This seminar is a joint organization of Leuven.Inc and Leuven Medical Technology Center (L-MTC), powered by Flanders Smart Hub.
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)
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: | Complex diagnostics systems offering immediate and simple solutions for patients and doctors Geert Maertens, CSO Biocartis |
17h45: | Q & A |
18:15 | Drinks and networking |
The interventions will be held in English
60 euro (excl. VAT): researchers affiliated and billable to academic institutes 120 euro (excl. VAT): members of Leuven.Inc/FSH partners 160 euro (excl. VAT): all others | |
Participation in our activities at -50% discount via KMO-portefeuille |
Registrations before Tuesday February 7th, 2012, preferably via the online registration form (use the 'Register' button) or by email to admin@leuveninc.com (including all contact and invoice details).
After registration you will receive a confirmation and route description. The registration fee is payable after receipt of invoice. Cancellation after subscription is not possible. However, replacement by a colleague is allowed.*
* As an (Associate) Company Member you can be replaced by a colleague. As an individual Member you can only be replaced by another Individual Member. When this is not possible, Leuven.Inc will charge an extra fee for the replacement by a non-member.