MetaboLights and AIBIO-UK workshop – EMBL-EBI Events

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MetaboLights and AIBIO-UK workshop

Overview

Overview 

MetaboLights, in partnership with AIBIO-UK, will host a UK-led workshop on how public data can power AI in metabolomics. 

Bringing together the metabolomics and AI communities, the workshop will showcase real-world use cases, examine barriers to data reuse, interoperability and AI adoption. 

We aim to strengthen ties between the two communities, identify opportunities for public infrastructures, such as MetaboLights, and co-develop a white paper that defines future directions, community priorities and next steps.

Through a combination of inspiring keynote presentations and interactive working sessions, participants will share experiences, exchange ideas, foster cross-disciplinary collaboration and explore how public data resources can enable AI-driven research. 

Who is this workshop for?

This workshop is directed to metabolomics researchers involved in AI applications, AI researchers, engineers and software developers interested in scientific applications, bioinformaticians and computational biologists, and data scientists working with biological data.

We welcome both onsite and online participants with an interest in AI and metabolomics.

Registration is free but essential. 

Disclaimer: Some interactive working sessions may be limited for online attendees. Organisers may take the decision to close registration early. 


Programme

The following programme is currently being finalised. It will be updated as speakers are confirmed.

TimeSession Title
09:00 – 09:30Arrival + Coffee
09:30 – 09:45Welcome – EMBL-EBI + AIBIO-UK
09:45 – 10:15Keynote: TBC (+ Q&A)
10:15 – 11:00Lightning Talks (+ Q&A)
11:00 – 11:30Coffee
11:30 – 12:45Working Session 1: Landscape Mapping (Use Cases – Opportunities – Challenges)
12:45 – 13:45Lunch
13:45 – 14:15Keynote: TBC (+ Q&A)
14:15 – 15:30Working Session 2: AI-Ready Data (AIRDBS Working Group*)
15:30 – 16:30Wrap-Up: Synthesis + Next Steps
16:30 – 17:30Networking + Drinks

* https://aibio.ac.uk/about/working-groups/airbds

Speakers

Confirmed speakers*

  • Adam Lewandowski (UK Biobank)
  • Fergus Imrie (OpenBind)
  • Louis-Felix Nothias (Univ. Côte d’Azur, CNRS)
  • Roman Bushuiev (IOCB Prague)
  • James McLaughlin (EMBL-EBI)

* This list will be updated as speakers confirm their attendance.

Date: 23 Oct 2026

Time: 9:30 am - 5:00 pm

Timezone: Europe/London


Location: United Kingdom, Virtual

Venue: Dendron Seminar Suite, EMBL-EBI Thornton Building, Hinxton, UK


Deadline(s):

25 Sep 2026


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