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2009 NIBIB Forum for Technology Translation: the role of public-private partnerships in the development and translation of in-vitro diagnostics

Seattle, WA, April 2, 2009

The Center for Point-of-Care Diagnostics for Global Health, a collaboration of the PATH Diagnostics Team, the University of Washington, and the National Institutes of Health, would like to invite you to this upcoming event.

The NIBIB will host a forum on the role of public-private partnerships in the development and translation of in-vitro diagnostic technologies on April 2, 2009 in Seattle, WA. This will be the first of a series of forums on technology translation through which the NIBIB hopes to achieve the following goals:

  • to improve the process of developing collaborations between the NIBIB and public/private sector partners
  • to identify best practices for accelerating the clinical translation of new medical technologies
  • to highlight technology development programs and research funded by the NIBIB

The technology focus for this forum will be on in-vitro diagnostics with applications in point-of-care settings. Specifically, development efforts in multiplexed diagnostics will be highlighted in this meeting. The program will consist of presentations by NIBIB grantees as well as by representatives from industry and the FDA. Key topics of discussion will be:

  • What are challenges and resource gaps in the clinical translation process including development and regulatory issues?
  • How to capture and leverage best practices through an exchange of lessons-learned examples of successful or unsuccessful commercialization ventures.
  • Identification and development of enabling resources such as performance and validation standards.

This meeting is open to all interested parties. Participation by prospective collaborators in the industrial sector is particularly encouraged with representation by research, business development, and technology transfer staff with interest in the field of in-vitro diagnostics.

There is no registration fee but we encourage early responses so that we can finalize meeting plans and logistics. The preliminary program and meeting logistics will be available shortly. For registration and information, please contact Todd Merchak at merchakt@mail.nih.gov or 301.496.8592