LRUA 2026

2-4 November 2026
Uppsala University Main Building, Biskopsgatan 3, Uppsala
Sweden

Join us at Long-Read Sequencing Uppsala (LRUA 2026) to see how HiFi sequencing on Revio and Vega is advancing human genomics and plant and animal research, and hear what’s next from PacBio.

Visit us at our booth throughout the conference, or book a meeting with one of our team members on-site using the form.

SESSION + WORKSHOP

Monday, 2 November 2026, 10:50–11:10 | Long-read sequencing update

“From long reads to new discoveries: the latest from PacBio”

Somar Al-Walai
Senior Territory Account Manager, PacBio

Tuesday, 3 November 2026, 15:30–16:20 | Corporate workshop

“HiFi sequencing for the needle in a haystack – and a haystack of needles”

Jonas Korlach
Co-Founder & Scientific Advisor, PacBio

Robert Månsson Welinder
Associate Professor, Division of Clinical Immunology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet

"From cytogenetics to cytogenomics: HiFi long-read whole-genome sequencing reliably detects clinicallyrelevant somatic variants in multiple myeloma”

PACBIO FEATURED PRESENTATIONS

Long-read sequencing - pivotal for tracking the signs of natural selection in the herring genome | Leif Andersson, Uppsala University, Sweden

10,000 HiFi long-read genomes for personalized medicine in Estonia | Lili Milani, University of Tartu, Estonia

Genomics Thailand: Translating Long-Read Sequencing into Healthcare Impact | Vorasuk Shotelersuk, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

Long-read sequencing: a new standard in medical genetics | Christian Gilissen, Radboud University Medical Center, The Netherlands

The Genomic Medicine Sweden Rare Disease (GMS-RD) long-read pilot study | Fulya Taylan, Karolinska University Hospital & Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

Resolving GAA Repeat Interruptions and Tandem Repeat Instability in Friedreich's Ataxia Using PacBio HiFi Sequencing | Andreas Hauser, MGZ), Germany

Complete genomes and complex genetic variation | Evan Eichler, University of Washington, USA

CiFi: From Chromatin to Assembly and Beyond | Megan Dennis, University of California, Davis, USA

Biodiversity genomics: an update from the Tree of Life Programme | Kerstin Howe, Welcome Sanger Institute

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Meet the onsite team

Stop by our booth or book a meeting with any of our team members in Uppsala.

Neil Ward

VP and General Manager, EMEA

Jonas Korlach

Co-Founder & Scientific Advisor

Sukhvinder Nicklen

Sr. Manager, Market Development

Riki Aydeniz

Associate Director, Sales EMEA

Somar Al-Walai

Senior Territory Account Manager

Arnoud Schmitz

Sr. Scientist, Field Applications Support