2025 Human Cell Atlas Agenda

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
 
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
 
9:05 AM - 9:50 AM
 
9:50 AM - 10:50 AM


 

10:50 AM - 11:20 AM
 
11:20 AM - 12:20 PM


 

12:20 PM - 1:45 PM
 
1:45 PM - 2:35 PM


 

2:25 PM - 3:28 PM


Framing Talk
Talk 1: 10x Genomics
Talk 2: Illumina
Talk 3: AWS
 

3:28 PM - 4:00 PM
 
4:00 PM - 4:50 PM


Talk 4: SeekGene Bioscience
Talk 5: Stellaromics
Talk 6: Vizgen
Talk 7: Parse Biosciences
Talk 8: Scale Biosciences

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

 
Spatial:
Technologies
 


Spatial: Computational & Algorithms Challenges
 


Disease: Designing Flagship Projects (SDD)
 


Diversity & Equity: Single cell genetics and somatic mutation
 

6:10 PM - 6:15 PM
 
6:25 PM - 8:25 PM


Exhibitor and Poster Viewing Rotation #1
 

The opening reception is sponsored by Atrandi Biosciences.

 

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
 
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
 
9:05 AM - 9:55 AM


 

9:55 AM - 10:20 AM
 
10:20 AM - 11:50 AM
 
11:50 AM - 1:20 PM
 
1:20 PM - 2:38 PM

Framing Talk
Talk 9: Roche
Talk 10: Oxford Nanopore Technologies
Talk 11: PacBio
Talk 12: Element Biosciences
Talk 13: Ultima Genomics
Talk 14: BD Biosciences
Talk 15: Singleron

2:38 PM - 3:53 PM
 
3:53 PM - 4:25 PM
 
4:25 PM - 5:25 PM


Disease & Diversity: Cancer
 


Disease & Diversity: Metabolic
 


Disease & Diversity: Neuro


Disease & Diversity: Autoimmune, Infectious disease
 

5:10 PM - 5:40 PM
 
5:40 PM - 5:50 PM
 
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM


Exhibitor and Poster Viewing Rotation #2

9:00 AM - 12:30 PM


Unlocking Cellular Insights: AWS Cloud Solutions for Advanced Omics and Generative AI in Research

Join us for an interactive workshop that bridges cutting-edge cloud computing with advanced omics research and AI innovation. This hands-on session will demonstrate how AWS cloud solutions can accelerate your single-cell analysis workflows while introducing practical applications of generative AI in research settings. Participants will learn how to access and analyze data from AWS Open Data, leveraging AWS services such as AWS HealthOmics. Through guided examples, we'll showcase how to manage complex genomic workflows, and innovative ways to integrate generative AI models with biological research. Whether you're a computational biologist, wet lab researcher, or bioinformatician, you'll leave this workshop with practical knowledge to implement cloud-based solutions that can transform your research capabilities. The session is designed for both cloud beginners and experienced users, with a focus on collaboration, and research acceleration. Bring your laptops and let's go build.

This workshop is in-person only. Please note that you must register for the HCA General Meeting and indicate you would like to attend the AWS Workshop when prompted. 

There is no additional cost to attend this workshop.

Individuals that have already completed registration can indicate if they would like to attend the workshop by modifying their registration: View or modify an existing registration 

 

This workshop is sponsored by AWS.


 

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
 
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM


The HCA Regional Networks will meet the afternoon of 11 June and will feature speakers from the HCA Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Latin America Regional Networks. The meeting will highlight the progress and opportunities unique to each Regional Network, explore opportunities for knowledge sharing and collaboration, as well as discuss ways to address gaps and regional challenges. 

This meeting is open to all attendees, both in person and virtual. 

Individuals that have already completed registration can indicate if they would like to attend the workshop by modifying their registration: View or modify an existing registration

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM


The Asian Immune Diversity Atlas (AIDA) is a HCA Asia flagship project that aims to generate transcriptome variation datasets from six major Asian population groups (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, Malay, Thai), and define an atlas of Asian cell types and states. This meeting will bring the community together to share the latest updates and next steps of the project.

This meeting is open to all attendees, both in person and virtual. 

Please note the location of the AIDA Project Meeting will take place at Nanyang Technological University. 
Address: NTU@one-north, 11 Slim Barracks Rise, Singapore 138664


Individuals that have already completed registration can indicate if they would like to attend the workshop by modifying their registration: View or modify an existing registration

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM


This tour grants you exclusive access to Illumina's manufacturing and R&D facility in Singapore. Join the tour to discover how their sequencers and consumables are made. Illumina’s R&D team will also share the latest multi-omic tools that are available and currently in development.

If you are interested in attending, please email amea@illumina.com with the subject line “HCA Tour” and someone from their team will contact you to coordinate further details.

Time Zone: (UTC+08:00) Singapore [Change Time Zone]