Platinum sponsor

Cepheid

Cepheid is a leading molecular diagnostics company that is dedicated to improving healthcare by developing, manufacturing, and marketing accurate yet easy-to-use molecular systems and tests. By automating highly complex and time-consuming manual procedures, the company’s solutions deliver a better way for institutions of any size to perform sophisticated genetic testing for organisms and genetic-based diseases. Through its strong molecular biology capabilities, the company is focusing on those applications where accurate, rapid, and actionable test results are needed most, in fields such as critical and healthcare-associated infections, sexual health, genetic diseases, virology and cancer.

Hain

Hain Lifescience GmbH is a manufacturer and distributor of in-vitro diagnostics based in Nehren in the district of Tübingen. Our customers are medical laboratories worldwide. We are specialists in molecular genetic test systems and technical instruments for the detection of dangerous pathogens or hereditary diseases.The company was originally founded by David and Tobias Hain in 1986 as a mail order company offering laboratory supplies.Over the last 30 years the company developed steadily and successfully.Our overriding goal is to provide our customers in Germany and everywhere in the world with the best possible support.

Silver sponsor

BD

BD Biosciences is a world leader in bringing innovative diagnostic and research tools to life science researchers, clinical researchers, laboratory professionals and clinicians who are involved in basic research, drug discovery and development, biopharmaceutical production and disease management. The BD Biosciences segment is focused on continually advancing the science and applications associated with cellular analysis and products that help grow living cells and tissue. Products/Services · Fluorescence-activated cell sorters and analyzers · Monoclonal antibodies and kits for cell analysis · Reagent systems for life science research · Cell imaging systems · Laboratory products for tissue culture and fluid handling · Cell culture media and supplements for biopharmaceutical manufacturing

Bronze sponsor

Biomérieux

bioMérieux develops and produces in vitro diagnostic solutions (systems, reagents and software) for private and hospital laboratories, mainly for the diagnosis of infectious diseases. The results obtained from a patient sample (blood, urine, stool, cerebrospinal fluid, saliva, etc.) provide doctors with information to support their decisions.  For 25 years, bioMérieux has also applied the expertise acquired in the clinical sector to meeting industrial microbiology needs, making it possible to manage contamination risks in agri-food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic products, at each step of the production chain.