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2026 Global eDNA Conference

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2026 Global eDNA Conference ran Oct 28–30, 2026 at Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle, United States. It is a Biotech conference. ConferenceGrid lists 5 speakers and 31 sponsors. Dates for the next edition are not announced yet.

Last verified Oct 16, 2026

The 2026 Global eDNA Conference brings together a global community of eDNA professionals and researchers to build connections, share knowledge, and advance science around environmental DNA. The conference features three days of concurrent sessions on a wide variety of eDNA-related topics, plenary speakers, poster sessions, and networking time. Hosted by the…

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5Speakers
31Sponsors
0Sessions
34Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at 2026, in alphabetical order.

Cecilia Gobin
Policy Analyst, Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (member Tulalip Tribes) · Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
Dave Herrera
Vice-Chairman, NWIFC and Skokomish Fisheries and Wildlife Policy Representative (member Skokomish Tribe) · Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
Fran Wilshusen
Director of Environmental Protection · Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
Melania Cristescu
Professor of Biology at McGill University, Director of the eDNA Discovery Hub · McGill University
Phillip Levin
Director, The Nature Record; Interim Executive Director, EarthLab; Professor of Practice, University of Washington’s School of Marine and Environmental Affairs · University of Washington

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

LUCA SciencePlatinum
Marine Mammal Commission (MMA)Platinum
NOAA ResearchPlatinum
WilderlabPlatinum
JIP34 GenomicsGold
Smith-RootGold
AcboticsSilver
AdvanSentinelSilver
Dartmouth Ocean TechnologiesSilver
eCODE GenomicsSilver
eDNAtecSilver
GBIFSilver
GenIDaqs (GIQ)Silver
IlluminaSilver
Jonah VenturesSilver
MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)Silver
McLane Research LaboratoriesSilver
miniPCR bioSilver
New England Biolabs (NEB)Silver
NS2Silver
NuquanticSilver
Ocean DiagnosticsSilver
SylphiumSilver
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Biokea
Conservation X Labs
H2O Molecular
Office of Naval Research (ONR)Major Supporter
Oxford Nanopore Technologies
R. Lounsbery FoundationMajor Supporter
Zymo Research

Quick answers

When is 2026 Global eDNA Conference?
2026 Global eDNA Conference ran Oct 28–30, 2026 at Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle, United States.
Where is 2026 Global eDNA Conference held?
2026 Global eDNA Conference was held at Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle, United States.
Who is speaking at 2026 Global eDNA Conference?
ConferenceGrid lists 5 speakers, including Cecilia Gobin (Policy Analyst, Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (member Tulalip Tribes), Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission), Dave Herrera (Vice-Chairman, NWIFC and Skokomish Fisheries and Wildlife Policy Representative (member Skokomish Tribe), Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission) and Fran Wilshusen (Director of Environmental Protection, Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission).
Who sponsors 2026 Global eDNA Conference?
ConferenceGrid lists 31 sponsors, including LUCA Science, Marine Mammal Commission (MMA), NOAA Research, Wilderlab and JIP34 Genomics.
Company intelligence

An audience of 34 companies, parsed from the program.

34 companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
31Sponsoringsponsor only
3Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

60% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • Director / Head of360%
  • Engineer · IC120%
  • Other roles120%

Of 5 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1AcboticsSponsor · Silver-
2AdvanSentinelSponsor · Silver-
3Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean SciencesSponsor-
4BiokeaSponsor-
5Conservation X LabsSponsor-
6Dartmouth Ocean TechnologiesSponsor · Silver-
7eCODE GenomicsSponsor · Silver-
8eDNAtecSponsor · Silver-
9GBIFSponsor · Silver-
10GenIDaqs (GIQ)Sponsor · Silver-
11H2O MolecularSponsor-
12IlluminaSponsor · Silver-
13JIP34 GenomicsSponsor · Gold-
14Jonah VenturesSponsor · Silver-
Sponsors by tier
platinum4
13% of 31
gold2
6% of 31
silver17
55% of 31
major supporter2
6% of 31
unspecified6
19% of 31