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25th of October 2023 – 13:00 to 17:00

Regulation & Investment

12:00		Registration & Coffee
13:00		Welcome message Prof. Didier Maillefer - Symposium Chair \| HEIG-VD Point of Care Diagnostic: Current challenges in the European Landscape: Regulation and Investment Dr. Silvia Anghel - Symposium Chair \| Medidee, Veranex
		Regulation Session Session Chair: Dr. Silvia Anghel Associate Director \| Medidee, Veranex
13:25		Opportunities in filling data gaps for legacy product Dr. Julianne Bobela Senior Consultant \| Medidee, Veranex
13:40		POCDx: What is special in the assessment of the design, usability and performance? Lessons learned from the first conformity assessment Dr. Laura Scrivano Team Leader \| TÜV SÜD Product Service
13:55		Interoperability and compatibility: challenges when using POCDx Mr. Kim Rochat Senior Vice President - Regulatory Clinical Quality \| Medidee, Veranex
14:10		Manufacturer’s experience on the conformity assessment process under IVDR Dr. Iwan Märki CTO and Co-Founder \| Abionic
14:25		Q&A on Regulatory All speakers

14:40		Coffee Break \| Exhibition

		Investment Session Session Chair: Dr. Benjamin Ricken Head of Point of Care and Self Testing Development \| BÜHLMANN Laboratories
15:10		Introduction to the investment topic and introduction of the panel Dr. Benjamin Ricken Head of Point of Care and Self Testing Development \| BÜHLMANN Laboratories
15:20		Manufacturer’s experience on the search of investment Dr. Vincent Zwaans COO \| Loop Medical SA
15:35		Round Table: Investing in POCDx - Industry Trends and Investor Activity Dr. Andreea Wiese Head of Partnering for Point of Care \| Roche Diagnostics Dr. Vincent Zwaans COO \| Loop Medical SA Mr. Frédéric Gabriel CEO \| Carity
		Wrap-up Discussion Session Chairs: Dr. Silvia Anghel & Dr. Benjamin Ricken
16:05		Discussion with experts and representatives All speakers...
16:35		Closing remark Prof. Didier Maillefer - Symposium Chair \| HEIG-VD
16:45		Apéro & Networking
19:00		Dinner Please note that dinner is not included with the Symposium entry ticket. To attend the dinner, please register separately here.

12:00	Registration & Coffee
13:00	Welcome message Prof. Didier Maillefer - Symposium Chair \| HEIG-VD Point of Care Diagnostic: Current challenges in the European Landscape: Regulation and Investment Dr. Silvia Anghel - Symposium Chair \| Medidee, Veranex
	Regulation Session Session Chair: Dr. Silvia Anghel Associate Director \| Medidee, Veranex
13:25	Opportunities in filling data gaps for legacy product Dr. Julianne Bobela Senior Consultant \| Medidee, Veranex
13:40	POCDx: What is special in the assessment of the design, usability and performance? Lessons learned from the first conformity assessment Dr. Laura Scrivano Team Leader \| TÜV SÜD Product Service
13:55	Interoperability and compatibility: challenges when using POCDx Mr. Kim Rochat Senior Vice President - Regulatory Clinical Quality \| Medidee, Veranex
14:10	Manufacturer’s experience on the conformity assessment process under IVDR Dr. Iwan Märki CTO and Co-Founder \| Abionic
14:25	Q&A on Regulatory All speakers

14:40	Coffee Break \| Exhibition

	Investment Session Session Chair: Dr. Benjamin Ricken Head of Point of Care and Self Testing Development \| BÜHLMANN Laboratories
15:10	Introduction to the investment topic and introduction of the panel Dr. Benjamin Ricken Head of Point of Care and Self Testing Development \| BÜHLMANN Laboratories
15:20	Manufacturer’s experience on the search of investment Dr. Vincent Zwaans COO \| Loop Medical SA
15:35	Round Table: Investing in POCDx - Industry Trends and Investor Activity Dr. Andreea Wiese Head of Partnering for Point of Care \| Roche Diagnostics Dr. Vincent Zwaans COO \| Loop Medical SA Mr. Frédéric Gabriel CEO \| Carity
	Wrap-up Discussion Session Chairs: Dr. Silvia Anghel & Dr. Benjamin Ricken
16:05	Discussion with experts and representatives All speakers...
16:35	Closing remark Prof. Didier Maillefer - Symposium Chair \| HEIG-VD
16:45	Apéro & Networking
19:00	Dinner Please note that dinner is not included with the Symposium entry ticket. To attend the dinner, please register separately here.

26th of October 2023 – 10:00 to 18:00

Healthcare & Innovation

9:00		Registration & Coffee

10:00		Welcome message Prof. Gaëtan Cherix Director \| School of Engineering, HES-SO Valais-Wallis Prof. Marc E. Pfeifer & Dr. Samantha Paoletti Symposium Chairs \| HES-SO Valais-Wallis & CSEM

		Medical Needs Session Session Chair: Prof. Daniel Paris Medical Director and Head, Department of Medicine \| Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
10:30		Implementation of a point-of-care test in Swiss primary care: the example of procalcitonin Dr. Yolanda Müller Senior lecturer \| Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne
10:50		POCT ISO 15189 accreditation in a hospital setting: Opportunities & Challenges Dr. Bettina Schmid Institut für Labormedizin, Kantonsspital Aarau

11:10		Coffee Break \| Exhibition & Poster Session

12:00		Point of care diagnosis in mountain emergency medicine Dr. Pierre Métrailler Head of the Rescue Service \| Air Glaciers
12:20		The impact of Oxford nanopore sequencing on clinical genetic testing Prof. Alexandre Kuhn Professor \| HES-SO Valais-Wallis

