Bionano Recaps Global Momentum Behind Optical Genome Mapping at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Genetics Held Recently in Milan, Italy

SAN DIEGO, June 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bionano Genomics (NASDAQ:BNGO) recently participated in the European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) conference held in Milan, Italy, from May 24-27, 2025. The   event highlighted the use of optical genome mapping (OGM) in genetic disease research, with numerous presentations and posters emphasizing its utility in detecting structural variants (SVs) associated with genetic diseases – including constitutional disorders, hematological malignancies and solid tumors.

Key Highlights from ESHG 2025:

Scientific Presentations and Posters: A total of 21 studies with authors representing 12 different countries were presented – either oral presentations or posters – demonstrating the effectiveness of OGM in identifying SVs that can often be missed by traditional cytogenetic and sequencing methods. These findings underscore OGM's potential for addressing complex, unresolved genetic conditions.

Talk/ Poster	Title	Author	Institution
C01.06	Gene-pseudogene inversions as a source of missing heritability	Stefano Facchini	University College London, United Kingdom Università di Pavia, Italy
W05.4	Mobile element insertions in disease: an overlooked diagnostic challenge	Robin Wijngaard	Radboud University Medical Center, Netherlands
P01.073.A	Uncovering novel structural variants in pediatric low grade gliomas	Miriam Bornhorst	Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, USA
P14.009.A	Cohort of 90 patients mainly affected by neurodevelopmental delay analyzed using optical genome mapping (OMG) technique in constitutional cytogenomics	Stephane Bezieau	CHU Nantes, France
P14.017.A	Breakpoint mapping in balanced chromosomal rearrangements allows insights into the molecular underpinnings of rare diseases	Michael Wendel Da Silva	Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
P01.006.B	Optical Genome Mapping in hematological malignancies: is it time for conventional cytogenetic approaches to stand aside?	Chiara Mongodi	Laboratory of Medical Genetics, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
P13.018.B	Dissecting Pitt-Hopkins syndrome into independent molecular categories, and first evidence of genetic heterogeneity of the condition: analysis of a large cohort of patients	Giuseppe Marangi	Institute of Genomic Medicine, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
P14.022.B	Optical genome mapping and long-read sequencing unravel the mechanisms and phenotypic implications of constitutional complex chromosomal rearrangements	Bruna Burssed	Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil Radboud University Medical Center, Netherlands
P14.038.B	Heterochromatin Dynamics: Unraveling its Role in Phenotypic Modulation	Fatma MAAZOUN	Cochin Hospital, APHP Center, University Paris Cité, France
P17.025.B	Genomic analysis of early-onset Parkinson's disease using long-read sequencing and optical genome mapping	André Fienemann	Institute of Neurogenetics, University of Lübeck, Germany
P01.015.C	Impact of optical genome mapping in acute leukemia diagnosis - insights following one-year of clinical deployment as a first-line diagnostic test	Tara Spence	Vancouver General Hospital, Canada University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
P11.064.C	Uncovering hidden causes in developmental epileptic encephalopathy: high resolution structural variant detection with optical genome mapping	Esra Isik	Ege University Department of Pediatrics, Izmir, Turkey
P13.031.C	Complete pseudoanodontia resulting from genomic rearrangement of the SHH locus	Kristjan A. Ragnarsson	Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
P14.027.C	The integration of short and long read genome sequencing alongside optical mapping in the discovery of a mitochondrial insertion in the gene SLC6A8	Michaela Rendek	CHU Dijon Bourgogne, France
P14.039.C	Defining breakpoint regions with Optical Genome Mapping (OGM)	Hui Yi Yon	KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
P15.009.D	Diagnostic improvement of rare diseases through Optical Genome Mapping in the SpainUDP Undiagnosed Cases program	Estrella López-Martín	Instituto de Investigación de Enfermedades Raras, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
P16.017.D	Diagnostic utility of optical genome mapping in constitutional cases - a single institutional experience	Nicole Park	Division of Genome Diagnostics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
EP04.022	Improved variant detection using long-read sequencing and optical mapping: illustration in STRC-related hearing loss	Michel Guipponi	University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland
EP14.019	Optical genome mapping identifies a homozygous deletion in the non-coding region of the SCN9Agene in Individuals with congenital insensitivity to pain	Aïcha Boughalem	CERBA, Frépillon, France
EP14.023	Characterization of an trpinvdupdel rearrangement on chromosome 4 in a fetus using Bionano® Optical Genome Mapping technology	Emma-Naoual Benbakir	CHU Nantes-Hôtel Dieu, France
EP23.012	Optical Genome Mapping allows decoding the clinical significance of a balanced inversion on chromosome X that dysregulates POU3F4	Cristina Hernando-Davalillo	SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital, Barcelona, Spain

The scientific program for the event is available at the ESHG website linked here https://cattendee.abstractsonline.com/meeting/21105/pages/Scientific_Programme?view=appendToCards&initialSearchId=1&searchId=1

"ESHG is the premier conference dedicated to genetics and genomics research on the European calendar. This year, the 2025 conference provided a platform to witness firsthand the growing recognition of OGM across the European scientific community and beyond, including content from US, Canada and Asia Pacific regions. We believe the significant number of presentations and posters highlighting OGM's capabilities in detecting structural variants provide evidence for the growing global adoption of OGM and it's use in our commitment to advancing genomic research," commented Dr. Erik Holmlin, Bionano's president & chief executive officer.

For more information on Bionano's OGM solutions, visit www.bionano.com.

About Bionano

Bionano is a provider of genome analysis solutions that can enable researchers and clinicians to reveal answers to challenging questions in biology and medicine. The Company's mission is to transform the way the world sees the genome through optical genome mapping (OGM) solutions, diagnostic services and software. The Company offers OGM solutions for applications across basic, translational and clinical research. The Company also offers an industry-leading, platform-agnostic genome analysis software solution, and nucleic acid extraction and purification solutions using proprietary isotachophoresis (ITP) technology. Through its Lineagen, Inc. d/b/a Bionano Laboratories business, the Company also offers OGM-based diagnostic testing services.

For more information, visit www.bionano.com or www.bionanolaboratories.com.

Bionano's products are for research use only and not for use in diagnostic procedures.

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Bionano Genomics, Inc.

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