Advancing Food Safety Testing with Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and Illumina

Join Illumina and Sequentia Biotech to explore how Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) can enhance food safety testing and pathogen identification. With the European Commission’s 2025 regulation requiring public health labs to adopt Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS), staying ahead of these changes is essential.

In this session, we’ll present a fast, affordable, and easy-to-use WGS workflow that complements traditional microbiology and PCR methods. Join us to learn how Illumina’s sequencing technology and Sequentia’s bioinformatics solutions can help improve food safety and outbreak management.

Agenda:

Welcome and speaker introductions (5 min)

Inés Rábano
Inside Sales Account Manager - Spain
Illumina

David Fuentes
Inside Sales Account Manager - Spain
Illumina

Illumina and NGS relevance for food safety (10 min)

Stef Kupers
Sr. Sales Segment Manager
Illumina

WGS workflow for pathogen identification (15 min)

Stef Kupers
Sr. Sales Segment Manager
Illumina

Sequentia and WGS analysis overview (15 min)

Riccardo Aiese Cigliano
Scientific Director
Sequentia

Q&A (15 min)