Biology in spatial context

Across The Festival of Genomics and Biodata you’ll explore how spatial transcriptomics, imaging, spatial proteomics and AI‑driven analysis are reshaping cancer research, immunology, developmental biology and translational pipelines.

Spatial biology is transforming how we understand tissues, disease and cellular behaviour by revealing where biology happens, not just what happens. As technologies mature, researchers are now able to decode tissue architecture, map cell–cell interactions and integrate multi‑omic layers in ways that were impossible even a few years ago.

At the Festival, sessions will tackle the major scientific and computational challenges in the field, from integrating spatial, single‑cell and multi‑omics data, to scaling analysis workflows for widespread adoption in research and clinical settings.

Hear from experts applying spatial approaches to tumour evolution, the microenvironment, immune interactions and tissue development, revealing how spatial context is unlocking deeper biological insight and accelerating drug discovery, biomarker development and precision medicine.

Not only that, you'll also have the chance to meet expert suppliers on the exhibition floor to explore the latest platforms, imaging systems, analysis tools and AI workflows powering spatial research.

The Spatial Stage will provide you with:

  • A clearer understanding of tissue architecture, cellular organisation and microenvironmental interactions in situ.

  • Insights into how spatial, single‑cell and multi‑omics data can be integrated to generate deeper biological understanding.

  • Examples of how spatial biology is informing drug discovery, biomarker development and precision medicine.

  • Updates on the latest advances in AI, computational analysis and scalable spatial workflows.

Workshop: Master Spatial omics
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Speaker profile image for James Opzoomer

James Opzoomer

Senior Scientist, Innovation Lab
Relation Therapeutics
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Muzlifah Haniffa

Head of Cellular Genomics Programme and Deputy Director
Wellcome Sanger Institute
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Tom Mitchell

Group Leader, Early Cancer Institute
University of Cambridge
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Dario Bressan

Head of Spatial Profiling and Annotation Centre of Excellence (SPACE)
University of Cambridge
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Alessandra Vigilante

Reader in Bioinformatics
King's College London
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Joachim De Jonghe

Visiting researcher
Relation Therapeutics
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Kerstin Haase

Senior Research Fellow
University College London
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Laura Jardine

Senior Clinical Lecturer and Honorary Consultant
Newcastle University
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Quan Nguyen

Senior Research Fellow and Group Leader
The University of Queensland
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Victoria Sanz-Moreno

Professor and Group Leader
The Institute of Cancer Research