2+ days
of learning, engaging, and networking
2+ days
of learning, engaging, and networking
25+ talks
25+ talks
led by inspiring scientific experts
200+ guests
200+ guests
in one place, sharing the experience
Why attend?
Why attend?
PRISM 2026: Colour the future of genomics
PRISM is our premier global gathering of genomics experts where leaders across research, clinical, and technology development gather to share hard-won insights and see how HiFi long-read sequencing is evolving in real time.
Talk with people driving the field forward
Talk with people driving the field forward
Join conversations with researchers and industry peers who are shaping current practice and future standards.
Join conversations with researchers and industry peers who are shaping current practice and future standards.
Meet PacBio leadership and technical experts
Meet PacBio leadership and technical experts
Discuss your projects, ask detailed questions, and get perspective from the teams building the tools you use.
Discuss your projects, ask detailed questions, and get perspective from the teams building the tools you use.
See the newest technology in person
See the newest technology
in person
Evaluate PacBio platforms and explore solutions from partners working on automation, analysis, and complementary workflows.
Evaluate PacBio platforms and explore solutions from partners working on automation, analysis, and complementary workflows.
Hear research that is influencing decisions now
Hear research that is influencing decisions now
Keynotes, focused sessions, and panels to show you results that are changing how difficult variants, complex regions, and large-scale studies are approached.
Keynotes, focused sessions, and panels to show you results that are changing how difficult variants, complex regions, and large-scale studies are approached.
Join an elite community of innovators
Join an elite community of innovators
Become part of a global network that values accuracy, clarity, and progress. Most attendees return because the discussions shape their next steps.
Become part of a global network that values accuracy, clarity, and progress. Most attendees return because the discussions shape their next steps.
Our PRISM 2026 registration package is €350.
This includes the following:
Our PRISM 2026 registration package is €350.
Our PRISM 2026 registration package is €350.
This includes the following:
Full PRISM event access including our keynote speakers, discussions, and networking sessions |
Two nights’ accommodation (single occupancy) at the Catalonia Barcelona Plaza Hotel from Monday 13 April to Wednesday 15 April |
Lunch and breakfast for both event days, a cocktail reception on 13 April and dinner on 14 April |
Catalonia Barcelona Plaza
Catalonia Barcelona Plaza
Agenda
We'll regularly update our exciting lineup of speakers and sessions. Check back for more information and latest updates!
*Subject to changes
16:00 - 22:00
PRISM welcome: check-in and registration
18:00 - 20:00
Cocktail reception
08:15 - 10:05
Morning session, Part l
Opening remarks
Neil Ward, PacBio
Company vision & achievement
Christian Henry, PacBio
Keynote: 350 million people living with undiagnosed diseases worldwide
Helene Cederroth, Wilhelm Foundation
Customer presentation
Improving our understanding of human genetic variation using long-read DNA and RNA sequencing
Danny Miller, University of Washington
10:05 - 10:35
Coffee & connect
10:35 - 12:25
Morning session, Part ll
Customer presentation
Topic focus: HiFi long-read sequencing in rare disease
Emma Baple, Exeter University
From odysseys towards insights
Panel discussion moderated by: Sukhvinder Nicklen, PacBio
Alex Hoischen, Radboudumc
Antonio Martinez-Monseny, Sant Joan de Déu Children's Hospital
Helene Cederroth, Wilhelm Foundation
Valtteri Wirta, Karolinska Institutet
12:25 - 13:35
Lunch
13:35 - 15:45
Workshops
Interactive sessions than you can choose from, more details coming soon.
15:45 - 16:15
Coffee & connect
16:15 - 17:55
Afternoon session
Customer presentations
Topic focus: Identifying how alternative splicing variants impact IBD disease
Omar El Garwany, Wellcome Sanger Institute
Topic focus: Bioinformatics of genomes at scale
Simone Rubinacci, Estonian Biobank
Topic focus: HiFi sequencing and immune diversity in vaccine response
Melissa Smith, Clareo Biosciences
How long-read NGS is empowering preclinical R&D in Bayer Pharma
Stylianos Fodelianakis, Bayer
17:55 - 18:00
Closing remarks
Neil Ward, PacBio
19:30 - 19:45
Transfers to restaurant
20:00 - 23:45
Dinner & reception
23:45 - 24:00
Transfers to hotel
08:30 - 09:55
Morning session, Part l
Opening remarks
Neil Ward, PacBio
Customer presentations
Linking genotypes and phenotypes in cancer evolution
Jonas Demeulemeester, UC Leuven
Long-read sequencing—going the extra mile towards hematological malignancy diagnostics
Wencke Walter, Munich Leukemia Laboratory
Comprehensive genomic profiling of DUX4-rearranged B-ALL using HiFi sequencing
Jianyan Yu, Wuerzburg University
09:55 - 10:25
Coffee & connect
10:25 - 12:00
Morning session, Part ll
PacBio presentation
Sukhvinder Nicklen, PacBio
Customer presentations
Genomics across the lifespan: helping to transform rare disease care from diagnosis to prevention
Vorasuk Shotelersuk, Chulalongkorn University
Topic focus: Fertility and reproductive health
Frank Tuettelmann, University of Munster
PacBio presentation - product updates
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch
13:00 - 15:15
Workshops
Interactive sessions than you can choose from, more details coming soon.
