Point-of-care diagnostic tools
dinsdag 14 februari 2012 - 12u59 - Lifetech
Point-of-care diagnostic tools allow to perform diagnostic tests at the site of patient care, without intervention of a (central) clinical lab. Key goal is to receive test results quicker, resulting in immediate clinical decision making, inside or outside the hospital.
POC diagnostics is a growing market, wherein new technologies offer new opportunities and services. It is a multidisciplinary domain bringing together medicine, biology, chemistry, nanotechnology, membrane technology, ICT, … etc.
What are the latest evolutions and technologies related to point of care diagnostics? What are key improvement opportunities? Where are we heading for in the future ?
To provide an answer to the questions above, we kindly invite you to our seminar, which will provide an excellent opportunity to meet up with people in this domain.
Date: Tuesday February 14th, 2012
Location: Thermotechnisch Instituut, Kasteelpark Arenberg, 3001 Leuven (Heverlee)
Programme
13h30: Registration and coffee
14h00: Welcome and introduction - Peter Raeymaekers, Coordinator Flanders' Care
14h15: Trends and evolutions from an end user perspective - Marc Sabbe, Professor UZ Leuven, Emergency Medicine
14h45: Improvement opportunities in the view of general practitioners - Frank Buntinx, Professor Department of General Practice K.U. Leuven & University of Maastricht
15h15: New technologies allow faster clinical decision making - Rob Geraerdts, Managing Director Roche Diagnostics Belgium
15h45: Coffee break
16h15: Development of biosensors in point of care testing tools - Filip Frederix, New Business Development Manager Biosensors NXP
16h45: Low-cost wafer scale polymer optofluidics for point-of-care diagnosis - Heidi Ottevaere, Researcher, BPHOT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
17h15: Trends and highlights from a market perspective - Geert Maertens, CSO Biocartis
17h45: Q & A
18:15 Drinks and networking
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This seminar is a joint organization of Leuven.Inc and Leuven Medical Technology Center (L-MTC), powered by Flanders Smart Hub.