August 31 - September 4, 2026
Geneva, Switzerland
https://eccb2026.org

The city of Geneva hosts the 25th European Conference on Computational Biology (ECCB), from 31 August until 4 September 2026, under the theme "Biodiversity, AI & Health: computational biology to address the challenges of our time".

The conference will explore how computational biology and bioinformatics contribute to understanding biological diversity, advancing health research, and addressing global societal challenges through data-driven approaches.

Organized by the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, ECCB 2026 will bring together 1,000-1,200 experts from around the world, including bioinformaticians, computational biologists, developers, biocurators, and clinicians from academia, industry, and public healthcare.

CALL FOR PROCEEDINGS

The ECCB 2026 Scientific Committee welcomes the submission of full manuscripts describing original and previously unpublished work in computational biology. Accepted papers will be presented as 15-minute talks during the conference and published in a supplementary issue (online-only and open access) of the Bioinformatics journal (Oxford University Press).

Deadline to submit: 5 March 2026.

More info : https://eccb2026.org/call-proceedings

CALL FOR HIGHLIGHT TALKS & POSTERS

ECCB 2026 also welcomes abstract submissions for highlight talks on significant advances in one of the conference's five scientific areas in computational biology and bioinformatics, published in a scientific journal on or after 1 March 2025 or accepted for publication in a scientific journal and available online as a preprint.

Posters can also be submitted across all areas of computational biology and bioinformatics.

Accepted contributions (highlight talks and posters) will be presented in person at the conference. Highlight talks will be delivered as 15-minute presentations followed by 3 minutes of discussion.

Deadline to submit: 20 April 2026.

More info: https://eccb2026.org/call-highlight-talk-poster