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The EXENT® System: Delivering Clearer Insights in Multiple Myeloma
This presentation introduces the EXENT® System and its role in improving analytical insight for multiple myeloma. It will outline how the technology enhances detection and characterisation, of monoclonal proteins compared with conventional methods. Key data will be reviewed to demonstrate improvements in sensitivity, specificity, and reproducibility. The session will also explore the potential clinical impact, including more informed treatment decisions and improved patient management, as well as practical considerations for implementation in routine laboratory workflows.
Introducing the TSQ Certis™ MS: Beyond the Box, Beyond the Bottleneck
Discover how the TSQ Certis™ triple quadrupole mass spectrometer is designed to elevate routine quantitative workflows with speed, robustness, and confidence. In this mini session, we’ll highlight how up to 900 SRMs/sec enables high-throughput productivity, while early warning system alerts help you stay ahead of maintenance and minimize downtime. We’ll also cover how an upgraded ion source enhances sensitivity and consistency, and how proven durability supports >10,000 injections for reliable, day-to-day operation. Join us for a quick look at how TSQ Certis™ fits within the broader TSQ portfolio—and how it can streamline performance in your lab.
Automation of a complete and quantitative workflow for drugs of abuse in oral fluid
Routine toxicology laboratories are under increasing pressure to deliver rapid, high-throughput LC-MS workflows while maintaining sensitivity, reproducibility, and operational simplicity. This presentation highlights a fully automated drugs-of-abuse workflow combining Hamilton robotic automation, streamlined DPX INTip™ sample preparation, and the Thermo Scientific™ TSQ Certis™ Triple Quadrupole MS for quantitative analysis in oral fluid and toxicology matrices. Attendees will see how automation, fast polarity switching, and ultra-high SRM acquisition speeds enable scalable, compliance-ready toxicology testing with minimal hands-on time and exceptional robustness.
Protein/Peptide Quantitation – Targeted MS Workflows
This mini lecture focuses on high-throughput targeted peptide quantitation using triple quadrupole mass spectrometry, highlighting how modern platforms (e.g., TSQ Certis with OptiSpray technology) enable robust, sensitive, and reproducible protein quantitation workflows.
Maximize Every FFPE Sample: DNA/RNA Extraction for Modern Oncology Testing
FFPE samples are essential to oncology research and testing, but extracting high-quality DNA and RNA from these challenging specimens can be a persistent bottleneck. In this in-booth session, learn how the MagMAX FFPE DNA/RNA Ultra Kit helps streamline nucleic acid extraction from FFPE tissue to support oncology workflows with efficiency, consistency, and confidence. We will highlight key workflow considerations, discuss common extraction challenges, and show how optimized sample prep can help enable better downstream performance for applications across the oncology continuum.
Master Mix Selection Matters: Performance Advantages of TaqPath™ qPCR Solutions
For healthcare providers rapidly developing and deploying molecular tests, reliable performance is critical. One often overlooked factor is master mix selection, which can determine success or failure in analytical validation. This lecture reviews the TaqPath™ line of qPCR master mixes, highlighting their robust performance across common clinical applications. Comparative data versus competitor mixes will be presented, along with key differentiators that distinguish TaqPath from other options on the market.
Sequence Smarter: Research Workflows for WGS and Exome Today, with an Eye Toward Future Multiomic Discovery
As research laboratories expand genomic capabilities and look toward future multiomic applications, robust upstream workflows play an important role in supporting efficient, consistent sequencing research workflows. This session will highlight research solutions for WGS and exome workflows, including sample prep, library prep, and hybrid capture target enrichment. Attendees will learn how an integrated upstream research workflow can help streamline operations, support consistent library preparation, and improve sequencing workflow efficiency across a range of research applications.
Comparison of Human Immunoglobulins and Free Light Chain Testing Workflow and Efficiency on The Optilite Standalone Analyzer and An Integrated Chemistry Analyzer with Automation
This presentation compares two laboratory systems—Optilite (standalone) and Abbott Alinity ci (integrated automation)—for measuring immunoglobulins and free light chains
Closing the Gaps in Autoimmune Disease Diagnosis: The Laboratory’s Role in Earlier Answers
Explore key barriers to timely autoimmune disease diagnosis and the laboratory’s role in closing diagnostic gaps through evidence-based testing strategies, evolving biomarkers, and practical diagnostic approaches, with examples from rheumatic disease and health equity considerations.
Singleplex vs Multiplex: What does the research say?
This microlecture will provide an overview of singleplex and multiplex IgE testing, highlighting their respective roles in clinical allergy diagnostics and research. It will examine key methodological differences and discuss how structured diagnostic algorithms based on singleplex testing can support targeted decision-making, quantitative assessment and longitudinal follow-up, often aligning closely with clinical needs.
Simplify Inventory Management. Amplify Performance. Driven by Phadia Stock Manager software module.
