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25 Jan 2012 - ECPC-EURORDIS joint workshop on Rare Disease/Cancer Patient Registries
Brussels (BE) More...02 Feb 2012 - Up Close and Personalized, International Congress on Personalized Medicine
The main focus of the Up Close and Personalized Congress is to examine the essential clinical, genomic, proteomic, metabolomic, pharmacogenomic and biomarker data necessary to predict, prevent and treat major medical conditions concerning metabolism (diabetes and obesity), cardiovascular complications and cancer.Florence (IT) More...
02 Feb 2012 - 6émes Assises de Génétique Humaine et Médicale
Marseille (FR) More...04 Feb 2012 - VII International Conference on Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs
ICORD 2012 ConferenceTokyo (JP) More...
06 Feb 2012 - Workshop: An introduction to Quality Assurance in Genetic Diagnostic Laboratories
Two interactive workshops each held over two daysColumbo (LK) More...
09 Feb 2012 - Workshop India: An introduction to Quality Assurance in Genetic Diagnostic Laboratories
Two interactive workshops each held over two daysNew Delhi (IN) More...
10 Feb 2012 - Rare Cancers Conference 2012
Rare Cancers Conference 2012City of Brussels (BE) More...
23 Feb 2012 - BASIC WORKSHOP - Accreditation for beginners, how to implement ISO 15189
Compare and share experiences of implementing and working with quality systems. Examine cases of concrete situations related to quality processes like non-conformities, reporting and training.Çapa İstanbul (TR) More...
29 Feb 2012 - RE(ACT) Congress
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON RESEARCH OF RARE AND ORPHAN diseasesBasel (CH) More...
11 Mar 2012 - Humane Genome Meeting 2012
"Genetics and Genomics in Personalised Medicine"PYRMONT NSW (AU) More...
15 Mar 2012 - ATELIER - Validation des méthodes de diagnostic des tests génétiques
Vous souhaitez rencontrer des personnes expérimentées, comprendre les exigences de la norme ISO 15189 dans le domaine et élaborer un plan de validation pour les nouveaux tests de diagnostic génétique?SAINT-DENIS LA PLAINE Cedex (FR) More...
21 Mar 2012 - Genomic Disorders 2012
Building on the success of the annual Genomic Disorders meetings held at Hinxton since 2007, Genomic Disorders 2012 presents an exciting blend of genomic science and clinical medicine. Our meeting aims to bring together scientists and clinicians interested in genomic variation in humans and the mechanisms by which it exerts its phenotypic effects.Cambridge (GB) More...
26 Mar 2012 - 5th World Companion Diagnostics Summit
Frankfurt am Main (DE) More...27 Mar 2012 - 2012 ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting
The 2012 Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting will present both research and clinical topics that promote the science and the practice of clinical genetics and genomics. Topics include the etiology and the pathogenesis of genetic disorders, genetic testing and screening, the laboratory’s role in the diagnosis of genetic disorders, the treatment of genetic disorders in children and adults, and the delivery of genetic services.(US) More...
18 Apr 2012 - 2012 Golden Helix Symposium Genomic Medicine: Translating Genes into Health
2012 Golden Helix Symposium Genomic Medicine: Translating Genes into HealthTurin (IT) More...
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News archiveJoint EuroGentest/TECHGENE Scientific meeting in Nijmegen: Report and presentations online
More than 200 enthusiastic participants found their way to the meeting. From new developments and diagnostic possibilities in Next Generation Sequencing to different aspects on Quality in genetic testing in Europe, EuroGentest and TECHGENE partners and members presented their work and recent developments in the field. (upd.31 Jan 2012)
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Gene Values
A new blog on ethical and socio-economic dimensions of personalised medicine (upd.31 Jan 2012) More...
ECPC-EURORDIS joint workshop on Rare Disease/Cancer Patient Registries
This workshop, focusing on Patient Registries, will be the platform at the beginning of 2012 to call to all relevant stakeholders with a common aim and commitment to foster the establishment of Rare Disease/Rare Cancers Patient Registries throughout Europe. (upd.09 Jan 2012)
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Rhesus D genotypic workshop: Call for participants !
Part of the remit of EuroGentest is to standardise and disseminate non-invasive prenatal diagnosis in EU. (upd.21 Dec 2011) More...
