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23rd ECCMID / Berlin Final Programme 240 137 Abbott GmbH + Co AG, Abbott Molecular, Wiesbaden / DE 719 Advanced Instruments Inc., Norwood, MA / US 109 AdvanDx, Woburn, MA / US 811 AID Autoimmun Diagnostika GmbH, Strassberg / DE 216 Alere, Galway / IE 203 Alifax S.P.A., Polverara / IT 101 Alpha-Tec Systems, Vancouver, WA / US 923 Altona Diagnostics, Hamburg / DE 909 American Society for Microbiology (ASM), Washington, DC / US 351 Amplex BioSystems GmbH, Giessen / DE 503 Anagnostics Bioanalysis GmbH, St. Valentin / AT 733 Ani Labsystems, Vantaa / FI 335 Antimicrobial Therapy, Inc., Sperryville, VA / US 525 Applied Maths, Sint-Martens-Latem / BE 747 ArcDia International Oy Ltd., Turku / FI 809 Associates of Cape Code, Liverpool / UK 601 Astellas Pharma Europe Ltd., Chertsey / UK 607 AstraZeneca, Macclesfield / UK 725 Autobio Diagnostics Co., Ltd, Zhenzhou / CN 613 BD Diagnostics, Heidelberg / DE 315 Beckman Coulter, Brea, CA / US 301 BioFire Diagnostics, Salt Lake City, UT / US 349 Biokit S.A., Llissa D‘Amount / ES 115 Biolife Italiana Srl, Milan / IT 223 bioMérieux, Marcy-l‘Etoile / FR 209 Bio-Rad, Marnes-La-Coquette / FR 519 Bioron Diagnostics GmbH, Ludwigshafen / DE 533 Boulder Diagnostics Inc., Mellrichstadt/DE 617 Bruker Daltonik, Bremen / DE 131 CareFusion Switzerland, Rolle / CH 107 Cempra Inc., Chapel Hill, NC / US 603 Cepheid, Maurens-Scopont / FR 511 Check-Points, Wageningen / NL 611 Copan Italia SpA, Brescia / IT 803 Coris BioConcept, Gembloux / BE 323 Curetis AG, Holzgerlingen / DE 915 Deltalab SL, Barcelona / ES 125 Diagenode, Liege / BE 215 DiaSorin S.P.A., Saluggia / IT 123 DRG Instruments GmbH, Marburg / DE 135 EliTech Group, Puteaux / FR 127 Elsevier, London / UK 507 Eumedica S.A., Manage / BE 529 Euprotec Limited, Manchester / UK 807 Eurogentec SA, Seraing / BE 705 Euroimmun AG, Lübeck / DE 905 European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm / SE Bridge Lobby European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST), Växjö /SE 903 European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM), ’s-Hertogenbosch / NL Bridge Lobby European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID), Basel / CH 227 Focus Diagnostics, Cypress, CA / US 737 GenePOC, Quebec, PQ / CA 523 Genetic Signatures, Randwick, NSW / AU Industrial Exhibition Overview & List of Exhibitors 923 101 201 202 204 203 301 303 3 921 915 913 909 907 905 903 901 809 807 805 803 801 811 813 815 817 819 821 823 825 to/from ePoster/Posters Hall 14.1 to/from Halls 1 – 10 ESCMID World Meeting Rooms 2

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137 Abbott GmbH + Co AG, Abbott Molecular, Wiesbaden / DE

719 Advanced Instruments Inc., Norwood, MA / US

109 AdvanDx, Woburn, MA / US

811 AID Autoimmun Diagnostika GmbH, Strassberg / DE

216 Alere, Galway / IE

203 Alifax S.P.A., Polverara / IT

101 Alpha-Tec Systems, Vancouver, WA / US

923 Altona Diagnostics, Hamburg / DE

909 American Society for Microbiology (ASM), Washington, DC / US

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503 Anagnostics Bioanalysis GmbH, St. Valentin / AT

733 Ani Labsystems, Vantaa / FI

335 Antimicrobial Therapy, Inc., Sperryville, VA / US

525 Applied Maths, Sint-Martens-Latem / BE

747 ArcDia International Oy Ltd., Turku / FI

809 Associates of Cape Code, Liverpool / UK

601 Astellas Pharma Europe Ltd., Chertsey / UK

607 AstraZeneca, Macclesfield / UK

725 Autobio Diagnostics Co., Ltd, Zhenzhou / CN

613 BD Diagnostics, Heidelberg / DE

315 Beckman Coulter, Brea, CA / US

301 BioFire Diagnostics, Salt Lake City, UT / US

349 Biokit S.A., Llissa D‘Amount / ES

115 Biolife Italiana Srl, Milan / IT

223 bioMérieux, Marcy-l‘Etoile / FR

209 Bio-Rad, Marnes-La-Coquette / FR

519 Bioron Diagnostics GmbH, Ludwigshafen / DE

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617 Bruker Daltonik, Bremen / DE

131 CareFusion Switzerland, Rolle / CH

107 Cempra Inc., Chapel Hill, NC / US

603 Cepheid, Maurens-Scopont / FR

511 Check-Points, Wageningen / NL

611 Copan Italia SpA, Brescia / IT

803 Coris BioConcept, Gembloux / BE

323 Curetis AG, Holzgerlingen / DE

915 Deltalab SL, Barcelona / ES

125 Diagenode, Liege / BE

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135 EliTech Group, Puteaux / FR

127 Elsevier, London / UK

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529 Euprotec Limited, Manchester / UK

807 Eurogentec SA, Seraing / BE

705 Euroimmun AG, Lübeck / DE

905 European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm / SE

Bridge Lobby European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST), Växjö /SE

903 European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM), ’s-Hertogenbosch / NL

Bridge Lobby European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID), Basel / CH

227 Focus Diagnostics, Cypress, CA / US

737 GenePOC, Quebec, PQ / CA

523 Genetic Signatures, Randwick, NSW / AU

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117 Genomica, Madrid / ES

615 Gilead Sciences, Uxbridge / UK

727 Greiner Bio-One GmbH, Kremsmünster / AT

204 Hain Lifescience GmbH, Nehren / DE

735 Healthcare Infection Society, London / UK

221 Hologic / Gen-Probe, San Diego, CA / US

739 I2A, Pérols / FR

129 Immundiagnostik AG, Bensheim / DE

713 INC Research, Raleigh, NC / US

813 Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), Arlington, VA / US

819 Institut Virion Serion GmbH, Würzburg / DE

901 International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID), Brookline, MA / US

311 KWS BioTest, Bristol / UK

305 Labquality Oy, Helsinki / FI

341 Liofilchem Srl, Roseto Degli Abruzzi / IT

625 Luminex B.V., Oosterhout / NL

817 Maney Publishing, Leeds / UK

703 Mast Group Ltd., Merseyside / UK

117 Medac GmbH, Wedel / DE

731 Medical Wire Equipment, Corsham / UK

505 Medipan GmbH, Dahlewitz / DE

721 Meridian Bioscience Europe Srl, Villa Cortese / IT

701 Miacom Diagnostics GmbH, Düsseldorf / DE

527 Microbiologics, St. Cloud, MN / US

127 Microbiology and Infection Transitional Research Group, Cardiff / UK

339 Micronics Inc., Redmond, WA / US

537 Mikrogen GmbH, Neuried / DE

307 Mobidiag, Helsinki / FI

729 Molzym GmbH & Co. Kg., Bremen / DE

201 MSD, Whitehouse Station, NJ / US

801 Nanosphere, Northbrook / US

605 Novartis Pharma AG, Basel / CH

711 Novatec Immundiagnostics GmbH, Dietzenbach / DE

915 Nte-Sener SA, Cerdanyola del Valles / ES

913 OLM Medical, Newcastle upon Tyne / UK

225 Ophardt Hygiene Technik GmbH & Co. KG, Issum / DE

745 Orgentec Diagnostika GmbH, Mainz / DE

303 Orion Diagnostica Oy, Espoo / FI

515 Oxford Immunotec Ltd, Abingdon / UK

103 Oxford University Press, Oxford / UK

723 Pacific Biosciences, Lancaster / UK

321 Pathofinder, Maastricht / NL

815 Pathogenica Corp., Boston, MA/ US

217 Perkin Elmer Chemagen Technologie GmbH, Baesweiler / DE

213 Pfizer International Operations, Paris / FR

539 Pilots Point LLC, Sarasota, FL / US

715 Pocared Diagnostics Ltd., Rehovot, IL

121 Public Health England, Salisburg / UK

623 Qiagen GmbH, Hilden / DE

309 Quidel Corporation, San Diego, CA / US

313 Quotient Bioresearch, Fordham / UK

707 R-Biopharm AG, Darmstadt / DE

531 Reagena International Ltd., Toivala / FI

205 Roche, Pleasanton, CA / US

907 Royal Society Publishing, London / UK

921 Sacace Biotechnologies, Como / IT

535 Sarstedt AG & Co., Nümbrecht / DE

345 Savyon Diagnostics Ltd, Ashdod / IL

621 Seegene, Inc., Seoul / KR

619 Sekisui Virotech GmbH, Rüsselheim / DE

308 Shanghai ZJ Bio-Tech Co.,Ltd , Shanghai / CN

609 Siemens AG, Erlangen / DE

501 Sifin GmbH Berlin, Berlin / DE

202 SSI Diagnostica, Hillerod / DK

333 The Impact Marketing Group, Glencoe, MD / US

219 Thermo Fisher Scientific, Hennigsdorf / DE

211 Tjanjin Era Biology Engineering Co., Ltd., Tianjiin / CN

331 Vela Diagnostics, Hamburg / DE

521 Vircell S.L., Santa Fe / ES

517 WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen / DK

319 Wiley, Oxford / UK

401 Wisepress, London / UK

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Abbott GmbH & Co. KG

Stand No. 137Abbott GmbH & Co. KGMax-Planck Ring 265205 Wiesbaden / Germany

About Abbott MolecularAbbott Molecular is a leader in molecular diagnostics – the ana- lysis of DNA and RNA at the molecular level. Abbott Molecular’s tests can also detect subtle but key changes in patients’ genes and chromosomes and have the potential to aid with early detection or diagnosis, can influence the selection of appropriate therapies, and may assist with monitoring of disease progression.

Advanced Instruments

Stand No. 719Advanced InstrumentsTwo Technology Way02062 Norwood, MA / United States

Email [email protected] +1 781 320 9000Fax +1 781 320 8181Website www.aicompanies.com

Advanced Instruments, Inc. is a leading supplier of instrumentation for clinical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and microbiology labo-ratories around the world.

Advanced Instruments produces the auto-diluting Autoplate® Spiral Plating System and the automated colony counter, the QCount®.

Mart Microbiology B.V. produces Anoxomat™, a system that rapidly creates anaerobic, microaerophilic, and capnophilic environments in jars, with full tracking and tracing capability.

AdvanDx

Stand No. 109AdvanDx400 TradeCenter01801 Woburn, MA / United States

Contact Steen HesthavenEmail [email protected] +1 781 376 0009Fax +1 781 376 0111Website www.advandx.com

AdvanDx helps clinicians save the lives of critically ill patients through rapid diagnostics, enabling clinicians to optimize antibiotic therapy earlier to improve patient outcomes and avoid unnecessary costs.

QuickFISH™ is a new, PNA probe based testing platform that provides 20 minute pathogen identification from positive blood cultures.

