We think The Festival is the world’s best life sciences event. After 10 years and 18 Festivals in total, we would say that.  But don’t take our word for it. Here’s what previous attendees had to say….

Speaking at The Festival of Genomics & Biodata is always a valuable experience. The event brings together an unusually engaged and diverse audience across genomics, biodata, translational research, and industry, creating exactly the kind of cross-disciplinary conversations that move the field forward. I’m delighted to return and contribute again. 
Luca Magnani,
Honorary Principal Research Fellow, Imperial College London

The Festival of Genomics & Biodata is an excellent event, bringing together great, cutting edge science and seemingly everyone who is working in the field - adding up to an important learning and networking experience.
Deb Lancaster, 
Executive Director, Scientific Partnership, Genomics England

It is vitally important to understand what’s happening in the world of science and life sciences for the benefit of public health. This event provides that much-needed insight all under one roof.
Funmi V Ullam,
Senior Account Executive, Eli Health

The Festival of Genomics & Biodata is an event that I look forward to attending and speaking at every year.
Dame Sue Hill,
Chief Scientific Officer, NHS England

Sue Hill 2026

Anybody who's anybody in genomics goes to The Festival of Genomics & Biodata!
Naomi Allen,
Chief Scientist, UK Biobank

The Festival of Genomics has become the de facto venue in the world of genomics for clinical meets academic meets industry. A great place to catch up with lots of old colleagues and collaborators
Clare Turnbull, 
Professor of Medical Genomics, Queen Mary University of London, Genomics England and the Institute of Cancer Research

Thank you for organisers and the speakers, The Festival has run so smoothly this year. The clinical talks and Genomic Medicine and Cancer stages were interesting, relevant, innovative and enlightening. Thank you for making it so special this year!
Elena Zheleznyakova,
Genetic Technologist Analyst, Royal Marsden Hospital

The 2026 edition showed evidence of the impressive talent pool and initiatives happening in the UK and EU in Genomics, Drug Discovery and research and applications of AI in those areas. The Festival is the right place to go to get a comprehensive picture of this industry and to network with the professionals that are building real-world stuff, without hype.
Guglielmo Iozzia,
Director, ML/AI and Applied Mathematics, MSD Ireland

The Festival of Genomics is THE place to catch up with everyone at the same time. The place is buzzing, and I always leave with a head full of ideas. It's exhilarating!
Mike Hubank, 
Scientific Director, NHS England Genomics Health Hub

It was such an honour to speak at the Genomics Festival. A truly world-class event — huge, inspiring, and brilliantly put together.
Zita Reisz,
Consultant Neuropathologist, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

FOG2026 was a fantastic opportunity to hear about research in my professional focal topics but also a chance to explore outside of that and get some wider perspective on the cutting edge research taking place across the broad field of genomics.
Claudia Carter,
Bioinformatician, Parasites & Microbes Informatics, Wellcome Sanger Institute

Fantastic event, great energy, amazing opportunity to network with KOLs in a relaxed but stimulating environment.
Toby Barnes,
Sales Specialist, Roche Diagnostics UK & Ireland

I thoroughly enjoyed attending the Genomic Festival. The programme was exceptionally well curated, bringing together cutting-edge science, real-world clinical application, and meaningful discussion about the future of genomic medicine.
Ehsan Karimiani,
Consultant Clinical Geneticist, University College London

My first FoG experience was a hugely positive and stimulating experience. Being able to hear from world class speakers and understanding how genomics is impacting on the lives of people was absolutely brilliant. Even as an NHS general manager, I found the talks to be accessible (mostly!) and inspiring. I highly recommend the FoG to anyone interested in genomics. Well done to the Festival organisers - the event was superbly organised too.
Dorothy Edwards, 
Programme Director - National, NHS Wales

As scientists we have a duty to present and share our work with our community. The Festival is an excellent way to interact with our friends and colleagues, both in academia and industry, a gateway to disseminate and learn about new ideas and approaches, and an opportunity to explore new breakthroughs and collaborations. We all work in the exciting field of genomics and it is a pleasure and a privilege to be part of this great community!
Jeanette McCarthy,
Adjunct Associate Professor, Duke University

FoG is one of the best networking events in the calendar; its an opportunity to meet up with and discuss the evolving Genomic tech market in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere
Miles Collier, 
Sales Director, EMEA, Dovetail Genomics

