dPCR festival 2023
Digital PCR Festival | September 28

Where colors merge, innovations emerge

Experience our Digital PCR Festival, anytime, anyplace.

Access the digital PCR event of the year, on-demand. Hit pause and replay or scroll through only sessions that interest you. Learn from this gathering of 18 key opinion leaders and digital PCR experts at your own pace.
Here’s what you will learn:

  • How to use digital PCR in the fields of applied testing, translational research and biopharma
  • Tips for multiplexing in digital PCR for all types of applications
  • How digital PCR supports research in academia and industry in Europe, North America and Asia
  • The future of digital PCR, from dMIQE guidelines to upcoming applications and more

The program spectra

Think all that wine has to do with digital PCR is that you drink it with colleagues to celebrate a successful dPCR publication? Then check out this series of lively talks and see how others rely on dPCR to analyze nucleic acids in all samples. No exaggeration necessary. There will be chickens, wine, plants and that’s not even all…

  • Opening remarks from QIAGEN
  • dPCR-based diagnostics to explore the One Health concept
    Speaker: Dr. Olivier Couillerot, I.A.G.E., France
  • Quantification of Brettanomyces bruxellensis, a major wine spoilage yeast
    Speaker: Tommaso Nicolato, Laboratoire EXCELL, France
  • Digital PCR assay for same day detection and estimation of Salmonella contamination levels in poultry rinse
    Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Prashant Singh, Florida State University, USA
  • The future of biodiversity monitoring utilizing environmental DNA and digital PCR
    Speaker: Dr. Abu Bakar Adibah, Department of Biology, Universiti-Pendidikan-Sultan-Idris, Malaysia
  • Nanoplates, adapters, and liquid handlers: Sharing the power of digital PCR in a teaching lab
    Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Carlos Goller, North Carolina State University, USA
  • Leveraging RT-dPCR to quantify transcriptional regulation in plants
    Speaker: Assist. Prof. Dr. Jake Brunkard, University of Wisconsin, USA
  • Digital PCR for detection and quantification of genetically modified organisms
    Speaker: Assist. Prof. Dr. David Dobnik, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • Closing remarks from QIAGEN
Dr. David Dobnik and 5 other experts

Translational research is such a popular field that it’s challenging to keep up with the latest advances. Refresh your knowledge and get yourself updated in just a few hours. In this session, watch the engaging talks of some of the brightest scientists in the field as they discuss applications of dPCR in cancer, HIV and chimeric molecules.

  • Opening remarks from QIAGEN
  • The use of dPCR for liquid biopsies
    Speaker: Prof. Dr. Jo Vandesompele, Ghent University, pxlence, CellCarta
  • Application of dPCR to monitor response to treatments in patients affected by solid tumors
    Speaker: Dr. Marzia Del Re, Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics, Università di PisaUniversità di Pisa, Italy
  • dMIQE guidelines for Digital PCR and HIV reservoirs quantification
    Speaker: Dr. Wim Trypsteen, Researcher and Founding Partner of the Ghent University dPCR Consortium, Belgium
  • Applications of Digital PCR for Monitoring Transplant Success – Stem Cell Chimerism Analysis
    Speaker: Mr. Doug Bost, JETA Molecular, Netherlands
  • PCR diagnosis of malaria: since 1993
    Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wang Nguitragool, Mahidol University (MU), Thailand
  • Closing remarks from QIAGEN
Prof. Jo Vandesompele and 4 other experts

A journey through 40 years of PCR with a highlight on digital PCR.

Dr. Jim Huggett

Translational research is such a popular field that it’s challenging to keep up with the latest advances. Refresh your knowledge and get yourself updated in just a few hours. In this session, watch the engaging talks of some of the brightest scientists in the field as they discuss applications of dPCR in cancer, HIV and chimeric molecules.

  • Opening remarks from QIAGEN
  • The use of dPCR for liquid biopsies
    Speaker: Prof. Dr. Jo Vandesompele, Ghent University, pxlence, CellCarta
  • Application of dPCR to monitor response to treatments in patients affected by solid tumors
    Speaker: Dr. Marzia Del Re, Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics, Università di PisaUniversità di Pisa, Italy
  • dMIQE guidelines for Digital PCR and HIV reservoirs quantification
    Speaker: Dr. Wim Trypsteen, Researcher and Founding Partner of the Ghent University dPCR Consortium, Belgium
  • Applications of Digital PCR for Monitoring Transplant Success – Stem Cell Chimerism Analysis
    Speaker: Mr. Doug Bost, JETA Molecular, Netherlands
  • PCR diagnosis of malaria: since 1993
    Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wang Nguitragool, Mahidol University (MU), Thailand
  • Closing remarks from QIAGEN
Prof. Jo Vandesompele and 4 other experts

No Digital PCR Festival would be complete without exploring the use of digital PCR in biopharmaceutical manufacturing. Discover how scientists apply dPCR in cell and gene therapies where precision and sensitivity are of highest importance.

