The ECCB 2026 programme features 81 talks across its parallel sessions, spanning the conference’s five scientific areas. Selected by our Scientific Committee and Area Chairs through the Calls for Proceedings and Highlight Talks, these presentations showcase outstanding research and the latest advances in computational biology.

Each one-hour parallel session comprises three talks. The programme includes 50 peer-reviewed Proceedings contributions, to be published in the dedicated ECCB 2026 issue by Oxford University Press, alongside 31 selected Highlight talks.

Select a scientific area below to explore its complete programme, including presentation titles, speakers, dates, times and locations:

• Genomics, epigenomics, and genome editing
• Transcriptomics and gene regulation
• Proteins and structural biology
• Systems biology, multi-omics integration and modelling
• Biodiversity, sustainability, and environmental bioinformatics

Explore the full ECCB 2026 programme

• View the complete interactive schedule
• Browse the complete poster programme
• Explore the Elixir track

The programme continues on Thursday, 3 September, with a broad selection of tutorials and workshops, as well as the ISCB Student Council Symposium.

On Friday, 4 September, join the SIB Communities Day, where you can register for a full-day event organised by the SIB Community most closely aligned with your interests.