12h40		Symposium Photo \| Lunch Break \| Exhibition & Poster Session

		Product Innovation Session Session Chair: Dr. Rainer D. Jäggi Chapter Lead, Blood Gas & Electrolytes System Development & Integration \| Roche Diagnostics
14:20		Closing the gaps of a fragmented patient’s rehabilitation journey after a heart attack Mr. Frédéric Gabriel & Mr. Marcel Wüthrich CEO \| Carity & Head of Business Development & Pharma/Diagnostics Business \| Evoleen
14:40		Short: A multiplex immunoassay as a simplifier of transfusion-transmissible infection diseases screening on blood bank activities Dr. Carlos Alberto Mestriner COO \| WAMA Diagnostics Switzerland
14:50		Short: Can a rapid and easy test improve the management of Cervical cancer? Mr. Percevent J Ducrest CEO \| Gadia Diagnostics

15:00		Coffee Break \| Exhibition & Poster Session

		Enabling Research & Technologies Session Session Chair: Prof. Jean-Manuel Segura Professor \| HES-SO Valais-Wallis
15:20		The role of POCT in diagnostic microbiology in Switzerland Dr. Alexis Dumoulin Clinical microbiologist FAMH \| Valais Hospital – Central Institute
15:40		Advancing Urinary Health Monitoring: fact-based nutrition for infants and lactating mothers Dr. Julia Kuligowski & Dr. Davide Migliorelli Researcher \| Health Research Institute Hospital La Fe (Spain) & Expert in Biosensing \| CSEM
16:00		Electrochemical quantification of lateral flow rapid tests Dr. Thomas Maier Research Engineer \| Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT)

16:20		Coffee Break

		Keynote Speaker
16:45		Where is the Star Trek Sick Bay?: Maximizing Astronaut Health and Performance for Exploration Spaceflight Missions Prof. Benjamin Easter, MD, MBA Deputy Element Scientist, Exploration Medical Capability, Human Research Program \| NASA Emergency Medicine \| University of Colorado School of Medicine
17:30		Poster Award & Closing words
17:45		Apéro riche & Networking

9:00	Registration & Coffee

10:00	Welcome message Prof. Gaëtan Cherix Director \| School of Engineering, HES-SO Valais-Wallis Prof. Marc E. Pfeifer & Dr. Samantha Paoletti Symposium Chairs \| HES-SO Valais-Wallis & CSEM

	Medical Needs Session Session Chair: Prof. Daniel Paris Medical Director and Head, Department of Medicine \| Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
10:30	Implementation of a point-of-care test in Swiss primary care: the example of procalcitonin Dr. Yolanda Müller Senior lecturer \| Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne
10:50	POCT ISO 15189 accreditation in a hospital setting: Opportunities & Challenges Dr. Bettina Schmid Institut für Labormedizin, Kantonsspital Aarau

11:10	Coffee Break \| Exhibition & Poster Session

12:00	Point of care diagnosis in mountain emergency medicine Dr. Pierre Métrailler Head of the Rescue Service \| Air Glaciers
12:20	The impact of Oxford nanopore sequencing on clinical genetic testing Prof. Alexandre Kuhn Professor \| HES-SO Valais-Wallis

12h40	Symposium Photo \| Lunch Break \| Exhibition & Poster Session

	Product Innovation Session Session Chair: Dr. Rainer D. Jäggi Chapter Lead, Blood Gas & Electrolytes System Development & Integration \| Roche Diagnostics
14:20	Closing the gaps of a fragmented patient’s rehabilitation journey after a heart attack Mr. Frédéric Gabriel & Mr. Marcel Wüthrich CEO \| Carity & Head of Business Development & Pharma/Diagnostics Business \| Evoleen
14:40	Short: A multiplex immunoassay as a simplifier of transfusion-transmissible infection diseases screening on blood bank activities Dr. Carlos Alberto Mestriner COO \| WAMA Diagnostics Switzerland
14:50	Short: Can a rapid and easy test improve the management of Cervical cancer? Mr. Percevent J Ducrest CEO \| Gadia Diagnostics

15:00	Coffee Break \| Exhibition & Poster Session

	Enabling Research & Technologies Session Session Chair: Prof. Jean-Manuel Segura Professor \| HES-SO Valais-Wallis
15:20	The role of POCT in diagnostic microbiology in Switzerland Dr. Alexis Dumoulin Clinical microbiologist FAMH \| Valais Hospital – Central Institute
15:40	Advancing Urinary Health Monitoring: fact-based nutrition for infants and lactating mothers Dr. Julia Kuligowski & Dr. Davide Migliorelli Researcher \| Health Research Institute Hospital La Fe (Spain) & Expert in Biosensing \| CSEM
16:00	Electrochemical quantification of lateral flow rapid tests Dr. Thomas Maier Research Engineer \| Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT)

16:20	Coffee Break

	Keynote Speaker
16:45	Where is the Star Trek Sick Bay?: Maximizing Astronaut Health and Performance for Exploration Spaceflight Missions Prof. Benjamin Easter, MD, MBA Deputy Element Scientist, Exploration Medical Capability, Human Research Program \| NASA Emergency Medicine \| University of Colorado School of Medicine
17:30	Poster Award & Closing words
17:45	Apéro riche & Networking

Scientific Program

25th of October 2023 – 13:00 to 17:00

Regulation & Investment

Regulation Session

Investment Session

Wrap-up Discussion

Regulation Session

Investment Session

Wrap-up Discussion

26th of October 2023 – 10:00 to 18:00

Healthcare & Innovation

Medical Needs Session

Product Innovation Session

Enabling Research & Technologies Session

Keynote Speaker

Medical Needs Session

Product Innovation Session

Enabling Research & Technologies Session

Keynote Speaker