2012 Golden Helix Symposium Genomic Medicine: Translating Genes into Health
2012 Golden Helix Symposium Genomic Medicine: Translating Genes into Health (upd.12 Dec 2011)
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Basic workshop on quality management and accreditation (ISO 15189)
Two-day interactive workshop in Istanbul. Compare and share experiences of implementing and working with quality systems. Examine cases of concrete situations related to quality processes like non-conformities, reporting and training. (upd.01 Nov 2011)
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6th Eastern European Conference for Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs
6th Eastern European Conference for Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs, 24-26 November 2011, Istanbul-Türkiye (upd.19 Oct 2011)
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6émes Assises de Génétique Humaine et Médicale
6émes Assises de Génétique Humaine et Médicale 2-3-4 FÉVRIER - 2012 PALAIS DES CONGRÈS M A R S E I L L E (upd.17 Oct 2011)
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3rd Meeting of the CAPABILITY-Network and the IHCP on Genetic Testing in Emerging Economies (GenTEE) in Beijing, P.R. China, October 28 - November 1.
The CAPABILITY network, the Institute for Health and Consumer Protection (IHCP) and the Center of Medical Genetics, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, P. R. China, are jointly organizing the 3rd Meeting of the CAPABILITY-Network and the IHCP on Genetic Testing in Emerging Economies (GenTEE) in Beijing, P.R. China, October 28 - November 1. (upd.14 Oct 2011)
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IVD regulation and the oversight of genetic testing – global trends and stakeholder perspectives
This workshop has been organised by the EuroGentest network to discuss impending reform of IVD device regulation in the USA and the EU and its impact on genetic tests and molecular diagnostics more broadly, with a particular focus on what we believe are three of the most critical issues: risk classification, laboratory-developed tests and consumer genetics. (upd.23 Sep 2011)
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PREDICTIVE GENETIC TESTING, RISK COMMUNICATION AND RISK PERCEPTION
The Robert Koch-Institute is pleased to announce the International Symposium “PREDICTIVE GENETIC TESTING, RISK COMMUNICATION AND RISK PERCEPTION” Seminaris CampusHotel, Berlin, Germany November 21-22, 2011 (upd.12 Sep 2011)
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Production of a WHO-certified panel of Reference Materials for Prader-Willi syndrome and Angelman syndrome testing
Production of a WHO-certified panel of Reference Materials for Prader-Willi syndrome and Angelman syndrome testing (upd.25 Aug 2011)
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The main focus of the Up Close and Personalized Congress is to examine the essential clinical, genomic, proteomic, metabolomic, pharmacogenomic and biomarker data necessary to predict, prevent and treat major medical conditions concerning metabolism (diabetes and obesity), cardiovascular complications and cancer.
Genetics and Genomics in Personalised MedicineAccreditation for Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) laboratories
Two-day interactive workshop in Athens, in collaboration with ESHRE. Compare and share experiences of implementing and working with quality systems. Examine cases of concrete situations related to quality processes like non-conformities, reporting and training. (upd.03 May 2011)
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European Society Of Human Genetics Conference 2011
More informationon the ESHG 2011 website (upd.09 Apr 2011)
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Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 on the application of patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare
The final text of the Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 on the application of patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union last 4th April 2011 and will be in force from the 24th April. (upd.09 Apr 2011) More...
Interactive workshops on accreditation (ISO 15189) and quality management
EuroGentest workshops 2011 in collaboration with l'Agence de la biomédecine, ESHRE and the Clinical Genetics Society of Croatia. Topics include diagnostic validation, non-conformities, reporting, training, the ways to proceed for accreditation etc. (upd.25 Feb 2011)
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Online tutorial for clinicians involved in genetic counselling for malignant melanoma
With the help of healthcare professionals in Europe, the USA and Australia we've created an online tutorial for clinicians involved in genetic counselling for malignant melanoma. This work was funded by the European Union and the tutorial is freely available (upd.18 Oct 2010)
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SNPCheck v2.1 Launched with SNP Filter Capability
NGRL Manchester has expanded the functionality of its popular primer checking tool with the launch of SNPCheck v2.1. This version introduces a number of new features including the ability to filter variants from results. (upd.15 Sep 2010)
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