Partners

The Organizing Committee is deeply grateful for the invaluable support of our cooperators, collaborators, and sponsors of Cells in Context: Single-Cell & Spatial Transcriptomics Systems. Your contributions and partnership have been instrumental in making this event possible, and we appreciate your commitment to advancing research and knowledge in this field. Thank you for your dedication and generosity!

In Cooperation with:

Biotechnology Center

The UW Biotechnology Center is dedicated to harnessing the full potential of biotechnology for the benefit of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Wisconsin System, our state, and the nation. As a leading, multidisciplinary center of excellence, we support, coordinate, disseminate, and advance biotechnological innovations to maximize their impact.

Gene Expression Center

In the Gene Expression Center, the dedicated team of scientists and researchers is at the forefront of spatial transcriptomics. With state-of-the-art instrumentation and profound expertise, the Gene Expression Center strive to advance scientific knowledge, unravel biological mysteries, and contribute to the development of innovative solutions in diverse fields.

Morgridge Institute For Research

The Morgridge Institute for Research is a nonprofit biomedical institute exploring uncharted scientific territory to discover tomorrow’s cures. Morgridge works to improve human health through innovative, interdisciplinary biomedical discoveries, spark scientific curiosity and serve society through translational outcomes, in partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Research areas include regenerative biology and bioinformatics, virology, medical engineering, metabolism, core computational technology and bioethics.

Waisman Center

The Waisman Center is dedicated to advancing knowledge about human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases through research, training, services, and outreach.

Gold Sponsor:

10x Genomics

Cells are the basic unit of life. They power everything we do, and unlocking their secrets is the key to advancing our knowledge of every facet of biology, from development to disease. Our single cell, spatial, and in situ tools enable researchers to answer pressing questions about cells and their functional contributions to oncology, immunology, neuroscience, and much more—as evidenced by more than 11,000 publications citing our technology. We are dedicated to building the best products, delivering the best customer experience, and creating the best team to fuel new scientific discovery, no matter how challenging. And we won’t stop until all of the cells’ secrets are revealed.

Silver Sponsors:

Illumina

 At Illumina, our goal is to apply innovative technologies and revolutionary assays to the analysis of genetic variation and function, making studies possible that were not even imaginable just a few years ago. These studies will help make the realization of personalized medicine possible. With such rapid advances in technology taking place, it is mission critical to have solutions that are not only innovative, but flexible, scalable, and complete with industry-leading support and service.

Takara

Takara Bio USA, Inc. (formerly Clontech Laboratories, Inc.), a Takara Bio company, develops, manufactures, and distributes a wide range of life science reagents under the Takara®, Cellartis®, and Clontech® brands. Our products support applications including stem cell research; NGS; gene discovery, regulation, and function studies; protein expression and purification; RNAi and gene editing; and plant and food research.

Element Biosciences

Element Biosciences is a pioneering life science company democratizing access to advanced biological tools, driving impactful discoveries to benefit humanity. We are focused on developing disruptive DNA sequencing and multiomics technology for research markets. Through innovating every fundamental element of a biological assay system, Element empowers customers with affordable, high-quality data and an improved user experience, which in turn will accelerate scientific discoveries.