7th Central & Eastern European Congress on Free Nucleic Acids (CEECFNA)

10. - 11. 9. 2026
Radisson Blu Carlton Hotel, Bratislava

The Central & Eastern European Congress on Free Nucleic Acids (CEECFNA) continues a successful series of scientific meetings dedicated to research on cell-free nucleic acids and related fields. Previous editions of the congress were held in Olomouc, Budapest, Martin, Split, and Debrecen, bringing together researchers and clinicians from across Central and Eastern Europe and beyond.

Over the years, CEECFNA has become an important platform for sharing new discoveries, fostering collaborations, and strengthening the regional scientific community working in liquid biopsy, genomics, and molecular diagnostics. Following these successful meetings, we are pleased to welcome participants to Bratislava for the 7th edition of the congress.

Invited speakers

  • Prof. Diana W. BIANCHI, MD (NIH, USA) 
  • Simone CICCOLELLA, PhD (University of Milano - Biocca, Italy)
  • Frederik Banch CLAUSEN, DMSc, PhD (Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark)
  • Mev DEMINGUEZ - VALENTIN, PhD (Oslo University Hospital, Norway)
  • Vince Kornél GROLMUSZ, MD, PhD (National Institute of Oncology, Hungary)
  • Assoc. Prof. Roman HRSTKA, MSc, PhD ( Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Czech Republic)
  • Irena HUDECOVA, MSc, PhD (AstraZeneca, UK)
  • Prof. Marián KÁCEROVSKÝ, MD, PhD (Palacky University, Czech Republic)
  • Jasper LINTHORST, PhD (Amsterdam University Medical Center, The Netherlands)
  • Prof. Michal MEGO, MD, DrSc (Comenius University, Slovakia)
  • Prof. Jacky LAM, MD, PhD (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China)
  • Prof. Erik SISTERMANS, MSc, PhD (Amsterdam University Medical Center, The Netherlands)

International advisory committee

  • Prof. Peter CELEC (Comenius University, Slovakia)
  • Assoc. prof. Tomáš SZEMES (Comenius University, Slovakia)
  • Assoc. prof. Ishraq DHAIFALAH (Fetmed, Czech Republic)
  • Prof. Ilona HROMADNÍKOVÁ (Charles University, Czech Republic)
  • Prof. Bálint NAGY (University of Debrecen, Hungary)
  • Prof. Jasenka WAGNER (University J. J. Strossmayer, Croatia)

Organizing committee 

  • Assoc. Prof. Barbora VLKOVA (Comenius University, Slovakia)
  • Assoc. Prof. Tomas SZEMES  (Comenius University, Slovakia)
  • Gabriela SUJANOVA (Progress CA, Slovakia)




Official Invitation