Links within this page: Track Benefits | Key Dates | Submission and Programme Build Process | Live/Virtual Platform Talks | Abstract Sharing Tool | Notification Templates | Tutorial video

COSI Track Benefits

• COSIs receive four (4) complimentary registrations.  Please note the code does not allow a non-member to receive the complimentary ISCB membership and will not work if the free membership is chosen.
• Speaker Funding - $1000 per COSI per day to support TRAVEL of invited speakers. Speakers who will not be presenting in-person may not take advantage of funding.  COSIs may choose to use their escrow funding to give stipends, honoraria, purchase additional registrations, etc.
• Attendee Commissions - At the end of the conference, ISCB will calculate the COSI commissions. Commissions are based on the number of registrants identifying your group as one of their COSIs of interest. A registrant may select up to four COSIs when purchasing a conference registration. A set commission rate is applied to each paid registrant and shared based on percentage to the COSI(s) of interest.
• Unrestricted use of your COSIs escrow funds to support COSI track speakers or additional events.
• Any sponsorship raised by a COSI goes to that COSI's escrow. Note: COSIs are responsible for fulfilling any benefit promised to a COSI-only sponsor. Sponsors wishing to participate in the exhibit hall, for example, would  need to pay the conference exhibitor fees.

Open Science Track (formally Invited Sessions or Special Sessions) Benefits

• Open science tracks receive two (2) complimentary registrations. Please note the code does not allow a non-member to receive the complimentary ISCB membership and will not work if the free membership is chosen.

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Key Dates

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Submission and Programme Build Process

The rest of this page refers regularly to different roles.  These roles have been bolded to emphasize which roles are associated with different task.  This document outlines the roles and their responsibilities as well.

EasyChair Track Build and Submission requirements

• Each track manages the decision and notification process for abstracts submitted to that track.
• Each track identifies 2 or 3 abstract chairs from within their community to manage the review process for their track. If separate abstract chairs are not identified, the track organizers will serve in this role. These individuals will be added to EasyChair as track chairs.
• Abstract chairs are responsible for identifying a programme committee to review the abstracts for talk and poster presentations within their track. Abstract chairs will add the programme committee members to their track within EasyChair.
• Authors may submit abstracts for consideration as:
  • Poster only
  • Talk or Poster (abstracts in this category should be considered for a poster if they are not accepted for a talk).
• Ideally, each abstract should get a minimum of two (2) reviews and preferably three (3).
• Abstract chairs are encouraged to quickly review the abstracts that are submitted to their track. If a submitted abstract is not relevant to your track please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. as quickly as possible and the submission will be transferred to a more appropriate track. Please identify the track you suggest is most appropriate to receive the transfer.
• Abstract chairs must report their tentative talk/poster acceptance decisions to ISCB via the abstract sharing tool, so that submissions that are not accepted for a talk by the primary track can be made available for consideration by other tracks.
• Abstract chairs are responsible for notifying the authors of all abstracts submitted to their track of acceptance or rejection (via EasyChair)
  • Abstract chairs are required to use the Acceptance and Rejection Template Letters provided by ISCB. 
  • Notifications to authors should state whether the abstract was accepted for a longer talk (of a specified time), a shorter talk, a poster, or rejected.
  • Each presenter will need to register for the conference and sign a Confirmation of Participation (CoP), sent from This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
    • To complete the form it is also required that the presenter be registered for the conference.  This is confirmed by providing the conference registration confirmation number.  It is available in the confirmation email sent upon successful completion of registration.  This number is unique to the registrant and cannot be used for more than one presentation on the same work. The presenter is asked to provide permission under CC-By4.0 for ISCB to store and share their recording, in that order.  These permissions are required as ISCB is GDPR compliant and we cannot keep or share the recording without explicit permission from the presenter.  The permission to share the recording can be updated at any time by the presenter through the ISCBtv page ( https://www.iscb.org/iscbtv). Recordings we are not granted permission to keep cannot be recovered and so those permissions cannot be updated once submitted.  Denying permission to keep a recording will force a denial to share said recording.
    • The CoP MUST be completed for submitted abstracts no later than 21 days before the start of the conference, no extensions will be granted.  Any submitted presentation that has not submitted a CoP will be assumed as being declined and the presentation will be removed from the schedule or poster pool.
    • All presentations, virtual or in-person, invited or submitted, must submit a CoP.
• Talk durations can vary, but talks must be scheduled in blocks that end on the top of the hour or every twenty minutes (:00, :20, :40), with time for questions included. You may have shorter talks IF they end on these limits.
• Abstract chairs are responsible for reviewing Late Poster submissions to their track.
• Track organizers may wish to recognize a top talk and/or poster. If doing so, the track is responsible for awarding their own prizes.  The name of the prize winner name, affiliation, and title must be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than an hour before the closing awards ceremonies so the award can be recognized.