AID Autoimmun Diagnostika GmbH

Stand No. 811AID Autoimmun Diagnostika GmbHEbingerstrasse 472479 Strassberg / Germany

Website www.aid-diagnostika.com

Alere International Ltd

Stand No. 216ALERE International LtdParkmore East Business ParkGalway/Ireland

Website www.alere.com

Alere develops new capabilities in near-patient diagnosis, monito-ring and health management.

Alere’s solutions include the “Test Target Treat™” initiative which empowers healthcare professionals to make targeted treatment decisions sooner using rapid diagnostics – reducing inappropriate antimicrobial use and the spread of resistance. Discover how rapid testing can make a difference to you and your patients by visiting the Alere booth or going to TestTargetTreat.com

Alifax S.p.A.

Stand No. 203Alifax S.p.A.Via Petrarca 2/135020 Polverara (PD) / Italy

Email [email protected] +39 0490 992 000Fax +39 0490 992 905Website www.alifax.com

Alifax is an Italian company leader in the development and produc-tion of automated clinical diagnostic instrumentation Microbiology and ESR

The automated systems Alfred and HB&L for rapid bacterial culture, RAA and susceptibility testing, providing fast and reliable results, method standardization, sample traceability and easy to use instrumentation. The new Sidecar is the automated strea-king system combination of modern technology for rapid bacteria growth detection with classical culture on petri dish for a complete automation of the bacteriology workflow.

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Alpha-Tec Systems, Inc.

Stand No. 101Alpha-Tec Systems, Inc.PO Box 543598668 Vancouver, WA / United States

Email [email protected] +1 360 260 2779Fax +1 360 260 3277Website www.alphatecsystems.com

Alpha-Tec Systems specialises in in vitro diagnostic development with products designed to optimise collection, preparation, and recovery of patient samples.

Pre-analytical, diagnostic reagents in the fields of Mycobacteriology, Parasitology, Enterics, and Quality Control including: improved digestion and decontamination of Mtb with pH controlled buffer- ing; individually packaged Quality Control slides for staining; and a formalin and heavy-metal free Parasitology fixative.

altona Diagnostics GmbH

Stand No. 923altona Diagnostics GmbHMörkenstrasse 1222767 Hamburg / Germany

Email [email protected] +49 40 5480 6760Fax +49 40 5480 67610Website www.altona-diagnostics.com

altona Diagnostics is a Hamburg, Germany based company, focused on the development and commercialisation of real-time PCR based diagnostic test kits, primarily in the field of infectious disease.

Our RealStar® Kits are ready to use, IVD-CE marked test systems for the reliable detection, quantification and differentiation of a broad range of viruses, bacteria and parasites. All assays are developed and validated to be used with the most common real- time PCR instruments. Our ExtraStar® Purification Kit for DNA and RNA extraction is designed as a One-for-All chemistry solution enabling parallel nucleic acid extraction from different sample material.

American Society for Microbiology

Stand No. 909American Society for Microbiology1752 N Street, NW20036 Washington, DC / United States

Contact Courtenay BrownEmail [email protected] www.asm.org

The American Society for Microbiology is the oldest and largest single life science membership organisation in the world.

ASM will be exhibiting ASM Press books and ASM meeting events all focused on the field of microbiology.

Amplex BioSystems GmbH

Stand No. 351Amplex BioSystems GmbHKerkrader Strasse 1135394 Giessen / Germany

Email [email protected] +49 8073 916 93 50Fax +49 8073 916 93 55Website www.hyplex.de

Amplex develops, manufactures and distributes innovative PCR systems for high throughput as well as single testing. We are an expanding, international operating, independent and private- owned company.

One of the systems is hyplex®, which is a multiplex PCR platform for the detection of resistances or species. It could be performed modular, for confirmation or screening, short series or high throughput, manual or automated and customized. Kits for MRSA (including mecC), EHEC, ESBL, OXA-48, KPC, NDM etc. are available.

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Antimicrobial Therapy Inc

Stand No. 335Antimicrobial Therapy IncLee Highway 1177122740 Sperryville, VA / United States

Contact Sherry GoldenEmail [email protected] +1 540 987 9480Fax +1 540 987 9486Website www.sanfordguide.com

Antimicrobial Therapy, Inc., polisher of the Sanford Guides is the leading global provider of infectious diseases treatment information for health care professionals. Since 1969, Sanford Guides have provided up-to-date, focused treatment guidance and related an-ti-infective drug information where needed most – at the point of care. The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy and HIV/AIDS Therapy; mobile device applications for iOS devices and Android devices; Web Edition for individual and institutional subscriptions; and print editions ranging from pocket-size, to spiral bound and large library editions. For 44 years – always at the point of care.

Applied Maths NV

Stand No. 525Applied Maths NVKeistraat 1209830 Sint-Martens-Latem / Belgium

Email [email protected] +32 9 222 21 00Fax +32 9 222 21 02Website www.applied-maths.com

Develops professional bioinformatics applications and services with emphasis on data integration, platform technology, and net-working.

BioNumerics: universal bioinformatics platform integrating data-basing and analysis of all biodata.

GelCompar II: databasing and analysis of electrophoresis gels and fingerprints.

Kodon: databasing, analysis and comparison of sequences and chromosomes.

GeneMaths XT: comparative exploration and analysis of micro- arrays and genechips.

Anagnostics Bioanalysis GmbH

Stand No. 503Anagnostics Bioanalysis GmbHWestbahnstrasse 554300 St. Valentin / Austria

Contact Mr. Christoph ReschreiterEmail [email protected] +43 7435 58193 0Fax +43 7435 58193 99Website www.anagnostics.com

Anagnostics has developed an entirely new multiplex diagnostics technology. The hybcell – the world’s unique cylindrical micro- array – delivers speedy and reliable results at minimal effort. The hyborg – the totally automated device – processes the test without any intervention by the user.

Integrated Sepsis Diagnostics:Anagnostics offers multiplexed pathogen detection from whole blood in less than 5 hours: 17 bacteria and 9 fungi.

Repeated multiplex testing of 12 markers in 20 minutes from only 100µl blood aims to monitor patient’s recovery.

Ani Labsystems Ltd, Oy

Stand No. 733Ani Labsystems Ltd, OyTiilitie 301720 Vantaa / Finland

Contact Ilari TuominenEmail [email protected] +358 20 155 7520Fax +358 20 155 7521Website www.labsystemsdx.com

Ani Labsystems develops, manufactures, markets and sells sero-logic diagnostic products for various infectious diseases and disorders, and for neonatal screening

EIAs for M. pneumoniae, C. pneumoniae, B. pertussis, C. trachomatis, T. gondii antibodies

qPCR for M. pneumoniae, C. pneumoniae, B. pertussis (coming)

Rapid tests for M. pneumonaie, C. pneumoniae, Strep A, Rota, Adeno, H. pylori, Celiac disease

FEIA and EIA kits for neonatal screening

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Astellas Pharma Europe Ltd.

Stand No. 601Astellas Pharma Europe Ltd.2000 Hillswood DriveKT16 0RS Chertsey / United Kingdom

Email astellas.european.communications @astellas.comPhone +44 203 379 8000Fax +44 203 379 8001Website www.astellas.eu

As a young and forward thinking company with a rich heritage, Astellas is dedicated to improving people’s lives through the in-troduction of innovative and reliable pharmaceutical products. In Europe, Astellas’ strategic focus and core expertise lie inTransplan-tation, Urology, Dermatology, Anti-Infectives and Pain Management and it is committed to developing a strong presence in Oncology.

AstraZeneca

Stand No. 607AstraZeneca2 Kingdom Street, PaddingtonW2 6BD London / United Kingdom

Phone +44 20 7604 8000Website www.astrazeneca.com

AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical business with a primary focus on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines for gastrointes-tinal, cardiovascular, neuroscience, respiratory and inflammation, oncology and infectious disease. AstraZeneca operates in over 100 countries and its innovative medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide.

Autobio Diagnostics Co. Ltd.

Stand No. 725Autobio Diagnostics Co. Ltd.No.87 Jingbei Yi Road, National Eco&Tech Area450016 Zhengzhou / China

Contact Allan PuEmail [email protected] +86 371 6798 5313Fax +86 371 6798 5804Website www.autobio-diagnostics.com

Autobio Diagnostics is one of leading in vitro diagnostic manuf- acturers with GMP, ISO9001 and ISO13485 certified in China.

We are specialized in research & development, production and distribution of clinial diagnostic products, especially Elisa, CLIA and Microbiology products.

ArcDia International Oy Ltd.

Stand No. 747ArcDia International Oy Ltd.PO Box 5120521 Turku / Finland

Email [email protected] www.arcdia.com

mariPOC® is the first product in the market to allow efficient testing of acute respiratory infections in the point-of-care. It was brought to market by ArcDia International Oy Ltd. and is available for distribution and OEM.

The automated random-access immunoassay analyser mariPOC® covers a broad range of analytes and provides results in 20 mi- nutes. It is bench-top in size, highly sensitive and easy-to-use. Sensitivity and specificity are similar to laboratory methods and superior to rapid tests.

Associates of Cape Cod

Stand No. 809Associates of Cape Cod124 Bernard E. Saint Jean Drive02536-4445 East Falmouth, MA / United States

Contact Paul CrossEmail [email protected] +1 888 395 2221Fax +1 508 540 8680Website www.acciusa.com

Associates of Cape Cod, Inc. (ACC), manufactures the Fungitell® Assay, an FDA 510(k) cleared diagnostic kit. It is a highly sensitive, rapid diagnostics test that detects (1→3)-b-D-glucan in serum in as little as one hour.

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BioFire Diagnostics

Stand No. 301BioFire Diagnostics390 Wakara Way84108 Salt Lake City, UT / United States

Contact Mari HoidalEmail [email protected] +1 801 736 6354Fax +1 801 588 0507Website www.biofiredx.com

BioFire Diagnostics, Inc. is a privately held clinical diagnostics company based in Salt Lake City, Utah. BioFire manufactures and distributes its user-friendly FilmArray System to hospital-based clinical laboratories in the US and EU.

The FilmArray Respiratory Panel uses multiplex PCR to test for 20 viruses and bacteria commonly causing upper respiratory tract infections. The FDA-cleared and CE IVD marked panel is run on the FilmArray System, which integrates sample preparation, ampli- fication, detection, and analysis into one system.

Biokit, S.A.U

Stand No. 349Biokit, S.A.UCan Male s/n08186 Llissà d’Amunt (Barcelona) / Spain

Contact Mrs Montse ArmengolEmail [email protected] +34 93 860 9000Fax +34 93 860 9017Website www.biokit.com

Biokit is a global leader in developing, manufacturing and distri-buting In Vitro Diagnostic Reagents for infectious disease, specific serum proteins and rheumatic diseases. Large experience in OEM, raw materials production and contract research. Please visit www.biokit.com

Rapid tests for rheuma panel and infectious diseases: Syphilis, Rubella, Toxo, EBV, Hp, HBV, Rotavirus, Adenovirus.Turbidimetric assays for rheuma panel, specific serum proteins Elisa kits for infectious diseases: Hepatitis, Retrovirus, TORCH, Chagas, Syphilis and Helicobacter. Western-blot confirmatory assays for HIV, HCV, HTLV.Automated ELISA instruments : DS2, Best 2000 BIO-FLASH: Chemiluminescence instrument for infectious diseases: Torc, Hepatitis, HIV.

