Latest update: 2024/10/01
Scientific Program
Please be aware that changes to the program may happen at any time and without prior notification.
| 9:30 | Registration & Coffee | |
| 10:00 |
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Welcome message Dr. Samantha Paoletti | Prof. Marc Pfeifer Symposium Co-Chairs | CSEM & HES-SO |
| 10:10 |  |
Innovative Solutions: Transforming Health and Personalized Medicine Dr. Jens Krauss VP MedTech | CSEM |
Medical Needs SessionSession Chair: Prof. Marc Pfeifer | HES-SO |
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| 10:15 |  |
Small devices - Great performance Dr. Roman Fried Director, Association for Medical Quality Control | University Hospital Zürich |
| 10:30 |  |
Improving access to POCDx – the depth and breadth of the
challenge Prof. Daniel Paris Medical Director and Head, Department of Medicine | Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute |
| 10:45 |  |
The impact of unmet medical needs on the design and development of new diagnostic products Dr. Julia Gerber Clinical Development and Medical Affairs | Roche Diagnostics International Ltd., Rotkreuz, Switzerland |
Keynote Speakers |
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| 11:00 |   |
Challenges of overdiagnosis in
point-of-care Prof. Alexandra Brandt Ryborg Jønsson | Prof. John Brandt Brodersen Roskilde University, Denmark, and Arctic University of Norway | University of Copenhagen, Denmark & Region Zealand, and Arctic University of Norway |
| 11h45 | Symposium Photo | Lunch Break | Exhibition & Poster Session | |
Research and Technology SessionSession Chair: Prof. Sandro Manni | ZHAW |
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| 13:00 |  |
Microfluidics Meets Liquid Biopsy: Paving the Way for Non-invasive Cancer Detection Dr. Stavros Stavrakis Senior Scientist / Lecturer | ETH Zürich |
| 13:15 |  |
Rapid and POC diagnostics development pipelines for a targeted anthelmintic treatment Dr. Ramon Eichenberger Head of Medical Micro- & Molecular Biology Unit, Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology | Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) |
| 13:30 |  |
Using machine learning with very varied medical data sources in
research projects: challenges and opportunities Prof. Henning Mueller Professor, EHealth Unit Responsible | HES-SO Valais-Wallis |
Start up sceneSession Chair: Dr. Rainer Jaeggi | Roche |
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| 13:45 |  |
If your body could tell you how it feels about the food you’ve
just eaten... Dr. Jacqueline Fendt CEO | Cybetika |
| 13:53 |  |
The Ups, Downs, and Everything In Between: Anecdotes from Building a Wearable Startup
Dr. Nadine Lobsiger CEO | entoothiast ag |
| 14:01 |  |
Make every breath count for the diagnosis of respiratory infections
Tobias Broger CTO | Avelo |
| 14:09 |  |
Redefining Preterm Birth Risk Monitoring: The role of vaginal
secretions Dr. Pierre-Emmanuel Thiriet Head of Research and Development | Rea Diagnostics |
| 14:17 |  |
Focal Molography: Quantitative, Multiplexed, Real-Time and
Wash-free Immunoassays without Fluorescence Dr. Andreas Frutiger VP R&D | lino Biotech |
| 14:25 | Coffee Break | Exhibition & Poster Session | |
Product Innovation SessionSession Chair: Dr. Silvia Anghel | Veranex |
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| 15:15 | 
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Towards mass production of a photonic based IVD
consumable Arthur Blom | Dr. Siegfried Graf COO - Surfix | Principal engineer - CSEM |
| 15:30 |  |
Lateral Flow Design and Development and advances in Molecular
crossover Dr. Nina Garrett CTO | Abingdon Health |
| 15:45 |  |
When innovation in electrode manufacturing brings advantage for High-Volume, Cost-Effective Point-of-Care Biosensors Alix Joseph Global Sales & Marketing Director Healthcare | Linxens |