15:15 - 16:15
Afternoon session
Customer presentations
Topic focus: Pharmacogenomics - amplicon sequencing at scale
Stuart Scott, Stanford University
Closing remarks
Neil Ward
After 16:15
Departures
Airport transfers will be available
| Monday, April 13, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM | PRISM welcome: check-in and registration | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Cocktail Reception | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8:15 AM - 8:25 AM | Opening remarks + housekeeping | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8:25 AM - 8:50 AM | PacBio Presentation 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8:50 AM - 9:15 AM | Day 1- Keynote presentation | Presentation 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:15 AM - 9:40 AM | Presentation 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:40 AM - 10:05 AM | Presentation 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10:05 AM - 10:35 AM | Coffee & connect | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10:35 AM - 11:00 AM | PacBio Presentation 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:00 AM - 11:25 AM | Presentation 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:25 AM - 11:50 AM | Presentation 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:50 AM - 12:15 PM | PacBio Presentation 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12:15 PM - 12:20 PM | Wrap up morning session | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12:20 PM - 1:20 PM | Lunch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1:20 PM - 2:20 PM | Workshop 2 | Workshop 3 | Workshop 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2:20 PM - 2:30 PM | Workshop session swap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Workshop 4 | Workshop 6 | Workshop 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Coffee & connect | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4:00 PM - 4:25 PM | Presentation 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4:25 PM - 4:50 PM | Presentation 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4:50 PM - 5:15 PM | Presentation 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5:15 PM - 5:40 PM | Presentation 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5:40 PM - 5:45 PM | Day 1 closing remarks & group photo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5:45 PM - 7:30 PM | PRISM break: scavenger hunt TBC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7:30 PM - 11:30 PM | Dinner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wednesday, April 15, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Rise & connect at Breakfast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8:30 AM - 8:40 AM | Opening remarks + housekeeping | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8:40 AM - 9:05 AM | Presentation 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:05 AM - 9:30 AM | Presentation 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:30 AM - 9:55 AM | Presentation 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:55 AM - 10:25 AM | Coffee & connect | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10:25 AM - 10:50 AM | Presentation 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10:50 AM - 11:50 AM | Panel discussion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:50 AM - 1:00 PM | PRISM awards & lunch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Workshop 9 | Workshop 8 | Workshop 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2:00 PM - 2:10 PM | Workshop session swap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2:10 PM - 3:10 PM | Workshop 12 | Workshop 10 | Workshop 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3:10 PM - 3:15 PM | Session swap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3:15 PM - 3:40 PM | Presentation 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3:40 PM - 4:05 PM | Presentation 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4:05 PM - 4:15 PM | Wrap up session | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4:15 PM | Departures (Airport transfers provided) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Keynotes
Keynotes
Melissa Nel
Director, Clinical Omics and Informatics (COIN) Unit
Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town
Meet our PRISM 2026 sponsors
Meet our 2026 sponsors
Meet our PRISM 2026 sponsors
We are currently planning for a fully in-person event in Barcelona with no virtual access.
The event is scheduled to finish at 4.15 PM on the 15th April. We recommend arranging flights from 6.15 PM onwards.
PRISM events are designed to cultivate an intimate and engaging atmosphere. To maintain this unique experience our PRISM 2026 Barcelona event carries a registration fee of EUR 350 payable as part of the registration process. Registration is only complete if payment has been made online. All major credit cards are accepted. The registration fee includes the following:
• Event entry
• Two nights’ accommodation (single occupancy) at the Catalonia Barcelona Plaza Hotel from Monday 13 April to Wednesday 15 April
• Lunch and breakfast for both event days, a cocktail reception on the 13 April and dinner on 14 April (dinner on arrival day is not included)
However, attendees must pay for their own travel.
The registration fee is non-refundable. However, if you are unable to attend we are happy for you to send a colleague instead. Please let us know as early as possible if you aren’t able to attend and will send a replacement. Please email events@pacb.com.
Registration transfers are considered on a case-by-case basis, as registrations are linked to specific email addresses. To request a transfer, please contact us at events@pacb.com, and we will review your request.
Food and refreshments will be provided throughout the day. Please let us know during registration using the options within the form if you have any allergies or dietary restrictions, and we will ensure you are catered for.
Yes, the venue is accessible; for more details, please review the venue website. For specific accessibility requests or questions, please contact events@pacb.com.
The closest airport to the Catalonia Barcelona Plaza Hotel is Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN), which is only a 15 minute drive.
Due to guests arriving at different times on the 13th April, we recommend that you arrange a taxi to the Catalonia Barcelona Plaza hotel. However, we will have multiple transfer options available for those leaving for the airport on the 15th April - departing at 16:15, 16:45, 17:15 and 17:45 (subject to availability).
Citizens from the UK, EU, and USA do not need a visa for trips to Spain lasting less than 90 days. This is due to Spain being part of the Schengen Area, which allows visa-free travel for short stays for citizens of certain countries. Please check your local official government website for further information.
For any upgrades or adjustments to your stay, please contact the hotel directly after registering, and they will be happy to assist. The additional costs will be covered by the registrant. The registration fee includes two nights of single-occupancy accommodation from Monday, 13 April, to Wednesday, 15 April (covering the nights of the 13th and 14th).
We apologise for this inconvenience. Here are a few troubleshooting tips you can try:
- Check the billing address is correct
- Ensure no special characters are being used
- Have you entered the full name addressed on the card correctly
If issues persist, please contact events@pacb.com for further support. We are aware that some customers are experiencing difficulties with Amex and Mastercard; we highly recommend Visa credit cards for transactions.