This term refers to the different fields of study in biology in which large-scale, complex research can be conducted thanks to technology and new analytical techniques. When the Latin suffix -ome ('totality') is added to each of these fields of study, new disciplines such as genomics, proteomics, transcriptomics and metabolomics emerge.

Dr. Clotet addressed an audience of more than a hundred medical students from all years, and talked about these techniques that, despite having worked for 10 years, are only now being put into practice, albeit not on a large scale. He also spoke about the practical applications of these techniques, which allow processes such as cancer diagnoses to be refined.