  • Opening remarks from QIAGEN
  • PCR in Biopharma - Past, Present, and the Future
    Speaker: Prof Dr. Mikael Kubista, Institute of Biotechnology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
  • Digital PCR Empowers Liquid Biopsy for Comprehensive Solid Tumor Management: Integrating Circulating Tumor Cells and Extracellular Vesicles
    Speaker: Prof Dr. Hsian-Rong Tseng, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, USA
  • Multiplex dPCR offers quantitative viral vector genome integrity evaluation
    Speaker: Assist. Prof. Dr. David Dobnik, Niba Labs d.o.o. , Slovenia
  • Digital PCR Applications for Gene Therapy Products Including AAV Quantitation
    Speaker: Mr. Stuart Nelson, Eli Lilly and Company, USA
  • Quantifying AAV vector genome titer in process  ̶  intermediate samples by digital PCR and digital droplet PCR (d/dPCR)
    Speaker: Mr. Chieme Kennedy Okechukwu, National Resilience, USA
  • Closing remarks from QIAGEN
Dr. Mikael Kubista and 4 other experts
  • David Dobnik on why he'll be at the festival:
    "To learn about endless possibilities of where the digital PCR can be applied and how this technology is already used for specific applications in laboratories. To present our work and excite others about digital PCR. QIAGEN boldly entered the field of digital PCR and was rather successful, which calls for celebration."
    David Dobnik
  • Doug Bost on why he'll be at the festival:
    "A fully automated, 5-color digital PCR for the price of qPCR is amazing! As a former Cetus employee, I enjoy celebrating the impact of PCR."
    Doug Bost
  • Jake Brunkard on why he'll be at the festival:
    "Digital PCR has revolutionized our investigations of transcriptional regulation in model plants. We’re excited to learn more about how it can be used in other contexts."
    Jake Brunkard
  • Jim Huggett on why he'll be at the festival:
    "You will get an opportunity to learn about the different and wide-ranging applications of PCR across the world and see how diverse this technique can be. I have been working with PCR for most of my life and it has been quite a journey. It is great to be able to celebrate what I consider to be a seminal life science technique."
    Jim Huggett
  • Jo Vandesompele on why he'll be at the festival:
    "To get inspired about the power of digital PCR for liquid biopsy studies in oncology. I’m a real nucleic acid quantification aficionado and want to share my enthusiasm for digital PCR and get inspired by others."
    Jo Vandesompele
  • Olivier Couillerot on why he'll be at the festival:
    "IAGE has previously shown together with QIAGEN the interest of dPCR for the Wastewater-Based Epidemiology approach and for animal diagnostic, and our objective during this celebration is to show interest in plant diagnostic."
    Olivier Couillerot
  • Prashant Singh on why he'll be at the festival:
    "The knowledge presented in this talk is important for anyone involved in Salmonella testing. I have solved a critical food industry and regulatory agency food testing challenge."
    Prashant Singh
  • Stuart Nelson on why he'll be at the festival:
    "I appreciate the wide-ranging applications of PCR, especially dPCR. I am also passionate about Gene Therapy and some of the analytics for Gene Therapy programs require good PCR methods."
    Stuart Nelson
  • Tommaso Nicolato on why he'll be at the festival:
    "To learn more about digital PCR and to better understand its potential, and of course to learn something new about wine! Because QIAGEN support has been great since the beginning of our collaboration, we are happy to share our experience with this technology."
    Tommaso Nicolato
  • Wim Trypsteen on why he'll be at the festival:
    "At such an event, you can expect to see presentations, talks, and poster sessions from researchers, scientists, and experts in all dPCR applications. As an SAB member attending the QIAcuity 3rd anniversary and the PCR 40th anniversary events, you are in for a treat! These celebrations mark significant milestones in the field of life sciences and molecular biology."
    Wim Trypsteen
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