Track Schedule and Presentations

• Tracks must provide their detailed schedule (including titles, authors, and start/end times) using the schedule builder provided by ISCB.  If you have not received the credentials to log in to the schedule builder for your track please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
• Track schedules are available on the conference website under Programme & Schedule -> Scientific Programme -> <Track name>
• These schedules will also be available through the online ISCB Nucleus platform

Invited Talks

• With limited exceptions, all invited talks are expected to be in-person. 
• Track organizers must provide ISCB a list of confirmed invited speakers (name, affiliation, email), when completing the schedule builder. All presenters must be registered for in-person attendance.

Posters

• All abstracts accepted for poster presentation will receive instruction on how to enter their poster to the ISCB Nucleus platform.
  • ISCB will use the abstract, title, author list, as entered in EasyChair.

  • We require that in-person presenters upload, at minimum, a pdf or an mp4, but prefer they upload both so that our virtual attendees get the most from their work.  This also serves to extend the life of their work so that all attendees are able to watch it on-demand after the conference. Virtual presenters are required to upload both.

Presentations

• All talks should be presented in-person, with limited exceptions for health reasons (see Live/Virtual Platform Talks).
• All virtual talks must be pre-recorded by the presenting author and submitted via the ISCB Nucleus platform

Communication with Presenters

ISCB and Juno will handle the communications with all presenters on how to upload talks and use the ISCB Nucleus platform.

• ISCB will handle the communication for the Confirmation of Participation.
• All presenters must be registered for the conference. Complimentary passes can be allocated however track organizers wish.  Additional passes can be covered from track escrow, if applicable.
• ISCB also has a fellowship program  that grants a limited number of complimentary ISMB registrations (in-person or virtual). Fellowships are prioritized based on career level and income status of the applicant's country of residence.

Logistics and Track Execution

• Track organizers are responsible for monitoring their tracks on their scheduled day(s).
• Session moderators are required to monitor Q&A from both the in-person and virtual audiences and to ensure the track remains on schedule
  • Virtual questions should get priority over in person questions as virtual attendees are unable to talk to the presenters during breaks or after talks.
  • We suggest assigning 2-3 individuals to share the work of monitoring sessions.
  • ISCB will assign a volunteer technical moderator to each of your sessions to assist with AV and ISCB Nucleus platform needs

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Live/Virtual Platform Talks

For a variety of reasons, ISCB strongly prefers that scientific research accepted for oral presentation be presented in person at the conference venue.  We understand that some presenters will have valid reasons to avoid in-person attendance. ISCB will grant remote presentation options for reasons associated with maternity/paternity leave, care for a family member, personal/medical disability, sickness, financial hardship, or potential visa problems.  If research is accepted for oral presentation and the presenter is unable to present in person, ISCB requires notification ASAP. If unable to participate in person, the presenter will need to request a waiver by writing to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Any pre-approved virtual presenters will be required to provide a pre-recorded talk in advance of the conference as a precaution due to possible technical issues.

In-person presenters MUST use the provided podium computer (PC) to present slides. Video of the presenter is captured with in-room webcam. Audio and slides are captured through in-house AV system.  A volunteer technical moderator (VTM) is responsible for ensuring the image, slides, and sound are transmitted/available through the ISCB Nucleus platform to virtual participants.

A session moderator will be responsible for introducing speakers, keeping talks on time, and moderating questions from the live and virtual audiences.

Acceptance and Rejection Template Letters

All abstract chairs will be required to use the provided templates to notify the submissions within your track of their status (Accepted Talk, Accepted Poster, Reject).  All red text should be edited for your track specifics. Templates are available at the bottom of this page.

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Abstract Sharing Tool

For the past several years we have used an abstract sharing spreadsheet to ensure quality submissions might have the opportunity for presentation in an alternate track if not selected for a talk within the originating track. This year a site has been created to replace the spreadsheet and will update tracks via email as abstracts are passed or requested between tracks.  As track chairs can only see abstracts in your area, the tool is a way of sharing basic information on all submissions outside of EasyChair.

As you continue your review process we ask that you update the sharing tool to let others know the status of your submissions.  For example, a quality submission that might only be accepted by your track as a Poster could be offered a talk with another track.

