Program
The International Rare Cell Spatial Omics Symposium: Decoding the Single-Cell Universe will take place on May 21-22, 2026, in Grainau, in the Alps of Southern Germany.
Please note that the program below is still in its preliminary stages and subject to change. We are working diligently to curate an exceptional lineup of speakers, sessions, and experiences that will help shape the future of spatial omics research.
Stay tuned for the finalised program!
Hotel am Badersee. Hall Badersee
8:00 - 9:00 am
Welcome reception (including coffee & snacks)
9:00 - 9:15 am
Welcome Remarks
Stefan Seeger, CEO MMI
9:15 - 10:00 am
Pedro Escoll
Decoding metabolic host-bacteria interactions at the single cell scal
10:00 - 10:45 am
Fatima Ben Mohamed
From Blood to Genome: CNV Profiling of Single Circulating Tumor Cells Using ISET® technology and CellCut
10:45 - 11:00 am
Coffee break
11:00 - 11:30 pm
Tancredi Massimo Pentimalli
Tumors in 4D: mapping cell-cell communication in space and time for pathology 2.0
11:30 - 12:30 pm
Submitted Presentations – 30 minutes each
will be announced soon
12:30 - 1:30 pm
Lunch
Hotel am Badersee
1:30 - 2:15 pm
Asif Khan (Director of Sales MMI, Germany)
Finding “The One”: How Microdissection and Cell Picking Uncovers the Hidden World of Single Cells'
2:15 - 2:45 pm
Coffee break
2:45 - 3:45 pm
Submitted Presentations – 30 minutes each
will be announced soon
3:45 - 4:45 pm
Poster Session (including coffee & snacks)
4:45 - 6:00 pm
Workshop
"When Every Cell Counts": Gentle Single Cell Isolation using Laser Microdissection and Cell Picking
6:00 - 8:30 pm
Dinner
Hotel am Badersee
Hotel am Badersee. Hall Badersee
9:00 - 9:30 am
Stefan Niehren (CTO MMI, Germany)
Automated, High-Throughput Laser Microdissection Guided Workflow for Single Cell Analysis
9:30 - 10:15 am
Laurel Hiatt
Gut Check: Regional somatic mosaicism in premalignant colon in the context of colorectal carcinogenesis
10:15 - 10:30 am
Coffee break
10:30 - 11:15 am
Ana Prohaska
Ancient pursuits: Single fossil pollen DNA sequencing
11:15 - 12:15 pm
Submitted Presentations
– 30 minutes each
will be announced soon
12:15 - 13:30 pm
Lunch & Closing Remarks
Hotel am Badersee
13:30 - 14:30 pm
Submitted Presentations
– 30 minutes each
will be announced soon
14:30 - 14:45 pm
Closing Remarks
