News and events

Follow scientific meetings, training opportunities, partnering activities and project updates organised through INFRAACT, EATRIS Bulgaria and connected European initiatives.

Upcoming event

12–13
November
2026

Paris, France

HAPLO-iPS community

iPSC-Derived Cell Therapies Symposium — Recent Clinical Insights & Progress

The symposium will bring together scientists, clinicians, biotechnology companies, manufacturers and regulatory experts to discuss current progress in iPSC-derived cell therapies and regenerative medicine. HAPLO-iPS will be represented in the scientific programme.

Latest activity · EATRIS Bulgaria

EATRIS Bulgaria brings the Digital Hub to the BIO-RED Cross-Regional Hackathon

9–11 September 2026 · Sofia Tech Park

EATRIS Bulgaria National Coordinator presenting the EATRIS Digital Hub at the BIO-RED Cross-Regional Hackathon in Sofia, September 2026

EATRIS Bulgaria introduced the EATRIS Digital Hub as a practical knowledge resource for teams working on health-data challenges, AI diagnostics, cross-border data sharing, federated validation and European regulatory readiness.

The three-day hackathon brought together researchers, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, clinical and data experts, innovators and public-sector representatives from across Europe to develop investment-ready responses to real-world challenges.

Learn more about the BIO-RED Hackathon

Recent meetings and workshops

Scientific exchange in Bulgaria

Past event · EATRIS Bulgaria and INFRAACT

Biomarkers in Translational Medicine

28 November 2025 · Grand Hotel Sofia

This academia–industry partnering symposium brought together scientists, clinicians, research infrastructures and companies around biomarker discovery, validation and implementation. Sessions addressed AI and the digitalisation of translational medicine, European health-data spaces, biomarker development and precision medicine. The programme featured keynote lectures by Prof. Alain van Gool and Dr Ritika Kulshreshtha, a panel discussion, poster contributions and a junior scientific session.

Event resources:
Programme · Invited speakers · Book of abstracts

Past event · INFRAACT workshop

Advancing Immunology and Tumour Research with Singleron’s Single-Cell Tools

29 September 2025 · Sofia and online

A focused workshop connecting modern single-cell and multi-omics technologies with Bulgarian researchers in immunology and tumour research. The hybrid format supported exchange between technology specialists and research teams considering new experimental approaches.

Event recording

Biomarkers in Translational Medicine

Watch the recording of the 2025 academia–industry partnering symposium, including sessions on AI and digitalisation, biomarker development and precision medicine.

Organised by INFRAACT, EATRIS Bulgaria and the Health & Life Sciences Cluster Bulgaria with support from Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski, the Ministry of Education and Science, EATRIS-ERIC and EATRIS-CONNECT.

Connected project news

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EATRIS-CONNECT

Updates on digital transformation, cross-research-infrastructure collaboration, training, knowledge exchange, patient engagement and personalised medicine.

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HAPLO-iPS

News on working-group activities, training schools, short-term scientific missions, meetings, open calls and progress towards clinically relevant hiPSC resources.

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What we share

Scientific events

Symposia, workshops, conferences and meetings relevant to the INFRAACT and EATRIS Bulgaria communities.

Training and opportunities

Training schools, exchanges, open calls and opportunities for early-career and established researchers.

Project developments

Selected outcomes, resources and collaboration stories from national and European project activities.

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INFRAACT partners can contact the coordination team with upcoming opportunities, scientific activities and project updates relevant to the infrastructure community.