Ismb & bosc 2026

The 34th Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB) is the flagship meeting of the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB). This year’s conference takes place July 12–14 in Washington, returning to the city to celebrate 30 years of advancing computational biology. We’re also delighted to be sponsoring the 27th annual Bioinformatics Open Source Conference (BOSC), taking place July 14–15 as part of ISMB 2026.

The 34th Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB) is the flagship meeting of the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB). This year’s conference takes place July 12–14 in Washington, returning to the city to celebrate 30 years of advancing computational biology.

ABOUT

Whether you’re at the booth, in the sessions, or tuning in online, there are plenty of ways to connect with us at ISMB 2026.

  • Booth #11 Throughout the Week - Visit us at booth #11 throughout the week to meet the team behind Nextflow, the global standard in bioinformatics workflows. See live demos of Seqera, the intelligent engine for the life sciences—trusted by 14 of the top 20 pharma and 150+ organizations worldwide. Come find us to discover how we’re enabling teams to scale enterprise bioinformatics and take their science further, faster.

  • Hello Nextflow Tutorial (July 6, Online) - Join our online tutorial on getting started with workflows for bioinformatics. Designed to equip participants with foundational knowledge and skills in three key areas: (1) understanding the logic of how data analysis workflows are constructed, (2) Nextflow language proficiency, and (3) CLI execution. Learn more

  • Hello nf-core Tutorial (July 7, Online) - Join our online nf-core tutorial to level up your workflows with community-curated best practices and developer resources. This tutorial covers three key areas: (1) understanding the structure and conventions of nf-core pipelines, (2) integrating community-curated modules, and (3) creating your own nf-core-compatible modules. Register here

  • Tech Track: Seqera Co-Scientist (July 13) - Join our talk in the Tech Track: “Seqera Co-Scientist: The Intelligent, Collaborative Partner for Scalable Bioinformatics”. Seqera Co-Scientist combines domain-specific intelligence with full-stack visibility to accelerate discovery while maintaining enterprise-grade governance, security, and reproducibility. It works alongside you interactively or autonomously, whether you’re launching pipelines, debugging workflows, or integrating custom AI agents. Can’t make it in person? Register below to receive the recording.