Sponsored by the Applied Materials Group, Royal Society of Chemistry
Surface chemistry and the non-specific binding problem in biosensor technology
Date: May 9th, 2011 (9;00 AM – 5:30 PM)
Location: Burlington House, Royal Society of Chemistry, London, UK
Scheduled speakers: M. Thompson and Christophe Blaszykowski, University of Toronto; Lisa Hall, University of Cambridge; H. Schnerr, TTP LabTech Ltd, Melbourn; J-F. Masson, University of Montreal; S. Reddy, University of Surrey: S. Brewer, DSTL, Porton Down.
Registration fee; 75 pounds for academic delegates; 100 pounds industry delegate. Fee includes a lunch and all proceedings.
Registration form and payment; Ms Wendy King, DSTL, UK
Organizers for further details: Professor Michael Thompson, Dr. Stuart Brewer
Workshop Abstract;
The purpose of the proposed symposium will be to discuss surface coatings that can be used to address the issue of non-specific binding in biosensors. The symposium will be of interest to both academics and industrialists. While a number of international conferences are dedicated to biosensors (e.g. Biosensors 2010, Glasgow) non-specific binding is only dealt with in an ad hoc manner. Considering that this phenomenon will ultimately dictate whether a biosensor can be commercialized or not, it is clear that a dedicated symposium on this subject is both timely and warranted. The subject matter is relevant to the fields of drug discovery, clinical diagnostics and environmental analysis, including homeland security and defense sectors.
