November 3rd, 2026 | 09:00h - 17:00h
Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
>> Meet your Axion World Tour Guides
Hello, and thanks for your interest in the Axion World Tour. We are your hosts for London’s User Group Meeting, and we're excited to bring scientists together for a day of research presentations, discussion, and networking. At the event, you’ll hear from peers using Axion Bio platforms in neuroscience, cardiac, and oncology research, learn about Axion’s latest tools and technology, and have time to ask questions and connect with experts from academia and industry.
Please see the full agenda below and register today!
Xiuming Yuan, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
The Francis Crick Institute
Will Deacon
Account Manager, Northern Europe
Axion BioSystems
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Meet Axion BioSystems specialists and fellow researchers to exchange ideas, ask questions, and build new collaborations.
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Hear presenters share discoveries in neuroscience, cardiac research, and more, with discussion of emerging NAMs and evolving regulatory expectations.
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Explore applications for Axion’s MEA, impedance, and Omni imaging platforms and see how these technologies are advancing research.
>> Speakers
Taishi Kanamaru, PhD
Senior Scientist, Discovery Sciences, AstraZeneca
Austin Passaro, PhD
Senior Global Product Manager MEA, Axion BioSystems
Mouhamed Alsaqati, PhD
Lecturer in Neuropharmacology, Newcastle University, School of Pharmacy
Laura Ussingkaer, PhD
Research Fellow, University College London, Clinical & Experimental Epilepsy (Lignani Lab)
Michael Barros, PhD
Lecturer in AI in Engineering and Medicine, University of Essex
Júlia Escarrabill Illa
PhD Student, University of Southampton (Brookes Lab)
Max Mitchell
PhD Student, Cardiff University, Hodge Centre for Translational Neuroscience
Rophi Denish Condor
Research Assistant, King's College London, Wolfson SPaRC (Denk Lab)
Johny Pires, PhD
Field Application Scientist, Axion BioSystems
>> Agenda
Time | Speaker | Abstract Title |
| 9:00AM - 9:20AM | Arrival & Registration | |
| 9:20AM - 9:30AM | Xiuming Yuan, PhD and Will Deacon | Welcome & Opening Remarks |
| 9:30AM - 9:55AM | Taishi Kanamaru, PhD | To be announced |
| 9:55AM - 10:20AM | Rophi Condor | Using Microelectrode Array (MEA) to characterize peripheral sensory neuron activity in the context of painful disease |
| 10:20AM - 10:45AM | To be announced | To be announced |
| 10:45AM - 11:25AM | Coffee Break & Networking | |
| 11:25AM - 11:50AM | Laura Ussingkaer, PhD | GPCR gene therapies for epilepsy |
| 11:50AM - 12:15PM | Júlia Escarrabill Illa | Linking Epigenetic Regulation to Neuronal Function in Rett Syndrome Using Patient-Derived Human Neurons |
| 12:15PM - 12:40PM | Mouhamed Alsaqati, PhD | Zinc: The Hidden Modulator of Neuronal Network Activity - Implications for Neurological Disease |
| 12:40PM - 1:40PM | Complimentary Lunch & Networking | |
| 1:40PM - 2:05PM | Michael Barros, PhD | Electrochaotic Profiling of Neuronal Biocomputing Reservoirs |
| 2:05PM - 2:30PM | Max Mitchell | Modelling schizophrenia-associated network dysfunction and therapeutic responses in human cerebellar organoids |
| 2:30PM - 2:55PM | To be announced | To be announced |
| 2:55PM - 3:25PM | Coffee Break & Networking | |
| 3:25PM - 3:45PM | Austin Passaro PhD | Technology showcase |
| 3:45PM - 4:30PM | Johny Pires, PhD | Maestro MEA Technical Tips & Tricks |
| 4:30PM-5:30PM | Xiuming Yuan, PhD | Technical Panel Discussion and Q&A |
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