Each abstract can be given the following decisions:

• Accept Talk - Track will accept this for a Talk
• Accept Poster - Track will accept this as a Poster
• Reject - Abstract not acceptable for presentation (IE scientifically unsound)
• Available to another track - Submission better suited for other track

The tool is available through the Schedule Builder link that will be emailed out to you once it's open.

**Remember you must still enter your final decisions in EasyChair and if no other track requests a submission be moved from your area you still need to complete the review**

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Notification Templates

Use the templates below when sending notifications to submitters.

Accept Talk Template

Accept Poster Template

Reject Template

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Tutorial Video

Note: The multi-word name issue has (finally) been resolved and the instructions on the schedule builder updated.

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Links within this page: Steering Committee | Proceedings Committee | Tech Track Committee | Tutorials Committee | Conference Fellowships Committee

Steering Committee

	Karsten Borgwardt Proceedings Chair Max Plank Institute of Biochemistry Germany	Carole Goble Conference Chair University of Manchester United Kingdom
	Bel Hanson ISCB Director, Operations and Programs United States	Janet Kelso ISCB Treasurer; ISCB Conferences Advisory Council Chair; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Germany
	Diane E. Kovats ISCB Chief Executive Officer United States	Tijana Milenkovic Proceedings Chair University of Notre Dame United States
	João Carlos Setubal Conference Chair University of São Paulo Brazil	Janet M Thornton Honorary Conference Chair EBI/EMBL Untied Kingdom
	Predrag Radivojac ISCB President Professor Northeastern University United States	Tandy Warnow University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne United States

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Proceedings Committee

Proceedings Chairs

Karsten Borgwardt, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Germany
Tijana Milenkovic, University of Notre Dame, USA

Area Chairs

Bioinformatics Education and Citizen Science

Russell Schwartz, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Jérôme Waldispühl, McGill University, Canada

Bioinformatics of Microbes and Microbiomes

Nicola Mulder, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Mihai Pop, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

Biomedical Informatics

Niko Beerenwinkel, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Giulio Caravagna, University of Trieste, Italy
Jenna Wiens, University of Michigan, USA

Equity and Diversity in Computational Biology Research

Larry Hunter, University of Chicago, USA
Alejandra Medina Rivera, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico

Evolutionary, Comparative, and Population Genomics

Flora Jay, Université Paris-Saclay, France
Erin Molloy, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

Genome Sequence Analysis

Laurent Jacob, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, France
Tobias Marschall, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany

Macromolecular Sequence, Structure, and Function

Jianlin Cheng, University of Missouri, USA
Mark Wass, University of Kent, UK

Privacy and Security for Computational Biology

Michael Baudis, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Kana Shimizu, Waseda University, Japan

Regulatory and Functional Genomics

Kimberly Glass, Harvard Medical School, USA
Saurabh Sinha, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Systems Biology and Networks

Anaïs Baudot, Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, INSERM, France
Nataša Pržulj, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain & University College London, UK

General Computational Biology

Gary Bader, University of Toronto, Canada
Alberto Paccanaro, Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Brazil & Royal Holloway, University of London, UK

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Tech Track Committee

Co-chair: Edgardo Ferran, Orikine Bio Board Director / FreeLance Consultant, France
Co-chair: Jennifer Kelly, IBM Research, UK
Salvador Capella-Gutierrez, Spanish National Bioinformatics Institute (INB), Spain
Mark Ibberson, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Radhika Khetani, AstraZeneca, Sweden

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Tutorials Committee

Co-chair: Madelaine Gogol, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, United States
Co-chair: Shoba Ranganathan, Macquarie University, Australia
Radhika Khetani, AstraZeneca, Sweden
Lee Larcombe, Apexomic, United Kingdom
Stephen Piccolo, Brigham Young Universitym United States
Farzana Rahman, Kingston University London, United Kingdom

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Conference Fellowships Committee

Wisdom A Akurungu
Luis Pedro Coelho
R. Gonzalo Parra
Farzana Rahman
Kana Shimizu

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Honorary Chair

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Links within this page: Registration Benefits | Registration Deadlines | Conference Fellowships | In-Person Registration Fees | Virtual Registration Fees | ISCB Membership | Student Council Symposium | Tutorials | Other Activities | Conference Merchandise | Payment Options | Conference Proceedings | Code of Conduct | Media Release Statement | Cancellation Policy | Controlled Access to Meeting Content | Our Partnership with Showcare

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The safety of conference participants is ISCB’s top priority. Please take a moment to review the ISMB Health and Safety Protocols at https://www.iscb.org/iscb-policy-statements/iscb-health-and-safety-protocols, which outline the right of entry requirement to the conference.

