New Speaker Announced for the ELIspot Meeting.

EuroSciCon have confirmed that Dr Roberto Mallone, (Hopital Saint Vincent de Paul, France) has agreed to speak at their 'ELISPOT technology: Newer tricks' meeting on 8th July 2008 at BioPark Hertfordshire. His talk is entitled 'ELISpot applications in type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune diseases'

This CPD accredited meeting is designed to discuss the advances made in ELISPOT technology including the range of cytokines that can be measured, as well discussions on assay development and applications to both basic and clinical research. "ELISPOT technology will cover all aspects of the assay development from initial cell stimulation to analysing spot formation." Chair Dr Sefina Arif (Kings College, London)

Speakers include:

Multicolour analysis and standardization of ELISPOT for clinical trials
Professor Paul Lehmann, Professor of Pathology at Case Western Reserve University, USA - Professor Ajit Lalvani, Head, Tuberculosis Immunology Group, National Heart and Lung Institute, UK

Cytokine ELISPOT technology: A 'tricky' business. - Dr Peter Vander Meide, U-CyTech biosciences, The Netherlands

Quality management at Pharma industry level, applied to Elispot Readers. - Dr Werner Freber, CEO and founder of BIO-SYS GmbH, Germany

Dr Huriya Beyan, Queen Mary, University of London, UK

Fluorospot - fluorochrome-based detection of cytokine-producing cells
Assoc. - Professor Niklas Ahlborg, Mabtech AB, Sweden

To book, please visit the registration online site. The deadline for early registration is April 20th 2008.

There is still time to submit an abstract - those accepted for poster and oral presentations will also be published in the proceedings. There will be a prize for the best poster.