BD Diagnostics

Stand No. 613BD DiagnosticsTullastrasse 8-1269126 Heidelberg / Germany

Contact Eva MillerEmail [email protected] +49 622 130 50Fax +49 622 130 5604Website www.bd.com/europe/ds

BD Diagnostics is a leading provider of reagents and instruments used for diagnosing a broad range of infectious diseases, health-care-associated infections and cancer. We offer solutions and services with focus on Sepsis, TB, HAIs, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Cervical Cancer abnormal cell screening tests. We focus on improving health outcomes for patients and economic outcomes for laboratories by providing solutions that elevate quality, reduce costs, guide medical decisions and enhance labo-ratory efficiency and clinical responsiveness.

Beckman Coulter

Stand No. 315Beckman Coulter250 S. Kraemer Blvd.92821 Brea, CA / United States

Phone +1 800 526 3821Website www.beckmancoulter.com

Beckman Coulter develops, manufactures and markets products that simplify, automate and innovate complex biomedical testing. More than 275,000 Beckman Coulter systems operate in both diagnostics and life sciences laboratories on six continents. For more than 75 years, the company’s products have been making a difference in peoples’ lives by improving the productivity of medical professionals and scientists, supplying critical informa-tion for improving patient health and reducing the cost of care. Beckman Coulter is part of Danaher’s Life Sciences & Diagnostics segment, along with other well-known brands such as Leica, AB Sciex, Radiometer and Molecular Devices businesses. For more information, visit www.beckmancoulter.com.

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Bio-Rad Laboratories has played a leading role in the advancement of scientific discovery for over 50 years by providing a broad range of innovative products and services to the life science research and clinical diagnostics markets. Founded in 1952, Bio-Rad has a global team of more than 6,500 employees and serves more than 85,000 clinical and research laboratories, industry customers worldwide through its global network of operations. • Molecular Diagnostics Dx Assays, Dx Real Time System and Dx Prep System (NEW)–

The Art of Simplicity. Built on Bio-Rad’s expertise on Infectious Diseases and real-

time PCR, the Dx Assays and Instruments are easy to use and designed to provide highly reliable results.

• Infectious Diseases Testing BioPlex 2200 and Evolis systems. Global solution for Infectious Diseases testing with advanced

and flexible serology automation. Multiplexing, ELISA, Rapid tests. 3 technologies to answer your

needs • Microbiology ADAGIO™ and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing line Complete range of products according to EUCAST or CLSI recom-

mendations, including the ADAGIO™, the fully integrated, easy to use and innovative system for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Select™ Agar : A complete range of Chromogenic Culture Media Direct and rapid identification of MRSA, S.aureus, GBS, Candida, and Urinary pathogens.

• Mycology New Platelia™ Aspergillus Ag and Platelia™ Candida Ag and Ab Plus

assays for early diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Infections.

Bioron Diagnostics GmbH

Stand No. 519BIORON Diagnostics GmbHRheinhorststraße 1867071 Ludwigshafen /Germany

Contact A Ghica-CantacuzinoEmail [email protected] www.bioron.de

Bioron Diagnostics produces and commercialises PCR diagnostic kits with or without nucleic acid extraction in a variety of formats to suit all standard equipment

CE-labelled pathogen indications covered are STIs with single or double pairings, HPV, Tick-Borne, Gastrointestinal infections, TORCH, HHV, MTB incl MOTT, Parvovirus, a focus on Nosocomial infections. HIV, and HBV and HCV are also available. Kits are ready-to-use, lyohilised and with carry-over protection.

Biolife Italiana S.r.l.

Stand No. 115Biolife Italiana S.r.l.Viale Monza 27220128 Milano / Italy

Email [email protected] +39 02 252091Fax +39 02 2576428Website www.biolifeitaliana.it

Biolife Italiana, an Italian manufacturer of microbiology prod- ucts dedicated to Clinical, Research and Industrial markets, has 50 years of experience in producing dehydrated culture media and has developed many innovative media which became “standard” in the world of microbiology

Dehydrated, Chromogenic and ready to use culture media for clinical, research and industrial microbiology. Raw material and supplements for microbiology. IVD’s and Rapid assays for infectious diseases. ISO and CE compliance.

BioMérieux SA

Stand No. 223BioMérieux SAChemin de l‘Orme69280 Marcy L‘Etoile / France

Phone +33 478 872 000Fax +33 478 872 090Website www.biomerieux.com

Bio-Rad

Stand No. 209Bio-Rad3 boulevard Raymond Poincaré92430 Marnes-La-Coquette / France

Contact Guillaume CamardEmail [email protected] +33 147 956261Fax +33 147 958140Website www.bio-rad.com

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc is a multinational manufacturer and distributor of Clinical Diagnostics (Instruments and reagents for Microbiology, Infectious Diseases testing, Molecular diagnostics but also Diabetes monitoring, Quality Controls, Toxicology, Auto- Immune diseases, Immuno-Hematology) and Life Science research products.

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CareFusion Switzerland Sarl.

Stand No. 131CareFusion Switzerland Sarl.A-One Business Centre1180 Rolle / Switzerland

Contact Valérie SordetEmail [email protected] +41 21 556 3000Fax +41 21 556 3099Website www.carefusion.com

CareFusion is a global corporation serving the health care industry with products and services that help hospitals measurably improvepatient care. CareFusion offers a premium product to prevent infectious diseases: ChloraPrep®.

ChloraPrep®*patient preoperative skin preparation consists of a 2%Chlorhexidine Gluconate/70% Isopropyl Alcohol formulation in a single patient sterile applicator. It is a broad-spectrum, rapid- acting and persistent antiseptic for a range of minor and major medical procedures, ChloraPrep® can help to significantly reduce the incidence of blood stream infections and surgical site infections.

*Products referred to in this release may not be available in all countries. Contact your local CareFusion office to check the avail- ability of the registration license and the prescribing information.

Cempra Pharmaceuticals

Stand No. 107Cempra Pharmaceuticals6340 Quadrangle Drive, Suite 10027517 Chapel Hill, NC / United States

Contact Prabhavathi Fernandes, CEOEmail [email protected] +1 919 313 6601Website www.cempra.com

Cempra Inc. is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing antibacterials to meet critical medical needs.

Cempra has two antibiotic candidates, solithromycin (CEM-101) and TAKSTA™ (CEM-102, sodium fusidate), in clinical trials. Both target the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance.

Boulder Diagnostics Inc.

Stand No. 533Boulder Diagnostics Inc.Stockheimer Straße 1297638 Mellrichstadt / Germany

Contact Dr. Wolfgang PiekenEmail [email protected] +49 977 6709 3488Fax +49 977 6704 7956Website www.boulderdiagnostics.com

Boulder Diagnostics Inc. is dedicated to bringing new diagnostic tests to market for diseases that are not reliably diagnosed today.

The SpiroFind test for Lyme Borreliosis provides a new tool for detecting early and long-term Borrelia infections that cause Lyme disease and are often misdiagnosed by today’s standard methods.

ParaFlor reagents quickly and reliably detect enteric parasite infections.

Bruker Daltonik GmbH

Stand No. 617Bruker Daltonik GmbHFahrenheitstr. 428357 Bremen / Germany

Contact Karin SchwarzEmail [email protected] +49 421 2205 2041Fax +49 421 2205 305Website www.bruker.com

Bruker Daltonics provides a variety of innovative mass spectrometry systems. Our powerful, easy to implement, products are specifi-cally designed to meet the rapidly growing needs of customers in the pharmaceutical, industrial, clinical and academic world. We offer system solutions, complete workflows and integrated instrument software tools to leverage productivity and analytical operation capabilities.

The MALDI Biotyper solution enables molecular identification, taxonomical classification or dereplication of microorganisms like bacteria, yeasts and fungi. Identification of microorganisms is achieved reliably and quickly using proteomic fingerprinting by high-throughput MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Applications in-clude clinical routine microbial identification, environmental and pharmaceutical analysis, taxonomical research, food and consu-mer product safety and quality control. The robust MALDI Bioty-per method requires minimal sample preparation and offers low consumables cost.

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• Microarray-based pinpointing of carbapenemase, AmpC and ESBL genes using the Check-MDR CT assays

• Real-time PCR confirmation of the carbapenemase or ESBL mechanism with Check-MDR Carba and Check-MDR ESBL

Copan Italia SpA

Stand No. 611Copan Italia SpAVia Perotti, 1025125 Brescia / Italy

Contact marketing departmentEmail [email protected] +39 030 2687211Fax +39 030 2687250Website www.copanitalia.com

Copan is the worldwide leading manufacturer of collection and preservation systems for bacteriology, virology, molecular biology and rapid testing. Its innovations in pre-analytics include patented FLOQSwabs™, ESwab™ and UTM™ , which have been proven to advance the quality of traditional and contemporary microbiology assays through improved fluid-dynamics.Commitment to inno-vation in specimen processing lead to the 2008 launch of WASP™: Walk-Away Specimen Processor, which enables the automatic planting and streaking of all types of bacteriological samples.

Copan WASP™: Walk-Away Specimen Processor is a truly revoluti-onary instrument for liquid sample processing for Microbiology. The WASP™ provides a comprehensive system which encompasses all aspects of automated specimen processing, planting and streaking, Gram slide preparation and enrichment broth inoculation. WASP™ open and modular platform lead to the development of WASPLab™, a barcode driven and conveyor-connected specimen processing system utilizing robotic plate management and image analysis to automate specimen workup in Microbiology.

Coris BioConcept

Stand No. 803Coris BioConceptRue Jean Sonet 4A5032 Gembloux / Belgium

Email [email protected] +32 81 719 917Fax +32 81 719 919Website www.corisbio.com

Coris BioConcept is a middle-sized company (SME) specialized in developing, manufacturing and marketing rapid diagnostic tests.

Since more than ten years, Coris BioConcept has developed a broad range of antigen detection tests for enteric, gastric and respiratory diseases.

Cepheid

Stand No. 603CepheidVira Solelh81470 Maurens Scopont / France

Email [email protected] +33 563 82 53 00Fax +33 563 82 53 01Website www.cepheidinternational.com

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 and cancer.

The GeneXpert® System is a closed, self-contained, fully-integrated and automated platform that represents a paradigm shift in the automation of molecular analysis, producing accurate results in a timely manner with minimal risk of contamination. It is the only sys-tem to combine sample preparation with real-time PCR amplification and detection for fully integrated and automated nucleic acid ana-lysis, thus delivering answers directly from unprocessed samples.

Modular in design, the GeneXpert System has a variety of confi- gurations (from 1 to 80 modules) to meet the broad range of testing demands of any clinical environment.

Cepheid’s CE-IVD menu of Xpert® tests includes: MRSA, SA Nasal Complete, MRSA/SA SSTI, MRSA/SA BC, C. difficile, vanA/vanB, GBS, EV, MTB/RIF, Flu, BCR-ABL Monitor, FII & FV, CT/NG and CT.

Check-Points

Stand No. 511Check-PointsBinnenhaven 56709 PD Wageningen / Netherlands

Email [email protected] +31 317 453 908Fax +31 317 210 147Website www.check-points.com

Check-Points is dedicated to improving the identification of multidrug resistance in Gram-negative bacteria, to support you in identifying and controlling the spread of carbapenemases, AmpCs, and ESBLs.Our molecular assays:• New: Check-Direct CPE for real-time PCR detection of carbape-

nemases (KPC, OXA-48, NDM, VIM) directly from rectal swabs in just 2 hours

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DiaSorin S.p.A.

Stand No. 215DiaSorin S.p.A.Via Crescentino13040 Saluggia (VC) / Italy

Headquartered in Italy, DiaSorin is a global leader in the field of im-munodiagnostics.

