Explore 14 theatres of content

This year the number of theatres at the Festival has expanded from 12 to 14, giving you more choice of talks and speakers than ever before. To help you navigate a larger agenda, you can still access an agenda at a glance but you can also click on the theatre icons below to access the full agendas and speaker line-ups for each theatre.

Obviously, you can only be in one place at one time, which may be frustrating given how much choice there is this year but remember, by attending the Festival in-person, you will get on-demand access to over 95% of all talks within 2 weeks of the Festival taking place.

The home of our keynote speakers, including this year’s Mystery Speakers! Also, sessions on sequencing technologies, establishing the UK as global life sciences leader, case studies and genomic medicine policy discussions.

Delve into the ethical and legal aspects of data sharing, the leveraging of health data, and infrastructure for large datasets, with talks on federated data and real-world evidence applications.

All things single cell & spatial, with talks and discussions on technology selection, data complexity and integration challenges, with insights into data analysis, workflow optimisation and multi-omics integration.

This theatre focusses on cancer’s complexity, translating research to clinical care, and advancing treatment strategies. Topics also include genomic evolution, immunology, organoids, liquid biopsies and precision oncology.

Tackle the integration of diverse omics datasets to understand biological contexts, with discussions on balancing data collection costs and showcasing multi-omics success stories in cancer and for better patient outcomes.

This theatre covers integrating multi-omics data, using AI for multi-modal data analytics, and making actionable drug discovery decisions whilst addressing privacy and FAIR data standards.

This theatre explores the development of newer drug modalities, for instance, immunotherapy and PROTACs, with a focus on navigating safety, clinical trials and addressing off-target effects.

Overcome challenges in deriving meaningful clinical insights from large proteomics datasets, including single cell & spatial proteomics, scaling clinical proteomics, and advancing precision medicine through the use of innovative technologies.

On the epigenetics & emerging omics stage, you will get the very latest on how epigenetics and other omics, such as metabolomics and lipidomics, can play a role in our understanding and management of disease.

Explore pharmacogenomics implementation, the role of AI in healthcare and unlocking clinical healthcare records for discovery. Also ethical, legal and practical challenges in genomic medicine integration.

This theatre focuses on tackling antimicrobial resistance and pathogen transmission and navigating the complexity of microbiome data. There will also be case studies on genome tracking and pathogen evolution.

Examine challenges in achieving precise gene edits and advancing gene and cell therapies, with talks on mitigating off-target effects and overcoming safety concerns in clinical applications.

Featuring NHS success stories, and covering translation of research to clinical care, workforce education, building digital infrastructure and integration into healthcare systems.

An exciting combination of epigenetics in mental health, equitable access, diversity in genomics studies, plus innovations in women’s health, prenatal care and newborn screening.