Keynote speakers

• Prof. Matthias Mann (Max Planck Institute Martinsried/Munich)
• Prof. Arfan Ikram (Erasmus MC)
• Prof. Guy Brusselle (Ghent University)
• Prof. Gyorgy Marko-Varga (University of Lund)

Scientific topics

• Biomarker research and development
• Biomarker validation process and techniques
• Diseases including Alzheimer's disease, COPD and Diabetes Type II
• Biobanking and data stewardship
• Technologies (mass spectrometry, multiplex immunoassays, new approaches to quantify proteins in body fluids)

Who should attend?

• Clinicians
• Clinical chemists
• Biologists (molecular biology, biochemistry, epidemiology)
• Scientists with an interest in biomarker technology
• Industrial scientists (start-up, diagnostic, pharmaceutical, biotechnological)

Important dates and deadlines

• 21. August 2017 - Abstract submission deadline
• 1. September 2017 - Early fee registration deadline
• 30. September 2017 - Regular fee registration deadline
• 1. to 6. October 2017 - Last-minute registration

Conference committee

• Dr. Theo Luider, conference chairman (Erasmus MC, Rotterdam)
• Prof. Rainer Bischoff (University of Groningen)
• Prof. Ron Wevers (Radboud UMC, Nijmegen)
• Prof. Alain van Gool (Radboud UMC, Nijmegen)

The official language of the conference is English