European Lab Automation, 6-7 June 2013, Hamburg, Germany

European Lab Automation, 6-7 June 2013, Hamburg, Germany

 

http://selectbiosciences.com/conferences/index.aspx?conf=ELA2013

 

Welcome to our European Lab Automation congress and exhibition, Europe's largest event dedicated to automation within life science.

Offering over 130 scientific presentations across 7 different conference streams, linked with an exhibition containing more than 150 equipment vendors, ELA aims to highlight and showcase the latest in automated instruments and workflows. 

Life science researchers and professionals are presented with an unparalleled opportunity to foster technological discussions and scientific collaboration.

Registration for ELA 2013 is now open, with all conference delegates having the opportunity to attend all 7 conference streams.

 

The Tracks:

 

Food Safety Testing

 

Keynote Speakers:

 

Maria Minunni
Associate Professor, University of Florence

Sam Nugen
Professor, University of Massachusetts

 

AgendaTopics:

    ★ Current Concerns in Food Safety
    ★ Good Laboratory Practice and Complying With Government Guidelines
    ★ Increasing Food Safety Testing Throughput
    ★ Liquid Analysis
    ★ Pesticide Analysis
    ★ Protein Analysis
    ★ Rapid Microbial Detection Methods

 

Biobanking: Preparation, Storage & Analysis

 

Keynote Speakers:

 

Mary-Beth Fisk
President & COO, South Texas Blood and Tissue Center

Rivka Ravid
Senior Scientist and Advisor, Netherlands Institute for Neurosciences

 

Agenda Topics:

 

    ★ Banking of Various Biological Samples

     ·Ethical and Privacy Considerations 
     ·European Union Regulatory Trends: Country Specific 
     ·Sample Classes for Banking and Storage 
     ·What is the value of Biobanking and Biorepositories

    ★ Cord Blood Banking 

     ·Approaches for QA, QC and Storage 
     ·Emerging Opportunities to Vendors 
     ·Logisitic Challenges in the Space as the Field Expands 
     ·Public versus Private banking

Liquid Handling and Robotics

 

Keynote Speakers:

 

Joe Liscouski
Executive Director, Institute for Laboratory Automation

Michael Stangegaard
Forensic Geneticist, University of Copenhagen

 

Agenda Topics:

 

    ★ Factors Affecting Method Transfer

    ★ Important Factors in Liquid Handling Quality Assurance

    ★ Important factors in Quantitation: How to Measure Performance Optically and Gravimetrically

    ★ Liquid Handling Devices: Latest Tweaks, Designs and Theories of Operation

    ★ Optimising Liquid Handling Techniques

    ★ Understanding Accuracy and Precision

 

Drug Discovery Automation: High-content Screening & Cell Based Assays

 

Keynote Speakers:

 

Anthony Davies
Director, High Content Research Facility, National Center for High Content screening and Analysis (INCHA)

Spencer Shorte
Director, Institut Pasteur

 

Agenda Topics:

 

    ★ Advances in HCA Miniaturization: From Hardware to Software 
    ★ Applications of HCS in Drug Toxicity, Safety and Pollution Assessment 
    ★ HCS Based RNAi Target Validation and Biomarker Discovery 
    ★ Novel Reagents and Probes for use in High Content Assay Development 
    ★ Use of Primary Cells in High Content Screening

 

Drug Discovery Automation – Chemistry Automation & Compound Management

 

Keynote Speakers:

 

Stevan Djuric
Senior Director, Abbott Laboratories

Greg Wendel
Team Leader, Novartis

 

Agenda Topics:

    ★ Automation of Screening Library Management and Quality Maintenance 
    ★ Compound Collections and Libraries: What is the Optimal Size of a Screening Library? 
    ★ Compound Library Synthesis Approaches via Combinatorial and Other Methodologies: Industry State-of-the-Art 
    ★ In-house Automation and Library Generation vs. The Outsourced Model: Case Studies 
    ★ Instrumentation and Robotics for Sample Management and Retrieval

Nano & Microfluidics

 

Keynote Speakers:

 

Brian Kirby
Head, Cornell University

Thomas Laurell
Professor, Lund University

 

Agenda Topics:

    ★ Droplet Microfluidics 
    ★ Manipulation & Detection 
    ★ Market Orientated Device Development 
    ★ Nanofluidics

 

Next-Gen Sequencing

 

Keynote Speakers:

 

Graziano Pesole
Professor, Universita di Bari

Michael Quail
Team Leader, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute

Henk Stunnenberg
Head, Nijmegen Center for Molecular Sciences

Keji Zhao
Director, Systems Biology Center , National Institutes of Health

 

Agenda Topics:

    ★ 3rd Generation Sequencing Technologies 
    ★ Applications of Sequencing Data 
    ★ Data Analysis and Bioinformatics 
    ★ Sequencing Platforms and Methods 
    ★ Toxicogenomics

 

The Poster Submission Deadline for all 7 conference tracks is 05 April 2013

 

Sponsorship and Exhibition Opportunities

 

Aaron Woodley, Exhibition Manager
a.woodley@selectbio.com
+44 (0)1787 315129

 

Other enquiries

s.spencer@selectbio.com

+44 (0) 1787 315110

 

Registration

Now, when you buy one full priced delegate pass, you can share the experience with a colleague for FREE!

This promotion expires on 31^st December 2012, so be sure to register as soon as possible to take advantage!

Terms and Conditions apply.  Visit website for more information, and to register.

 

Venue

CCH - Congress Center Hamburg
Am Dammtor / Marseiller Str
20355 Hamburg
Germany

 

Accommodation

Radisson Blu Hotel, Hamburg
Marseiller Strasse 2
D-20355 Hamburg
Germany

Tel: +49 (0) 40 3502 0
Fax: +49 (0) 40 3502 3530
E-mail: info.hamburg@radissonblu.com

 

Please contact the hotel directly to make a reservation.  www.radissonblu.com/hotel-hamburg