CryoStore Final conference
16–17 February 2027
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Ås, Norway
Join us for the final conference of the CryoStore Doctoral Network, bringing together researchers, industry, and stakeholders to showcase the latest advances in cryopreservation and animal genetic resource conservation.
Program
16 February
CryoStore Doctoral Research Symposium
08:30 Registration opens
09:00 Welcome by Prof. Ane Nødtvedt (Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences) and Prof. Ian Mayer (Project Coordinator)
Presentations by the 10 CryoStore PhD researchers, highlighting their research projects and key findings:
09:15 Oleksandra Hubenia (Leibniz University Hannover)
09:45 Abdul-Rashid Iddi (Leibniz University Hannover)
10:15 Break
10:30 Batuhan Kaplan (French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment)
11:00 Mahsa Abdi (Wageningen University & Research)
11:30 Lunch
12:30 Firouzeh Sadeghzadeh (French Poultry and Aquaculture Breeders Technical Center)
13:00 Paulina Pyrek (Norwegian University of Life Sciences)
13:30 Break
13:45 Linde Rombaut (National Institute of Agricultural and Veterinary Research)
14:15 Sheyda Shapouri (Norwegian University of Life Sciences)
14:45 Break
15:00 João Gil Gomes Ferreira (University of South Bohemia)
15:30 Mafalda Almeida (French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment)
16:00 Closing remarks by Prof. Ian Mayer (Project Coordinator)
17 February
Invited Speaker Sessions
08:30 Registration opens
09:00 Sipke Joost Hiemstra (Head of the Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands (CGN), Wageningen University & Research)
Unlocking the Value of Animal Gene Banks for Breeding and Research - Recent Developments, International Collaboration and Strategic Priorities for Europe
10:00 Break
10:15 Elsa Cabrita (PhD, Associate Professor, University of Algarve)
Fish Germ Cell Cryopreservation, Cryobanking and Cryodamage
11:15 Break
11:30 Karolien Desmet (DVM, PhD, Embryo Production Manager, GENO SA)
The Importance of CryoStore from the Industry’s Perspective
12:30 Closing remarks by Prof. Ian Mayer (Project Coordinator)
13:00 Lunch for people attending the Semiannual meeting
14:30 Semiannual meeting of the CryoStore Supervisory Board and General Assembly - Only open to members of the CryoStore Consortium, the CryoStore Supervisory Board and the External Advisory Board.
Registration
Fill in this form to register for the event: https://nettskjema.no/a/650615
The registration is binding!
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Silje Modahl Johanson at silje.modahl.johanson@nmbu.no
Registration deadline: 8 February 2027
Event fee: Free for participants
Registered participants will get a free lunch on February 16th.
Unless otherwise agreed, please arrange your own travel and accommodation.
Practical information
Where
Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Elizabeth Stephansens vei 15
1433 Ås, Norway
Room: TBA
How to get there by public transport
We recommend that you use entur.no to plan your journey within Norway.
From Oslo - Option 1:
From Oslo Central Station (Oslo S), take the R21 Train to Ås station (direction Moss). The train normally takes just 17 minutes.
From Ås station, you can either walk 2,1 km to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine or take the 510 bus from Ås high school (Ås videregående skole) to Universitetet i Ås (750 m to the location) or Vollebekk (400 m to the location). From there, it is a short walk to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
From Oslo - Option 2:
From Oslo Central Station (Oslo S), take any train to Ski station. The train normally takes just 11 minutes.
From Ski, take the 510 bus from Ski stasjon Jernbaneveien (direction Drøbak - Frogn vgs. or Universitet i Ås) to Universitetet i Ås (750 m to the location) or Vollebekk (400 m to the location). Walk the rest of the way to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
From Ski:
Take the 510 bus from Ski stasjon Jernbaneveien (direction Drøbak - Frogn vgs. or Universitet i Ås) to Universitetet i Ås (750 m to the location) or Vollebekk (400 m to the location). Walk the rest of the way to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
How to get there by car
Use google maps to find the easiest route to Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
Parking at NMBU
Guest parking spaces can be found on the large parking lot outside the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Please see the map in Mazemap.
Parking applies on weekdays from 8 am – 17 am. Parking is free of charge on weekends and holidays.
The parking fee can be paid using parking meters or the app Apcoa Flow. Ticketless parking (registers the registration number of the car).
Code 6658 – guest parking without charging: NOK 10 per hour + NOK 2 entry fee.
Code 6659 – Guest parking with charging: NOK 28,50,- per hour + NOK 2 entry fee.
You can find the app in Apple store and Google Play. For Windows phones visit www.apcoa.no as they are not supported in the app.
The maximum parking time is 24 hours.
More information here: www.nmbu.no/en/research/parking
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, under Grant Agreement No 101120454