scientific programme
The preliminary programme at a glance (version 3 per 12 February) can be downloaded via the button here below.
Please note that the current programme at a glance is subject to change.
pre-conference workshops
Five pre-conference workshops will be scheduled on Wednesday morning 9 September 2026 from 09.00-12:30 hrs. The programmes will be published on this page in April 2026 or earlier when they become available.
The workshops can only be booked via the online registration form, in combination with attendance of the Conference. Places will be assigned on a first come, first served basis. As the workshop are always sold out in no-time, it is advised to register as soon as possible after registration has opened. No waiting lists will be made.
- Practical AML MRD Pediatric vs Adult Approaches
- Good laboratory practices in a flow cytometry lab, do’s and don’ts
- CAR-T cell monitoring, why and how
- Spectral Flow cytometry, design of 50+ markers
- Flow diagnosis of Innate errors of immunity
Workshop 1: Practical AML MRD Pediatric and Adult Approaches
Organisers: Margarita Maurer-Granofszky (Vienna, AT) and Francesco Buccisano (Rome, IT)
Level: Intermediate level flow cytometrists. Maximum number of places:30
Flow-cytometry is a diagnostic technique that allows a multiparametric, fluorence-based assessment of surface, cytoplasmic and nuclear antigen expression on a suspension of blood, bone marrow or solid-tissue cells. Besides having a key role in acute leukemia lineage assessment, multiparametric flow cytometry (MFC) has a fundamental role in response assessment by the evaluation of Measurable residual disease (MRD). MRD has emerged as a powerful prognostic biomarker in acute leukemia, deeply influencing risk stratification, post-remission management, and transplant decision-making both in adult and pediatric setting. Advances in MFC have increasingly enabled sensitive detection of leukemic persistence, uncovering disease dynamics that are imperceptible with conventional morphology. Despite these technological developments, important challenges remain regarding standardization, interpretation, timing of assessments, and integration of MRD into therapeutic algorithms across diverse patient populations. In this workshop we will illustrate the current state of the art, guidelines and standization efforts carried on by expert laboratories and scientific organizations, we will highlight diferences and similarities between children and adult monitoring, we will show exemplificative cases and we'll allow the participants to challenge theirselves in the hands-on session.
Workshop 2: Good laboratory practices in a flow cytometry lab, do’s and don’ts
Organiser: Jeroen te Marvelde (Rotterdam, NL)
Level: Basic. Maximum number of places: 25
This workshop will take you by the hand through the process of pre analysis, analysis, and post analysis in a diagnostic flowlab. The following topics will be addressed: sample processing, quality control, competence of personnel, instrument setup, acquisition, analysis, and reporting.
Workshop 3: CAR-T cell monitoring, why and how
Organisers: Gerulf Hänel (Munich, DE) and Veit Leonhard Bücklein (Munich, DE)
Level and maximum number of places: to be confirmed
More information will follow.
Workshop 4: Spectral Flow cytometry, design of 50+ markers
Organiser: Thomas Liechti
Level and maximum number of places: to be confirmed
More information will follow.
Workshop 5: Flow diagnosis of Innate errors of immunity
Organisers: Winfried Pickl (Vienna, AT) and Herbert Strobl (Venna, AT)
Level and maximum number of places: to be confirmed
More information will follow.