April 24-27, 2025 | Zurich, Switzerland | ETH Zurich - Hönggerberg Campus | Booth #7

Join Taconic Biosciences at the International Society for Transgenic Technology (ISTT) Meeting 2025

Taconic Biosciences is proud to be a Gold Sponsor of the 19th Transgenic Technology Meeting (ISTT 2025), taking place April 24–27, 2025, in Zurich, Switzerland. Join us at Booth #7 alongside leading experts in the field of genetic engineering as we explore the latest advancements in transgenic technologies and their impact on preclinical research.

We’re excited to participate with a featured symposium presentation and a poster board session showcasing our latest technology behind the generation of transgenic mice models. Don’t miss the opportunity to connect with our scientific team, explore our cutting-edge solutions, and learn how Taconic can help accelerate your next discovery.

We look forward to engaging with the global transgenic community and contributing to meaningful conversations shaping the future of biomedical research.

Key Information:

When: April 24-27, 2025
What: One Symposium & One Poster Presentation: see details below
Time: See details below
Where: Booth #7 | ETH Zurich - Hönggerberg Campus, Building HPH G1: Joseph-von-Deschwanden-Platz 1, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland

Why Taconic?

Taconic Biosciences is a global leader in genetically engineered mouse models and colony management services. We support researchers in advancing their science with innovative, reliable solutions. Learn More about our Fully Integrated Custom Model Generation and Colony Management Solutions.

Connect With an Expert

Taconic Featured Symposium

Friday, April 25, 2025 | 17.55 - 18.25

Symposium Title - Beyond the 3Rs: A Complete Approach to Model Development and Colony Establishment

Time, cost, and quality are well-known constraints in new model generation, but is animal welfare receiving equal consideration? This session will introduce strategies for both model generation and colony establishment that embed welfare-conscious decision-making into project plans. Attendees will learn about early de-risking strategies, flexible solutions to reduce unnecessary effort, and tools such as a burden assessment and the Taconic AWARE™ Program to quantify welfare impact. Discover how to move beyond the traditional 3R’s and embrace a forward-thinking approach to responsible research.

Presented by: Patrick Gordon, PhD

Featured Poster

Saturday, April 26, 2025 | 15.35 - 16.50 | Poster Group 4

Poster #P-064: Accelerating Transgenic Founder Characterization and Selection by Leveraging Long-Read Whole Genome Sequencing

Random integration transgenesis is a valuable research tool enabling the addition of new features to model organisms. Central challenges to this technique are the inability to control the integration site and limited control over copy number. Transgene function can be affected by the structural composition of the transgene. Furthermore, the integration site can disrupt host genome function by causing structural variants including deletions, duplications, and translocations. Maintenance of lines without a known transgene location is more difficult due to the lack of simple genotyping tests for transgene zygosity.

Presented by: Hagen Wende, PhD

Meet the Speakers

Patrick Gordon, PhD

Associate Director, Scientific Program Management

Dr. Patrick Gordon is an Associate Director of Scientific Program Management. Patrick received a bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Minnesota before moving to the University of Utah, where he completed his PhD. During graduate school and his postdoctoral fellowship, Patrick examined outstanding questions related to neurogenesis in the developing retina and cortex. He also received broad training in neuroscience, genetics, and developmental biology.

Patrick joined Taconic in 2017 as part of the Colony Management team before moving to the Custom Model Generation team in 2020. Patrick has 13+ years of experience with genetically engineered mouse models. He also has extensive experience with the Cre/loxP systems for conditional expression.

Hagen Wende, PhD

Scientific Development Manager

Hagen joined Taconic in 2021 as Senior Manager of Molecular Biology. He holds a master's degree in biochemistry and a PhD in molecular biology from the University of Potsdam, Germany. During his postdoctoral training, he worked in developmental biology and neuroscience, focusing on the role of transcription factors in peripheral nervous system development. His research explored mechanosensory neuron development and the molecular mechanisms underlying temperature and pain detection.

With over 15 years of experience working with rodent models, Hagen has designed, generated, and characterized numerous transgenic mouse lines. He also has deep expertise in high-throughput sequencing technologies and bioinformatics analysis pipelines.

Featured Resources

On-Demand Webinar

Critical Decisions in Model Generation: Case Studies and Best Practices for Researchers

In this exclusive webinar, learn why choosing a licensed model provider is crucial and discover Taconic’s unique advantages through case studies highlighting the impact of model generation choices.

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Taconic Services

Transgenic Mice & Rats

Taconic Biosciences offers custom transgenic mouse models to accelerate research, providing expert design and production services for constitutive and conditional transgenics.

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Scientific Poster

Transgene Mapping Analysis

Taconic offers transgene mapping with Cergentis’ TLA technology to identify integration sites, detect structural changes, and optimize genotyping and breeding strategies.

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