A Sony Biotechnology Event — by invitation only
Sony Europe Spectral User Meeting 2026 – 5th Annual Meeting
Tuesday, 24 November, 2026
9:00am – 2:00pm
Granada, Spain
Pre-event to the 1st Mediterranean Meeting on Flow Cytometry
Attendees will hear from a lineup of distinguished speakers who are applying Sony’s spectral technology in their research. The event will also include updates from the Sony team and opportunities for Q&A, discussion, and networking with fellow researchers.
Whether you're already using Sony’s platforms or exploring the shift from conventional flow to spectral, this is a valuable opportunity to connect, learn, and be part of a growing, forward-thinking community.
Researchers, scientists and cytometry experts from across Europe who are looking to exchange insights, explore innovations, and grow the spectral cytometry community.
Agenda
8:30–9:00 AM Coffee and Registration
9:00–9:15 AM Welcome and Introductions
Morgane Griesbeck, European Marketing Manager, Sony Biotechnology
9:15–9:55 AM Autofluorescence Beyond Background
Rui Gardner, Head of Flow Cytometry Core Facility, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, US
9:55–10:15 AM Handling Autofluorescence: Spectral Unmixing of Innate Lymphoid Cells in BAL Samples Using the Sony ID7000
Fredrik Wallberg, Flow Cytometry Facility Manager, Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Imperial College London, UK
10:15–10:45 AM Exploiting the 320 nm Laser for Deep Immune Profiling: A 50-Plus Multiplexed Approach on the Sony ID7000
Jean-Marc Doisne, Expert Research Engineer, Innate Immunity Unit – INSERM U1223, Pasteur Institute, Paris, FR
10:45–11:15 AM Coffee Break
11:15–11:40 AM Ensuring Accurate Unmixing: Practical Considerations for Single-Stained Controls
Ana Longhini, Senior Manager, Global Scientific Affairs, Sony Biotechnology, US
11:40–11:55 AM Same Fluorophore, Different Signal: Why Control Choice Sometimes Matters in Spectral Unmixing
Andreas Dolf, Core Facility Manager, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Experimental Immunology, University Hospital Bonn, DE
11:55–12:15 PM Towards Objective and Reproducible Data Analysis: Introducing a Computational Spectral Reference Adjustment Algorithm
Fumitaka Otsuka, Senior Manager, Life Science R&D, Sony Corporation, JP
12:15–12:40 PM Standardizing Monocyte Immunophenotyping: Insights from Cardiometabolic Risk Cohorts
Panos Barlampas, PhD Candidate, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences Institute; Amsterdam Institute for Immunology, and Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam UMC, NL
12:40–1:10 PM The Immune landscape of aging in more detail - using a 6 laser ID7000
Antonia Banyard, Head of Mass and Flow Cytometry Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, UK
1:10–1:30 PM Closing Remarks
1:30–2:30 PM Lunch and Networking
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