Symposium – Accelerating Spatial Biology
October 12, 2026 @ 13:00 – 17:00 CEST
Organized by Cluster in Spatial Biology Technology
13.00-14.00 – Session I – Advances in spatial biology technology
1. Welcome – Joakim Lundeberg
2. Roadmap for an excellence cluster in spatial biology – Mats Nilsson (15 min)
3. Developing next-generation spatial biology technologies – Stefania Giacomello (15 min)
4. Following cellular lineages in spatial data – Emma Andersson, Michael Ratz (30 min)
14:15-15:30 – Session II – Exploring normal and altered spatial landscapes
5. AI frameworks for spatial biology – Carolina Wählby, Joakim Lundeberg (30 min)
6. Spatial frameworks for predictive pathology – Niklas Björkström (15 min)
7. Capturing health-to-disease transitions in space – Eduardo Villablanca, Gonçalo Castelo-Branco (30 min)
15:45-16:45 – Session III – Connecting science, industry and society through spatial biology
8. Impacts and ethics of spatial biology – Pontus Strimling (15 min)
9. Establishing an ecosystem for innovation – Ida Sundström (15 min)
10. Building next-generation sustainable spatial biology industry –panel discussion (30 min)
Moderators: Mats Nilsson, Joakim Lundeberg
16.45 – 18.00 – Networking activity with drinks and snacks
joakim.lundeberg@scilifelab.se
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