Point-of-care diagnostic tools - February 14th, 2012

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.
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Location : Thermotechnisch Instituut, Kasteelpark Arenberg, 3001 Leuven (Heverlee)

Participation fee : 

• - 60 euro (excl. VAT): researchers affiliated and billable to academic institutes
• - 120 euro (excl. VAT): members of Leuven.Inc/FSH
• - 160 euro (excl. VAT): all others

For registration and full programme, please check here.

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.