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For its 16th edition, Gen2Bio returns to Angers on March 12 and 13, 2026 at the Jean Monnier Convention Center.
Organized every 2 years by Biogenouest, the scientific congress Gen2Bio is aimed at all stakeholders in life and environmental sciences: researchers, engineers and doctoral students in life and environmental sciences, innovative companies, laboratories or research centers, competitiveness clusters, technology parks and technical centers, development stakeholders, etc. In particular, you can discover the service offerings of the network's 38 technological core facilities and thus follow innovations in life sciences in the Greater West.
The 2024 edition of Gen2Bio in Saint Malo brought together 260 participants on the theme of Health.
The 2026 program will include five scientific conferences on the Agro theme "Innovations for Sustainable Agriculture" and 29 technology workshops led by Biogenouest network core facilities. A special exhibition space with stands will also be available for our partners.
March 12 and 13, 2026 in Angers
At the Jean Monnier Congress Center in Angers
Only 5 minutes by tram and 15 minutes on foot from the TGV station, the Jean Monnier Congress Center is located in the city center ofAngers.
All conferences and workshops will take place at the Congress Center, promoting interactions between participants through a unified venue for the event:
- The plenary conferences of the congress will be given in the amphitheater located in the heart of the Jardin des Plantes and adjoining the exhibition and catering area,
- The technology workshops led by the core facilities will be held in the numerous rooms of varying capacity at the Convention Center.
Be partners:
We invite you to join us in March as an event partner. Depending on the offer you choose, we offer:
- A stand
- The use of your logo on all Gen2Bio 2026 communication media (printed and digital)
- Participation in the pitch session
For further details regarding the terms of the partnership as a sponsor, we invite you to contact us.
Partners already committed to Gen2Bio 2026
Plenary conferences:
Gen2Bio 2026 will feature five plenary sessions focused on Agro. These sessions will share innovative perspectives and key advancements in the field, providing in-depth insights into the current challenges and opportunities facing the sector.
Workshops :
Spread over the 2 days, 29 workshops are offered by the core facilities of Biogenouest network. Each session, lasting 30 minutes, will cover the 6 axes of Biogenouest: Genomics, Proteomics, Functional exploration, Bioimaging, Structural and metabolomic analysis and Bioinformatics.
Led by engineers and researchers from the network core facilities, these workshops are an exceptional opportunity to deepen your knowledge, exchange and stay at the forefront of the latest technological advances.
In addition to the workshops run by the Biogenouest core facilities, 2 workshops are dedicated to projects supported by the Vegepolys Valley and Valorial competitiveness clusters, partners of Gen2Bio2026, and another dedicated to the GO-EV federative project.
Places for the workshops are limited, so don't delay in registering.
Poster sessions:
There’s nothing quite like a session posters open to all is proposed at the Gen2Bio congress which will be held on March 12 and 13, 2026 in Angers.
If you wish to submit a poster, please send the title, author's name and affiliation to: contact@biogenouest.org