For over 40 years the company has been developing, producing and marketing reagent kits for in vitro diagnostics worldwide. It comprises of 28 companies, 6 industrial sites and 4 research facilities.

DiaSorin line of products used by diagnostic laboratories can meet the needs of the following clinical areas: infectious diseases, hepatitis and retrovirus, bone metabolism, oncology and endocri-nology, cardiac markers, stool diagnostics.DiaSorin recently has introduce its new molecular offering.

DRG Instruments GmbH

Stand No. 123DRG Instruments GmbHFrauenbergstr. 1835039 Marburg / Germany

Contact Stefanie LamersEmail [email protected] +49 642 117 000Fax +49 642 117 0050Website www.drg-diagnostics.de

DRG Instruments GmbH, member of DRG Intl. group, is a diagnostic manufacturer and distributor, ISO 9001, ISO 13485 and ISO 13485 under CMDCAS certified.

DRG Instruments specializes in the manufacture and distribution of enzyme-linked immunoassays (ELISA’s), CLA’s and RIA’s for e.g. Infectious Diseases, Fertility, Diabetes, and Tumor diagnosis for serum/saliva samples and of a new analyser, HYBRiD XL, for immunoassays and clinical chemistry.

Curetis AG

Stand No. 323Curetis AGMax-Eyth-Straße 4271088 Holzgerlingen / Germany

Email [email protected] +49 703 1491 9510Fax +49 703 1491 9519Website www.curetis.com

Curetis is a molecular diagnostics company offering novel solu-tions for the reliable, fast and cost-effective diagnosis of severe infectious diseases.

Curetis’ UnyveroTM System enables automated and broad patho-gen and antibiotic resistance detection in four hours, a process taking days with standard techniques. The first application for pneumonia diagnosis is CE-marked and already marketed in Europe, Russia and the Middle East.

Deltalab SL

Stand No. 915Deltalab SLPlaza de la Verneda, 108191 Rubí / Spain

Contact Anna Gonzalez - Export ManagerEmail [email protected] +34 936 995 000Website www.deltalab.es

A leading company in the design and manufacturing of single use Labware. Complying at the highest quality standards, with presence in more than 125 countries all over the world is the result of more than 35 years of international marketing.

Swabs for sampling, sample containers, petri dishes, tubes with anticoagulant, tubes and microtubes and general laboratory plastic ware.

Diagenode S.A.

Stand No. 125Diagenode S.A.Avenue de l’Hopital, 14000 Liege / Belgium

Phone +32 429 04933Fax +32 436 42051Website www.diagenodediagnostics.com

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Eumedica Pharmaceuticals

Stand No. 507Eumedica PharmaceuticalsChemin de Nauwelette, 17170 Manage / Belgium

Contact Delphine VantieghemEmail [email protected] +32 64 271 722Fax +32 64 271 784Website www.eumedica.com

Eumedica, a different partnership to the hospital environment, seeks to ensure development & continuity of vital treatment in serious indications

Negaban temocillin, a narrow spectrum directed towards gram- negative bacteria with a proven stability against most types of b-lactamases (ESBLs and AmpCs)

Euprotec Limited

Stand No. 529Euprotec LimitedUnit 12 Williams House, Manchester Science ParkM15 6SE Manchester / United Kingdom

Contact Lloyd PayneEmail [email protected] +44 161 820 3620Fax +44 161 820 3625Website www.euprotec.com

Euprotec provides a comprehensive portfolio of infectious disease and respiratory biology services. With a highly relevant and validated portfolio of assays and disease models, underpinned by internationally recognized expertise, we support each stage of our clients’ drug discovery and development programs through to late stage preclinical investigation and clinical proof-of-concept studies. Euprotec’s extensive collection of bacterial and fungal strains/ clinical isolates underpins its comprehensive range of services: Efficacy models of bacterial/fungal infection encompassing a large range of pathogens, multiple hosts and routes of infection (localized and systemic).Range of models suitable for investigation of multiple classes of antimicrobial agent including protection studies for study of vaccines. Mechanism of action determination of new antimicrobial drugs. Intracellular killing assays. Whole-cell screening of compound libraries to identify antimicrobial activity. Susceptibility profiling and in-depth characterisation of antimicrobial activity.ADME and PK assays & sophisticated PKPD profiling and mathe-matical modelling. Development of bespoke assays and efficacy models.

ELITech Group

Stand No. 135ELITech Group12-12 bis rue Jean Jaurès92800 Puteaux / France

Contact Emmanuelle PennacchioEmail [email protected] +33 1 41 45 07 10Fax +33 1 41 45 07 14Website www.elitechgroup.com

The ELITech Group has brought together IVD specialty companies to provide the best offering of innovative, unique and also routine products to laboratories operating closer to the patient. ELITech Group has become a major player in the international medical market.

Clinical Chemistry systems and reagents, ESR systems

Molecular Diagnostics systems for infectious disease, human genetics, leading proprietary MGB Probe technology

Microbiology: Diagnostic kits for infectious diseases (Bacteriolo-gy, Mycology, Parasitology, rapid tests).

Biomedical Systems: Osmometer, sytocentrifuges, stainers, Cystic Fibrosis sweat tests.

Elsevier Limited

Stand No. 821Elsevier Limited32 Jamestown RoadNW1 7BY London / United Kingdom

Contact Jayne DawkinsEmail [email protected] +1 215 239 3674Fax +1 215 239 3690Website www.elsevier.com

Elsevier Health Sciences delivers superior education, reference information and decision support tools to doctors, nurses, health practitioners and students.

Elsevier has a selection of leading journals on display including Lancet Infectious Diseases, Elsevier’s International Journal of In-fectious Diseases, International Health, Journal of Clinical Virology and many others. Discover information solutions to suit your needs at Elsevier Booth 821.

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EUCAST – The European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing

Bridge Lobby EUCASTClinical MicrobiologyCentral Hospital35185 Växjö / Sweden

Contact Rafael Canton (chairman), Derek Brown (scientific secretary), Erika Matuschek (EUCAST AST)Email [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] www.eucast.org

EUCAST, the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing, is jointly organised by ESCMID, ECDC and national break-point committees in Europe. EUCAST deals with breakpoints and technical aspects phenotypic in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility testing and functions as the breakpoint committee of EMA (The European Medicines Agency) and ECDC (The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control).

European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM)

Stand No. 903European Confederation of Medical MycologyP.O. Box 4405201 AK’s-Hertogenbosch / Netherlands

Contact Joyce van den BoogaardEmail [email protected] +31 73 690 1415Website www.ecmm.eu

The European Confederation of Medical Mycology was instituted at the Institut Pasteur in Paris on November 25th, 1993. The purpose of the Confederation is the rendering of support to science and research, the international coordination of scientific and clinical activities, the organisation of mycological conventions and of training programmes. As the umbrella organisation of the Euro-pean mycological entities, the Confederation works towards the unification of all European scientists interested in human and eterinary medical issues related to mycology.

The 6th Congress „Trends in Medical Mycology“ (TIMM-6) is to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on October 11-14, 2013.More information www.timm2013.org

The 3rd ECMM Educational Symposium will be held together with the 9th International Conference on Cryptococcus and Cryptococ-cosis (ICCC9) Thursday 15 May 2014 in the Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Eurogentec S.A.

Stand No. 807Eurogentec S.A.Parc scientifique du Sart TilmanRue Bois St. Jean, 54102 Seraing / Belgium

Website www.eurogentec.com

Euroimmun AG

Stand No. 705Euroimmun AGSeekamp 3123560 Luebeck / Germany

Contact Rina HaaseEmail [email protected] +49 451 5855-0Fax +49 451 5855-25911Website www.euroimmun.de

EUROIMMUN provides laboratory diagnostic products for auto- immune and infectious diseases, allergies and gene analytics. Its portfolio encompasses indirect immunofluorescence, ELISA, immunoblot, radioimmunoassay, microarray and automation technologies and spans over a thousand parameters. Pioneering developments include designer antigens and recombinant-cell IFT.

ECDC – European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Stand No. 905ECDC – European Centre for Disease Prevention and ControlTomtebodavägen 11a171 83 Stockholm / Sweden

Email [email protected] +46 8 586 010 00Fax +46 8 586 010 01Website www.ecdc.europa.eu

ECDC is an EU agency whose mission is to identify, assess and communicate current and emerging threats to human health posed by infectious diseases. ECDC works in partnership with public health authorities across Europe, providing high quality data, evidence-based information and analysis to support public health action.

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GenePOC

Stand No. 737GenePOC2590 Bld Laurier, Tour Belle Cour, suite #210G1V4M6 Quebec City / Canada

Contact Patrice Allibert, PhD. CEOEmail [email protected]

GenePOC is a privately owned company that develops rapid, robust, and cost-effective molecular tests to detect genes at Point of Care. GenePOC Recognized as the 2013 North American Mole-cular Diagnostics Entrepreneurial Company of the Year by Frost & Sullivan

With its innovative integrated centripetal microfluidic technology, GenePOC is providing unique advantages to fulfill major Molecular POC requirements, including affordable costs, user-friendly in- strument and rapid availability of clinically useful results. The technology is compatible with most of clinical samples types.

Genetic Signatures

Stand No. 523Genetic SignaturesVirology ResearchLvl 3, Clinical Sciences Bldg2031 Prince of Wales HospitalRandwick / Australia

Contact John MelkiEmail [email protected] +61 2 9870 7580Fax +61 2 9889 4034Website www.geneticsignatures.com

Genetic Signatures develops, manufactures and markets advanced sample-to-result multiplexed real-time PCR kits for the detection of infectious microorganisms. We have also developed a universal sample preparation method allowing for rapid efficient (automa- table) nucleic acid isolation.

Our EasyScreen→ product range includes kits for diagnosing bacterial, viral and protozoan causes of gastroenteritis, including hypervirulent C. difficile. Data will be presented on the latest developments in panels for the detection of Mycobacterium and the causes of meningitis and STIs.

ESCMID – European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Bridge LobbyESCMID Executive OfficeP.O. Box 2144010 Basel / Switzerland

Email [email protected] +41 61 508 01 53Fax +41 61 508 01 51Website www.escmid.org

The European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases is a medical society whose mission is to improve the dia-gnosis, treatment and prevention of infection-related diseases by promoting and supporting research, education, training, and good medical practice. The Society was founded and registered in 2011 in Switzerland as a non-profit organisation with headquarters in Basel, and now has more than 4’400 members all over the world. Combined with its affiliated memberships, it reaches out to over 33’000 professionals. ESCMID has been an influential component in the professional lives of microbiologists and infectious diseases specialists for many years and welcomes new colleagues from all nations.

Focus Diagnostics

Stand No. 227Focus Diagnostics11331 Valley View Street90630 Cypress / United States

Contact Tiffany MonrealEmail [email protected] +1 562 240 6500Fax +1 562 240 6528Website www.focusdx.com

Focus Diagnostics, Inc. manufactures molecular and serology diagnostic products for worldwide distribution. Key brands inclu-de: SimplexaTM, HerpeSelect® and DxSelectTM .

Simplexa™ molecular products are real-time PCR qualitative and quantitative assays manufactured by Focus Diagnostics and performed on the 3M™ Integrated Cycler. The expanding menu of products includes kits for: CMV, EBV, BKV, C. difficile, Bordetella and flu A/B & RSV.

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Greiner Bio-One GmbH

Stand No. 727Greiner Bio-One GmbHBad Haller Straße 32A-4550 Kremsmünster / Austria

Contact Peter FöttingerEmail [email protected] +43 758 367 910Fax +43 758 367 911 14Website www.gbo.com

Greiner Bio-One is a world market leader in the fields of biotech- nology, diagnostics, pharmaceutical, medicine and In Vitro Diag- nostics.

