WELCOME TO DAY 1

Chairs: Leonor David & Eli Pikarsky

OECI Introduction

Claudio Lombardo OECI Director

Mark Rubin University of Bern, Switzerland

"Lineage Plasticity and Resistance to Cancer Therapy"

Q&A: 14:30 - 14:50

Exhibitor Introductions

Reinhard Buttner University Hospital Cologne, Germany

"Integrating Computational Pathology and Molecular Pathology of Lung Cancers"

Q&A: 15:15 - 15:35

5-minute break

INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM - 10X GENOMICS

Florian Baumgartner 10x Genomics

"Bridge Digital and Molecular Pathology - Next generation profiling for enhanced molecular pathology"

Break

Coffee & stretching

Hege Russnes Oslo University Hospital, Norway

"Molecular evolution of cancer - impact on precision diagnostics"

Q&A: 16:45 - 17:05

5-minute break

Oscar Maiques Queen Mary University of London, UK

Proffered Paper 1: "Extracellular matrix organisation at the invasive front of tumours generates a mechanical transcriptional memory in cancer cells during tumour dissemination"

Q&A: 17:20 - 17:30

Giulia Dell'Omo FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology Foundation, Italy

Proffered Paper 2: "Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres (ALT) mechanism in metastatic colorectal cancer"

Q&A: 17:40 - 17:50

5-minute break

The EMBO Keynote Lecture

Peter Lichter DKFZ Heidelberg, Germany

"Precision Oncology: Challenges in translating genomic information into clinical decisions"

Q&A: 18:15 - 18:35

Poster Spotlights

3 top abstracts presented as 3 minute flash talks

END OF DAY 1 SUMMARY

Virtual Poster Discussion Session

WELCOME TO DAY 2

Chairs: Ragnhild Lothe & Luigi Terraciano

Tamara Lotan John Hopkins Medicine, USA

"Detection of DNA Repair Deficiency in Prostate Cancer"

Q&A: 14:25 - 14:45

5-minute break

Christian Bergsland Oslo University Hospital, Norway

Proffered Paper 3: "Prognostic value of regulatory T cells in colorectal cancer evaluated by fluorescence-based multiplex immunohistochemistry and digital image analysis"

Q&A: 15:00 - 15:10

Aidan Meade Technological University Dublin, Ireland

Proffered Paper 4: "Prediction of recurrence in lymph node negative breast cancer with histological and chemical imaging using consensus deep learning classification"

Q&A: 15:20 - 15:30

INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM - NanoString

Dr. Nina Radosevic-Robin

“Spatial distribution of the immune infiltrate as a putative predictor of recurrence type in triple negative breast cancer”

BREAK

Coffee & stretching

Leeat Keren Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

"Love thy neighbor - Unraveling organizational patterns in the tumor immune microenvironment by multiplexed imaging"

Q&A: 16:35 - 16:55

5-minute break

Inti Zlobec University of Bern, Switzerland

"Digital pathology meets molecular pathology: two sides of the same coin?"

Q&A: 17:20 - 17:40

5-minute break

DISCUSSION FORUM

Tamara Lotan, Peter Lichter and Giorgio Stanta (session Chair)

"Today’s Research for Today’s Patients: Fast-tracking Molecular Pathology Studies"

END OF DAY 2 SUMMARY