Aug 7, 2009

Program Released for 15th Detection Technologies Conference

Complete Program Released for 15th Detection Technologies Conference
Detection & Identification of Toxins & Pathogens

BOSTON, MA – August 10, 2009 - The Knowledge Foundation has released the complete Program for the 15th Detection Technologies conference which will be held in Washington, DC from November 5-6, 2009.

Detection Technologies is an internationally recognized event for experts in detection and identification of biological and chemical threats and will explore the latest R&D developments as well as ready-to-market systems for major biothreat detection, identification, and analysis both in the field and at the point-of-care. The opening keynote address from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will discuss the next generation biological detection program.

Other Program topics include:

New generation of sensors and detectors
Rapid, reliable, continuous, automated chemical and biodetection
Chemical and biological agents sample preparation
PCR and non-PCR based detection techniques
Reagent and reagentless detection systems
Point-of-care threat detection
Field-ready devices: compatibility/reliability/scalability

The list of confirmed speakers include:

Amy L. Altman, PhD, Luminex Corporation
James P. Carney, PhD, U.S. Army
John Clarkson, PhD, Atlas Genetics Limited
Quitterie Desjonqueres, Bertin Technologies
María Encarnación Lorenzo Abad, PhD, Universidad Autonóma de Madrid
Shi Hanchang, PhD, Tsinghua University
Donald J. Hayes, PhD, MicroFab Technologies, Inc.
Huimin Kong, PhD, BioHelix Corporation
Kurt Langenbach, PhD, BEI Resources/ATCC
Michael J. Lochhead, PhD, mBio Diagnostics, Precision Photonics Corporation
Scot MacGillivray, microPEP
Steven Meikle, University of Brighton
Pavel Neuzil, PhD, Nanyang Technological University
Nels Olson, PhD, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Kimberly Orr, DVM, PhD, US Department of Commerce
Chris V. Rathe, PriTest Inc.
R. Paul Schaudies, PhD, GenArraytion Inc.
Richard S. Schifreen, PhD, Platypus Technologies, LLC
Timothy D. Stickler, ICx Technologies
Susan Weininger, Biotami Corporation

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