The 2nd International Conference on Genomics in Europe

The 2nd International Conference on Genomics in Europe

June 25th-28th, 2013
Het Pand, Ghent, Belgium
Address: Onderbergen 1 (next to Sint-Michiels church) 9000 Gent.

ICG History introduction:
BGI's acclaimed International Conference on Genomics (ICG) held annually in China since 2006. Growing rapidly over the last six years, ICG has become one of the top international scientific gatherings.The first ICG Europe was held in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2012, which was a great success, and appreciated by the scientists and researchers who attended the conference.

ICG-Europe 2013 introduction:
ICG Europe 2013 will feature presentations from prominent researchers, international industry leaders and top policy makers on next-gen sequencing and advanced bioinformatics technologies, and their growing application in drug discovery and development, disease research, clinical diagnostics. The meeting aims to promote research in basic and applied genomics and provide a foundation for innovative approaches on sequencing and bioinformatics.It would be an excellent opportunity for European researchers, academia and industries to exchange ideas, share the latest findings and to form new collaborations in Genomics and related fields.

Scientific Committee
Hans Galjaard, Erasmus Medical Centre, The NetherlandsHuanming Yang, BGI, ChinaMarc van Montagu, IPBO, BelgiumLars Bolund, Aarhus University, DenmarkYves-Jean Bignon, Centre Jean Perrin, FranceJun Wang, BGI, ChinaEdwin Cuppen, Hubrecht Institute, The NetherlandsYves Van De Peer, VIB, BelgiumJeroen Raes, VIB, BelgiumJan Cools, VIB, Belgium

Speakers:
Hans Galjaard, Erasmus Medical Centre, The NetherlandsHuanming Yang, BGI, ChinaAnn De Beuckelaer, FlandersBio, GermanyStein Aerts, University of Leuven, BelgiumJohan Cardoen, VIB, BelgiumWigard Kloosterman, University Medical Center Utrecht, The NetherlandsRob Knight, University of Colorado, U.S.Jeroen Raes, VIB, BelgiumLars Bolund, Aarhus University, DenmarkYves-Jean Bignon, Centre Jean Perrin, FranceJun Wang, BGI, China
Hartmut Wekerle, University of Freiburg, Germany
Jeremy K. Nicholson, Imperial College London., UK
Jenny Wei, R&D Information China, AstraZeneca global R&D
Radoje Drmanac, Complete Genomics, Inc., Mountain View, California, U.S.A.
Carlos Simón Vallés, University of Valencia, Spain
Thierry Voet, University of Leuven, UK
Vince Gao, BGI, China
Lynnette Fernandez Cuesta, University of Cologne, Germany
Karsten Kristiansen, University of Copenhagen, Danmark
Maurizio Ferrari, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Italy
Attila Lorincz, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Mario Caccamo, Genome Analysis Centre, UK
Han Brunner, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Netherlands
Tao Dong, MRC Human Immunology Unit, University of Oxford, UK
Mike Bevan, John Innes Centre, UK
Encarnación Bibiana Gómez García, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Netherlands
Atocha Romero, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Spain
Diether Lambrechts, University of Leuven, Belgium
Rajeev K Varshney, ICRISAT, India
Lars Bullinger, University of Ulm, Germany
Søren Møller, Novo Seeds, Denmark
Ian Campebell, National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia Principal Research Fellow, Australia
Diana Margaret Eccles, University of Southampton, UK
Tomas Marques-Bonet, Universitat Pompeu Fabra/CSIC, Spain
Nathaniel Street, Umeå University, Sweden
Lone Frank, Weekendavisen, Denmark
Michael E. Talkowski, Harvard Medical School, USA
Patrick Van Beneden, Gimv Partner, Belgium
Martin Bonde, Danish Association of Biotech Companies, Denmark
Sofie Van Landeghem, VIB, Belgium

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