MULTI-SPACE – A Cross-Institutional Platform for Spatially Resolved Omics

Spatial transcriptomics is rapidly transforming the way researchers study complex biological systems. To explore the latest developments in this fast-moving field, Euro-BioImaging is organising a Special Edition Virtual Pub dedicated to Spatial Transcriptomics on Friday, June 12, from 13:00–15:00 CEST. The event will bring together experts from academia and industry to showcase cutting-edge spatial omics technologies, innovative workflows, and emerging applications. 

At this event, Karsten Rippe, Division of Chromatin Networks, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and BioQuant, Heidelberg, introduces the MULTI-SPACE platform, highlighting the coordinated access it offers to more than 10 spatially resolved technologies spanning transcriptomics, antibody-based proteomics, and metabolomics. 

Like all Euro-BioImaging Virtual Pubs, this online event offers an open forum for the imaging community to exchange ideas, discover new technologies, and discuss practical applications with experts from across disciplines. 

Abstract

Title: MULTI-SPACE - A Cross-Institutional Platform for Spatially Resolved Omics
By: Karsten Rippe, Division of Chromatin Networks, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and BioQuant, Heidelberg

MULTI-SPACE is a distributed, cross-institutional hub for spatial omics within the Health + Life Science Alliance Heidelberg Mannheim (https://www.health-life-sciences.de/multispace/). It connects core facilities and research groups across Heidelberg University, DKFZ, EMBL, and the Medical Faculties of Heidelberg and Mannheim, drawing on each partner's complementary strengths in technology development, single-cell infrastructure, sequencing and imaging, and clinical translation. Karsten's talk introduces the platform and the coordinated access it offers to more than 10 spatially resolved technologies spanning transcriptomics, antibody-based proteomics, and metabolomics. A distinctive capability currently being developed is the implementation of a growing set of multimodal workflows that integrate two or three different omics readouts within the same tissue section across institutions.