Genomics England are proud to be part of the Festival of Genomics and Biodata, the UK’s largest genomics event, and a place for the global genomics community to meet, learn and get inspired.

Meet the team
Visit our booth to find out more about the work we're doing, or speak to a team member from our bioinformatics, talent acquisition, partnerships and research management teams.

Hear from our experts
The festival line-up includes incredible talks and debates from over 300 speakers covering a diverse array of topics beyond genomics, including biodata, diagnostics, cancer research, healthcare, drug discovery and development, infectious diseases, AI, proteomics, multiomics, single-cell & spatial analysis and so much more. Catch speakers from Genomics England, the Genomics England Participant Panel and partner organisations in the sessions below.

Speakers

Wednesday 29 January

11:30-12:30 Emily Perry: Working with the Genomics England Research Environment to access powerful genomic and clinical data
11:15-11:45 Matt Brown: Next steps in precision medicine
14:10-15:40 Amanda Pichini: NHS Showcase – Mainstreaming genomics into clinical practice
16:10-17:50 Graham Richie (alongside NHS England): NHS Showcase – Developing the data & digital infrastructure
16:40-17:10 Simeón Baker and Sharon Jones: Designing ethical and inclusive engagement in genomics

Thursday 30 January

09:00-09:35 Rich Scott and Helen White: The future of genomics (Keynote)
09:35-10:05 Greg Elgar: The rare disease multiomics programme at Genomics England
10:05-10:35 Ellen Thomas: (Panel) Building upon the strength of the UK's healthcare data - Pushing Research Towards the Next Frontier
11:45-12:15 Alice Tuff-Lacey: The Generation Study: exploring the potential of newborn genome sequencing
11:50-12:20 Rakhi Rajani: (Panel) Catalyst for change: cloud innovation and diversity two years on