Street: French Embassy in Germany, Wilhelmstr. 69
The increased use of In Vitro diagnostics (IvD) in healthcare is largely driven by their increasing use in chronic disease management (eg diabetes), pressure on healthcare providers to improve turnaround times, the use of point-of-care tests to reduce costs and their increasing use in non-hospital settings.
To reflect the increasing importance of the multi-billion dollar IvD sector ($40.8bn globally in 2009) to the European economy, the French and British Embassies in Germany are jointly organising a workshop on the "Role and Significance of In Vitro Diagnostics in the health care system of the future“.
The aim of the workshop is to present the state of the art in research, application and policy-making in the area of IvD in France, Germany and the UK. The workshop also seeks to facilitate trilateral cooperation between companies, academics and regulators.
The workshop will consist of thematic sessions and chaired discussion on the following subjects:
• Present status of IvD in healthcare systems
• Point of care testing
• The search for new biomarkers
• IvD and prevention
• IvD diagnostics and therapy
The workshop will take place on 16-17 June 2010 and will be opened by the French Ambassador Bernard de Montferrand.
Download programme - Role and Significance of In Vitro-Diagnostics_16-17 June 2010.
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