NASSA Kick-Off Meeting
June 3, 2026 @ 09:00 – 17:00 CEST
The NASSA Kick-Off Meeting will formally launch the Nordic Alliance for Single-Cell and Spatial Analysis (NASSA), a network funded by NordForsk connecting infrastructure experts from Sweden, Denmark (CellX), Norway (Oslo University Hospital), and Finland (FIMM). Save the date!
Event highlights include:
- Allow partners & participants to meet and get to know each other, align visions, share bottlenecks, and define collaborative priorities.
- Define plans for future hub activities, including working groups, benchmarking exercises, technology scouting, and joint training initiatives.
- Mapping Nordic infrastructure and initiating structured strategies. The NASSA Kick-Off establishes a foundation for a sustainable, collaborative hub, positioning SciLifeLab as a central coordinator in this rapidly evolving technical landscape.
NASSA Kick-Off Meeting is free to attend and open for everyone. The following day, June 4th, there will be a semi-open meeting by invitations only. Registration opens soon!
Preliminary Program
- 8:30 – 9:00 Registration & Coffee
- 9:00 – 9:20 Welcome & Opening Remarks – NASSA introduction
- 9:20 – 10:30 Nordic Infrastructure Presentations (overview of platforms, instruments & services)
- 10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break & Networking
- 11:00 – 12:30 SciLifeLab Platform Presentations (overview of platforms, instruments & services)
- 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch & Networking
- 13:30 – 14:00 Visionary Talk – Where are we heading?
- 14:00 – 14:30 Focus Talk: Instruments
- 14:30 – 15:00 Focus Talk: Data Analyses
- 15:00 – 16:00 Coffee Break & Mingle with Posters & Drinks
- 16:00 – 16:30 Panel Discussion – Technological challenges and integration opportunities, within the Nordics
- 16:30 – 16:45 Wrap-Up & Summary of Needs
- 17:00 Networking & Informal Discussions
- 18:00 Dinner at Inspira
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