🎥 Can't join us in person for EuroBioC2026? We've got you covered.

All conference sessions will be streamed live and are free to attend online.
Each session room has its own streaming link, so be sure to use the appropriate link for the session you'd like to follow.
Find links here: https://eurobioc2026.bioconductor.org/pages/streaming.html#streaming

📢 Still thinking about presenting at BioC2026? Late-breaking poster abstract submissions remain open until June 30, 2026.

This is a chance to share recent work with the Bioconductor community, including software tools, analysis workflows, research projects, and community-focused initiatives.

📝 Submit a poster abstract: https://bit.ly/4dlvX0u

BioC2026 registration is also open, and early bird registration closes on June 15, 2026.

🎟️ Register here: https://bioc2026.bioconductor.org/registration/

Join us for an upcoming Bioconductor Africa session focused on CRISPR amplicon sequencing analysis using the Bioconductor package ampliCan. We’ll cover:

- analysing genome editing outcomes from amplicon sequencing data
- working with automated reporting features in ampliCan
- tailoring analyses for different experimental designs
- interpretation of editing events

📅 June 17, 2026
⏰ 4 PM EAT | 3 PM CAT | 2 PM WAT
👤 Speaker: Kornel Labun

🔗 Register to attend: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/yLwa82ErRjKGrs4pApG9-A

Our May edition of the Bioconductor Developers’ Forum is coming up this Thursday!

This session will feature Enis Afgan presenting on “Galaxy, tool wrapping, and workflow development.”

The forum will explore how Galaxy integration, workflow development, and tool wrapping can help make Bioconductor software more accessible, reproducible, and easier to use across research communities.

📅 May 28, 2026
⏰ 4 pm GMT

🔗 Register to attend: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/FR97x5YtRBmSncZwIBaPsw

📢 There’s still time to share your work at BioC2026! Late-breaking poster abstract submissions are open until June 30, 2026.

Whether you’ve been working on new analyses, workflows, software packages, or community initiatives, this is an opportunity to present them at BioC2026

📝 Poster submissions: https://bit.ly/4dlvX0u

If you’re planning to attend, now is a great time to explore the programme and register. Early bird pricing ends on 15 June 2026.

🎟️ Register here:https://bioc2026.bioconductor.org

🧩 Calling on Bioconductor package developers!

We are planning a community sticker hexwall for #EuroBioC2026, inspired by the incredible sticker collections featured at previous Bioconductor events. The wall will showcase package stickers from across the Bioconductor ecosystem.

If your package sticker is not yet included in the BiocStickers repository, now is the time to contribute!

📅 Submit here: https://github.com/Bioconductor/BiocStickers by May 21, 2026.

More info: https://eurobioc2026.bioconductor.org/pages/hexwall.html

📣 Late-breaking poster abstract submissions for BioC2026 are now open through June 30, 2026.

If you have recent work you’d still like to share, this is a great opportunity.

📝 Submit your poster here: https://bit.ly/4dlvX0u

Developer Day will also take place on Aug 12, and suggestions for the 2 interactive breakout sessions are welcome. Sessions are intended to be discussion-based and collaborative rather than formal talks.

📝 Submit Developer Day suggestions here: https://bit.ly/4dDruaD

🧬 Bioconductor, in collaboration with Physalia Courses, is offering an upcoming online course on Spatial Omics

📅 18-20 May 2026

Key topics in this course include:
- exploring the different spatial omics technologies
- practical considerations in experimental design
- challenges in data analysis.

👉 Learn more and register: https://www.physalia-courses.org/courses-workshops/spatial-omics-1

Join us for the May edition of the Bioconductor Developers’ Forum!

This session will feature Enis Afgan presenting on “Galaxy, tool wrapping, and workflow development.”

The forum will explore how Galaxy integration, workflow development, and tool wrapping can help make Bioconductor software more accessible, reproducible, and easier to use across research communities.

📅 May 28, 2026
⏰ 4 pm GMT

🔗 Register to attend: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/FR97x5YtRBmSncZwIBaPsw

📢 We’re excited to launch the BiocAsia Seminar Series, bringing together the Asia-Pacific Bioconductor community through shared learning and connection.

The series will begin with two outstanding speakers:
- Prof Matt Ritchie, a key figure behind the BiocAsia events
- Dr Helena Crowell, who recently led the development of the resource Orchestrating Spatial Transcriptomics Analysis with Bioconductor.

📅 Tuesday, 12 May, 2026
⏰ 4:00-5:00 pm AEST
🔗 Register to attend: https://bit.ly/42gczgl

📅 Registration and schedule information for BioC2026 is now available.

