8:30 - 9:00
Registration and Welcome Snack
Programme
After an intellectually stimulating programme, you will have the opportunity to taste Brno, explore its culture and historical charm, follow in the footsteps of Gregor Johann Mendel or just soak up the atmosphere of Brno innovation ecosystem – know that Brno is the Mecca of electron microscopy, a cybersecurity hub, becoming the capital of the European gaming industry and the centre of the Czech space industry.
- Beginning: 10 June 2025
- End: 12 June 2025
Tuesday
10. 6. 2025
CTLS director + CEITEC director/MU rector
hfp consulting
EMBL Activities and the Importance of Core Facilities for Scientific Institutions
Kristina Djinovic Carugo, Head of EMBL Grenoble
12:10 - 12:15
Techno-byte: Beckman Coulter Life Sciences – Flow cytometry and innovation
12:15 - 13:15
Lunch Break
Spectral Flow Cytometry Meets Modularity - CytoFLEX mosaic workshop
Open for Everyone
Fostering Innovation in Core Facilities and Research Infrastructures
Co-chairs: Zuzana Hlavenková, Barry Moran
Speakers: Sonja Welsch, Sebastian Munck, Luke Brzozowski
15:40 - 15:45
Techno-byte: agendo.science – Give me five! Or just one
15:45 - 16:15
Coffee Break
Industry Engagement - Technological Showcases
Co-chairs: Julia Fernandez Rodriguez, Pavel Tomančák
Speakers: Fabia Gozzo, Petr Strnad, Vendula Hrabalová, Vladimír Zelník
17:40 - 17:45
Techno-byte: Idea Elan - Manage all your cores in a few clicks with Infinity X
Infinity X: Seeing is believing!
18:15 - 19:30
Entertaining Programme in Brno
19:30 - 21:00
Welcome Drink and Poster Session
Wednesday
11. 6. 2025
8:30 - 9:00
Registration
Ignacio Blanquer, Member of EOSC Board of Directors
Core Facilities and Open Science
Co-chairs: Jiří Marek, Ralph Palmisano
Speaker: Marek Cebecauer, Emma Ganley, Shirley Guzman, Sarah Townend, Barbora Zwinsová
11:00 - 11:30
Coffee Break
Joe Dragavon, Josh Rappoport
How to Make Institutions Aware of Importance of Core Facilities
Co-chairs: Kateřina Hošková, Gert Van Minnebruggen
Speakers: Saskia Lippens, Jiří Nováček, Jose Mangles, Thomas Trüb
13:15 - 14:15
Lunch Break
Hydra Bio workshop
Professional Development
Co-chairs: Valentina Adami, Eliška Handlířová
Speakers: Ian Hancox, Annika Jenmalm-Jensen,Tanja Ninkovic
15:20 - 15:25
Techno-byte: Thermo Fisher Scientific
15:25 - 15:30
Techno-byte: Stratocore
15:30 - 15:45
Group Photo
15:45 - 16:15
Coffee Break
SESSION 6: Building National CF Community
Co-Chairs: Ondřej Hradil, Lola Martinez, Gabriella Tedeschi
Speakers: Gerardo D'Errico, Diego Megias, Jernej Jorgačevski, Lee Murphy
SESSION 7: How to Develop a Successful Training Program
Co-Chairs: Luisa Cortes, Daniel Hadraba
Speakers: Gabriel Krens, Daniel Thomaz Lopéz, Adriana Flores-Langarica
17:45 - 19:30
Entertaining Programme in Brno
19:30 - 22:30
Social Evening with Gala Dinner
Thursday
12. 6. 2025
8:30 - 9:00
Registration
Industry - RI/Core Facilities Collaboration
Ed Mitchell, Head of Business Development at ESRF
Co-Chair: Josef Houser
Co-Chair: Thomas Trüb
11:00 - 11:30
Coffee Break
Cross-facility Workflows and Cooperation
Co-Chairs: Aleš Benda, Josh Rappoport
Speakers: Johanna Bischof, Fernando Pelaez, Krzysztof Skowronek
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch Break
Core for Life (C4L) Challenge Projects
Co-Chairs: Monica Morales, Vivian Lu Tan
Speakers: Simon Devos, Milena Hasan, Sebastian Munck, Andreas Sommer
CTLS president + representative of local organizer