Judging from the program and participants at previous editions, this is clearly an event with one of the most impressive cast of scientists, genome biologists, and clinical genomicists under one roof.
Lawrence Mensah,
Postdoctoral Research Associate, The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research

I did not make it to many of the talks, because I was too busy catching up with old friends, new friends, colleagues, collaborators and future leads. It was magical!
Kate Witkowska​​​​
Strategic Partnership Director, Genomics England

FoG continues to go from strength to strength. 2026 saw a raft of incredible speakers, engaging vendors, and new tracks in AI and Advanced Therapies. 
Steve Conlan,
Head of the School of Life Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University

A must attend event about genomics, on both new technologies and research sides. Thank you very much for having organized this event!
Francesco Gualdi, 
Pre-Doctoral, Pompeu Fabra University

The event was fantastic. It was great to be able to hear about the work many scientists are researching in the UK. The Festival gave me exposure to a lot of the studies and research happening that I would otherwise would not have known about. The speakers were all so captivating and very passionate about their field of study. The only real downside is that there were so many interesting talks schedules at the same time which made for a hard decision to choose which talk to attend!
Jenna Jafrj, L & D Officer, UK Biocentre

It was like a shower of fresh information and deep insights! I was impressed by the exciting new research, progress on cutting-edge industry techniques, perspective from the medical staff, patient involvement, integration of research into interpretation and care, how to find a start-up and seek support and funding...all of it. For me it added so much context to what I do as a bioinformatician and excited me a lot about the future. It feels good to be in such a rapidly progressing field!
Nishita Thota, 
Bioinformatician, Genomics England

Attending the Festival of Genomics & Biodata has been an inspiring experience, bringing together professionals, researchers, and industry leaders to explore the latest advancements shaping the future of genomics. The festival reinforced that we are entering an era where genomics and AI will redefine precision medicine. Exciting times ahead for those of us working in this space! 
Mustafa Wehbe, 
Molecular Pathway Coordinator, South West London Pathology

The Festival of Genomics and biodata was an eye-opening event! With a wide range of speakers and stalls, it offered valuable insights into the latest in genomics, including updates within the NHS and cutting-edge research. However, the abundance of talks made it tricky to catch everything. Nonetheless, it was a valuable experience for staying informed in this rapidly evolving field.
Gemma Shireby, Genetics Data Manager/Bioinformatician, UCL

An eye-opening experience into the world of genomics with a huge span of different topics and speakers sure to interest anyone studying or working in genomics. I would definitely recommend the Festival of Genomics to all my colleagues and academic friends!
Georgia Saunders, 
Genetic Technologist, Oxford Regional Genetics Laboratories

I am really glad and honoured to have being invited to participate in this festival. Last year, I had seen on my Twitter a feed about how the festival was. Sadly, it had already passed and I couldn’t participate, so I got really excited when I was invited to participate in a panel, especially because I can get to know top people in the field of genomics and share the efforts we are making in this field in my country.
Roselyn Lemus, Manager of Drug Development and Genomic Research, Landsteiner Scientific

The management of the Festival of Genomics & Biodata was masterful. The ease of moving between multiple sessions and the ability to “catchup” on missed talks made this the most meaningful event I have ever attended. Thank you for organising a fantastic event!
Judith Hornby, 
Managing Director, Centre for Proteomic and Genomics Research (South Africa)

I greatly appreciated the presence of many great expert speakers both from industry and academia, presenting cutting-edge science and their opinions on a broad range of subjects. Enlightening!
Marc Creus, 
Group Leader, University of Basel

The festival is better than ever, fantastic talks which are applicable to those working in healthcare and are patient facing. It's been great to see what have developed in the world of genomics over the past 12 months. It was great to see pharmacogenomics fully taking its place at the festival.
Cherrelle Evans, 
Principal Pharmacist R&I, Nottingham University Hospitals

The festival can foster bringing likeminded people together in a relaxed yet stimulating atmosphere. Focusing on interactions via panel discussions, highlighting interests and experience will likely lead to new collaborative efforts. My particular interest is to expand my network of colleagues and support new engagements in drug and diagnostic developments routed in personalized medicine. 
Felix W. Frueh, 
Executive Partner, Opus Three LLC

