Connecting Methods & Meaning:
A Day of Practical Transcriptomics
User Meeting in Bern
Join scientists, students, and biotech leaders for a day of talks, tools, and talent – hosted by Lexogen in collaborations with University of Bern!
Date: September 16, 2025
Time: 9:00 - 15:00
Location: Universität Bern, Hallerstrasse 6, 2. OG, 3012 Bern
What awaits you?
- Scientific talks by top researchers – real case studies
- Vendor demos: Lexogen (RNA-Seq solutions from sampling to analysis), Lucerna-Chem (RNA extraction)
- Educational session on experimental design, how to pick the right library prep for your project, best practice and useful data analysis tips
- Complimentary networking lunch, co-sponsored by vendors
- Interactive discussions with researchers, core representatives, product experts and company representatives - find the right tools for your next projects!
Why attend?
- Explore Cutting-Edge Science:
Hear from leading voices in academic research. - Connect & Collaborate:
Meet industry professionals and like-minded peers.
Agenda of the meeting:
- 09.00 - 10.00 Registration & Welcome Coffee
- 10.00 - 11.00 Beyond the Reads: Designing Successful RNA-Seq Experiments and Data Analyses (Talk by Lexogen)
- 11.00 - 11.30 Revealing minor spliceosome snRNA dysregulation as a diagnostic and therapeutic strategy in Prostate Cancer (Talk by Uni Bern)
- 11.30 - 12.00 Not All Eggs Are the Same: Maternal RNA Variability in the Face of Heat Stress (Talk by Uni Bern)
- 12.00 - 13.15 Lunch Break
- 13.15 - 13.45 rRNA Expansion Segments - Unexpected modulators of translational dynamics and accuracy (Talk by Uni Bern)
- 13.45 - 14.00 miRVEL Discovery Small RNA-Seq Library Pep - Cutting-edge technology for sRNA discovery and biomarker studies (Talk by Lexogen)
- 14.00 - 14.30 RNA-Seq Options from the NGSP (Talk by Uni Bern)
- 14.30 - 14.45 Extraction and preservation of ultra-pure RNA (Talk by Lucerna Chem)
- 14.45 - 15.15 Open Discussion
- 15.15 - 16.00 Networking & Closing