Special offer: For delegates registering no later than March 31, 2025 you are eligible for a full conference refund at any date prior to the opening day of the conference should your plans change.

Depending on where you live, you will need to meet certain entry requirements to visit the United Kingdom (UK). Detailed information on who can travel to the UK can be found on Gov.UK Web site at https://www.gov.uk/entering-staying-uk .

If you require a visa letter to support your application, please review the information here.  We recommend this is completed after you register for the conference and no less than 12 weeks (April 27, 2025) in advance of the conference. Visa letters will still be processed after this date, but may not be approved in time.

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Registration Benefits

Registration is for the full conference. Participants can choose to register to join in-person or virtually. In-person participants will have access to the virtual platform - ISCB Nucleus, the ISCB center for science, collaboration, and training.

Registration includes the following conference benefits:

• Live sessions with on-demand recordings to benefit attendees from all time zones
• 500+ expected scientific talks
• Live question and answer feature to engage with the speaker during sessions
• Asynchronous poster theater featuring the posters of the conference with interactive chat and author contact features
• Ability to make new connections when utilizing the virtual attendee profile and match maker features
• Schedule one-on-one time with speakers, poster presenters, exhibitors, and sponsors to learn more about their work, products, or services
• Exclusive access to the on-demand repository of talks and poster presentations for viewing at your leisure after conference dates through the virtual platform
• Access to training workshops and tutorials (additional fee) - lunch included for full day in-person tutorials.
• Access to Student Council Symposium (additional fee - coffee breaks and lunch included for in-person SCS)
• Coffee breaks and lunches are included for the conference along with opening reception.

Registration Desk Hours

Location TBD.  Times subject to change without notice.

When you register please ensure that you select your preferred programme options from the list of Communities of Special Interest (COSI) or other programme options.

Registration fees are in GBP. Certificates of participation will be available on-line following the conference for registered delegates who actively participated.

For a variety of reasons, ISCB strongly prefers that scientific research accepted for oral presentation be presented in-person at the conference venue. We understand that some presenters will have valid reasons to avoid in-person attendance. ISCB will grant remote presentation options for reasons associated with maternity/paternity leave, care for a family member, personal/medical disability, sickness, financial hardship, or potential visa problems. If your research is accepted for oral presentation and you are unable to present in person, ISCB requires notification at the time of acceptance and no later than June 13, 2025. If unable to participate you will need to request a waiver by writing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Talks will be broadcast live through the virtual platform for participants.

All virtual presenters will be required to provide a pre-recorded talk in advance of the conference. The pre-recorded talk will be available shortly after the live presentation to provide faster and more seamless access to the conference content for virtual participants.

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Registration Deadlines

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Conference Fellowships

ISCB is pleased to offer conference (travel and registration) fellowships to any member in good standing with priority going to members from low or middle income countries as well as students and postdoctoral fellows to attend the conference. Funding sources for Fellowships are very limited and we regret that we are not able to fund all applicants. The conference organizers are committed to providing support to as many eligible applicants as possible. Fellowship consideration is based on membership, accepted work, and country economic status.

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In-Person Registration Fees

You can verify your country tier and ISCB membership rate by using this calculator: https://www.iscb.org/dues-calculator

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ISCB now offers group registrations!  The Group PI must have a Professional, Laboratory, or Institutional membership to ISCB.  Professional PIs are charged at same rate as a Professional Member, but all other members of the group register at a discount.  Minimum group size 3 (group PI and 2 others).  NOTE: Group registrations are charged to a single registrant (the group admin), be sure to confirm your institution's regulations and procedures about reimbursement of third party payments.  Group registrations open April 1, 2025.

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Virtual Registration Fees

You can verify your country tier and ISCB membership rate by using this calculator: https://www.iscb.org/dues-calculator

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ISCB now offers group registrations!  The Group PI must have a Professional, Laboratory, or Institutional membership to ISCB.  Professional PIs are charged at same rate as a Professional Member, but all other members of the group register at a discount.  Minimum group size 3 (group PI and 2 others).  NOTE: Group registrations are charged to a single registrant (the group admin), be sure to confirm your institution's regulations and procedures about reimbursement of third party payments.  Group registrations open April 1, 2025.

