A successful EPB-Nor conference

EBP-Nor successfully hosted its second annual conference at Forskningsparken in Oslo on April 11-12. Over 100 participants from 21 different institutions around the world attended the conference.

The conference week began with a three-day bioinformatics workshop led by EBP-Nor members. The 30 participants enhanced their skills in bioinformatics tools and learned to analyze and interpret genome sequencing data effectively. Visit EBP-Nor's GitHub page for more information about the workshop content.

Kjetill S. Jakobsen speaks in front of the conference audience — EBP-Nor project leader and professor Kjetill S. Jakobsen started the conference by wishing everyone a warm welcome and held a short talk about the EBP-Nor project.

The conference itself focused on both biodiversity and genomics research, but also higlighting innovation. Four renowned researchers participated as keynote speakers: Aiofe McLysaght (Trinity College Dublin), Alexander Suh (Leibniz Institute for the Analyses of Biodiversity Change), Lene Lange (Founder and Owner of LL-Bioeconomy), and Olga Vinnere Petterson (Uppsala University). Additionally, 21 participants presented their work through "contributed talks" based on submitted abstracts.

Keynote speakers Aoife McLysaght (to the left) and Lene Lange (to the right)

Keynote speakers Alexander Suh (to the left) and Olga Vinnere Peterson (to the right)

Friday afternoon was dedicated to exploring the industrial and societal implications of biodiversity and genomics research. EBP-Nor thanks ELIXIR, ArcticZymes Technologies, Ervik Marine Research, The Life Science Cluster, and SINTEF for their engaging presentations on their work in these fields.

For more information about the conference, please visit EBP-Nor's conference page.

By Tara Jane Daughton

Published Apr. 24, 2024 10:02 AM - Last modified Apr. 24, 2024 11:06 AM