Over two days, the event will attract over 120 senior-level decision makers working in qPCR from the UK, Europe and US. This conference explores effective strategies, technologies and applications of qPCR in accelerating drug discovery and development of clinical diagnostics

The event provides a forum for practitioners and prominent innovators to learn more about key solutions being provided to their industry, network with their peers, and address key industry concerns through a series of cutting edge conference presentations in a professional yet relaxed environment, during a 2 day conference programme 

Day 1 

Stream 1: qPCR in Diagnostics and Molecular Markers  as well as Novel Technical Approaches

• Successful Gene Expression Analysis using real-time PCR
• Profiling technologies: multivariate and multiway expression profiling, temporal expression profiling and spatiotemporal maps
• Other technologies: High resolution melt, Immuno PCR, Methylation sensitive PCR, SNP analysis, microRNA detection and Multiplex technologies
• Development of clinical diagnostics and clinical Development – use in therapeutic areas such as cancer and infectious diseases

Stream 2:  Bioinformatics and Data Management

• Bioinformatics
• Data management: software applications, data mining, data visualization, biostatistics, multivariate statistics
  

Day 2

Stream 1: qPCR in Drug Discovery and Development

• Assay optimisation and validation strategies
• New applications of qPCR- High throughput applications, Real-time RT-PCR arrays and Digital PCR
• The discovery of Biomarkers: Disease markers, Tissue specific markers, Cancer markers, Stem cells, Differentiation markers and Cancer stem cells
• The potential and use of qPCR reagents and instrumentation

Stream 2: Next Generation Sequencing – High Throughput Sequencing Platforms