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ISCB Membership

(ISCB Membership Fee Chart available here)

ISCB Members

If you are a current member of ISCB, you must use the email address registered with your ISCB membership record in order to register at the discounted member rates through the online system. If you do not know the email address you used to register with ISCB, please use the help function at: http://www.iscb.org/iscb-forgot-your-password

Non-Members of ISCB

Save money by becoming a member of ISCB during registration. ISCB offers a non-member bundle but if you wish to save more, select ISCB membership when registering and save up to an additional $65 USD.

ISCB Membership Renewal

If your ISCB membership is not current or will expire on or before the last day of the conference, you will be offered an opportunity to renew your membership as part of your registration fees through the online system.

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Student Council Symposium

The ISCB Student Council Symposium is a student-organized event featuring keynote lectures, oral presentations and a poster session. The Symposium is tailored mainly to undergraduate and graduate students as well as post-docs in computational biology and related disciplines.

The Student Council Symposium is a forum for students and young researchers in the fields of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics. Participants will have the opportunity to present their work to an international audience, build a network within the computational biology community and develop important soft skills in an environment that fosters an exchange of ideas and knowledge.

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Tutorials

Tutorials will be offered in addition to the conference. Details on tutorial programs being offered will be available as they are finalized.

Note: You must be registered for the conference to attend a tutorial.
Registration for tutorials will close prior to the start of the event, if not already sold out. Register early to avoid disappointment.  Important dates are listed at the top of this page and on the key dates page. 

The full day rate is charged when taking two half-day in-person or two half-day virtual tutorials (does not apply if combining in-person and virtual tutorials). In-person tutorials will include lunch for those registering for a full day, or two half-day tutorials.

Tutorial Fees:

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Other Activities

Bioinformatics in the UK

Date: Monday, July 21, 2025
Time: 18:00
Location: Exhibition Centre Terrace
Cost: £10 Students, £10 Post-Docs, £20 Professionals

Join us for a dedicated poster and networking reception at the conclusion of the Bioinformatics in the UK track sessions. Attendance is open, but space is limited and registration is required.  You can register while registering for ISMB/ECCB 2025.

Come Together: A Night of Networking & Fun

Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Time: 19:00 - 21:00
Location: Punch Tarmey's
Website: https://www.punchtarmeys.co.uk/
Cost: £25 Students, £25 Post-Docs, £50 Professionals

Join us for an unforgettable evening of fun and networking at Punch Tarmey's on Wednesday, July 23, 2025! This exclusive add-on event for ISMB/ECCB 2025 combines great food, good company, and endless entertainment. Your ticket includes a delicious dinner, dessert, two drink tickets, and unlimited access to Arcains, the incredible three-story arcade next door. Whether you're connecting with colleagues, challenging new friends to a game, or just unwinding, this is your chance to kick back and level up your conference experience!

Success Circles

Date: Sunday, July 22
Time: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: TBD
Cost: £10

Join us for an exciting and innovative networking experience at ISCB's Success Circles event! Success Circles is a unique take on traditional thought-leader sessions, designed to foster meaningful connections and facilitate knowledge sharing among attendees. Attendance is limited and registration, at a cost of £10.00, is required.  For more information visit https://www.iscb.org/ismbeccb2025/programme-agenda/success-circles

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Conference Merchandise

Conference T-Shirts

Conference delegates (available only to in-person conference participants) can purchase the ISMB/ECCB 2025 Conference t-shirt during online registration. These high-quality t-shirts can be pre-ordered online until July 1, 2025, at a cost of £15.00. (Please note t-shirts are not available for sale on-site).

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Payment Options

Conference fees are charged in GBP. The following credit/gift cards are accepted for registration: MasterCard and Visa.

Wire Transfer

Last day to pay by wire or cheque Ends on June 29, 2025. After this time only Credit Card payment is accepted

Delegates wishing to pay using a wire transfer will select “pay by wire” on the Additional Options page and the Payment page during registration to create an invoice with wire payment instructions. Wire transfer information will be found on the summary page once registration is complete, as well as at the last page of the PDF invoice.

Please note that a £20.00 wire administration fee must be added during your registration for those choosing to pay by wire transfer. Should funds arrive with bank fees deducted, payment of the difference will be charged to the participant at on-site registration.

If you will be paying by ACH rather than an electronic wire transfer, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to specify that, as the detailed instructions are different.

For further information write to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Conference Proceedings

Conference proceedings will be available as an open access, online-only special issue of Bioinformatics after July 24, 2025.

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Code of Conduct

The ISCB Code of Conduct for ISCB Conferences is available here.