| 16:00 |  |
IBDoc® – the first IVDR certified fecal Calprotectin home test Christian Reinhard Head POC&ST | Bühlmann Laboratories AG |
| 16:15 | Poster Award | |
| 16:30 | Closing remarks | |
| 16:45 | Apéro riche & Networking |
| 9:30 | Registration & Coffee |
| 10:00 |
Welcome message Dr. Samantha Paoletti | Prof. Marc Pfeifer Symposium Co-Chairs | CSEM & HES-SO |
| 10:10 | Innovative Solutions: Transforming Health and Personalized Medicine Dr. Jens Krauss VP MedTech | CSEM |
Medical Needs SessionSession Chair: Prof. Marc Pfeifer | HES-SO |
|
| 10:15 | Small devices - Great performance Dr. Roman Fried Director, Association for Medical Quality Control | University Hospital Zürich |
| 10:30 | Improving access to POCDx – the depth and breadth of the
challenge Prof. Daniel Paris Medical Director and Head, Department of Medicine | Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute |
| 10:45 | The impact of unmet medical needs on the design and development of new diagnostic products Dr. Julia Gerber Clinical Development and Medical Affairs | Roche Diagnostics International Ltd., Rotkreuz, Switzerland |
Keynote Speakers |
|
| 11:00 | Challenges of overdiagnosis in
point-of-care Prof. Alexandra Brandt Ryborg Jønsson | Prof. John Brandt Brodersen Roskilde University, Denmark, and Arctic University of Norway | University of Copenhagen, Denmark & Region Zealand, and Arctic University of Norway |
| 11h45 | Symposium Photo | Lunch Break | Exhibition & Poster Session |
Research and Technology SessionSession Chair: Prof. Sandro Manni | ZHAW |
|
| 13:00 | Microfluidics Meets Liquid Biopsy: Paving the Way for Non-invasive Cancer Detection Dr. Stavros Stavrakis Senior Scientist / Lecturer | ETH Zürich |
| 13:15 | Rapid and POC diagnostics development pipelines for a targeted anthelmintic treatment Dr. Ramon Eichenberger Head of Medical Micro- & Molecular Biology Unit, Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology | Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) |
| 13:30 | Using machine learning with very varied medical data sources in
research projects: challenges and opportunities Prof. Henning Mueller Professor | HES-SO Valais-Wallis |
Start up sceneSession Chair: Dr. Jaeggi Rainer | Roche |
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| 13:45 | If your body could tell you how it feels about the food you’ve
just eaten... Dr. Jacqueline Fendt CEO | Cybetika |
| 13:53 | The Ups, Downs, and Everything In Between: Anecdotes from Building a Wearable Startup
Dr. Nadine Lobsiger CEO | entoothiast ag |
| 14:01 | Make every breath count for the diagnosis of respiratory infections
Tobias Broger CTO | Avelo |
| 14:9 | Redefining Preterm Birth Risk Monitoring: The role of vaginal
secretions Dr. Pierre-Emmanuel Thiriet Head of Research and Development | Rea Diagnostics |
| 14:17 | Focal Molography: Quantitative, Multiplexed, Real-Time and
Wash-free Immunoassays without Fluorescence Dr. Andreas Frutiger VP R&D | lino Biotech |
| 14:35 | Coffee Break | Exhibition & Poster Session |
Product Innovation SessionSession Chair: Dr. Silvia Anghel | Verannex |
|
| 15:15 | Towards mass production of a photonic based IVD
consumable Arthur Blom | Dr. Siegfried Graf COO - Surfix | Principal engineer - CSEM |
| 15:30 | Lateral Flow Design and Development and advances in Molecular
crossover Dr. Nina Garrett CTO | Abingdon Health |
| 15:45 | When innovation in electrode manufacturing brings advantage for High-Volume, Cost-Effective Point-of-Care Biosensors Alix Joseph Global Sales & Marketing Director Healthcare | Linxens |
| 16:00 | IBDoc® – the first IVDR certified fecal Calprotectin home test Christian Reinhard Head POC&ST | Bühlmann Laboratories AG |
| 16:15 | Poster Award |
| 16:30 | Closing remarks |
| 16:45 | Apéro riche & Networking |