Range of Greiner Bio-One’s IVD products: GENSPEED® platform for rapid diagnostics of nosocomial infec-tions/antibiotic resistances:• MRSA (mecA, mecC)• Superbug CR (Carbapenemases, multi-drug resistance)• C.diff OneStep (toxigenic Clostridium difficile) oCheck® platform for high throughput screening:• PapilloCheck® (HPV genotyping)

Hain Lifescience GmbH

Stand No. 204Hain Lifescience GmbHHardwiesenstrasse 172147 Nehren / Germany

Email [email protected] +49 747 394 510Fax +49 747 394 5131Website www.hain-lifescience.de

Hain Lifescience, is a German based manufacturer of modern molecular biology diagnostic systems including devices and reagents for the up to date laboratory

Our innovative test systems enable you to obtain definitive molecular-biological proof of pathogens and their resistances. We do have three well known product series GenoType, Fluoro- Type and GenoQuick. As we offer solutions - not only products, our range of service extends from sampling and transport to isolation and processing.

Genomica SAU

Stand No. 117Genomica SAUAlcarria 7, Pol. Ind. Coslada28823 Madrid / Spain

Contact Mr. Juan BatallerEmail [email protected] +34 916 748 990Fax +34 916 748 991

CLART® Technology can be implemented for the detection of multiple pathogens in a single assay (CLART® HPV,CLART® PneumoVir, CLART® ENTHERPEX, CLART® EnteroBac, CLART® SeptiBac and CLART® STI A&B) or specific mutations prior anti- tumor therapy (CLART® CMA KRAS·BRAF·PI3K).

GENOMICA develops, produces and commercializes kits for in vitro diagnostics based on CLART® Technology, which combines multi-plex PCR amplification and its posterior detection in a low density microarray printed at the bottom of a microtiter plate.

Gilead Sciences Europe Ltd

Stand No. 615Gilead Sciences Europe Ltd2 Roundwood AvenueUB11 1AF Uxbridge / United Kingdom

Website www.gilead.com

At Gilead, we are dedicated to advancing the care of patients suffe-ring from life-threatening diseases worldwide.

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i2a

Stand No. 739i2aParc de la Méditerranée34477 Perols / France

Contact Export DepartmentEmail [email protected] +33 467 504 800Fax +33 467 170 906Website www.i2a.info

i2a markets instruments, software and reagents dedicated to microbiology and infectiology : www.i2a.info

Prelud : new automate for automatic culture plates streaking, AST, slides, MaldiTof and tubes preparation.

SirScan : automates for id/AST.

SirWeb software: bacteriology results management: MaldiTof projects, expert-systems, epidemiology, nosocomial infection, surveillance.

Reagents : Discs, Taxiden identification-strips, Inoclic.

Immundiagnostik AG

Stand No. 129Immundiagnostik AGStubenwald-Allee 8a64625 Bensheim / Germany

Email [email protected] +49 6251 701 900Fax +49 6251 849430Website www.immundiagnostik.com

Immundiagnostik is an internationally active diagnostics company that develops and produces innovative immunoassays and other analytical methods (PCR, HPLC, LC-MS/MS) for clinical routine and life science research. We focus on providing effective tools for prevention, differential diagnosis and therapy monitoring.

Healthcare Infection Society

Stand No. 735Healthcare Infection Society162 Kings Cross RoadWC1X 9DH London / United Kingdom

Contact Sue HollinsheadEmail [email protected] +44 207 713 0273Website www.his.org.uk

The Healthcare Infection Society, formerly the Hospital Infection Society, is a UK based international society with members in coun-tries worldwide. The Society was formed in the 1970s by a group of doctors who wished to foster interest in the science and control of healthcare acquired infections. Membership currently stands at 800.To find more and the benefits of membership please visit us at Stand 735.

Hologic Gen-Probe

Stand No. 221Hologic Gen-ProbeOtto-von-Guericke-Ring 1565205 Wiesbaden / Germany

Contact Thomas SchelhornEmail [email protected] www.gen-probe.com

Hologic Gen-Probe is a global leader in molecular diagnostics for infectious disease, blood screening and oncology. The company develops, manufactures and markets nucleic acid tests and ful-ly automated instruments to support women’s health and detect infectious microorganisms including Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), Neisseria gonorrhoea (NG), human papilloma virus (HPV), Tricho-monas vaginalis (TV), HIV/HCV, respiratory infectious diseases, gastrointestinal bacterial pathogens, tuberculosis, strep throat, pneumonia and fungal infections.

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SERION Multianalyt™: particle-based Immunoassays for Flow Cytometry allow simultaneous antibody detection against multiple antigensComplement Fixation Tests: features more than 50 different antigensNew business line SERION® Immunologics: Antigens, ELISA coating, Lyophilization, Services.

International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID)

Stand No. 901International Society for Infectious Diseases9 Babcock Street02446 Brookline, MA / United States

Contact Norman Stein, Executive DirectorEmail [email protected] +1 617 277 0551Fax +1 617 278 9113Website www.isid.org

ISID is an educational non-profit organization with over 50,000 members worldwide. Its objectives are to promote communication among those engaged in all aspects of infectious diseases.

These goals are achieved through international scientific meetings, fellowship and grant programs, a newsletter, and the International Journal of Infectious Diseases. For more information, visit our website at http//www.isid.org/.

KWS BioTest

Stand No. 311KWS BioTestUniversity WalkBS8 1TD Bristol / United Kingdom

Contact Alice CooperEmail [email protected] www.kwsbiotest.co.uk

KWS BioTest is a preclinical CRO specialising in efficacy testing within the core areas of; inflammation, infection, autoimmunity, allergy and pain.

KWS BioTest offers a wide range of preclinical services for effi-cacy testing, including in vivo and in vitro analysis, and histology services. We work closely with clients to understand the unique attributes of each individual programme to develop a truly bespo-ke and individual service.

INC Research

Stand No. 713INC Research3201 Beechleaf Court27604 Raleigh, NC / United States

Contact Louis BoccuminiEmail [email protected] +1 919 876 9300Website www.incresearch.com

INC Research is a leading global clinical research organization pro-viding the full range of Phase I to IV clinical development services across 6 continents.

Our Infectious Disease team has experience in all stages of infec-tious disease research from initial clinical plan development and PhI-IV study conduct to the filing in INDs, NDAs, sNDAs and ex-U.S. submissions.

Infectious Diseases Society of America

Stand No. 813IDSA1300 Wilson BoulevardSuite 30022209 Arlington VA / United States

Website www.idsociety.org

Institut Virion / Serion GmbH

Stand No. 819Institut Virion / Serion GmbHFriedrich-Bergius-Ring 1997076 Würzburg / Germany

Email [email protected] +49 931 30 45-0Fax +49 931 30 45-100Website www.virion-serion.de

With more than 30 years of experience, Institut Virion\Serion GmbH stands for competence and reliability for in vitro diagnostics worldwide. Our product portfolio comprises a range of different test systems for the serological detection of infectious diseases, which can be caused by various viruses, bacteria, parasites or fungi.SERION ELISA classic: quantified antibody detection in human serum, plasma and cerebrospinal fluid, against various viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic infectionsSERION ELISA antigen: direct antigen detection of pathogensSERION ELISA control: positive controls for SERION ELISA classicImmunomat™: automated processing and analysis of SERION ELISA classic and SERION ELISA antigen tests

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Luminex B.V.

Stand No. 625Luminex B.V.Krombraak 13-154906 CR Oosterhout / Netherlands

Email [email protected] +31 162 408 333Website www.luminexcorp.com

Luminex Corporation develops, manufactures and markets inno-vative biological testing technologies with applications throughout the clinical diagnostic and life science industries. The company’s open-architecture xMAP® and xTAG® Technologies enable large numbers of biological tests (bioassays) to be conducted and analyzed quickly, cost-effectively and accurately. Systems using xMAP technology perform discrete bioassays on the surface of color-coded beads known as microspheres, which are then read in a compact analyzer.

xTAG GPP is a qualitative molecular multiplex diarrhea test inten-ded for the simultaneous detection and identification of 15 gast-rointestinal pathogens including bacteria, viruses,and parasites. Results within 5 hours for timely, well-informed treatment decisions and better patient care.

Maney Publishing

Stand No. 817Maney PublishingSuite 1C, Joseph‘s Well, Hanover WalkLS3 1AB Leeds / United Kingdom

Contact Sammi AshtonEmail [email protected] +44 113 243 2800Fax +44 113 386 8178Website www.maneypublishing.com/healthsciences

An international academic publisher, Maney’s Health Sciences collection provides instant online access to over 25 international, peer-reviewed medical, health science and health care journals in a wide range of fields, including everything from infectious diseases to healthcare management. Journals of interest at this conference are Maney’s infectious diseases and global health titles, which include topics covering paediatric diseases and health issues: Journal of Chemotherapy, Pathogens and Global Health and Paediatrics and International Child Health.

Labquality Oy

Stand No. 305Labquality OyRatamestarinkatu 11 A00520 Helsinki / Finnland

Phone: +358 9 8566 8200Website www.labquality.fi

Labquality provides high quality External Quality Assessment Services (Labquality EQAS) among 4500 laboratories in 45 countries and third party Quality Controls for internal quality assurance (BioclinQC)Labquality – ensuring excellent laboratory testing

EQA programs and QC for• Andrology• Clinical Chemistry• Genetics• Haematology• Immunology• Laboratory Instrumentation• Microbiology• Pathology• Point-of-care tests

Liofilchem Srl.

Stand No. 341Liofilchem Srl.Via Scozia ZI64026 Roseto degli Abruzzi / Italy

Contact Fabio BroccoEmail [email protected] +39 085 893 0745Fax +39 085 893 0330Website www.liofilchem.net

Liofilchem manufactures diagnostics for clinical and industrial microbiology since 1983. Liofilchem is based in Italy, ISO 9001 and 13485 certified.

The Liofilchem products are used in over 100 Countries. The Liofilchem product ranges include: MIC Test Strip, antibiotic and antifungal discs, microbial identification and susceptibility tes-ting panels, dehydrated and ready to use culture media, biological indicators for sterilization process controls.

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Medical Wire & Equipment Co. Ltd.

Stand No. 731Medical Wire & Equipment Co. Ltd.29 Leafield Industrial EstateSN13 9RT Corsham / United Kingdom

Contact Richard SeukeEmail [email protected] +44 122 581 0361Fax +44 122 581 0153Website www.mwe.co.uk

Formed in 1952, Medical Wire are the inventors and world’s leading manufacturer of Transport Swabs for Microbiology and Virology, Culture and Molecular.

Liquid or Gel Transport Swabs, Medical Wire offer high quality fully M40 compliant swabs for Microbiologist and Virologist. Transwab and Sigma Transwab along with Virocult are established niche brand names used globally whether you require a flock foam or traditional rayon cotton swab

Medipan GmbH

Stand No. 505MEDIPAN GMBHLudwig-Erhard-Ring 315827 Dahlewitz / Germany

Contact Gina GrünheidEmail [email protected] +49 33 7084 4170Fax +49 33 7084 417 25Website www.medipan.de

MEDIPAN GMBH: Development, manufacturing and international distribution of immunofluorescence assays and the first automatic system for immunofluorescence evaluation (AKLIDES).

