Sudbury, UK (21st March 2012) – Select Biosciences, organisers of European Lab Automation (ELA), is pleased to announce that a conference stream dedicated to biobanking will return for a second year. Biobanking: Preparation, Storage and Analysis will form one of the eight available conference streams at this unique laboratory automation conference which will run from 30th-31st May at the Conference Center Hamburg, Germany.
The stream dedicated to the issues, technologies and opportunities in the biobanking arena, will feature keynote presentations from leading scientists including Ulf Landegren of the University of Uppsala, Pamela Pinzani of the University of Florence and Kurt Zatloukal of the Medical University of Grazwill. Attending delegates will be able to hear about developments in this rapidly expanding field including advances in the ethical considerations, EU regulations and logistical challenges associated with storing various biological samples.
Registered delegates are invited to present posters of their work. Poster submissions must be received by 19 April 2012. For more information and to see what ELA 2012 has to offer please email s.marsden@selectbiosciences.com or visit www.EuroLabAutomation.com.
Established in 1999, Select Biosciences provide event planning and consultancy services for the life science sector. A recipient of the 2010 Queens Award for International Trade, they provide a portfolio of over 40 events per year, focusing mainly on the drug discovery and development sectors.
