Event List

Focuses on Africa’s health priorities, pandemic preparedness, and climate impact on health systems.

Audience: students researchers clinicians

Topics: public_health

This conference will take place at EMBL Barcelona. Vascularisation is a rapidly growing field, with researchers across disciplines recognising its crucial role in organ development, disease progression, and therapeutic delivery. This upcoming edition of the meeting aims to unite researchers working at the intersection of engineering and vascular biology, facilitating discussions on how to apply cutting-edge techniques in spatial omics, advanced imaging, and the use of AI in vascular research.

Audience: researchers faculty postdoctoral_researchers postgraduates clinicians

Topics: artificial_intelligence bioinformatics biomedical_engineering molecular_biology medicine

The task now is to build. As the dust settles on the seismic shifts of 2025, a transformed global health landscape is coming into view. The era of fragmented, traditional aid is over. The only viable path forward is efficiency, resilience, and strong local ownership. So, what’s next for philanthropy? It is evolving from a passive funder into a decisive, catalytic force. We are witnessing the rise of a new paradigm where philanthropic capital is deployed specifically to back local leaders and secure the surgical backbone of entire health systems. In 2026, we have moved past the theoretical. While old models falter, a new alliance is driving down mortality and securing national sustainability. Discover how early adopters are bridging the gap to national scale. The blueprint is proven, the foundation is poured: the task now is to build.

Audience: researchers clinicians policy_makers government_officials funders

Topics: global_health medicine public_health

30th Annual International Conference on Research in Computational Molecular Biology. RECOMB 2026 is the 30th edition of a series of algorithmic computational biology conferences bridging the areas of computational, mathematical, statistical and biological sciences. The conference features keynote talks by preeminent scientists in life sciences, presentations of ground breaking research in computational biology, selected over the course of a highly-rigorous peer-review process, and poster sessions on the latest research progress.

Audience: researchers faculty postdoctoral_researchers students postgraduates clinicians engineers

Topics: bioinformatics mathematics statistics molecular_biology clinical_research epidemiology pharmacology

This conference will take place at EMBL Heidelberg, with the option to attend virtually. The goal of BioMalPar is to (1) highlight recent advances in basic and translational research into the biology of malaria parasites, their interactions with their mammalian host and mosquito vector, and the development of new interventions, (2) foster collaboration among researchers in these efforts, and (3) provide training and networking opportunities for participants.

Audience: researchers faculty postdoctoral_researchers postgraduates clinicians

Topics: genomics immunology molecular_biology epidemiology global_health

AIDS 2026, the 26th International AIDS Conference, taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and virtually on 26-31 July 2026, comes at a crucial time for the HIV response. In the face of an unprecedented funding crisis and major cutbacks to HIV programmes, the world's largest conference on HIV and AIDS will unite people living with HIV, researchers, policy makers, healthcare professionals, funders, media and communities.

Audience: civil_society clinicians policy_makers researchers

Topics: epidemiology global_health public_health

The 25th European Conference on Computational Biology (ECCB 2026) will take place in Geneva from 31 August to 4 September 2026. Organized by the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, the conference will explore advancements in genomics, structural bioinformatics, systems biology, biodiversity, and more under the theme 'Biodiversity, AI & Health: computational biology to address the challenges of our time'. The programme includes keynotes, proceedings, highlight talks, poster sessions, tutorials, workshops, and networking events.

Audience: researchers faculty postdoctoral_researchers postgraduates clinicians data_scientists

Topics: artificial_intelligence bioinformatics genomics public_health biodiversity

The 25th International Conference on Bioinformatics (InCoB/ISCB-APAC 2026) marks a defining moment in the evolution of bioinformatics in the Asia Pacific region. As the Silver Jubilee edition of the International Conference on Bioinformatics (InCoB), this meeting celebrates 25 years of sustained scientific contribution, regional leadership, and community building under the auspices of Asia-Pacific Bioinformatics Network (APBioNET). At the same time, it inaugurates a long-term strategic collaboration with the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) under the ISCB-APAC framework, strengthening the conference’s global engagement while preserving its regional identity. Under the theme “Where Bioinformatics Meets AI – Unlocking the Next Era of Discovery” the conference will explore the transformative convergence of bioinformatics and artificial intelligence in advancing life science research. From foundational methodologies to emerging AI-driven approaches, InCoB/ISCB-APAC 2026 will provide a platform to examine how computational innovation is reshaping biological discovery, precision medicine, systems biology, and translational research. The scientific programme will feature keynote lectures, presentations of original research, plenary discussions, poster sessions, workshops, software demonstrations, and panel dialogues. The meeting aims to bring together researchers, practitioners, educators, and students from across the Asia Pacific region and beyond to exchange ideas, foster collaborations, and collectively shape the next chapter of discovery in bioinformatics.

Audience: researchers students postgraduates clinicians educators industry practitioners

Topics: artificial_intelligence bioinformatics data_science machine_learning genomics

World Health Expo Nairobi Save the date 16-18 September 2026

Audience: researchers clinicians public_health_practitioners health_administrators practitioners

Topics: global_health medicine public_health

This course provides an introduction to causal inference and causal representation learning, offering both theoretical foundations and hands-on training. You will learn how to apply these methodologies to various biomedical data types, including clinical, genotype-phenotype, molecular, and multimodal data.

Audience: researchers postdoctoral_researchers students postgraduates early_career clinicians data_scientists practitioners

Topics: bioinformatics data_science machine_learning biomedical_engineering statistics biotechnology genomics molecular_biology clinical_research public_health

This course provides an in-depth introduction to breakthrough DNA sequencing technology, Sequencing by Expansion (SBX), and advanced NGS library preparation solutions. Participants will gain comprehensive understanding of SBX technology, NGS library preparation with KAPA, and applications in genomic research and clinical diagnostics including early cancer detection, comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP), and minimal residual disease (MRD) monitoring.

Audience: researchers postdoctoral_researchers postgraduates clinicians industry practitioners

Topics: bioinformatics genomics molecular_biology clinical_research