Symposium 2016

Segmented Flow Technology for Life Science Research

May 17 & 18, 2016

May 17
7:00 pm Reception & Dinner
Hofbräuhaus, Pittsburgh, PA

May 18
University Club, Conference Room B
Pittsburgh, PA

8:20 am
Maragret McDonald
University of Pittsburgh

Opening Remarks

8:30 am
Emily Ehrenfeld
Mozaic Solutions

Welcome

8:40 am
Mike Lee
Mozaic Solutions

Strategic Trends and Developments in the Pharmaceutical/Biopharmaceutical Industry

9:00 am
Lucinda Cohen Merck & Co
Martin Steel McKinley Scientific

Performance Analytics – Why Everyone Should be a Pirates Fan

Nathan Yates
University of Pittsburgh

Emerging Issues and Needs with Personalized Healthcare: Pittsburgh Pirates and Performance Analytics

9:45 am
Break

10:00 am
Paul Corcoran McKinley Scientific
Roy Vaz Sanofi

Clinical Laboratory Perspectives & Protocols

Lori Bachmann
Virginia Commonwealth University

Harmonizing New Technology with Clinical Laboratory Workflows

10:45 am
Break

11:00 am
Emily Ehrenfeld Mozaic Solutions
Mike Lee Mozaic Solutions

Opportunities in the Clinical Laboratory for Digital LC – How is the Clinical Laboratory Going to Handle More Metabolites?

Don Chace
Pediatrix Analytical

Beyond Newborn Screening: Quantitative Analysis and Bioinformatics in the Clinical Laboratory

11:45 am
Break

12:00 – 2:00 pm Working Lunch

Emily Ehrenfeld Mozaic Solutions
Mike Lee Mozaic Solutions

Recent Advances in Digital LC: Sample Preparation and Infinite Speed

Robert Kennedy
University of Michigan

A Path Toward Digital LC: Segmented Flow Technology with In Line Solid Phase Extraction

Gary Valaskovic
New Objective

TBA

2:00 pm

Emily Ehrenfeld Mozaic Solutions
Mike Lee Mozaic Solutions

Closing Remarks

3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Open House – Nathan Yates Laboratory Tour
BioMS Center
University of Pittsburgh