• (digital) IFA (Hep2 cells, ANCA and Crithidia)• Bead assays• Platform-technology of AKLIDES® System• European distributor of rapid tests (diabetes, liver function,

kidney function, urinary tract infection) for the use at home.

Mast Group Ltd

Stand No. 703Mast Group LtdDerby RoadL20 1 EA Bootle / United Kingdom

Email [email protected] +44 151 933 7277Fax +44 151 944 1332Website www.mastgrp.com

Mast is an independent world class manufacturer and supplier of diagnostic microbiology products for clinical and veterinary testing.

Mast is showcasing its flagship product, the Mast Uri® System, a Simple, Efficient and Effective solution for urine microbiology.

Additionally, Mast is presenting Mast Isoplex®, its exciting new range of laboratory molecular tests, along with the new Carbapenemase Detection Set.

Medac GmbH

Stand No. 117Gesellschaft für klinische Spezialpräparate GmbHTheaterstraße 622880 Wedel / Germany

Contact Dr. Karen RutkowskiEmail [email protected] +49 (0)4103-8006-347Fax +49 (0)4103-8006-359Website www.medac-diagnostika.de

MEDAC GmbH, founded in 1970, is one of the few companies to offer diagnostic tools for the detection of diseases as well as the therapeutic agents needed for their treatment. MEDAC produces and distributes diagnostic tests for detection of infectious disea-ses, cancer and genetic tests as well as life science reagents for protein and nucleic acid detection. MEDAC is offering IVD CE mar-ked kits and automation for PCR, ELISA, Immunohistochemistry and Cytology stains for diagnosing body fluids, tissues or cells. Our highly qualified team in house and in the field is dedicated to support our customers with scientific and application requests to ensure best results for the patient.

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Miacom Diagnostics GmbH

Stand No. 701Miacom Diagnostics GmbHMerowingerplatz 1a40591 Düsseldorf / Germany

Email [email protected] +49 211 3015 5795Fax +49 211 2989 143Website www.miacom-diagnostics.com

Miacom is a diagnostic company offering innovative solutions for the rapid identification of microorganisms for a variety of infecti-ous diseases. Our multiplex panels enable 30min identification of up to 14 clinically relevant pathogens directly from respiratory secretions or positive blood cultures. All tests are CE-marked and designed to perfectly work in today’s laboratory routine.

Microbiologics

Stand No. 527 Microbiologics200 Cooper Avenue North56303 St. Cloud, MI / United States

Contact Peter PennEmail [email protected] +1 320 253 1640Fax +1 320 253 6250Website www.microbiologics.com

For over 40 years, Microbiologics has been producing the highest quality biological reference materials for quality control testing world-wide. Each of our QC microorganism products is supported by the highest quality credentials in the industry.

Microbiologics offers the largest and most diverse line of QC microorganism products in the market, with over 800 different strains of bacteria, fungi, yeast, parasites and mycoplasmas. Our microorganism preparations are available in a wide variety of easy-to-use, convenient formats for your qualitative and quantitative testing needs.

Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD)

Stand No. 201Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD)One Merck Drive, PO Box 10008889 Whitehouse Station, NJ / United States

Phone +1 267 305 5000Fax +1 267 305 1266Website www.merck.com

Today’s MSD is a global healthcare leader working to help the world be well. MSD is known as Merck in the United States and Canada. Through our prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, and consumer care and animal health products, we work with customers and operate in more than 140 countries to deliver innovative health solutions. We also demonstrate our commitment to increasing access to healthcare through far-reaching policies, programs and partnerships. MSD. Be well. For more information, visit www.msd.com.

Meridian Bioscience Europe Srl

Stand No. 721Meridian Bioscience Europe SrlVia dell’Industria 720020 Villa Cortese / Italy

Contact Richard HughesEmail [email protected] +39 033 143 3636Fax +39 033 143 3616Website www.meridianbioscience.eu

Meridian Bioscience is a life science company that manufactu-res diagnostic kits for the early diagnosis of gastrointestinal and respiratory infections.

New products include illumigene®molecular assays for the detec-tion of Group A and B Streptococcus and Mycoplasma pneumoniae and the rapid test TRU HSV. Come and speak to us about C.difficile Absolute and vote for your favourite “Meridian at Work” picture to win.

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Mikrogen GmbH

Stand No. 537Mikrogen GmbHFloriansbogen 2-482061 Neuried / Germany

Email [email protected] +49 89 54801-0Fax +49 89 54801-100Website www.mikrogen.de

Mikrogen’s scope of business covers the development, production and distribution of genetically engineered in vitro diagnostics. The company focuses on the serology of bacterial, viral and parasitic infections as well as on auto immune diseases.

Mikrogen produces recombinant antigens for clinical diagnostics and belongs to the world leaders. MIKROGEN has got an excellent worldwide reputation for the development and manufacturing of Western Blot, Line, Elisa and Multiplex test systems based on recombinant antigens.

Mobidiag Ltd.

Stand No. 307Mobidiag Ltd.Biomedicum 2U / Tukholmankatu 800290 Helsinki / Finland

Contact Anne AittakorpiEmail [email protected] +35 89 191 25021Fax +35 89 191 25020Website www.mobidiag.com

Mobidiag Ltd. is a Finnish biotechnology company dedicated to developing highly multiplexed molecular solutions for improved diagnostics of infectious diseases utilizing its PCR and microarray technologies.

Mobidiag’s unigue and innovative Prove-it™ technology provides laboratories and clinicians with early and accurate identifica- tion of life-threatening pathogens. The technology combines PCR and microarray detection with automated and intuitive software analysis.

CE IVD products:Prove-it™ Bone&JointProve-it™ SepsisProve-it™ Herpes

Microbiology and Infection Translational Research Group

Stand No. 127Microbiology and Infection Translational Research GroupCardiff UniversityCardiff / United Kingdom

Contact Kath EvansEmail [email protected] +44 29 2074 2168Website www.mitreg.co.uk

Promoting collaboration and high quality research across the areas of infection and microbiology, from basic science through to clinical delivery.

MITReG is a growing consortium of active researchers in the fields of Microbiology and Infection from institutions across Wales and South West of England, UK.

Micronics Inc.

Stand No. 339Micronics Inc.8463 154th Avenue NE98052 Redmond, WA / United States

Contact Donna DeLongEmail [email protected] +1 425 895 9197Fax +1 425 250 4936Website www.micronics.net

Micronics, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony. We are developing innovative products for near patient, point of care blood typing/compatibility testing and infectious disease mole- cular tests.

The PanNAT® System is a small, fully automated, easy-to-use portable molecular diagnostic instrument that can provide results in less than 1 hour. The ABORhCard® provides simultaneous detec-tion of ABO and Rh blood types for educational and informational use.

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Novartis Pharma AG

Stand No. 605Novartis Pharma AGForum 1, Novartis Campus4056 Basel / Switzerland

Contact Chrisitan C. RothEmail [email protected] www.novartis.com

Novartis provides innovative healthcare solutions that address the evolving needs of patients and societies. Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Novartis offers a diversified portfolio to best meet these needs: innovative medicines, eye care, cost-saving generic pharmaceuticals, preventive vaccines and diagnostic tools, over-the-counter and animal health products.

Cubicin® (daptomycin) is a cyclic lipopeptide that is indicated for the treatment of complicated skin and soft-tissue infections (cSSTI), right-sided infective endocarditis (RIE) due to Staphylo-coccus aureus and Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) when associated with RIE or with cSSTI.

NovaTec Immundiagnostica GmbH

Stand No. 711NovaTec Immundiagnostica GmbHWaldstrasse 23A663128 Dietzenbach / Germany

Contact Rodrigo BerlieEmail [email protected] +49 6074 4876 0Fax +49 6074 4876 29Website www.novatec-id.com

Manufacturer, Research and Development Company located in Germany. ISO 13485, CE Certified and registered with the FDA as a Manufacturer.

Main focus is on development and production of diagnostic test kits for human and veterinarian markets. Our expertise includes areas of Infectious Diseases, Allergy, Hormones, Tumor Markers and Autoimmune Diseases. The product range includes ELISA, Real Time PCR and Blots

Molzym GmbH & Co. KG

Stand No. 729Molzym GmbH & Co. KGMary-Astell-Str.1028359 Bremen / Germany

Email [email protected] www.molzym.com

Molzym is a manufacturer of innovative products for molecular sepsis diagnostics and culture-negative infections of primary sterile body fluids.

Molzym’s Universal Microbe detection (UMD) is the first diagnostic product enabling true assumption-free diagnostics of any microbial infection from any sample type including blood, tissue and CSF. UMD is CE-IVD cleared for diagnostic use since 2009. More infor-mation on www.sepsitest.com.

Nanosphere

Stand No. 801Nanosphere4088 Commercial Ave60062 Northbrook, IL / United States

Email [email protected] +1 847 400 9180Website www.nanosphere.us

Nanosphere makes the Verigene® System which is an advanced, molecular, sample to result, sepsis and infectious disease diagnostic platform for rapid, simultaneous detection of multiple bacteria, viruses and resistant determinants, enabling targeted treatment of critical patients.

The Verigene® System’s latest CE- Marked molecular assay, the Verigene Gram-Negative Blood Culture Test enables simultaneous detection of 15 gram-negative bacterial and resistance markers in less than 2 hours. Additional panel selections from Nanosphere include the Gram-Positive Blood Culture Test, the C-Diff toxin A/B, Hypervirulent Strain Test and the Enteric Bacteria and Viral Pathogen Test.

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Orgentec Diagnostika GmbH

Stand No. 745ORGENTEC Diagnostika GmbHCarl-Zeiss-Str. 49-5155129 Mainz / Germany

Email [email protected] +49 6131 92580Fax +49 6131 925858Website www.orgentec.com

Development, production, and distribution of assays for infectious disease and autoimmune diagnostics

Alegria automated random access analyzer for infectious disease serology and autoimmunology; broad panel of ELISA based assays

Orion Diagnostica Oy

Stand No. 303Orion Diagnostica OyKoivu-Mankkaan tie 6 B / P.O. Box 83FI-02101 Espoo / Finland

Email [email protected] www.oriondiagnostica.com

Orion Diagnostica specialises in diagnostic tests and test systems for doctor’s offices, healthcare centres and laboratories. The tests and test systems are designed to assist health-care professionals in diagnosing patients’ conditions, making appropriate treatment decisions and following up treatment response.

Orion Diagnostica’s newest test platform, Orion GenRead®, is built on SIBATM, a rapid and reliable isothermal nucleic acid amplification technology. Products launched in the first phase will target patho-gens causing gastrointestinal disease. In the future, the product portfolio will cover a wider range of pathogens.

OLM Medical Limited

Stand No. 913

OLM Medical LimitedSpencer House, Market Lane, SwalwellNE16 3DS Newcastle Upon Tyne / United Kingdom

Email [email protected] +44 191 488 0558Website www.olmmedical.com

Patient focused and progressive, OLM Medical has a clear vision to work with healthcare professionals and academic researchers to develop and deliver solutions to unmet diagnostic needs.

Aspergillus Lateral Flow Device (LFD), for the detection of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis.

The Aspergillus LFD:Highly specific and detects „activity“ onlySingle use assay with results in 15 minutesProven efficacy in diagnosis of IPA in humans (serum & BAL)

Ophardt Hygiene-Technik

Stand No. 225Ophardt Hygiene-TechnikLindenau 2747661 Issum / Germany

Email [email protected] +49 2835 18 10Fax +49 2835 18 77Website www.ophardt.com

OPHARDT hygiene develops, manufactures and sells innovati-ve dispensing systems and complete hand hygiene solutions to improve hand hygiene compliance in hospitals, thus preventing healthcare-associated infections.

