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Dear Colleagues,

Following on the positive feedback for the first two German Flow Core Summits, held in Mainz (2024) and Freiburg (2025), I would like to ask you on behalf of the organizing committee to “save the date” for the 3^rd German Flow Core Summit - March 17-18, 2026.

The meeting will be held in Lecture Hall 1010, of Kollegiengebäude I of the University of Freiburg, and will run from midday to midday (17^th and 18^th of March, 2026). The previous meetings were attended by over 100 core facility members, who came from 50 facilities located from across Germany (and beyond), in addition to industry participants. 

This meeting is given by and for the flow cytometry core facility community, and seeks to address common issues that many of us face. It is aimed at all those who run or work in a flow cytometry core facility (academic or industry) and, as in the previous meetings, there will be ample time in the program to allow for discussions and questions from the community.

The meeting will focus on the technology, including tips and tricks, as well as discuss operational aspects of a flow facility. We will also hear the latest about core facility programs, crib talks, and maybe even a few surprises.

Session topics for the 3^rd German Flow Core Summit 2026 are currently being developed, so be sure to watch this space for the latest information. In addition, if you have something that you would like to share with the flow community, or topics you would like to see included, please get in touch with one of us.

On behalf of the organizing committee, I would like to say that we look forward to welcoming you in March 2026 in Freiburg. 

Marie Follo, Ph.D.
Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
Lighthouse Core Facility

Day 1 – March 17th, 2026

11.30-13.00 CET | Arrival & Registration

13.00 | Welcome Address + Warm-up

13.30 | Session 1 - Institutes & Societies updates
Chairs: Benjamin Tast, Sarah Warth

• Theresa Barth, LMU, München: Cores@LMU – Development of a concept for Core Facility coordination at LMU
• Julia Nagy, ULMTeC Management, Medical Faculty, Ulm University: From Core Facilities to Technology Center - the ULMTeC story

14.10 | Techno Bites - Session 1
Chair: Steffen Schmitt

• Markus Geilich, Sony Europe B.V.: From Large-Particle to Spectral Cell Sorting: Innovations with Sony Biotechnology
• Paolo Tamborini, bioBUBBLE, Inc.: bioBUBBLE Custom Enclosures: Absolute HEPA Filtration for Operator Protection
• David Jan Walrafen, Miltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG: The Missing Dimension - Why context changes interpretation

14.25 | Coffee Break & Networking

15.10 | Crib Talks 1
Chair: Toralf Kaiser

• Dharshini Raju, VIB-KUL Centre for Cancer Biology, VIB-KUL Centre for Neurosciences Leuven, VIB Technologies. "Brighter Colors, Stronger Lasers, Wider Horizons: Leveling Up in Flow Cytometry"
• Christian (Pit) Peters, Cyto Kiel, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel: News from Cyto Kiel

15.40 | FloCoCo updates
Chairs: Desiree Kunkel, Sarah Warth

News from: 

• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Zytometrie
• Kaffeehaus
• File Sharing Platform
• Kostenpauschale

16.00 | Techno Bites -  Session  2
Chair: Melanie Leddermann

• Dr. Guido Uhlenbrock, Bruker Biosensors: Cytometry meets biosensing: Kinetics on cells with single-cell Interaction Cytometry
• Dr. Thorsten Rieling, OLS - OMNI Life Science GmbH & Co. KG: Spotlight on the NovoCyte Opteon Spectral Flow Cytometer from Agilent Technologies
• Collin Hucklesby, Hellma GmbH & Co. KG: Flow Cells for Rapid Prototyping

16.15 | Kaffeeklatsch

17.15 | Techno Bites - Session  3
Chair: Sönke Weinert

• Sandra Blaszkiewicz, BD Becton Dickinson GmbH: Discover the Power of the state-of-the-art BD RealDyes for Spectral & Conventional Flow
• Volkan Besirlioglu, Samplix ApS: Make Flow Cytometry Shine Brighter with Xdrop
• Dr.rer.nat. Jesús Gil-Pulido, Cytek Biosciences B.V.: Explore the rainbow – each color reflects a Cytek© solution designed for you

17.30 | Session 2 - Best Practices
Chairs: Jacqueline Keye, Marie Follo

• Marcus Eich, FCCF-DKFZ Heidelberg: General considerations when publishing an OMIP
• Florian Mair, Flow Cytometry Core Facility, ETH Zurich, Switzerland: An overview of best practices and new metrics for high-dimensional spectral panels

