Venue

Unlike the first edition in 2021, which took place online due to COVID, we are delighted to be able to welcome you to our beautiful site in Lille (France) for this 2026 edition!

More specifically, the event will take place at Centrale Lille, which houses the REALCAT high-throughput screening platform and is located on the Cité Scientifique campus. Accessible in less than 15 minutes by metro from the centre of Lille, this campus brings together a large number of laboratories in all fields of experimental science and also offers several hotels and restaurants.

The exact location of the event is shown on the map above. For information on how to get to Lille and the campus, we recommend the following routes:

Coming by train:

1. Take the train to any of the 2 Lille station (Lille Flandres or Lille Europe stations). The journey takes around 1 hour: https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en 
2. If you have arrived at Lille Europe station, take the metro Line 2 (red) in direction of St Philibert, and stop at Lille Flandres station: https://maps.app.goo.gl/WF7MT2UKAYkVhrb3A)
You can also walk between the two stations, which take almost the same time (5 min): https://maps.app.goo.gl/wDmRKYZvUmiAahHg7
3. At Lille Flandres station, take metro line 1 (yellow) towards 4 Cantons - Grand Stade, and stop at the terminus, at the 4 Cantons - Grand Stade stop. Metro tickets cost €2 and can be bought directly in the metro hall
4. Go down to the bottom of the metro station, exit, and you'll see Centrale Lille on your left, just across the roundabout from you.

Coming by plane:

Option #1 (through Lille directly, if available from your country airport):
1. Take a flight toward Lille airport (Aéroport De Lille-Lesquin, LIL): https://www.lille.aeroport.fr/home/
2. Take the shuttle bus to the city's central station "Lille Flandres": https://www.lille.aeroport.fr/getting-to-the-airport/shuttle/ 
3. Walk to Lille Flandres station (2 min): https://maps.app.goo.gl/51N1N132uySFf3uJ7 
4. Take metro line 1 (yellow) towards 4 Cantons - Grand Stade, and stop at the terminus, at the 4 Cantons - Grand Stade stop. Metro tickets cost €2 and can be bought directly in the metro hall
5. Go down to the bottom of the metro station, exit, and you'll see Centrale Lille on your left, just across the roundabout from you.

Option #2 (through Paris):
1. Take a flight toward Charles de Gaulle airport (Paris, CDG): https://www.lille.aeroport.fr/home/
2. Take the train from Charles de Gaulle airport to Lille (Lille Flandres or Lille Europe stations). The journey takes around 1 hour: https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en 
2bis. If you have arrived at Lille Europe station, take the metro Line 2 (red) in direction of St Philibert, and stop at Lille Flandres station: https://maps.app.goo.gl/WF7MT2UKAYkVhrb3A)
You can also walk between the two stations, which take almost the same time (5 min): https://maps.app.goo.gl/wDmRKYZvUmiAahHg7
3. At Lille Flandres station, take metro line 1 (yellow) towards 4 Cantons - Grand Stade, and stop at the terminus, at the 4 Cantons - Grand Stade stop. Metro tickets cost €2 and can be bought directly in the metro hall
4. Go down to the bottom of the metro station, exit, and you'll see Centrale Lille on your left, just across the roundabout from you.

Option #3 (through Brussels):
1. Take a flight toward Brussels Zaventem airport (Brussels, BRU): https://www.brusselsairport.be/en/passengers 
2. Take the train shuttle from the Brussels Zaventem airport to Brussels Midi Train Station: https://www.brusselsairport.be/en/passengers/access-parking/train 
3. Take the train to Lille (Lille Flandres or Lille Europe stations). The journey takes around 30 minutes: https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en 
2bis. If you have arrived at Lille Europe station, take the metro Line 2 (red) in direction of St Philibert, and stop at Lille Flandres station: https://maps.app.goo.gl/WF7MT2UKAYkVhrb3A)
You can also walk between the two stations, which take almost the same time (5 min): https://maps.app.goo.gl/wDmRKYZvUmiAahHg7
3. At Lille Flandres station, take metro line 1 (yellow) towards 4 Cantons - Grand Stade, and stop at the terminus, at the 4 Cantons - Grand Stade stop. Metro tickets cost €2 and can be bought directly in the metro hall
4. Go down to the bottom of the metro station, exit, and you'll see Centrale Lille on your left, just across the roundabout from you.