The event was full of topical, high impact and interesting talks.
Michael Quail, Principal Scientific Manager, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute

Great to hear so many cutting-edge presentations in one place.
Janet Alexander, Biobank Science Lead, MARS Petcare

There was so much going on it was almost overwhelming, in a good way.
Timothy Stone, 
Research Fellow, Cardiff University

FOG brings together various stakeholders in the field of genomics in an open, accessible setting that encourages interaction, connection and cross-fertilization of ideas.
Prashant Mali, 
Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, University of California

A great opportunity to network with leaders in the field all under the same roof.
Mark Kristiansen, Head of UCL Genomics, UCL

It was really great opportunity for me to attend the Festival of Genomics and Biodata. The one annual event that everyone in genomics needs to attend. Thank you!
Lakshmi Sunkara, 
Veterinary Molecular Microbiologist, Clemson University

I’m interested in this festival because this meeting encourages interdisciplinary collaborations to pursue a common goal of accelerating genomics based discovery and therapeutics development.
Ranjan Batra, 
Postdoctoral Fellow, UCSD

This Festival has a fantastic amount of speakers and covers a wide range of topics, it is a great networking opportunity where you can learn about the most up to date findings and technologies that you can apply to your research.
Louise Gregory, 
BRC Catalyst Research Fellow, University College London

Honestly, I attend lots of meetings, but I haven't been nearly as enthusiastic as for the Festival of Genomics. What a sophisticated, but yet refreshing and sleek approach.
Alina Khromykh, Precision Medicine Integration Manager, Inova Translational Medicine Institute

I thoroughly enjoyed the Festival! I had a chance to connect with colleagues I had not seen in person for a long time, plus I met several sales reps I have been emailing with for years! Overall a very enriching experience.
Roberta Migale, Senior Laboratory Research Scientist, The Francis Crick Institute

The line-up of speakers was excellent and the diversity of the talks - from tools to applications to policy - was pretty much everything I could have hoped for! Great to see academia, industry, healthcare sector and policy makers come together to present and discuss how we can use genomics to the benefit of human health. 
Aino Järvelin, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Oxford

The FOG festival was a fantastic opportunity to hear all about the significant collaborations and advancements happening all across the UK and international ecosystem. A brilliant list of speakers complimented by engaged attendees made the event a real success.
Brandy Coote, Senior Advisor for Policy, Strategy and Engagement, NHS

An event that no biomedical researcher should miss. Super interesting talks from which you learn a lot. You have the opportunity to establish contact with other groups and companies that can help you in your daily work; from that, new ideas could be born on how to help patients.
Estefanía García, Doctor of Biology, Fundación MEDINA

The Festival exceeded my expectation this year in terms of content, volume and opportunity. It really showed the power of hard work and collaboration in the genomics space, especially in data management and knowledge sharing. The fruits of this labour were demonstrated in terms of real world patient benefits in the clinical and in influencing drug R & D programmes in the Pharmaceutical industry. I look forward to next year's event. 
Anna Lobley, 
Senior Biological Data Scientist, Exscientia

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to attend The Festival of Genomics & Biodata 2021. It was amazing, and informative. Really, I was impressed like many of my colleagues with organization of the sessions and the entire festival events. I enjoyed attending this event and I am looking forward to participating in the future events
Eltahir Ali, Group Leader, Translational Medicine Informatics, Civil Hospital of Brescia, University of Brescia

This is my 4th Festival of Genomics and as always I am amazed by the quality. 
Malwina Prater,  Bioinformatician, University of Cambridge

The festival is a great place to celebrate the mysteries of the genome.
Brendan Keating, Assistant Professor, Depts of Surgery (Division of Transplantation) and Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania

2024 was my first year at the Festival of Genomics and Biodata and I will definitely be back! I was really inspired and there was a great range of speakers, something for everyone in the field.
Frances Elliot, Research Programme Officer, NIHR

Fantastic day, excellent opportunities for networking and building on knowledge. Great to see advancements in current practice.
Tate Halpin, 
Specialist Fetal Medicine Midwife, NHS

Perfect blend of excellent science, thought-provoking discussions, quality keynote talks, broad industry representation, plenty of opportunity for networking.
Hana Lango Allen, Scientific Director, Cambridge Genomics Laboratory

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