RethinkPCR Satellite Symposium - Sponsored by Bio-Rad

Date: Tuesday, 1st July 2008
Time: 6.30pm - 8.00pm

Room: The Nikos Skalkotas Hall
Bio-Rad coordinator : Franck Edouard

Title: RethinkPCR Satellite Symposium

Objective: Rethink the Way You Do Real-Time PCR

This symposium will be dedicated to Real-Time PCR applications.

Over the last decade, the way to perform Real-Time PCR has rapidly evolved in both experimental and in silico processes. The goal of this symposium is to make an inventory of fixtures, describing the lastest advances around the Real-Time PCR technique.
From sample collection to data analysis, a world renowned scientific expert will present you with best-in-class approaches and methodologies to generate reliable and accurate data.
Additionally, another lecture will present the new manufacturer's challenges to develop new qPCR instruments fitting with these evolving customer needs.

Guest Speaker: Pr. Jo Vandesompele - Ghent University, Belgium

Jo has been a Professor in bioinformatics and biocomputing at the Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University since 2007. He is author of various pioneering publications in the area of Real-Time PCR. Together with Jan Hellemans, he developed advanced and universally applicable quantification methods for automated and accurate qPCR data analysis. He is also the co-founder of Biogazelle, the real-time PCR data-analysis company.

Title of Presentation: Different Approaches on Normalisation of Gene Expression RT-qPCR Data

Invited speaker : Dr. Richard Kurtz - Amplification Marketing Manager, Bio-Rad Laboratories, USA.

Richard works for Bio-Rad Laboratories Ltd and is responsible for the Real-Time PCR instrumentation. His main challenges are to develop some instruments fitting perfectly with the customer needs. Through his lecture, he will present the different strategies used to design the latest generation of Real Time PCR instrument - the CFX96^TM.

Title of Presentation: CFX96TM - How to design an instrument for the way Researchers work.