This micro lecture session provides an in-depth look at two powerful tools designed to enhance laboratory efficiency: the Phadia™ Stock Manager software module and Phadia™ LabCommunity. Participants will learn how to effectively manage laboratory inventory with the Phadia Stock Manager software module, including tracking reagent usage, monitoring stock levels and automating reorder processes to help prevent shortages and overstocking.
The Hidden Engine Behind IVD Growth: Contract Manufacturing at Scale
This session demonstrates how contract manufacturing has become a critical enabler of growth, resilience, and capital efficiency for IVD companies. Using real-world case studies, the session highlights how leading organizations are leveraging strategic partners to address capacity constraints, respond to demand volatility, and optimize their operational footprint.
Improving infection management in pediatric patients: the role of procalcitonin (PCT)*
Join us as Dr. Aimee Dassner shares evidence-based insights on managing well-appearing febrile young infants in the pediatric emergency department. Fever is a common presentation in pediatric care; while most cases are viral and self-limiting, approximately 10% involve serious, potentially life-threatening bacterial illnesses.
This session will review key clinical guidelines for fever without source and explore the role of procalcitonin (PCT)* as a biomarker to support risk stratification and clinical decision-making in the emergency department.
*B·R·A·H·M·S PCT assay is not FDA cleared for pediatric use; 510(k) clearance pending.
Cut your QC: Peer comparison software reveals opportunities to reduce costs without sacrificing quality
Most labs haven’t changed their QC in decades. Using new insights from LabLink quality control assurance software, Sten Westgard, MS, identified analytes where a majority of labs can optimize QC. Through analytical Sigma metric analysis, individual labs can optimize and reduce QC rules, levels, frequency and, most crucially, costs.
Smarter Workflow. Peak Lab Performance. Powered by Phadia Workflow Advisory Service.
Phadia™ Workflow Advisory Service is designed to help enhance laboratory efficiency and operational performance. This service provides expert guidance to help optimize workflows, reduce turnaround times and support consistent diagnostic performance. By leveraging advanced analytics and tailored recommendations, laboratories can streamline processes, reduce operational inefficiencies, and deliver faster, more reliable results.
Simplify QC Review. Accelerate Decisions. Featuring LabLink™ 360 Quality Assurance Software
As QC complexity continues to increase, laboratories need tools that help teams spend less time managing QC and more time improving performance. Discover how LabLink™ 360 helps laboratories simplify QC review, focus attention where it matters most, and make faster, more informed decisions through an integrated quality assurance platform.
New Frontiers for Pathogen Detection – Novel LC-MS Strategies Exploiting Omics-based Information to Characterize Microorganisms for Routine Clinical Practice
Current microbiology methods often require two to five days to generate results, forcing clinicians to make treatment decisions during the most critical stages of infection with limited laboratory guidance. As antimicrobial resistance continues to rise, these delays can have significant consequences for clinical decision-making and antimicrobial stewardship efforts.
From Bench to Field: How Arete Biosciences and Thermo Fisher Scientific Engineered a Fast PCR Solution for Point-of-Care Diagnostics
Developing a rapid, field-deployable PCR diagnostic platform demands more than innovative instrument design — it requires deep collaboration across the supply chain. This talk explores how Arete Biosciences collaborated with Thermo Fisher Scientific to identify, evaluate, and optimize an enzyme formulation compatible with lyophilization and fast PCR chemistries for the Cubit diagnostic platform. We'll share how this collaboration accelerated development timelines, the technical challenges overcome in enzyme selection and stabilization, and the lessons learned in co-developing a reagent-instrument system designed for real-world performance. A case study in what's possible when collaborators align early and iterate together.
Celebrating rising STEM innovators
Join us at the Thermo Fisher booth for the Celebrating Rising STEM Innovators panel, featuring former Thermo Fisher Junior Innovators Challenge finalists Jocelyn Mathew and Rhea Sreedhar, moderated by Tina Liedtky, President of Transplant Diagnostics at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Hear firsthand how these inspiring young scientists turned their research ideas into impactful projects, and discover what continues to fuel their passion for STEM. Don't miss this opportunity to celebrate the next generation of innovators and learn how Thermo Fisher is helping shape the future of science.
Analytical and Clinical Validation of a Rapid FDA-Approved NGS Solution for Companion Diagnostics and Tumor Profiling: Performance, Workflow, and Turnaround Time
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has become essential for precision oncology, yet implementation challenges such as workflow complexity, limited laboratory resources, and prolonged turnaround times can delay actionable results. The FDA-approved Oncomine™ Dx Express Test on the Ion Torrent™ Genexus™ Dx Integrated Sequencer was developed to address these barriers through a highly automated, rapid NGS workflow that enables both companion diagnostics and comprehensive tumor profiling. This presentation will review the analytical and clinical validation of the assay, including performance characteristics, workflow efficiency, and operational considerations for decentralized clinical laboratories. The session will highlight the test’s ability to deliver clinically actionable genomic insights from minimal sample input with results in as little as 24 hours, supporting timely treatment in oncology care. Real-world implementation considerations and the role of rapid NGS in expanding access to precision medicine will also be discussed.