18.30 | Open discussion
Moderators: Jochen Behrends, Andreas Dolf

19.00 | Networking Reception 

22:00 End of Day 1

Day 2 – March 18th, 2026

from 8.00 | Early Risers Networking Hour
9.00 | Welcome 

9.05 | Techno Bites - Session 4
Chair: Jessica Cecotti

• Dr. Cristina Wolf, Beckman Coulter GmbH: CytoFLEX: We don’t just count cells — we give them wings!
• Patrick Kury, BioLegend GmbH: New dyes and optimized panels from BioLegend
• Beatriz Rodrigues, Agendo/Cklo, Limitada: From the Flow of Cells to an Integrated Workflow

9.20 | Session 3 - Training on Technologies
Chairs: Stefanie Möckel

• Jochen Behrends, Fluorescence Cytometry, Research Center Borstel: Rethinking Tech Training: The New Reality of Where, How, and How We Apply What We Learn
• Florian Blum, FCCF-DKFZ, Heidelberg: Bringing Order into Chaos: A case for Operating Instructions

10.00 | Crib Talks 2
Chair: Marie Follo

• Melanie Leddermann, Core Facility Durchflusszytometrie, Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung, Berlin: Tattoo pigments are highly autofluorescent - time to go spectral
• Lena Schumacher, FACS & Imaging Core Facility, Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne: Insights in the MPI AGE FACS&Imaging Core Facility: Leading the Flow Core in a Shared Setup

10.30 | Coffee Break & Networking

11.15 | Survey & Raffle

11.30 | Session 4 - Flow Core Development
Chairs: Insights in the MPI AGE FACS&Imaging Core Facility: Leading the Flow Core in a Shared Setup

• Lisa Richter, Lisa Richter, BD Biosciences: Switching Sides Without Losing Focus: Flow Cytometry positions in Academia and Industry
• Toralf Kaiser, FCCF, Deutsches Rheumaforschungszentrum, Berlin: Turning Ideas into Funded Projects in Core Facilities
• Claudia Dumrese, Cytometry Facility, University Zurich, Switzerland: Key Performance Indicators - friend or foe?

12.25 | Open discussion & Outlook
Chairs: Steffen Schmitt, Desiree Kunkel

13.00 | Farewell & Lunchbag Networking

14.30 | End of Meeting

Registration fees:

This meeting is primarily for Core Facility scientists and staff. Members of an industrial company may only participate as sponsors of the event.

• Core Facility scientists and staff: 50,00 €
• Other Academic Participants: 50,00 €
• Industry: Please get in touch with us.

The Summit registration fee is payable by invoice. You will receive an invoice via email shortly after your registration.

Cancellation policy

University of Freiburg  
Lecture Hall 1010 in the Kollegiengebäude I  
(KG I - Number (1) on the map)

Platz der Universität 3
79098 Freiburg

For Google Maps please click: here

Disclosure of sponsorship

Gold Sponsors - 1000€

• 5 min oral presentation in one of the Technobite sessions
• Full registration of one delegate from your company free of charge
• Logo on the conference website and link it to the company’s website and on the “sponsors” poster at the event location

Silver Sponsors - 500€

• Full registration of one delegate from your company free of charge
• Logo on the conference website and link it to the company’s website and on the “sponsors” poster at the event location

Bronze Sponsors - 250€

• Logo on the conference website and link it to the company’s website and on the “sponsors” poster at the event location

Scientific Committee

Medical Center – University of Freiburg
Lighthouse Core Facility
Zentrum für Translationale Zellforschung
Department of Medicine I
Tumorzentrum Freiburg - CCCF/DKTK
Center for Chronic Immune Deficiency - CCI
Marie Follo, Ph.D.

German Flow Core Summit Organizing Committee

Jochen Behrends, Borstel
Andreas Dolf, Bonn
Marie Follo, Freiburg
Toralf Kaiser, Berlin
Désirée Kunkel, Berlin
Stefanie Möckel, Mainz
Steffen Schmitt, Heidelberg
Benjamin Tast, Munich
Sarah Warth, Ulm

Organisation

Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
Stabsstelle Unternehmenskommunikation
Veranstaltungsmanagement

+49 761 270 19212

veranstaltung@uniklinik-freiburg.de