The new OPHARDT Hygiene Monitoring System® is a complete hardware and software system solution to sustainably measure and improve hand hygiene practices in medical facilities. The proven ingo-man® dispensing systems are for more than 40 years the measure stick for hygiene, practical use and longevity in the medical realm.

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Pacific Biosciences

Stand No. 723Pacific Biosciences1380 Willow Road94025 Menlo Park, CA / United States

Contact Steve PictonEmail [email protected] www.pacificbiosciences.com

Pacific Biosciences has developed a novel approach to studying the synthesis and regulation of DNA, RNA and protein. SMRT® technology enables real-time analysis of biomolecules with single molecule resolution, which has the potential to transform our understanding of biological systems.

The PacBio® RS, based on Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT®) tech-nology, enables: de novo genome assembly to finish genomes in order to fully identify, annotate and decipher genomic structures, targeted sequencing to characterize genetic variations, and DNA base modification detection.

PathoFinder BV

Stand No. 321PathoFinder BVRandwycksingel 456229 EG Maastricht / Netherland

Contact Guus SimonsEmail [email protected] +31 30 30 400Fax +31 84 74 692 45Website www.pathofinder.com

Next Generation Molecular Diagnostics.

PathoFinder offers a new generation of comprehensive molecular diagnostics for infectious diseases. Our proprietary multiparameter analysis technologies enable a rapid detection and identification of multiple human pathogens in clinical specimens.

RespiFinder SMART 22 FAST is a multiplex PCR test which can detect (within 4 hours) and differentiate 22 respiratory pathogens (18 viruses as well as 4 bacteria) in a single real-time PCR based, CE-IVD marked assay. Fast, sensitive and comprehensive!

Pathogenica Corp.

Stand No. 815Pathogenica Corp.27 Drydock Ave.02210 Boston, MA / United States

Phone +1 617 238 2111Website www.pathogenica.com

Oxford Immunotec Ltd

Stand No. 515Oxford Immunotec Ltd94C Innovation Drive, Milton ParkOX14 4RZ Oxfordshire / United Kingdom

Email [email protected] +44 123 544 2780Fax +44 123 544 2781Website www.oxfordimmunotec.com

Oxford Immunotec identifies new ways to diagnose and monitor infection through its innovative, patented T cell measurement technology.

On stand 515, Oxford Immunotec will present the in vitro TSPOT.TB test for the detection of active and latent tuberculosis. It is extremely sensitive and specific making it suitable for all patient groups, including immunosuppressed populations and extrapul-monary TB.

Oxford University Press

Stand No. 103Oxford University PressGreat Clarendon StreetOX2 6DP Oxford / United Kingdom

Email [email protected] / [email protected] www.oup.com

Oxford University Press is the largest university press in the world and publishes some of most respected medical books and journals in the world.

Clinical Infectious Disease, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy are leading publications in the field of infectious diseases. Please visit our stand to discover more and to browse books.

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Pilots Point LLC

Stand No. 539Pilots Point LLC242 S. Washington Blvd34236 Sarasota, FL / United States

Contact Mr. S.C. Edberg / Mr. K. Scholte AlbersEmail [email protected] [email protected] +31 13 590 58 00Fax +31 13 590 57 44Website www.pilotspoint.net

Pilots Point LLC, Sarasota, Florida develops easy-to-use, sensitive and specific Epidemiology Microbiology tests based on classical phenotypic principles. It does this by successfully combining Engineering with Microbiology (see www.pilotspoint.net).

Pilots Point first success was the Colilert® and Enterolert®, now worldwide standards. Now there are four Epidemiology tools: one for all S. aureus (AureusAlert®); one for MRSA (EPI-M™); one for VRE (EPI-V™); and one for the specific sampling of the environment (MRSA!Alert™), such as spas and hotels. Each is in powder form, stable for one year at room temperature. Simply hydrate the pow-der, add the sample, and a specific color change, in hours, speci-fically demonstrates the presence of the target bacterium. An in- expensive instrument is also available.

Pocared Diagnostics

Stand No. 715POCARED Diagnostics3 Haim Pekeris Street, Rabin Park76705 Rehovot / Israel

Contact Michele PessaEmail [email protected] www.pocared.com

POCARED Diagnostics™ is an in-vitro diagnostics company revolu-tionizing infectious disease practice with CULTURE-FREE Microbio-logy™

PerkinElmer Chemagen Technologie GmbH

Stand No. 217PerkinElmer Chemagen Technologie GmbHArnold-Sommerfeld-Ring 252499 Baesweiler / Germany

Contact Antonia KonczwaldEmail antonia.konczwald @perkinelmer.comPhone +49 240 180 5513Fax +49 240 180 5509Website www.perkinelmer.com www.chemagen.com

PerkinElmer is a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment. chemagen Technology complements the companies offerings to the molecular research market by unique solutions for automated DNA/RNA isolation.

Successful pathogen diagnostics from various sample materials require reliable NA preparation. Get reproducible sensitivities using our fast chemagic automated systems. Decide on a flexible modular set up or a fully automated workflow in cooperating sample prepa-ration (by liquid handling), DNA isolation, PCR setup/RT-PCR.

Discover chemagen’s high performance instruments, highly flexible in sample material, volume (10ml-10 ml) and throughput (1-96 samples in one run). PerkinElmer’s chemagen Technology – Automation and Kits for DNA/RNA Isolation.

Pfizer International Operations

Stand No. 213PFIZER International Operations23-25 ave du Dr Lannelongue75668 Paris / France

Contact www.pfizer.eu

Pfizer Inc.: Working together for a healthier world™ At Pfizer we strive to set the standard for quality, safety and value in the discovery, development and manufacturing of medicines for people and animals. Our health care portfolio includes human and animal biologic and small molecule medicines and vaccines, as well as nutritional products and many consumer products. Pfizer colleagues advance wellness, prevention, treatments and cures that challenge the most feared diseases. Consistent with our responsibility as the world’s leading biopharmaceutical company, we collaborate with health care providers, governments and local communities to support and expand access to reliable and affordable health care.

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Quidel Corporation

Stand No. 309Quidel Corporation10165 McKellar Court92121 San Diego, CA / United Kingdom

Phone +1 858 5521 100Website www.quidel.com

Quotient Bio Analytical Sciences

Stand No. 313Quotient Bio Analytical SciencesNewmarket RoadCB7 5WW Fordham, Cambridgeshire / United Kingdom

Email [email protected] +44 1638 720 500Website www.quotientbioresearch.com

Quotient Bio Analytical Sciences is a world-class provider of global drug development services with special expertise in antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral agents

Quotient Bio Analytical Sciences provides comprehensive anti- bacterial, antifungal and antiviral drug development services including pre-clinical evaluation, molecular biology, central laboratory and phase I/IIa clinical trial support. We are also experts in resistance surveillance studies with laboratories world-wide.

R-Biopharm AG

Stand No. 707R-Biopharm AGAn der neuen Bergstraße 1764297 Darmstadt / Germany

Contact Clinical SalesEmail [email protected] +49 615 181 020Fax +49 615 181 0220Website www.r-biopharm.com

In the clinical field R-Biopharm offers the brands RIDA® and RIDASCREEN® covering a complete range of in-vitro diagnostic test systems for the identification of a big variety of antigens in stool samples as well as for the antibody detection in serum for infec-tious diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites. Furthermore R-Biopharm offers a broad range of assays for allergy and gastroenterology. The different diagnostic methods comprise ELISAs, Rapid Tests, Immunfluorescence Tests, Western Blots, Line Blots and Molecular Diagnostics (PCR).

Public Health England

Stand No. 121Public Health EnglandWellington HouseSE1 8UG London / United Kingdom

Contact Alan WeddellEmail [email protected] +1 912 223 728Fax +1 980 612 241Website www.gov.uk/phe

Public Health England is an executive Agency of the UK Department of Health that has succeeded the Health Protection Agency and other bodies from April 2013.

We protect and improve the nation’s health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities. We provide a nationwide, integrated public health service, supporting people to make healthier choices and providing expertise, information and intelligence

PHE will continue to offer all the services previously provided by the Health Protection Agency & other Sender Bodies including the provision of Specialist Microbiological Services.

The Specialist Microbiology Services network is unique in it possession of strategically placed public health and food, water & environment laboratories linked to centres of excellence at Colindale (London) and Porton (Wiltshire), thereby offering a total microbiological service.

PHE is also able to undertake translational research services for academia, governments and industry to develop and evaluate new healthcare products, as well as providing EQA schemes and having four international culture collections.

Qiagen GmbH

Stand No. 623QIAGEN GmbHQIAGEN Str. 140724 Hilden / Germany

Phone +49 2103 290Fax +49 2103 292 1777Website www.qiagen.com

QIAGEN N.V., a Netherlands holding company, is the leading global provider of Sample & Assay Technologies. QIAGEN markets more than 500 products around the world, selling both consumable kits and automation systems to customers through four custo-mer classes: Molecular Diagnostics (human healthcare), Applied Testing (forensics, veterinary testing and food safety), Pharma (pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies) and Academia (life sciences research).

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Royal Society Publishing

Stand No. 907Royal Society Publishing6-9 Carlton House TerraceSW1Y 5AG London / United Kingdom

Contact Helen EatonEmail [email protected] +44 207 451 2602Website www. royalsocietypublishing.org

The publishing section of The Royal Society, the UK’s national Academy of science

The Royal Society publishes high quality research across the life sciences. Visit our stand to find out more about our journals and to get free trial access.

Sacace Biotechnologies SrlStand No. 921

Sacace Biotechnologies Srlvia Scalabrini 4422100 Como / Italy

Contact Dr. Alexander SafoianEmail [email protected] +39 031 489 2927Fax +39 031 489 2926Website www.sacace.com

Sacace is an Italian company that manufactures molecular diagnostic kits for human, veterinary and food analysis. It’s more than 10 years that Sacace is on the molecular biology market distributing products in more than 60 countries all over the world.

Sacace offers a wide range of assays for real-time PCR applications like STDs, herpes viruses, intestinal, respiratory, neurological infection kits as well as a 96 well plate real time PCR system for real time amplification and melting analysis: SaCycler-96.

Emerging diseases outbreaks have a significant impact on morbi-dity and mortality and costs in health care settings. R-Biopharm AG is providing ELISA, PCR and rapid tests for infection control to initialize interventions: Norovirus, C. difficile, Verotoxin, Campylo- bacter, Giardia and many more.

Reagena International Ltd.

Stand No. 531Reagena International Ltd.Takojantie 1870900 Toivala / Finland

Email [email protected] +35 817 368 8500Fax +35 817 368 8530Website www.reagena.fi

Reagena is a diagnostics company specialised in zoonotic viruses such as Hanta and TBE. Additionally we manufacture a broad range of reagents and staining solutions.

Reagena Hantavirus and TBE EIA assays are the convenient solutions for large laboratories. These tests are also suitable for automated systems.

For Point-Of-Care use, Reagena POC® and ReaScan® rapid tests offer excellent sensitivity and specificity in only few minutes.

Our product portfolio includes e.g.• Hantavirus serodiagnostic assays (Puumala, Dobrava, Hantaan) • TBE serodiagnostic assays • Ready-to-use staining solutions including Gram stains

Roche

Stand No. 205Roche4300 Hacienda Drive94588 Pleasanton, CA / United States

Website www.roche.com

As the world leader in in-vitro diagnostics, Roche offers a broad portfolio of instruments and assays for the screening, diagnosis and prevention of infectious diseases. With an ongoing focus on patient needs and the depth and breadth of our comprehensive portfolio, Roche is helping you more efficiently improve patient outcomes.

