-Rad Life Science LSG |
| 10:30 – 11:00 The Power Of Droplets: Bio-Rad ddPCR Portfolio and Advanced Applications Mate Deri - Field Application Scientist - Bio-Rad |
| 11:00 – 11:30 Detection Rate for ESR1 Mutations is Higher in Circulating-Tumor-Cell-Derived Genomic DNA than in Paired Plasma Cell-free DNA Samples as Revealed by ddPCR Evi Lianidou - PhD, Professor of Analytical Chemistry and Clinical Chemistry, University of Athens, Greece |
| 11:30 - 12:00 Coffee Break |
| 12:00 – 12:30 ddPCR in Wastewater-Based Epidemiology: From Assay Development to Application Athina Markou - Assistant Professor University of Athens, Greece |
| 12:30 – 13:00 From Clonal Hematopoiesis to MPN: The Role of ddPCR in JAK2 V617F Quantification Hristo Ivanov - M.D., Head of Department of Medical Genetics Institution: University Hospital Saint George – Plovdiv |
| 13:00 - 13:30 ESR1 Mutations in Breast Cancer: From Molecular Detection to Clinical Decision-Making – Insights from Greece Cleopatra Rapti - MD, MSc, Director of Oncology Department - 251 Hellenic Air Force General Hospital, Athens |
| 13:30 - 14:00 Instrument Tour Mate Deri - Field Application Scientist - Bio-Rad |
| 14:00 - 15:00 Networking Lunch |
| 15:00 - 15:30 Beyond Plasma: Expanding Liquid Biopsy with Circulating Tumor Cells Nathan Knapp - Global Product Manager, Digital Biology Group, Bio-Rad |
| 15:30 - 16:00 From the Origins of Cancer to Liquid Biopsy: Translational Applications of ddPCR Nikolaos Sousos - Assistant Professor of Haematology, University of Crete (UoC) |
| 16:00 – 16:30 Driving Precision Oncology with Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) Marco Bianchi - PhD, EMEA Field Marketing Manager Oncology |
| 16:30 – 17:00 Closing Remarks Elif Korkmazhan - PhD, MBA Zone Manager CEEU & RCIS General Manager, Bio-Rad ME FZ LLC |