Biotech

ALAG 2026

ALAG's motto, "Latin America in the Genomic Era: Genetic Diversity, Global Health, and a Sustainable Future," alludes to the contribution of studying the genomes of diverse organisms, including animals, plants, microorganisms, and humans, to understanding biological inheritance and providing solutions to the problems and challenges of their region.

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3Speakers
1Sponsors
1Exhibitors
3On the bill · sessions
4Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at ALAG, in alphabetical order.
Eric Joo
University of Melbourne
Neblina Sikta
Clinical Bioinformatician · Victorian Clinical Genetics Services (VCGS)
Zoe Ward
University of Auckland
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Oxford Nanopore Technologies
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Agenda

Selected from 3 sessions on the bill.
  • Monday, 3 August 2026 | 2:45pm - 3:05pm

    Using Oxford Nanopore Technologies long-read sequencing to resolve unexplained hereditary colorectal cancer and polyposis syndrome patients

    Background: Current hereditary colorectal cancer multigene panel testing uses conventional short-read next-generation sequencing, which can miss complex genetic variations such as …

    Oxford Nanopore Industry Session
  • Monday, 3 August 2026 | 3:05pm - 3:25pm

    Genetic testing solves mystery of teens’ sudden deaths

    Oxford Nanopore Industry Session
  • Monday, 3 August 2026 | 3:25pm - 3:45pm

    Genome-wide phasing using routine clinical samples

    Accurate haplotype phasing is critical for clinical variant interpretation, particularly for resolving cis/trans relationships in recessive Mendelian disease. Long-read sequencing …

    Oxford Nanopore Industry Session
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 4 companies show up — and 1 bet on three roles at once?

Four companies. one are betting more than once.

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Who's in the room
1All threespeak · spons · exh
0Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
3Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Speakers by seniority
  • Other roles3100%

Of 3 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Oxford Nanopore TechnologiesSpEx
  2. 02University of Auckland1V
  3. 03University of Melbourne1V
  4. 04Victorian Clinical Genetics Services (VCGS)1V
Sponsors by tier
unspecified1
100% of 1