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10月10日月曜日

10:00-13:00 (SC5) MICRO- AND NANOFLUIDICS IN DIAGNOSTICS AND LIFE SCIENCES: TECHNOLOGIES, APPLICATIONS AND MARKETS
(診断とライフサイエンスのためのマイクロ流体工学とナノ流体工学：技術、応用分野、市場)

This course is designed for scientists, managers, technicians and engineers who would like to acquire a comprehensive overview of the field of microfluidics. Starting with the underlying physical principles of miniaturization, the course includes an introduction into microfabrication technologies for microfluidic devices covering a wide range of existing materials (glass, silicon, polymers) and manufacturing technologies and describes the complete development cycle of a microfluidic device from the design to the ready-to-use device. Applications of microfluidics in point-of-care and clinical diagnostics, analytical and synthetic chemistry, biotechnology and cell biology will be presented. The course will also provide an insight into the business and commercialization aspects of the field and the uptake of microfluidic technology in various markets.

• Understand the basic physical principles and scaling laws governing miniaturization
• Identify the suitable material for a given microfluidic application
• Understand the basic technologies available for the microfabrication of glass, silicon and polymer materials and follow the device manufacturing process from design to the finished microfluidic device
• Learn application examples of microfluidic devices in a wide range of disciplines
• Understand the current state of the market and obstacles in the commercialization process

Instructor:

Holger Becker, Ph.D., CSO, microfluidic ChipShop

10:00-13:00 (SC6) NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES FOR INFECTIOUS DIAGNOSTICS: FROM MALDI TO NEXT-GEN SEQUENCING
(感染症診断のための新たな技術：マトリックス支援レーザー脱離イオン化法(MALDI)から次世代シーケンシングへ)

Instructors:

Dag Harmsen, M.D., Professor, Head of Research, Department of Periodontology, University of Münster

Alexander Mellmann, M.D., Institute of Hygiene, University Hospital Münster

14:00-17:00 (SC11) OPTICAL TECHNOLOGIES IN MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS
(分子診断分野における光学技術)

The advantages of light, non-invasiveness, speed and precision can make the difference in molecular diagnostics. Tissue optics nowadays allow users to differentiate between healthy and disease states based on cell morphology and function and, eventually, on information on the molecular level. Photonics based techniques to investigate cell processes have made huge progress over the last years, especially due to an enhanced resolution beyond the Abbe limits. Photonics also plays a major role and completes microfluidics, enabling advanced sample handling through optical traps and tweezers, not only in point-of-care applications.

This course is dedicated to physicians, biologists, managers, technicians and engineers who are interested in learning about generally uncommon techniques that may prove valuable solutions in the future. Each of the course’s three sections gives an insight into an aspect of Biophotonics and refers to developments in oncology or infectious diseases.

Moderator:

Jürgen Popp, Ph.D., Professor, Institute of Photonic Technology/Institute for Physical Chemistry, University of Jena; Coordinator, Photonics4Life

Instructors:

Jürgen Lademann, Ph.D., Professor, Dermatology, Pharmacology and Biophysics, Charité University Berlin

Vinod Subramaniam, Ph.D., Professor, University of Twente

Kishan Dholakia, Ph.D., Professor, Physics and Astronomy, University of Saint Andrews

14:00-17:00 (SC12) NOVEL DEVELOPMENTS IN IMMUNOASSAYS FOR DIAGNOSTICS
(診断用イムノアッセイの新たな発展)

High specificity of the formation of antibody-antigen complexes and advances in the sensitivity of labels make the use of immuno-assays the method of choice for infectious disease diagnostics. In addition, immunoassays detect analytes at very low concentrations which measure drug and protein markers such as cancer and cardiac injury. The qualitative and quantitative results, ease, speed, and cost saving all combine to make immunoassays the method of choice for advancing diagnostics. This course is designed for bioengineers developing diagnostic assays and physicians, technicians, biotherapeutic researchers who wish to become informed about advances in the diagnostic pipeline.

Instructor to be Announced

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