FOCUS 2008 the national meeting of the Association for Clinical Biochemistry is to be held at the superb International Convention Centre, Birmingham from the 19th-22nd of May 2008. This year we are delighted to be incorporating the national spring meeting of the Association of Clinical Microbiologists.

An exciting and diverse scientific programme has been produced covering a wide variety of topics including cancer, neuropeptides, endocrinology, emerging technologies, liver and GI disease, quality control, diabetes, audit and paediatrics.  The meeting is CPD approved and the format of breakfast workshops, plenary lectures, interactive case discussions and posters will provide a format to suit everyone.
The meeting hosts the major UK laboratory equipment exhibition of 2008 showcasing the state of the art laboratory and diagnostic equipment from the leading manufacturers and provides the perfect opportunity to meet, discuss, learn and connect.

For more information please visit www.focus-acb.org

Velocity11, an Agilent Technologies company has announced that its 2008 user group meeting will be held in Barcelona, Spain 4-7 November.

At this popular meeting Velocity11 will run a comprehensive program of workshops, round table discussions and talks covering current topics in lab automation. The meeting will, in addition, preview new applications and product combinations from Agilent and Velocity11. 

The talks, round table discussions and workshops at the 2008 User Group Meeting will be designed to enable people involved with automating processes at all levels of experience to gain considerable benefit.

For further information please contact Velocity11 on email UGM@velocity11.com or telephone +1-650-846-846-6609 (North America) / +44-1763-269115 (Europe / ROW). Registrations received before 15th May 2008 will qualify for a 50% discount.

L.A.B. - the trade fair and conference for analysis, bio and laboratory equipment in the UK - will be held for the second time from 27-29 October 2009. Held every two years, L.A.B. is the only platform of its kind in the UK for the European laboratory and analysis sector - and will take place in 2009 at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham.

The L.A.B. exhibition is aimed at manufacturers and users of analysis equipment from industry, R&D and public bodies. Analysis, bioscience and laboratory equipment is used in a wide range of applications, including the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, food and tobacco companies, as well as in medicine and environmental engineering. The exhibition at L.A.B. is accompanied by a conference featuring top-level speakers and presentations on relevant industrial issues.

For more information on L.A.B. 2009, please email info@lab-uk.co.uk , call
+49 341 678 8195 or alternatively please visit www.lab-uk.co.uk.

23 - 24 September 2008
Bournemouth International Centre (BIC)

Following our highly successful meeting in 2007, the European Laboratory Robotics Interest Group (ELRIG) and the Society of Biomolecular Sciences (SBS), are pleased to announce that their Drug Discovery: 2008  Meeting will be held at the Bournemouth International Centre,  (BIC), UK, on 23-24 September 2008.  

This conference will encompass six sessions in two days. Each will focus on a different area of Drug Discovery from selecting compounds for the corporate collection, liquid handling and detection technologies, plus advances in assay development and screening. Two sessions will address the biochemistry of two important different target classes: Enzymes and G-protein coupled receptors. Biopharmaceuticals will form the sixth session. As with our highly successful meeting in 2007, attendees will hear world class speakers discussing the challenges facing the drug discovery scientist.  The scientific sessions will be complemented by plenary keynote presentations from two of the field's foremost researchers, a poster session and a vendor exhibition with over 80 exhibitors.

AACC 2008 Washington, DC, 27-31 July 2008

Join thousands of your peers as we meet in Washington, DC – 27-31 July – for the American Association for Clinical Chemistry’s 2008 Annual Meeting. You'll be able to design an education program that suits your individual professional needs.

• Participate in exciting educational sessions conducted by dynamic presenters.
• Learn about the latest products and services products and services available for clinical scientists.
• Interact with and learn from your colleagues in an informal environment informal environment.

The Largest Clinical Lab Exposition in the World...

See new science and new technology in all areas of clinical diagnostics, automation, information systems, point-of-care, OEM, and biotech.

AACC is an international scientific/medical society of clinical laboratory professionals, physicians, research scientists and other individuals involved with clinical chemistry and clinical laboratory science disciplines. Founded in 1948, the society has 9,500 members and is headquartered in Washington, DC. AACC is subdivided geographically into 22 local sections. It is governed by a Board of Directors elected by the membership.  

International Conference and Exhibition

23 - 26 June 2008

Building on the success of MICROSCIENCE 2004 and 2006, London's ExCeL will once again host Europe's premier international conference and exhibition on the science of microscopy, imaging and analysis.

MICROSCIENCE 2008 provides a unique way for you to get close to the cutting edge of microscopy and imaging and meet with the world’s leading experts. You can also see and test the very latest developments in light and electron microscopes, together with associated equipment and image analysis systems for both life and physical sciences.

Confirmed Plenary Speakers: Professor Sir David King, Professor Knut Urban, Professor Sir Harry Kroto and Professor Stefan Hell

www.microscience2008.org.uk

2-4 June 2008, Munich Germany

Now in its 7th year, the event is firmly established as Europe's leading gathering of biological manufacturing, production and cGMP specialists attending year on year to learn, network and do business.

Conference highlights for 2008 include:

• Capacity planning and utilisation – building in flexibility
• Innovations in bio separations - chromatography vs. crystallisation and precipitation
• Maximising downstream processing capacity – cost reduction opportunities
• Smart reactors of the future – tank size vs. tank optimisation
• Understanding and integrating new fully disposable technologies – opportunities and ROI
• Multi product facility design – eliminating downtime and turn around
• Continuous processing for biologics – effectively addressing the productivity challenge

For more information or to book your place call the booking hotline on +44 (0)20 7202 7558 or visit www.biologicalproduction.com