The VH Bio transplant team is eagerly awaiting the 35th Annual British Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Conference!
This year’s BSHI Conference will be held in Edinburgh at The Royal College of Physicians on the 4th & 5th September 2025.
We’re hosting a pre-BSHI workshop on NGS Technologies and would love to meet you there!
V.H. Bio Limited Pre-BSHI NGS Technologies Workshop
Wed, 3 Sep 2025 12:30 – 17:00 BST | Edinburgh Training and Conference Venue
Join us for this free, in-person event to learn about the latest Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) technologies in the field of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics.
By the end of this half-day workshop, you will have a deeper understanding of:
NGS Technologies:
- Illumina: Sequencing by Synthesis
- Ion Torrent: Semiconductor Sequencing
- Oxford Nanopore Technologies: SMRT Sequencing
‘Next-Generation’ NGS Products:
- Hybrid Capture Technology: HybriType™ 18-loci high-resolution genotyping of classical HLA, other MHC genes, and ABO
- Rapid NGS: AllType™ Rapid 11-loci HLA genotyping
- INDEL Sequencing: Solid Organ & HPCT Post-Transplant Monitoring
And for those already using or interested in exploring AllType FASTplex, we will also be providing the following sessions:
- AllType FASTplex: Overview & Best Practice
- TypeStream™ Visual NGS Analysis Software v3.2: Overview
Refreshments will be provided during the break, followed by food and drinks afterwards.
Registration closes 20/08/2025 (or earlier, 30 places available).
Watch this space for more details and follow us on LinkedIn for sneak peeks at our signature BSHI merch!