4th Annual NGS and 2nd Annual Single Cell Genomics Asia Congress receives excellent feedback

Oxford Global Conferences were proud to present the 4^th Annual NGS and 2^nd Annual Single Cell Genomics Asia Congress this October in Singapore with over 175 senior level experts in the field of genomics, single cell genomics and sequencing technologies attending over the 2 days.  

 

Held at the MAX Atria at Singapore Expo, the congress covered a variety of interesting topics. On Day 1 the presentations covered the latest developments in NGS and microarray technology, sample preparation methods and agrigenomics.  On day 2 expert speakers discussed clinical applications for NGS technologies and the role of genomics in cancer research, personalised medicine and diagnostics.

 

Presentations included:

Raffaele Calogero, Professor, Bioinformatics and Genomics, University of Torino, Italy: Circulating Non-Coding RNAs (ncRNAs) as Biomarkers in Leukemia

 

Stephen Turner, Founder and CTO, Pacific Biosciences: Nearing Universal Applicability:  Pacific Biosciences SMRT Sequencing

 

Lyn Griffiths, Executive Director, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Australia: Use of NGS Technology to Identify Novel Mutations Associated with Familial Hemiplegic Migraine and Related Neurogenetic Disorders

 

Steve Kain, Ph.D., Director of Product Management, NuGEN Technologies, Inc., USA: RNA-Seq Sample Preparation Solutions for Challenging Samples

 

Gong Zhang, Professor, Jinan University, China: Two-Dimensional Fine Tuning of Translational Control on Translation Initiation and Elongation Speed

 

The congress was an ideal platform for delegates to explore and discover new areas of the Asian NGS & Single Cell Genomics industries. The 4^th Annual NGS & 2^nd Annual Single Cell Genomics Asia Congress also gave attendees the opportunity to network with a variety of influential contributors, leaders and decision makers within the industries. The congress offered attendees flexibility with parallel streams specialising in a variety of focal topics. In addition to this the congress hosted an evening networking drinks session, which gave attendees the chance to unwind and broaden their connections further. The Managing Director from Vela Research Singapore Pte Ltd mentioned “The congress had an intimate and friendly atmosphere which made networking very easy. The seniority of the delegates was very good.”

 

The Director of Sales from APAC, Aspera Inc, an IBM Company comments on the benefits of 1-2-1 meetings…

 

“I very much enjoyed the event. The 1-2-1 meetings were beneficial for our company and we met with a number of quality and relevant delegates. The overall organisation was excellent.”

The CEO from Personal Genomics Inc. mentions their plans on returning to the congress…

 

 “I liked the high quality of this meeting. All presentations are very well delivered. We are very much looking forward to attending again next year.”

 

Senior Clinical Research Co-ordinator from University Hospital / National University Heart Centre (HUHCS) told Oxford Global what they enjoyed about the congress…

 

 “The congress had a comprehensive coverage of a wide variety of topics. I found there was plenty of time to interact with collaborators, solution providers and other academics. I thought the overall organisation was excellent.”

 

Following the event, we analyse statistics and feedback from attendees, and we are proud to announce that we achieved an “Above Average” or “Excellent” rating in all categories including:

 

         ·     The Relevance of our Solution Providers

         ·     Overall Organisation of the congress

         ·     Overall Services of the Oxford Global Staff

         ·     Congress Venue

 

This is great news for everyone involved in the production of the 4^th Annual NGS and 2^nd Annual Single Cell Genomics Asia Congress.

 

After the success of the event in 2014, Oxford Global Conferences are pleased to announce that the 5^th Annual NGS & 3^rd Annual Single Cell Genomics Asia Congress event will be running in Singapore in October 2015. For more information please contact Danielle on d.dalby@oxfordglobal.co.uk or call +44(0)1865 248455.

 

If your interested in receiving information on this congress or any of our upcoming congresses in the Genomics series please contact Danielle on d.dalby@oxfordglobal.co.uk or call +44(0)1865 248455.