Editorial Article: Taking place May 16: Virtual Clinical Lab Summit 2023

Join us online to discover the latest developments in clinical laboratory science, from new diagnostic approaches to cutting-edge point-of-care technologies, improving patient care, and much more

16 May 2023

The full exciting presentation schedule has been announced for the SelectScience^® Virtual Clinical Lab Summit 2023, taking place on May 16.

Featuring presentations from some of the brightest minds in the clinical field, including experts from Stanford and Yale Universities, among many other leading institutions. This free-to-attend online event offers an interactive forum for clinical scientists, researchers, healthcare professionals, physicians and technology providers to connect and showcase the latest research, including cutting-edge technology solutions for clinical lab research and development.

The Summit will also host talks by world-leading scientists, live Q&A sessions, video interviews, interactive resource booths, and unique networking opportunities for attendees. Attendees will also be able to view academic and industry posters submitted by our global scientific community, with the freedom to leave comments, ask questions, and prompt collaboration through 1-on-1 chat facilities.

Keynote speaker

Prof. Wendy Thanassi
Primary Care and Population Health; Director, Workforce Health and Wellness, Stanford Medical Center and Hospital

Leapfrog technologies for tuberculosis: An upside of the
COVID-19 pandemic?

Agenda

Tuesday, May 16

Times in bold are shown as British Summer Time (BST)

11:30 12:30 (CEST) 06:30 (EDT) 03:30 (PDT)
	Opening address & Poster session
12:15 13:15 (CEST) 07:15 (EDT) 04:15 (PDT)
	Standardization of HbA1c for better diabetes care Prof. Randie Little, Research Professor in the Pathology and Anatomical Sciences department, University of Missouri School of Medicine
13:00 14:00 (CEST) 08:00 (EDT) 05:00 (PDT)
	Characterization of Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) and their use in the treatment of COVID-19 Dr. Vasiliki E. Kalodimou, Director of Regenerative Medicine Department at IASO Maternity-Pediatric and Research Hospital
13:45 14:45 (CEST) 08:45 (EDT) 05:45 (PDT)
	Can we use smarter interference thresholds to reduce sample rejection rates? Dr. Xander van Wijk, Senior Director of Medical and Scientific Affairs at Beckman Coulter
14:30 15:30 (CEST) 09:30 (EDT) 06:30 (PDT)
	A critical update on the new ISO 15189:2022 edition Prof. Dr. Folker Spitzenberger, Centre for Regulatory Affairs in Biomedical Sciences - CRABS, Technische Hochschule Lübeck University of Applied Sciences
15:15 16:15 (CEST) 10:15 (EDT) 07:15 (PDT)
	Automation in clinical mass spectrometry: What does the future hold Dr. Victoria Zhang, Associate Professor, University of Rochester Medical Centre
16:00 17:00 (CEST) 11:00 (EDT) 08:00 (PDT)
	Leapfrog technologies for tuberculosis: An upside of the COVID-19 pandemic? Keynote: Prof. Wendy Thanassi, Professor, Primary Care and Population Health; Director, Workforce Health and Wellness, Stanford Medical Center and Hospital
16:45 17:45 (CEST) 11:45 (EDT) 08:45 (PDT)
	A future without effective antibiotics Aaron Rohrer, bioMérieux Manager, Value-Based Healthcare
17:30 18:30 (CEST) 12:30 (EDT) 09:30 (PDT)
	Simplified, saliva-based PCR testing for greater public health impact Dr. Anne Wyllie, Research Scientist at the Yale School of Public Health, and Principal Investigator of the SalivaDirect Initiative
18:15 19:15 (CEST) 13:15 (EDT) 10:15 (PDT)
	Single-cell analytics innovation lab at MSKCC: An overview Dr. Ronan Chaligné, Head of the Single-cell Analytics Innovation Laboratory (SAIL), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
19:00 19:00 (CEST) 14:00 (EDT) 11:00 (PDT)
	MDRO diagnostics: The challenges of today and tomorrow Prof. Karsten Becker, Director and Chair, Friedrich Loeffler-Institute of Medical Microbiology of the University Medicine, Greifswald & Prof. Axel Hamprecht, Director, Institute for Medical Microbiology and Virology, University Oldenburg
19:45 20:45 (CEST) 14:45 (EDT) 11:45 (PDT)
	Poster session