Applying Biosensor Innovations to Healthcare and Medicine

Bringing together thought leaders in biosensors from clinical, academic and commercial worlds

On the 24th – 26th March 2015, the third ‘Sensors in Medicine’ conference will take place in London, UK. It is an exciting time for the development of sensors for medical and healthcare applications.

There is a need for reduced healthcare costs worldwide. There is also a pressing need for rapid diagnostics for infectious diseases such as Ebola and for early cancer diagnostics. A wide diversity of sensing methodologies are being explored, for example the increased utilization of mobile phone technology and advances in new materials such as graphene.

The KeyNote Speaker at the conference is Thomas Olesen, European Commercial Director at Qualcomm Life discussing “How sensors and mHealth are accelerating the standard of care”.

Diagnostic highlights from the agenda include:

Sensors for Cancer Diagnosis

• Detection of lung and bowel cancer through volatile biomarkers - Billy Boyle, Owlstone Ltd.

• 2D SERS substrates for ultrasensitive detection of multiple genetic leukemia biomarkers - Dr. Silvia Picciolini, Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS.

• Detection of breast cancer 1 (BRCA1) gene using electrochemical DNA biosensors based on immobilized ZnO nanowires - Zainiharyati Mohd Zain, Universiti Teknologi Mara Shah Alam.

Sensors for Infectious Disease Diagnosis

• TB or not TB? QuantuMDx has the answer: the future in Point of Care diagnostics - Dr. Christopher Adams, QuantuMDx Ltd.

• A truly hand held, rapid, quantitative Point of Care system for infectious disease diagnosis in resource limited settings - Dr.Tim Dwyer, AgPlus Diagnostics Ltd.

• Multiplexed infectious disease testing: sound point of care diagnostics - Prof. Jon Cooper, University of Glasgow.

Other Sensor Applications

• Point of care breath test for diagnosing and managing complications in diabetes integrated for mHealth applications - Dr.Victor Higgs, Applied Nanodetectors Ltd.

• Fast and easy methods for real-time piezoelec-tric biosensor - Dr. Nicoletta Giamblanca, University of Catania.

See full Sensor 100 2015 event listing

Image caption: The Royal Geographic Society, London, UK