Free Conference Registration for ‘Liquid Handling and Label-Free Detection Technologies’ Now Open
22 Jan 2010
ELRIG, the European Laboratory and Robotics Interest Group, announces free online registration for the ‘Liquid Handling and Label-Free Detection Technologies’ conference taking place on 4th March 2010 at Whittlebury Hall, nr. Silverstone, UK.
This conference addresses key subjects of fundamental importance to research laboratories: Liquid Handling and Label Free Detection systems. All assays, be they high throughput screens, secondary screening or low throughput bespoke assays need to get the correct volumes of their various components to the right place at the right time in order that accurate data can be delivered in a meaningful time slot to help decrease the drug discovery cycle. Label Free detection is currently a very hot topic, and is enabling novel exploration of many new biological systems in their native environment. With free conference registration, free lunch and a full scientific programme, this event is not-to-be-missed.
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Label Free Detection Technologies Programme
The ability to study biochemical and cellular systems in their native state is highly desirable in life science laboratories. In addition to the well established platforms newer technologies are now coming to the fore enabling researchers to probe systems in a manner hitherto impossible. This meeting highlights some of the more significant developments enabled by a range of label free platforms. Both the areas of biochemical and cellular label-free detection systems will be covered in detail, also comparisons will be made to more traditional detection techniques in the drug discovery environment.
• Manfred Auer, Edinburgh University: "Label free and fluorescence detection in molecular recognition science - why we need both"
• Phil Rawlins, AstraZeneca:"Overview of Label Free "
• Jeff Jerman, GSK: "Probing for 7TMR Native Signalling"
• Richard Farndale, Cambridge University: "The use of Label-Free Methodology to measure Collagen Receptor Activity in live cells"
• Keith Abayasiriwardana, Pfizer: "Label Free - Real Time Assessment of cell adhesion and proliferation using impedance based technology"
• Snapshots: Corning
• Evi Kostenis, Bonn University: "Dynamic mass redistribution: Fascinating insight into Cellular Signalling or Black Box?"
• Stephan Geschwinder, AstraZeneca: "Industrial Biophysics in the Search for New Leads"
• Michel Vivaudou, Grenoble: "Bio-inspired Sensors based on the Assembly of Receptors and Ion Channels for Label-Free Receptor Characterization and Drug Screening"
• Prof. Hywel Morgan, Southampton University: "Impedance Spectroscopy"
Liquid Handling Programme
High quality Liquid Handling is an essential component in almost all laboratories and the use of automated systems and robotics has often enabled better, faster and more reliable processes to be developed. This meeting will cover some of the latest developments for this core technique and will focus on applications in some of the most challenging conditions and samples. The meeting will also address novel methods of Quality Control and delivering an ever wider range of volumes from pico-litres to litres.
• Toby Winchester, Pfizer: "Production of Accurate Serialisation Plates from Small Volume inputs and the issues faced."
• Dale Larson, Draper Laboratory: "Development of a Frozen Sample Aliquotter to avoid freeze-thaw cycling of Serum and Plasma Samples"
• Prof. Jawward Darr, London University: "Automated Liquid and Nanoparticle Slurry Handling Combinatorial Nanoceramics Synthesis Robot"
• Darren Rimmer, GSK: "High Frequency Focused Acoustic Technology: Implementation in Sample Management"
• Snapshots: Tecan, Thermo, Labcyte, Caliper, TTP, CyBio
• Daniel Thomas, GSK: "Non-Contact Picoliter Dispense Technology to Eliminate Serial Dilution"
• John Bradshaw, Artel: "Is Your Automated Liquid Handler Working For Your Assays - Understanding Device Behaviour"
• Jorg Kittelmann, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany: "High Throughput Process Development and the Implication for Liquid Handling"
• Neil Campbell, University of Liverpool: "Liquid Handling and Automated Liquid Class Optimisation of Complex Fluids"
About ELRIG
We are a rapidly growing special interest group focused on robotics applications in the laboratory.
Our membership consists of scientists and engineers interested in robotics and programmable automation and users and vendors of equipment and accessories in this field. Meetings are held in which our members' experiences in automation are presented and vendors exhibit their latest technology. No fees are collected. It is anticipated that because of costs, distance and language a single EU chapter is going to be unwieldy. We envisage natural sub-groups forming.
The ELRIG is a not for profit organisation, whose primary purpose is to provide a communication forum for users and vendors within the scientific research, development or production community (Industrial and Academic), within which members may be educated and network with other members, thus increasing their awareness of automation techniques and products used for scientific research, development or production.