Core Technologies for Life Science Congress 2027
Milan, ITALY, 22-25 June 2027
Welcome to CTLS 2027
Join us in Milan for CTLS 2027, where cutting-edge research, AI innovation and world-class core facilities converge.
From the historic "Ca’ Granda" campus of the University of Milan to the forward-looking MIND - Milan Innovation District, the event will showcase the international evolving landscape of Core Facilities while fostering new collaborations between Academia, Start-ups, Industry and Policy Makers.
Together, we’ll navigate the complexities of FAIR data, forge powerful industrial partnerships and discuss the multifaceted role of the Core Facilities in modern life-science, all while cultivating the professional networks that will shape the next generation of core facility scientists.
CTLS 2025
More than 250 professionals from research infrastructures, Core Facilities and Industry across 25 countries met at the CTLS 2025 Congress hosted by CEITEC Masaryk University.
The event addressed key challenges including sustainable facility management, talent development, technology integration, industry collaboration and data management aligned with EOSC standards.
Talks and discussions highlighted the central role of core facilities in enabling cutting-edge research and innovation. New networking formats, training discussions, and open dialogue strengthened cross-institutional exchange.
The congress also honored CTLS founder Spencer Shorter and reaffirmed Europe’s commitment to collaborative life science infrastructures.
CTLS 2023
CTLS2023, the 5th CTLS Congress was hosted in Dublin, Ireland from June 27th to 29th, 2023. Dublin is a friendly, historic, and lively city where delegates are sure to enjoy the location as well as the Congress itself. The CTLS Congresses are international events that provide opportunities for networking as well as current updates on emerging technologies, best practices and career development in shared resource/core facility settings.
Dublin City University worked with universities and organisations across Ireland to organise this event. The full list of co-organisers is Dublin City University, Trinity College Dublin, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, University College Dublin, University College Cork, University of Limerick, National University of Ireland in Galway, Maynooth University, Queens University Belfast and University of Ulster.
All Past Congresses
CTLS has held four congresses to date, face-to-face in 2014, 2016 and 2018 and online in 2021. These have all successfully brought together scientists, technical and administrative staff working across the world in core facilities, research infrastructures and other shared resource laboratories, giving them the opportunity to learn and network together.
2014: Inaugural Congress at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, France
2016: Congress at the EMBL in Heidelberg, Germany
2018: Congress at the VIB in Ghent, Belgium
2021: Online Congress from the Gulbenkian Institute in Lisbon, Portugal
