GUANGZHOU, China , April 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — From March 28 to 30, 2026, the 4th International Conference on Single-Cell and Spatial Omics was efficiently convened in Beijing. The convention was collectively organized by Macau University of Science and Technology, Chongqing Medical University, the Human Phenome Institute of Fudan University, the Basic Medicine Division of the Chinese Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and the Single Cell Sequencing Network. Held beneath the theme “Atlas • AI • Acceleration,” the occasion introduced collectively world-leading consultants, students, entrepreneurs, buyers, and media representatives in single-cell and spatial omics to change views on cutting-edge applied sciences and rising traits in the life sciences. Total registrations—spanning in-person attendees in Beijing and individuals in the web worldwide discussion board—surpassed 5,000, reflecting the robust momentum and collaborative spirit of the sector.
Opening Ceremony of TICSSO-4
Professor Xinghua Pan of Macau University of Science and Technology, the founding father of the convention, delivered the opening tackle. Reflecting on the journey of TICSSO, Dr. Pan famous that earlier editions have cumulatively drawn greater than 15,000 registered individuals and over 7,000 in-person attendees throughout dozens of thematic boards for the reason that inaugural convention in Guangzhou, adopted by Shenzhen and Shanghai. “From Guangzhou, to Shenzhen, to Shanghai, and now to Beijing, TICSSO has grown from a vision into a thriving community,” he stated. Dr. Pan emphasised that TICSSO’s founding mission stays unchanged: to construct an interdisciplinary, cross-sector, and worldwide platform that advances the worldwide single-cell and spatial omics neighborhood. “It is our shared commitment to the frontiers of life sciences that has brought together this remarkable community of academia and industry,” he added.
The opening ceremony was formally inaugurated by Academician Xiaoliang Xie (Changping National Laboratory / Peking University), Professor Xinghua Pan (Macau University of Science and Technology), Professor Fuchou Tang (Peking University), Professor Guoji Guo (Zhejiang University), Professor Gang Cao (Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology), Professor Binzhi Qian (Human Phenome Institute, Fudan University), Professor Ge Gao (Peking University), Professor Bing Zhu (Tongji University), and Professor Lan Jiang (National Center for Bioinformation). The convention was honored to have Academician Xiaoliang Xie, Academician Li Jin (Fudan University), and Academician Zemin Zhang (Chongqing Medical University) as honorary chairs.
Academician Xiaoliang Xie of Changping National Laboratory / Peking University delivered a keynote tackle titled “What Can FOODIE Do for Biology and Medicine.”
The convention additionally featured 9 thematic boards spanning cutting-edge areas together with spatiotemporal mapping, single-cell and spatial omics applied sciences, proteomics and metabolism, spatiotemporal algorithms, improvement and getting older, neuroscience, tumor and immunity, and AI and digitalization, with a complete of 64 scientific shows delivered.
The worldwide discussion board introduced collectively main researchers in single-cell and spatial omics from world wide to share the most recent advances in the sector, underscoring TICSSO’s rising position as a premier platform for worldwide scientific change.
Beyond its position as a premier platform for scientific change amongst main researchers internationally, TICSSO additionally gives a singular interface for accelerating the interpretation of breakthrough applied sciences into merchandise, together with progressive reagents and units, in addition to precision diagnostics, therapeutics, and pharmaceutical functions. Dozens of excellent enterprises in the sector had been honored with distinctions such because the “Annual Technological Innovation Pioneer Award” for his or her core progressive applied sciences and groundbreaking merchandise in single-cell and spatial omics. These accolades spotlight the very important position of trade collaboration in driving the sector ahead.
About the International Conference on Single-Cell and Spatial Omics（TICSSO）
The TICSSO Conference was based in 2022 by Professor Xinghua Pan of Macau University of Science and Technology, Professor Fuchou Tang of Peking University, and Professor Guoji Guo of Zhejiang University. The founding mission was to ascertain an interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral, and worldwide platform for change. We intention to advance the deep integration of academia and trade, constantly pushing the boundaries of life sciences.
From 2022 to 2026, the convention has amassed over 20,000 registered individuals and 9,574 in-person attendees, with 61 specialised boards held so far.
Several hundred main scientists who’ve made exceptional contributions to the sector have participated in this grand occasion, together with Qimin Zhan(Peking University), Zemin Zhang(Chongqing Medical University), Bing Ren (New York Genome Center), James Zou (Stanford University), Xiaojie Qiu (Stanford University), Alex Shalek (MIT), Nicholas Navin (MD Anderson Cancer Center), Rong Fan (Yale University), and Hongjie Li (Baylor College of Medicine), amongst many others. The wealth of educational shows painted a complete panorama of single-cell and spatial omics improvement—spanning from trade frontiers to the pinnacles of scientific discovery, and from technological breakthroughs to medical translation.