The conference schedule is now live on the BioC2026 website, and registration is officially open for:
• the conference
• the Bioconductor-Carpentries Workshop
• the Hackathon

If you’re planning to attend, now is a great time to explore the program and register. Early bird pricing ends on 15 June 2026.

🎟️ More details and registration: https://bioc2026.bioconductor.org

#Bioconductor #BioC2026

📢 Deadline Extended: EuroBioC2026 Call for Late-Breaking Poster Abstracts and registration

Great news! The deadline has been extended to May 18, 2026, to allow more time for submissions and registration.

EuroBioC2026 will also feature a conference dinner inspired by the Finnish summer celebration of Juhannus, taking place on the beautiful island of Ruissalo on 3 June.

👉 Submit your abstract here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdBkwTH84uIzaMk5Zy5kxdQnSkoDbaUGdmcbFD007hpL8i-cg/viewform

👉 Register for #EuroBioC2026 here: https://eurobioc2026.bioconductor.org/pages/registration.html

🚀 Bioconductor 3.23 is released!

We’re excited to share the release of Bioconductor 3.23, featuring:
✅2418 software packages (94 new)
✅437 experiment data packages (5 new)
✅928 annotation packages
✅8 books (2 new)
✅28 workflows

✨and many updates and improvements to existing packages!

Thanks to all developers and community members for contributing to the project!

🔗 Please see the full release announcement here: https://bioconductor.org/news/bioc_3_23_release/

📣 Reminder: our second Bioconductor Developer Seminar Series session is this Monday!

💻 Topic: Development Plans for CVXR
📅 Date: April 27, 2026
🕒 Time: 9 PM CET / 3 PM ET / 12 PM PT

🔗 Register for the Zoom link:
https://dfci.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Z0aFKypFT-e5DbzFlrqtBg

🚀 Post-BioC2026 Workshop: Single-cell Analysis with Bioconductor

This two‑day Bioconductor Carpentry workshop will focus on large‑scale single‑cell data analysis using Bioconductor. It will combine the Carpentries’ hands‑on, interactive teaching approach with Bioconductor‑specific materials and workflows.

📅 13–14 August 2026
📍 Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle

Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4sHMe5m

👉 Register now to secure your spot: https://bit.ly/4mE3t6l

#BioC2026

🚀 Join the BioC2026 General Hackathon!

Following BioC2026 in Seattle, we’re excited to host a Bioconductor-focused hackathon over the two days after the conference.

📅 13–14 August 2026
📍 Seattle Children’s Research Institute

This is a great opportunity to collaborate, build, and contribute to open-source bioinformatics projects in a supportive and dynamic environment.

📝Interested in joining?
Find more info here: https://bit.ly/4sHMe5m
Apply here: https://bit.ly/4cuQQpr

Upcoming Bioconductor Africa seminar series session: Orchestrating Microbiome Analysis with Bioconductor

In this series, we’ll explore how Bioconductor supports microbiome data science through modular, interoperable workflows and how to analyse, manage, and reproducibly report multi-modal microbiome data using R

📅 May 6, May 13, May 20 2026
⏰ 4 PM EAT | 3 PM CAT | 2 PM WAT
👤 Speaker: Tuomas Borman

🔗 Register to attend: https://bit.ly/3QeMkUI

Coming next: CRISPR data analysis (June 2026)

📢 Bioconductor and Physalia Courses are offering 2 free seats for the upcoming Statistical Methods for Metatranscriptomics course to participants from low- or middle-income countries (LMIC)

📅 27-29 April 2026
Instructor: Dr. Himel Mallick, Cornell University

If you're from an LMIC and would like to join this course, apply here 👉 https://bit.ly/3Pyyzjj

Find out more about the course: https://www.physalia-courses.org/courses-workshops/metatranscriptomics/

Our April Bioconductor Developers’ Forum is coming up!

This session will feature Anthony Christidis and Ludwig Geistlinger presenting on “Integrating AI Tools into IDEs.”

As AI tools and LLMs rapidly evolve, this topic has become central to how we think about development workflows. This session will explore practical approaches to integrating these tools and help guide adoption and decision-making within the community.

📅 Apr 30 2026
⏰ 4 pm UTC

🔗 Register to attend: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/sR7g0aY0Ts6rcBdv3FZzUA#/registration

Our second Bioconductor Seminar Series session is coming up!
This series aims to connect cutting-edge research with Bioconductor development.

💻 Topic: Development Plans for CVXR
📅 Date: Apr 27 2026
🕒 Time: 9 PM CET / 3 PM EST / 12 PM PST

🔗 Register for the Zoom link:
https://dfci.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Z0aFKypFT-e5DbzFlrqtBg#/registration