The Festival of Genomics & Biodata 2021.1.26

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The Festival of Genomics & Biodata is BACK!

Returning for its 6th consecutive year, the 2021 Festival is jam packed with incredible speakers, sessions, experiences and networking - all accessed from the comfort of your own home or office, both live and on-demand.

We wanted to give you the opportunity to register early and join 5,000+ other attendees at the Festival. 90% of attendees qualify for a free ticket. Register for your ticket now.

Who’s Speaking?

Because the 2021 Festival is digital, we can now bring you 200+ incredible speakers this year from around the globe, including many of the mega-stars of genomics and biodata across research, healthcare and industry:

Eric Topol, Founder & Director, Scripps Research Translational Institute
Heidi Rehm, Chief Genomics Officer, Massachusetts General Hospital
Sir John Bell, Regius Professor of Medicine, University of Oxford
Dame Sue Hill, Chief Scientific Officer, NHS England
Eric Green, Director, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Jennifer Fogarty, Chief Scientist, NASA Human Research Programme
Marc Sultan, Global Head, Genetics and Genomics, Roche
Baroness Nicola Blackwood, Chair, Genomics England
Mark Effingham, Deputy CEO, UK Biobank
Ting Wu, Associate Faculty, Wyss Institute at Harvard University

We’re committed to a 50:50 gender split among the speaker faculty, and are on track to hit that.

We’re still confirming speakers, so the line-up is only going to get stronger! Click here to see the latest list.

Be Part Of Something Special

The Festival was set up in response to the death of my father to a rare form of cancer, and is driven by a social mission: to deliver the benefits of genomics to patients faster. Its purpose is to accelerate progress, educate, inspire and engage people around genomics and biodata – to positively impact as many patient lives as possible.

So that it has the greatest social impact, the Festival is free to attend for 90% of our audience. Coronavirus has hit charities hard, so you have the option of donating to help our nominated charity, Cancer Research UK. If you like, you can donate directly to Cancer Research UK via the link on our event registration page. It’s entirely optional.

Click here to see if you qualify for a free ticket.

Who’s the Festival for?

The Festival is for everyone working in and around genomics and biodata – for healthcare workers, clinicians, researchers, pharma and biotech companies, patient groups/charities, and also investors, students, government and technology companies.

What Topics is The Festival Covering?

Here’s just a selection of the topics that we’re covering this year:

Clinical Genomics and COVID-19. Updates and breakthroughs in genomics medicine • Discussions around pandemic response clinical research • Clinical practise • Special educational sessions for the NHS and Genomic Counsellors • Digital pathology • Infectious diseases • Clinical applications of synthetic biology • Polygenic risk scores • Case genomics in critical care

Genomics in Research. Exploring the dark genome • Structural variation detection • Long range sequencing • Nanopore sequencing • The human microbiome • Epigenetics • Histogenomics • Sequencing technology and patent battles • Single cell analysis • Spatial genomics • RNA sequencing

Biodata. Machine learning/AI • Biodata in drug discovery and development • Population diversity • Understanding phenotype • Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) • Multi-omics and phenotypic data integration • Data-driven innovation • Knowledge graphs • Real World Data

Rare Diseases. Translating research into practice • The European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases • Rare disease community experiences • Early detection and diagnosis

Healthcare Data. Leveraging data for better patient outcomes • Equitable access • Diversity in genomics datasets • Creating self-learning healthcare systems • Ethical practices • Geospatial analytics

Drug Discovery and Development. Companion diagnostics • Pharmacogenomics • Functional genomics • Target identification and validation • AI/Natural Language Processing (NLP) • Toxicity prediction

Cancer Genomics. Liquid biopsies • Precision oncology • NGS testing and technologies • Cancer research • Artificial intelligence

Down the Rabbit Hole. The Darwin Tree of Life Project • Food production • Industrial chemistry • Pathogen engineering • NASA/space research and exploration

You can see the full agenda here.

So Much More Than the Agenda

The Festival is more than a bunch of (amazing) talks and speakers. We’re working on developing an incredible event experience for Festival attendees. Here’s a preview of some of what’s going on:

“Talkaoke”: The ‘Flying Saucer of Chat’ goes digital, with themed discussions and engaging, free-flowing conversations in a relaxed atmosphere.
Social Lounge: A space to hang out with other attendees, join themed discussions and dive into speed networking sessions.
Poster Sessions: Browse the latest ground-breaking research with handpicked posters from Festival attendees.
Mastermind Groups: Running parallel to the agenda, these discussion-led sessions will emerge you into some of the most exciting topic areas in genomics and biodata.
Start-Up Zone: Have a cool idea for a genomics/biodata-related business? Or already running a start-up? Meet likeminded entrepreneurs, investors and advisors in a focused day of talks, discussion and networking.
Live Lounge Sessions: A series of short, concise technical presentations from some of the most innovative companies working in the field.
Young Scientist Sessions: The next generation are about to take on the next set of challenges in genomics. Find out how during these short presentation sessions.
The Festival at Night: In development, but we have some exciting things planned. More announcements soon!

Like what you see? Get your ticket now by heading over to the Festival registration page. And join 5,000+ Festival attendees for the world’s first truly global genomics and biodata event!!

Thanks,

Richard Lumb
Founder & CEO
Front Line Genomics Limited
E: richard@frontlinegenomics.com
T: +44 020 8191 8810