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Media Release Statement

ISCB intends to take photographs and video of this event for use in ISCB news, media, and promotional material, in print and electronic, including the ISCB website and social platforms.  As an international society ISCB is GDPR compliant. During your registration you will be asked to provide ISCB with permission to use any incidental capture of your voice or likeness for our promotional material.

ISCB will record all presentations given at the conference.  Presenters will be asked to submit a Confirmation of Participation, during which they will be asked for permission under CC-BY4.0 for ISCB to a) keep the recording and b) share the recording.  Instances where permission to keep the recording have been denied will be fulfilled as early as ISCB is able to edit the recordings.

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Cancellation Policy

Requests for registration cancellation must be made in writing and emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. prior to July 6, 2025.

• Delegates registering no later than March 31, 2025 are eligible for a full conference refund at any date prior to the opening day of the conference should your plans change. No cancellation fee applies.
• Delegates registering after March 31, 2025 will be refunded less a £50.00 administration fee.
• No refunds are available after July 6, 2025.

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Controlled Access to Meeting Content

Only registered participants will have online access to the conference. Presenters concerned about unpublished data can request that specific slides not be shown. In exceptional cases, the presenter can request that none of their slides be provided online.

For questions about registration contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Our Partnership with Showcare

Showcare is a trusted partner of ISCB. ISCB has authorized Showcare to build external pages like this one in hopes to streamline your experience and enhance every step of your journey with ISCB.

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Why aren't extensions allowed?

Every file that's uploaded needs to be processed, that's a video from every virtual talk, a video and/or PDF from every in-person poster, and a video and a PDF from every virtual poster.  This takes a substantial amount of time on top of travelling to the venue (often internationally), setting up the venue, coordinating volunteers, opening the virtual platform, troubleshooting attendees who try to access said platform, printing delegate name tags, preparing opening slides, organizing awards, identifying dietary requirements, running pre-conference tutorials, processing recordings from completed tutorials, answering questions from delegates who are arriving at the venue, organizing all other ongoing ISCB conferences and affiliated events, and continuing day-to-day upkeep for the Society.  These deadlines don't exist in a vacuum which is why they're broadcast as early and often as they are.

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Important Deadlines

*Dates subject to change without notice

Abstracts

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Proceedings

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Registration

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Student Council Symposium (SCS)

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Tech Track

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Tutorials

The annual international conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB) is the flagship meeting of the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB). The 2025 meeting is the 33rd ISMB conference, which has grown to become the world's largest bioinformatics and computational biology conference. Joining forces with the European Conference on Computational Biology (the 24th Annual Conference), ISMB/ECCB 2025 will be the year's most important computational biology event!

The international meeting will be held in-person at the ACC Liverpool—a leading conference and event venue in the UK—and virtually through ISCB's Nucleus platform.

The principal focus of the joint ISMB/ECCB conference is on the development and application of advanced computational methods to address biological problems, and brings together researchers from computer science, bioinformatics, computational biology, molecular biology, mathematics, statistics, and related fields. The conference provides a multidisciplinary platform for sharing the latest advancements in bioinformatics and computational biology, fostering new dialogues and perspectives to shape the future of the field.

In addition, with the ever-increasing interest in ISCB’s Communities of Special Interest (COSIs), conference organization actively involves COSIs in program development to help highlight emerging research areas and to deliver an exceptional and research-driven event!

In-person participants will have the opportunity to enjoy:

• in-person training workshops and tutorials
• the Student Council Symposium
• more than 500 expected scientific talks
• exclusive networking events
• the ability to make new connections when utilizing the attendee profile and match maker features within the virtual platform
• the option to schedule one-on-one time with speakers, poster presenters, exhibitors, and sponsors to learn more about their work, products, or services
• exclusive access to the ISMB/ECCB 2025 on-demand repository of talks and poster presentations to catch up on any missed sessions
  
  

Virtual participants can enjoy:

• livestream and on-demand access to sessions and tutorials, benefiting attendees from all time zones
• a live question and answer feature to engage with the speaker during sessions
• the live chat feature to engage with other participants within virtual session rooms
• the ability to make new connections when utilizing the attendee profile and match maker features within the virtual platform
• exclusive access to the ISMB/ECCB 2025 on-demand repository of talks and poster presentations to catch up on any missed sessions

ISMB/ECCB 2025 bolsters its reputation as the leading conference in the field, with the strongest scientific and technical program that showcases the best international developments in bioinformatics and computational biology.

Get ready to join us July 20–24 in Liverpool, United Kingdom!