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European Congress of Pathology

Join Roche at ECP 2026 — the 38th European Congress of Pathology

12 - 16 Sep, 2026
Stockholmsmässan, Sweden
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European Congress of Pathology

Roche at ECP 2026: Driving diagnostic certainty for life-changing decisions in pathology

Driving diagnostic certainty for life-changing decisions in pathology, ECP is the worldwide leading congress in pathology. This year’s theme, “Innovation Driving Excellence in Pathology”, showcases how pathology research is fueling vital advancements in diagnostics and clinical practice, creating the foundation for targeted therapies that are revolutionizing cancer and chronic disease care. ECP 2026 is dedicated to providing up-to-date insights into the whole spectrum of modern diagnostics, translational tools, and achievements that characterise pathology and its contribution to innovative diagnostics. Roche, as a global leader in oncology, personalised healthcare, and companion diagnostics, is a long-standing partner of the pathology community and a premium sponsor for this year’s meeting.

 

Roche booth #110 Hall B

As a global leader in companion diagnostics, we passionately believe that precision medicine has the power to radically transform lives. Throughout each patient’s cancer journey, diagnostic testing plays a critical role in supporting clinicians in making decisions that can lead to better outcomes.

Our exhibition this year will focus on highlighting high medical value innovations that help pathologists deliver the answers clinicians rely on to provide the highest standard of care. Roche medical and product experts will be on hand to discuss our portfolio across the pathology and molecular work areas.

Our immersive booth is a fantastic opportunity to meet our colleagues and explore how Roche is innovating and collaborating to drive diagnostic certainty for life-changing decisions across many cancers. We look forward to hosting several activities at ECP 2026 including Roche-sponsored educational symposia, meet the experts sessions and much more. 

 

Roche ‘meet-the-expert’ sessions

We will be hosting seven meet-the-expert sessions at the Roche booth at ECP 2026, providing you with an opportunity to engage with key opinion leaders and some of our pharmaceutical partners to hear their experiences and perspectives in precision diagnosis, and whose therapeutic advancements are helping fuel our pipeline of innovative high medical value assays and AI-based clinical decision support solutions.

Together, let's continue advancing science and breaking down barriers to advance the practice of pathology, as we aim to provide attendees with opportunities to engage with our multifaceted program.

Agenda

Agenda

Sequencing by expansion (SBX)*, a versatile, high-throughput Single-Molecule Sequencing Technology for a variety of applications

Roche's sequencing by expansion (SBX) technology is characterized by high accuracy and sensitivity, which renders it highly valuable for applications in Oncology research. Prof. Dr. Edwin Cuppen will share their experience with SBX, encompassing detailed data analysis of paired tumor-normal Whole-Genome Sequencing (WGS). Additionally Alexander Robertson PhD, has employed SBX for WGS on matched tumor and normal plasma samples to demonstrate the feasibility of Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) detection through the tracking of known tissue mutations in plasma DNA. Featuring a discussion of the logistical considerations inherent to the distinct SBX workflow.

Speakers:

Prof. Dr. Edwin Cuppen, Roche-SBX for paired tumor-normal whole genome sequencing

Alexander Robertson, PhD, Roche-SBX for detecting low levels of ctDNA with high accuracy

Chair: Prof. Luigi Maria Terracciano

Date: 13 September 2026  Time: 12:30

Location: Hall F1

 

* SBX is in development and not commercially available.

Don’t miss the loss: Unlocking MTAP, PTEN & others through robust copy‑number detection
Sotirios Lakis, MD, PhD, Roche, Senior Director of Pathology and EU Medical Director at Foundation Medicine GmbH, Germany
Date: 13.09.2026 Time: 13:15

 

The essence of FOLR1 testing in high grade serous ovarian cancer
Dr. Emilia Andersson, MD, PhD, Roche, Oncology lead EMEA-LATAM (Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America)
Date: 13.09.2026 Time: 16:30 

Digital PCR-based assays for biomarker assessment in CNS tumors
To be confirmed
Date: 14.09.2026 Time: 12:30

 

Introducing the IDONTRAX Portfolio on the Roche Digital LightCycler
Daniel Henaff, PhD, Chief Technology Officer of ID Solutions, France
Date: 14.09.2026 Time: 13:15

 

Beyond the traditional palette: Translucent Chromogenic Multiplexing
Prof. John Le Quesne, MA, PhD, MBBS, FRCPath, University of Glasgow & CRUK Scotland Institute, Scotland
Date: 14.09.2026 Time: 16:30

Clonality in color: Resolving B-Cell Lymphomas with Kappa/Lambda Dual ISH
Prof. Laurence de Leval, Director of Clinical Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, & Full Professor of Pathology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Date: 15.09.2026 Time: 13:15

 

Lessons on Trop2
Prof. Nicola Fusco, MD, Full Professor of Pathology, Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology
University of Milan & Director, Division of Pathology and Somatic Molecular Diagnostics European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Italy
Date: 15.09.2026 Time: 16:30

Meet the speakers

Prof. Dr. Edwin Cuppen

Prof. Dr. Edwin Cuppen
Scientific Director of the Hartwig Medical Foundation, Netherland

Alexander Robertson PhD

Alexander Robertson, PhD
Roche, Foundation Medicine, USA

Prof. Luigi Maria Terracciano

Prof. Luigi Maria Terracciano
Head of the Anatomic Pathology Division at Humanitas University Research Hospital, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Rozzano (Milan), Italy

Sotirios Lakis, MD, PhD

Sotirios Lakis, MD, PhD
Roche, Senior Director of Pathology and EU Medical Director at Foundation Medicine GmbH, Germany

Dr Emilia Andersson, MD,  PHD

Dr. Emilia Andersson, MD, PhD
Roche, Oncology Lead EMEA-LATAM (Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America)

Daniel Henaff

Daniel Henaff, PhD
Chief Technology Officer of ID Solutions, France

Pr John Le Quesne MA PhD MBBS FRCPath

Prof. John Le Quesne, MA, PhD, MBBS, FRCPath
University of Glasgow & CRUK Scotland Institute, Scotland

Dr. Laurence de Leval

Prof. Laurence de Leval
Director of Clinical Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, & Full Professor of Pathology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Nicola Fusco MD

Prof. Nicola Fusco, MD
Full Professor of Pathology, Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology
University of Milan & Director, Division of Pathology and Somatic Molecular Diagnostics European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Italy

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