We offer a wide range of solutions for microbiologists, clinical rese-archers and infection preventionists and will be showing our latest molecular, PCR based assays; rapid sequencing technologies and proven immunochemistry innovations.

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Seegene, Inc.

Stand No. 621Seegene, Inc.Taewon Bldg., 65-5, Bangyi-Dong, Songpa-Gu138050 Seoul / South Korea

Contact Daniel LimEmail [email protected] +82 2 2240 4055Fax +82 2 2240 4046Website www.seegene.com

Seegene is a leading developer of multiplex molecular technologies and multiplex molecular diagnostic tests that can simultaneously detect multiple targets.

Seegene’s products can be used to diagnose a wide range of disease, including respiratory infections, STIs, TB, HPV, meningitis, diarrhea, H1N1, and many drug resistant pathogens. Seegene also provides personalized genetic tests for diagnosing thyroid cancer, and leukemia, among others.

Sekisui Virotech GmbH

Stand No. 619Sekisui Virotech GmbHLoewenplatz 565428 Ruesselsheim / Germany

Contact Michael Becker / Laura HarveyEmail [email protected]

[email protected] +49 614 269 090Fax +49 614 296 6613Website www.sekisuivirotech.com

www.sekisuidiagnostics.com

Sekisui Virotech and Sekisui Diagnostics develop, manufacture and market a wide range of products for the detection of Infecti-ous Diseases.

Sekisui Virotech offers ELISAs and Line Immunoassays. Its micro-biology panel is based on a microplate system for bacterial iden-tification and susceptibility testing. In addition a panel of entero- diagnostic antigen detection ELISAs is offered.

Sekisui Diagnostics offers point of care rapid assays including tests for Strep A, RSV/Adeno and Trichomonas.

Sarstedt AG & Co.

Stand No. 535Sarstedt AG & Co.Sarstedtstraße 151588 Nümbrecht / Germany

Email [email protected] 02293-3050Fax 02293-305-122Website www.sarstedt.com

The SARSTEDT Group, an international enterprise with head- quarters in Germany, develops and produces instruments and consumables for medicine and research. Our subsidiaries and guarentee the world-wide distribution and sale of these products.

To accommodate the needs of laboratories for modern biomedical research, we have developed special product lines for use in tissue culture and molecular biology.

Savyon Diagnostics Ltd

Stand No. 345Savyon Diagnostics Ltd3 Habosem Street77610 Ashdod / Israel

Contact Elana BittonEmail [email protected] +972 885 62920Fax +972 885 23176Website www.savyondiagnostics.com

Savyon Diagnostics develops, manufactures and markets high quality diagnostic tests for Infectious Diseases, Women’s Health, Prenatal Genetics and Pharmacogenetics.

Our tests are based upon various immunological and molecular biology techniques (Micro Arrays, ELISA, MIF, IPA, Lateral Flow etc...) for detection of STD’s, RTI’s, Microbial and Parasitic Gastroen-teritis, Drug Resistant Hospital Acquired Infections, Genetic Carrier Screening and Cancer Pharmacogenomics.

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Your Trusted Partner in DiagnosticsSIFIN, founded in 1991, is a long-established in vitro diagnostics company in Germany. It’s a partner you can rely on for carrying out research and development work as well as for the produc- tion of in-vitro medical devices under the conditions of a certified quality management system.

Our core competences: bacteriological test reagents based on monoclonal antibodies, culture media for the detection of your microorganisms, monoclonal Anti-Rabies, FITC and blood grouping test reagents or bedside cards.

We also offer you a large variety of monoclonal antibodies for use in your own technique.Bacteriological test reagentsSerotyping of Salmonella, Shigella, Yersinia and E. coli. All reagents are available in small pack sizes and many also in bulk.Culture media• a broad spectrum of dehydrated and ready-to-use media• standard products and contract manufacturingMonoclonal Anti-Rabies, FITCAnti-Rabies for the detection of rabies virus in impression smears from brain tissues of animals and by virus isolation in cell cultures.Contract manufacturingYou provide us with your cell line, we supply you with the antibodies.

Statens Serum Institut

Stand No. 202Statens Serum InstitutHerredsvejen 23400 Hillerod / Denmark

Contact Aase MeyerEmail [email protected] +45 4829 9135Fax +45 4849 9179Website www.ssi.dk

SSI Diagnostica manufactures and sells in vitro diagnostic products for clinical microbiology, veterinary diagnostics, food analysis and environmental control.

SSI Diagnosticas product range:Antisera for serotyping of bacteriaBacterial test strainsBiological indicatorsCulture mediaElisa for Pseudomonas and PertussisLegionella Blood strip testPCR kits for DEC and DermatophytesPneumococcal antigensVarious monoclonal antibodies

Shanghai ZJ Bio-tech Co.,Ltd

Stand No. 308Shanghai ZJ Bio-tech Co.,Ltd2nd Floor, 15 Building,188 Xinjunhuan Road201114 Shanghai / China

Contact James CaiEmail [email protected] +86 21 3468 0595Fax +86 21 3468 0595Website www.liferiver.com.cn

Specialist in the field of molecular diagnosis, total solution for your Real time PCR diagnosis.

A total sulution for PCR molecular diagnosis, Auto RNA/DNA extraction instrument+RNA/DNA extraction kit+230 kinds of Real time PCR kit+Real time PCR instrument.

Siemens AG Healthcare Sector

Stand No. 609Siemens AG Healthcare SectorHenkestr. 12791052 Erlangen / Germany

Email [email protected] +49 913 1840Fax +49 913 1842 924Website www.siemens.com/healthcare

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, a global leader in clinical diag-nostics, provides healthcare professionals in hospital, reference, and physician office laboratories and point-of-care settings with the vital information required to accurately diagnose, treat, and monitor patients. Our innovative portfolio of performance-driven solutions and personalized customer care combine to streamline workflow, enhance operational efficiency, and support improved patient outcomes.

Sifin GmbH Berlin

Stand No. 501SIFIN GmbH BerlinBerliner Allee 317 - 32113088 Berlin / Germany

Contact Susanne KrauseEmail [email protected] +49 30 927 0300Fax +49 30 927 03030Website www.sifin.de

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Tianjin Bio-Enoche Engineering Co., Ltd.

Stand No. 211Tianjin Bio-Enoche Engineering Co., Ltd.N1403, No. 220 Dongting Road, TEDA300457 Tianjin / China

Contact Sunny YinEmail [email protected] +86 22 6537 8483Fax +86 22 6537 8484Website www.bio-enoche.com

Bio-Enoche develops, manufactures and markets a series of inno vative CE marked diagnostic products for the detection of invasive fungal and bacterial infection. We are looking for international distributors.

Bio-Enoche’s product range: Elisa kits for Aspergillus galactomannan, Candida mannan, Cryptococcus neoformans GXM, Candida albicans IgM/IgG, Aspergillus fumigatus IgM/IgG.Kits for 1-3-b-D-Glucan and Gram-negative bacterial endotoxin.

Vela Diagnostics

Stand No. 331Vela DiagnosticsAlbert-Einstein-Ring 1522761 Hamburg / Germany

Contact Peter MatthiesenEmail [email protected] +49 40 890 662 230Fax +49 40 890 662 299Website www.veladx.com

Vela Diagnostics is a global provider of solutions for IVD testing. The company strives to consolidate PCR testing needs of dia- gnostic laboratories. The Vela Dx Sentosa System enables users to respond flexibly to various same day testing demands without the need of complex system requirements. Key features of the Vela Diagnostics Sentosa System are reduction of time to result, cost and system footprint whilst increasing laboratory efficiency and flexibilty. Moving forward, Vela Diagnostics will expand it’s portfolio into oncology including the development of diagnostic solutions for complex disease testing.

Sentosa is a complete system for IVD testing in the diagnostics la-boratory. Sentosa automates sample lyses, extraction, PCR setup, detection and analysis. All system components are linked via Sen-tosa middleware and can be connected to various local laboratory network solutions. The portfolio includes more than 30 PCR tests across the fields of virology, microbiology and oncology.

The Impact Marketing Group

Stand No. 333The Impact Marketing GroupP.O. Box 30721152 Glencoe, MD / United States

Phone +1 410 584 1221

The Impact Marketing Group is a full service consultancy group specializing in medical marketing research. Stop by our exhibit booth and participate in survey research on microbiology lab practices and brand usage and receive a unique souvenir for participation.

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Stand No. 219Thermo Fisher ScientificNeuendorfstrasse 2516761 Hennigsdorf / Germany

BRAHMS specializes in innovative biomarkers that facilitate earlier diagnosis and risk assessment of bacterial infection and sepsis and better guidance of therapy, thus enabling doctors to provide more efficient and economic patient care.

Thermo ScientificTM microbiology products include powerful manual and automated technologies, and a comprehensive line of culture media and diagnostic solutions that facilitate faster treatment decisions to deliver better patient care. Automated solutions include the Thermo ScientificTM SensititreTM System for microbial antibiotic susceptibility testing, and the Thermo Scientific VersaTREKTM automated blood culture system.

Connect with innovative products, services and solutions.Collaborate with our experts.Solve your toughest challenges.

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Wiley

Stand No. 319Wiley1 Oldlands WayPO22 9SA Bognor Regis-West Sussex / United Kingdom

Contact Customer ServiceEmail [email protected] +44 12 4384 3294Fax +44 12 4384 3303Website www.wiley.com

Wiley publishes an enormous range of top quality consumer, professional, educational and research material.

Wiley is the leading society publisher and offers libraries peer- reviewed primary research across more than 1250 online journals and a global reference source of books, major reference works and databases.

Wisepress Medical Bookshop

Stand No. 401Wisepress Medical Bookshop25 High PathSW19 2JL London / United Kingdom

Contact Nadia Ahmed, Bookshop ManagerEmail [email protected] +44 208 715 1812Fax +44 208 715 1722Website www.wisepress.com

Wisepress.com, Europe’s leading conference bookseller, has a complete range of books and journals relevant to the themes of the meeting. Books can be purchased at the stand or, if you would rather not carry them, posted to you – Wisepress will deliver world-wide. In addition to attending 200 conferences per year, Wisepress has a comprehensive medical and scientific bookshop online with great offers.

Vircell

Stand No. 521VircellPlaza Dominguez Ortiz, 118320 Granada / Spain

Contact Eva ZafraEmail [email protected] +34 958 441 264Fax +34 958 510 712Website www.vircell.com

Vircell develops diagnostic solutions for human infectious diseases and distributes them worldwide in over 75 countries. ISO standards. CE-marked products. Vircell offers more than 300 references for the diagnosis of respi-ratory infections, STD, TORCH, MMR, tick borne diseases and other zoonosis, through different techniques: ELISA, IFA, Cell culture, Immunocapture, PCR Controls, Rapid Tests and Oligochromatography.

WHO Regional Office for Europe

Stand No. 517WHO Regional Office for EuropeUN City Marmorvej 2100 Copenhagen / Denmark

Email [email protected] +45 4533 7000Fax +45 4533 7001Website www.euro.who.int

WHO is the authority for public health within the UN. WHO/Europe is one of the six regional offices worldwide.

WHO/Europe supports 53 Member States in the WHO European Region in developing and sustaining their national health poli-cies, health systems and public health programmes; to identify, prevent and overcome potential threats to health; anticipating future challenges; and advocating public health.

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