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We invite you to join us at ESCMID Global 2026 to discover how next-generation sequencing (NGS) is opening new doors in microbial genomics, revealing fresh insight into how microbes impact humans and the environment.

Visit our booth (D38) to meet our specialists and learn how rapid microbial sequencing enables molecular-level insights into microbial behavior, host and environmental interactions, evolution, and global circulation.

Attend our integrated symposium to hear from global experts on how rapid, simplified and accessible NGS is transforming clinical microbiology and public health (full agenda below).

Catch one of our on-booth flash talks for a concise overview of key microbiology and infectious disease applications, from precision metagenomics to respiratory pathogen sequencing.

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Get a demo of the MiSeq™ i100 with one of our application scientists to experience the new standard in benchtop sequencing speed and simplicity.

Illumina-organized Integrated Symposium

Rapid, Simplified and Accessible NGS: Transforming Clinical Microbiology and Public Health with Advanced Genomic Solutions

Hall A1-5 | 20/04 | 08:30 - 10:00 CET 

Speaker(s)

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Robert Schlaberg, MD (Illumina, USA)

 

Belen Rodriguez-Sanchez, PhD (Hosp. Gregorio Maranon, Spain)

 

Welcome and introductions

Marta Giovanetti, PhD (Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Italy & Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil)

 

Integrating Genomics in Public Health Surveillance: Insights from arboviral outbreaks in Latin America 

Teny John, MD (MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA)

 

Clinical Impact of Targeted Metagenomic Sequencing Versus Standard Diagnostics in Pneumonia Among Patients With Hematologic Malignancies 

 

Judith Breuer, MD (University College London, UK)

Rapid Respiratory Metagenomics: Evaluation of a rapid hybridization capture workflow for the detection of respiratory infections

 

Shaheed Vally Omar, PhD (National TB Reference Laboratory, NICD/NHLS, Johannesburg, South Africa)

 

Enhancing Drug-Resistant TB Detection and Surveillance in a High-TB Burden Country Setting, using WHO recommended targeted Next Generation Sequencing

Tim-Christoph Roloff Handschin, PhD (University of Zurich, Switzerland)

 

Whole-Genome Sequencing for Microbiology: Why Speed, Quality and Simplicity Matter

Date & Time
17 Apr 2026 – 21 Apr 2026
Location
Messe München Am Messesee 2 81829
Germany
Europe
Topic
Microbiology
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