Oxford Nanopore at Medlab 2025
This 24th edition promises to be a landmark event, spotlighting cutting-edge advancements and sustainable practices in laboratory medicine. Over 800+ exhibitors from 40+ countries, will converge to unveil the latest innovations and technologies across 8 dynamic product categories.
Oxford Nanopore will be located at booth Z5.F28, and will host an Industry Workshop on Wednesday 5 February, 2025. Session will be held in the Oman Room
Industry Workshop
Date: Wednesday 5 February, 2025
Time: 14.00-17.30
Location: Oman Room
Description:
Join Oxford Nanopore Technologies at MedLab 2025 to explore the future of clinical research. This hands-on workshop will highlight the readiness of nanopore sequencing for clinical applications. Attendees can look forward to engaging expert talks, live demonstrations of the technology, and insightful discussions on bioinformatics workflows. If you are dedicated to advancing diagnostics, genomics, or precision medicine, this session will provide you with the practical knowledge and innovative strategies essential for enhancing your research capabilities.
For more information, please refer to the conference program.
Agenda
14:00-17:30 GST | Talk title | Speaker |
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14:15-14:45 | ONT Welcome & Introduction | Walaa Mohamed Oxford Nanopore Technologies |
14:45-15:15 | ONT tech update | Jawahar Swaminathanr, Oxford Nanopore Technologies |
15:15-15:45 | TBD | Javier Quilex, M42, Abu Dhabi |
15:45-16:15 | Networking Break | |
16:15-16:45 | ONT demo | |
16:45-17:15 | ONT infectious | Justin O'Grady, Oxford Nanopore Technologies |
17:15-17:30 | ONT close |
Industry workshop speakers
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Walaa Mohamed, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
Walaa brings over a decade of expertise in genetics and genomics research, with a strong focus on id...
Patrick Merel, Technology Innovation Institute (TII), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Molecular biologist PhD, 20 years of academic experience in France, and 10 years of entrepreneurship...
Javier Quilex, M42, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
My name is Javier Quilez and I am Associate Director of Bioinformatics at M42, where I have worked t...
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Justin O'Grady, Senior Director, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
Prof Justin O'Grady gained his BSc, MSc and PhD in microbiology and infectious diseases at the Natio...
Jawahar Swaminathan, Director of Informatics, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
Jawahar Swaminathan is the Director of Informatics in the Strategic Integrations team. His backgroun...
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Reception speaker
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New assemblers enable unprecedented de novo genome and metagenome contiguity and completeness with Oxford Nanopore long reads
Sean McKenzie, Associate Director of Genomic Applications Bioinformatics, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
Sean McKenzie is a genome biologist and bioinformatician with broad expertise in human and comparati...