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ddPCR World On Tour is coming to Italy in 2026, bringing the digital PCR community together for a focused day of science, peer exchange, and applied insights.
Explore the event details below and register for free to secure your spot.
Lecce, Italy
Date: Thursday, 18th of June
Venue: University of Salento
Room: Aula D10
Address: Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche ed Ambientali
Palazzina B - Complesso Ecotekne via Monteroni 165, 73100 Lecce (LE) - Italia
Agenda
| Time / Topic / Speaker |
|---|
| 09:30 - 10:00 Registration |
| 10:00 - 10:15 Welcome & Introduction Bio-Rad Laboratories |
| 10:15 - 10:45 Droplet Digital™ PCR: Rationale & Applications Eugenia Pisano, Bio-Rad Laboratories |
| 10:45 – 11:15 Circulating Cell-free Mitochondrial DNA (ccf-mtDNA): ddPCR for Detection in Biological Fluids Flora Guerra, University of Salento Giulia Girolimetti, University of Salento |
| 11:15 – 11:45 Coffee Break |
| 11:45 – 12:15 Droplet Digital PCR in Oncology: From Gene Copy Number to Unconventional Transcript Expression Analyses in Tumor Samples and Plasma-derived Extracellular Vesicles Doron Tolomeo, University of Bari Aldo Moro |
| 12:15 – 12:45 Applications of ddPCR in the Management of panNETs Andrea Giglio, University of Bari Aldo Moro |
| 12:45 – 13:15 Development and Implementation of Droplet Digital PCR Assays to Detect and Profile Xylella fastidiosa and Other Key Plant Pathogens Impacting Agriculture Rita Milvia De Miccolis Angelini, University of Bari Aldo Moro Serafina Serena Amoia, Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, Italian National Research Council |
| 13:15 - 13:30 Closing Remarks Vito Lorusso, Bio-Rad Laboratories |
| 13:30 – 14:30 Lunch and Meet the Experts |
Brescia, Italy
Date: Thursday, 25th of June
Venue: University of Brescia
Room: Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Aula B
Address: Viale Europa, 11, 25123 Brescia, Italy
Agenda
| Time / Topic / Speaker |
|---|
| 09:00 – 09:30 Registration |
| 09:30 – 09:40 Welcome Prof. Alessandro Salvi, University of Brescia |
| 09:40 – 09:50 Introduction Bio-Rad Laboratories |
| 09:50 – 10:15 Droplet Digital™ PCR: Rationale & Applications Mattia Criscuoli, Bio-Rad Laboratories |
| 10:15 – 10:45 Exploring ddPCR Applications in Viral Detection and Quantification Elena Pomari, IRCCS Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria |
| 10:45 – 11:05 Analysis of Circulating Salivary MicroRNAs in Oral Cancer Patients Chiara Piloni, University of Brescia Characterization of miR-98-5p, miR-130a-3p, and miR-1246 levels by ddPCR in Tissues and Liquid Biopsies from Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Martina Maffezzoni, University of Brescia |
| 11:05 – 11:35 Coffee Break |
| 11:35 – 12:05 Mustard DNA Contamination: In-Depth Characterization Using Digital Droplet PCR Stefano Lei, Neotron S.p.A. with sole shareholder |
| 12:05 – 12:35 TBC Pamela Pinzani, University of Florence |
| 12:35 - 12:55 Cell-free mtDNA in Plasma and CSF: A Pilot Study in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Alice Vetturi, University of Bresci Multiplex ddPCR for the Analysis of Human Adipose Tissue with Limited RNA Input Anna Gogna, University of Brescia |
| 12:55 – 13:05 Closing Remarks Giuseppe Nini, Bio-Rad Laboratories |
| 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch and Meet the Experts |
Pavia, Italy
Date: Tuesday, 30th of June
Venue: University of Pavia
Room: Aula Volta
Address: Corso Strada Nuova, 65 - 27100 Pavia, Italy
Agenda
| Orario / Argomento / Relatore |
|---|
| 09:00 – 09:30 Registrazione |
| 09:30 – 09:45 Benvenuto e Introduzione Bio-Rad Laboratories |
| 09:45 – 10:15 Droplet Digital™ PCR: Principi e Applicazioni Francesca Dionisio, Bio-Rad Laboratories |
| 10:15 – 10:45 Gene Expression Profiling con Multiplex Droplet Digital PCR per la validazione di geni target Grazia Andolfi, Istituto San Raffaele Telethon per la Terapia Genica |
| 10:45 – 11:15 Applicazione della Digital Droplet PCR nell’identificazione di eventi di genome editing Marco Luciani, Human Technopole |
| 11:15 – 11:45 Pausa Caffè |
| 11:45 – 12:15 ddPCR per l’analisi dei biomarcatori di stress del reticolo endoplasmatico nella sindrome di Marinesco-Sjögren Giada Lavigna, Chiara Pasini, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS |
| 12:15 – 12:45 Implementazione della Digital Droplet PCR per la biopsia liquida in oncologia di precisione: dalla decisione terapeutica al monitoraggio della malattia Federica Fuzio, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia (IEO) |
| 12:45 – 13:00 Conclusioni Bio-Rad Laboratories |
| 13:00 – 14:00 Pranzo e Incontro con gli Esperti |