LAB UNLOCKED — Eurofins Genomics Open Lab Day
Lab Unlocked — Eurofins Genomics Open Lab Day
Eurofins Genomics Open Lab Day

LAB UNLOCKED

Step inside our labs. Meet our experts. See science in action.

April 16, 2026
Ebersberg, Germany
09:15 – Open End

Agenda

Two parallel tracks in the morning: Check your name badge to see whether you are in Group 1 or Group 2. The groups swap between lab tours and talks, so everyone gets the full experience. The afternoon programme is shared.
09:15
Coffee & Get Together
Networking · 30 min
Welcome
09:45
Welcome Presentation
Ulrich Kühle · 30 min
What to expect today — Who we are and what we do
Presentation
10:15
Oligonucleotides Introduction
Nadine Tappe & Katrin Juling · 15 min
Introduction
10:30
Guest Talk — Aplex Bio
Danai Nikou · 15 min
Hyperplex PCR™: Supercharging Multiplexed Molecular Analysis
Guest Speaker
10:45
Oligo Lab Tour
Bernhard Blob · 60 min
Lab Tour
12:00
Reliable Diagnostic Assays
Larissa Wartha · 15 min
The Right Choice for Reliable Diagnostic Assays: Oligos and Genes You Can Trust
Talk
12:15
TextaDNA — Digital Data Storage
Florian Schwarz · 15 min
Digital Data Storage and Retrieval in DNA Encapsulated Nanofibers
Talk
10:45
Reliable Diagnostic Assays
Larissa Wartha, Katrin Juling & Nadine Tappe · 15 min
The Right Choice for Reliable Diagnostic Assays: Oligos and Genes You Can Trust
Talk
11:00
TextaDNA — Digital Data Storage
Florian Schwarz · 15 min
Digital Data Storage and Retrieval in DNA Encapsulated Nanofibers
Talk
11:30
Oligo Lab Tour
Nadine Tappe · 60 min
Lab Tour
12:30
Lunch
Networking · 60 min
Break
13:30
NGS & Food & Environment Introduction
Florian Schwarz & Mashal Alawi · 15 min
Introduction
13:45
NGS & Food & Environment Lab Tour
Mashal Alawi & Torsten Brendel · 45 min
Group 1 / Group 2
Lab Tour
14:30
Guest Talk — myNEO Therapeutics
Rafail Tasakis · 15 min
Turning Immunogenic Insights into Clinical Assets
Guest Speaker
14:45
Coffee Break
Networking · 30 min
Break
15:20
Gene Synthesis Introduction
Sherif Abdellatif & Larissa Wartha · 15 min
Introduction
15:35
Gene Synthesis Lab Tour
Stefan Koloska · 45 min
Group 1 / Group 2
Lab Tour
16:25
Guest Talk — baseclick
Dr. Thomas Frischmuth · 15 min
mRNA – Cancer Immune Therapy Development
Guest Speaker
16:50
Sanger Sequencing Introduction
Simon Opladen & Stefan Koloska · 15 min
Introduction
17:05
Sanger Sequencing Lab Tour
Stefan Koloska · 25 min
Lab Tour
17:30
Closing Presentation
Ulrich Kühle · 20 min
Introduction to NEXT — Summary of the Day
Presentation
18:00
Apéro & Dinner
Networking · Open End
Social

External Talks

DN
Danai Nikou
Aplex Bio
RT
Rafail Tasakis
myNEO Therapeutics
TF
Dr. Thomas Frischmuth
CEO & CSO, baseclick GmbH

The Eurofins Genomics Team

Meet the people behind the science.

UK
Ulrich Kühle
CEO / Managing Director
MK
Dr. Melanie Kerst
BU Cluster Manager Sanger & Synthesis
MA
Dr. Mashal Alawi
BU Cluster Manager Food | Environment | White Biotech
NT
Dr. Nadine Tappe
BU Manager Oligonucleotides
SK
Stefan Koloska
BU Manager Gene Synthesis & Sanger Sequencing
AS
Alexander Schild
Regional Sales Manager
RV
Reynald Vidili
Managing Director France & Italy
CV
Chiara Villa
Country Manager Italy, Iberia & Israel
KJ
Dr. Katrin Juling
Director Business Development
LW
Larissa Wartha
Senior Business Development Manager
FS
Dr. Florian Schwarz
Business Development Manager NGS
SO
Simon Opladen
Head of Production Sanger Sequencing
JS
Julian Schlossmacher
Head of Marketing & AI Strategy
JSk
Jeppe Skytte
Senior Account Manager, Nordics
BA
Baptiste Auzemery
Genomics Account Manager
AV
Dr. Angelos Vachaviolos
Genomics Account Manager
SA
Salem A. Achour
Global Solutions Account Manager
MKa
Małgorzata Karst
Distribution & Channel Development Manager
JSt
Jana Stacke
Genomics Account Manager
ShA
Sherif Abdellatif
Project Manager — Gene Synthesis & Molecular Biology
JO
Josef Oeckl
Team Lead Project Management
StK
Dr. Stephanie Kujawa
Product Manager Genomic Applications
AK
Andreas Krones
Projektmanager
AW
Dr. Andreas Wallek
Business Development & Project Manager
TB
Torsten Brendel
Head of Production
BB
Dr. Bernhard Blob
Team Leader Purification & Post-Treatment
ML
Dr. Max Leopold
Team Lead Quality Control & Analytics