Events

‘Next-gen Therapies for Next-gen Patients’ brings together leading clinical experts in the field with academic, industry and regulatory stakeholders to discuss recent innovations and address key issues such as cross-border access, data collection, reimbursement, and the regulatory landscape in Belgium.

On Friday 23 May 2025 at 5 pm, the presentation of the children book ‘De avonturen van Adhemar Penneman’ will take place in Oostende. The authors are Luc François (grandfather) and John François (grandson). The drawings are by Marieke Janssen.

CRIG member dr. Suzanne Fischer (MD) is defending her doctoral thesis entitled 'Van patient naar petrischaal en terug: onderzoek naar patient-afgeleide tumor-modellen en extracellulaire blaasjes in bloedplasma om therapie te sturen voor sarcomapatienten'.

Oncotalk (former 'Oncolunch'), organized by 'het Kankercentrum'.

The eight edition of the specialist course on digital PCR (dPCR) will teach you the basics of dPCR, including assay design, dPCR optimization, data analysis and good experimental practice. The course will start with a basic introduction of dPCR and explain possible applications using case studies in the field of cancer research and virology.

This seminar is a collaborative event hosted by the NXTGNT NGS Lab, the UGent NGS Core Facility, and Element Biosciences.

VIB seminar by dr. Jens Puschhof (German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg).
Host: Prof. Lars Vereecke (PhD)

Duo talk by Associate Professor Aniruddha Chatterjee and Dr. Jim Smith.

Oncotalk, organized by 'het Kankercentrum'.

The second edition of the European Digital PCR Symposium includes a 2-day symposium focused on digital PCR technology and its diverse applications. Keynote talks will be given by Prof. Jim Huggett, Prof. Allen K C Chan, Prof. Valerie Taly and Prof Elisabeth Dequeeker. Submission of abstracts for oral an poster presentations are welcome.