Pre-event dinner
Wednesday October 20, 2021 at 19:00
Take the opportunity to exchange ideas with experts from science and industry over a cozy dinner at the “Extrablatt Restaurant”.
Scientific Program
09:00
Registration & coffee
09:45
Welcome message
Marcus Caduff, Member of the Government of the Canton Grisons, Head of the Department for Economic and Social Affairs
Samantha Paoletti, Business Development Manager CSEM, Symposium Chair, Switzerland
Medical Needs
Session Chaired by Prof. Marc E. Pfeifer,
Symposium Co-Chair, HES-SO Valais-Wallis, Switzerland
10:00
Point of care analyses of skin barrier integrity by electric impedance and its implications for skin diseases
Prof. Cezmi A. Akdis, Director Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF), University of Zurich, Davos, Switzerland
10:25
Driving the translation from ideas towards products in Diabetes Technology
Derek Brandt, CEO DCB Global Center for Technology Innovation in Diabetes, Bern, Switzerland
10:50
From management of pandemies to medical innovation, a recurring problem
Dr. med. Dr. med. dent. Savic Miodrag, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
11:15
KEYNOTE
Biomarkers of traumatic brain injury—The biggest challenge of brain biomarker diagnostics?
Prof. Olli Tenovuo
Head of Turku Brain Injury Centre, University of Turku, Finland
Product Innovation
Session Chaired by Dr Jakob Weber,
BÜHLMANN Laboratories AG
13:30
SPECIAL INNOVATION HIGHLIGHT
A Vital Leap Forward in Cardiac Testing: Expediting the Diagnosis and Risk Stratification of Chest Pain Patients with High-Sensitivity Troponin I at the Point-of-Care
Dr. Friederike Esther Rhein, Business Manager Point of Care Critical Care, Central Western Europe, Siemens Healthcare GmbH, EMEA, Eschborn, Deutschland
Dr. Max Kuhne, Siemens Healthcare GmbH Europe, Middle East & Africa, Central Western Europe, Siemens Healthcare GmbH, EMEA, Eschborn, Deutschland
14:15
Nanomechanical measurements of tissues in situ for diagnosis and treatment optimization of solid tumors
Dr. Marija Plodinec, CEO, Artidis AG, Basel, Switzerland
14:40
Testmate–a rapid self-test for sexually transmitted diseases that provides results in minutes, supported by digital health
Dr. Siew-Veena Sahi, CEO & Co-Founder RibolifeDx / Testmate Health, Switzerland
Dr. Vincent Revol, Head R&Business Dev., Life Science Technologies, CSEM, Switzerland
15:05
Coffee break
Enabling Research & Technologies
Session chaired by Prof. Dr. Dominik Meinel,
Professor at the institute for chemistry und bioanalytics. FHNW
15:30
Detection of Blood Protein Biomarkers relevant to Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI): Towards a Point-of-Care Application
Dr. Milica Jović, Sr. Research Scientist, Diagnostic Systems Research Group, Institute of Life Technologies, HES-SO Valais-Wallis, Switzerland
15:55
The contribution of ergonomics to the evaluation and design of POCT systems (usability, safety and acceptability)
Prof. Javier Barcenilla, Ph.D Cognitive psychology and ergonomics, Director of the Department of Psychology & member of the PERSEUS laboratory, University of Lorraine, France
16:20
Poster awards
16:40
Coffee break
17:00
KEYNOTES
Epidemiology and links of bovine meat and milk factors (BMMFs) and their role in human cancers
Nobel Laureate Prof. Harald zur Hausen
Senior Scientific Consultant, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg, Deutschland
Research Group Episomal-Persistent DNA in Cancer- and Chronic Diseases
A novel class of infectious agents linked to colon, breast and prostate cancers. Characterization of the respective agents
Prof. Ethel-Michele de Villiers
Senior Scientific Consultant, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg, Deutschland
Research Group Episomal-Persistent DNA in Cancer- and Chronic Diseases
18:15
Closing remarks
18:20
Apero Riche
