ABRF 2026 Annual Meeting

The path from insight to impact – starts with you

The ABRF Annual Meeting is an international program that provides timely updates on cutting-edge science and its execution in a shared resource/core facility setting. This meeting also offers practical workshops and networking opportunities for academics, corporate, and technology partner colleagues.

Visit Illumina booth 609/611 to discover the latest innovations in multiomics workflows, library prep, sequencing systems, informatics, analysis, and AI, designed to transform insight into impact.

Speakers and agenda

Sunday, March 29

6 PM–7 PM (ET)
Redefining the limits of what’s possible: Innovation that connects every layer of biology
Location: Room 409

Join core lab directors and Illumina scientific and technical leaders for a forward‑looking discussion on how advancements across platforms, chemistry, multiomics, and AI‑driven analysis are redefining the limits of what’s possible. Hear from your peers on how they are implementing Illumina’s latest innovative workflows in their own core facilities, connecting every layer of biology to accelerate insights, and meet rising researcher demand with greater speed and confidence.

Topics include:

• Next-generation platform and chemistry advancements, including NovaSeq X series updates, TruPath workflows, multiomics innovations, and more
• Scalable, flexible multiomic assays spanning spatial, 5-base, and proteomics
• AI-enhanced analysis workflows for faster, more confident insights
• Strategies for expanding core laboratory portfolios to meet rising researcher demand

Mark Wang, PhD
VP, Head of Global Sequencing Platforms
Illumina

Darren Segale, PhD
Sr Director, Scientific Research
Illumina

Ioannis Vlachos, PhD
Director of Spatial Technologies
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Catharine Aquino
Unit Head, Genomics
Functional Genomics Center Zurich (FGCZ), ETH Zurich, and University of Zurich

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