10 December 2019

Rapid confirmation using MALDI-TOF III

Organised by:

SCI’s Environment, Health and Safety Group, SCI’s Food Group and RSC’s Food Group

London, UK

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Synopsis

The use of MALDI-TOF systems has completely revolutionized the way microbial identification/confirmation is performed. The speed, accuracy, ease of use and cost efficiency are so impressive that significant numbers of clinical laboratories all over the world, have now successfully implemented this rapid technique on a routine basis for a number of years, for rapid microbial identification/confirmation of clinically relevant microorganisms. However, this simple approach is now rapidly expanding and also being applied in many routine food, water and pharma laboratories. The relevant commercial clinical databases have been found to be fit for purpose and are continually incorporating new species including food and water-related species. The user can also set up a supplementary own personal database to be used in conjunction with the instrument manufacturer database. This event has 10 presentations covering a wide range of topics in relation to various food and water applications related to the use of MALDI TOF technology.

Attendees

The conference is aimed at food and water microbiological technical staff; public health professionals, lab managers; food and water industry personnel responsible for microbiological quality and regulators.

Programme

09.30: Registration and refreshments
09.55: Welcome and introduction
10.00: Have you MALDI’ed it?
Roy Betts, Campden BRI
10.30: Use of MALDI-TOF in a high throughput routine contract laboratory for food and water analysis
Pervinder Johal, ALS
11.00: The First ISO 16140-6 validation study for pathogen confirmation: MALDI biotyper
Erika Tranfied, Bruker
11.20: Refreshment break
11.45: Chromogenic screening & Maldi-tof confirmation: a full complementarity
Sandra Freville, Bio-Rad Laboratories
12.15: VITEK ms for identification and beyond
Valérie Monnin, bioMerieux
12.45: New MALDI-TOF MS methods and applications
Mike Reeve, CABI
13.15: Lunch
14.10: Introducing MALDI-TOF into the UK water industry
Matthew Jones and Rhys Stephens, Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
14.40: MALDI TOF-MS, the identification method that keeps on giving
Pauline Kiva, Crown Technology
15.10: IR biotyper and acuitas resistome – new molecular tools for infection control in veterinary hospitals
Dorina Timofte, Leahurst
15.40: Refreshment break
16.05: Digging Deep: Mining Spectra to inform treatment decisions
Andrew Bradley, QMMS
16.35: Isolation of putative strains of P. aeruginosa in the environment and verification using Mass Spectrometry
Louise Duncan, King's College London
17.05: Close

Venue and Contact

SCI

14/15 Belgrave Square
London
SW1X 8PS

Conference Team

Tel: +44 (0)20 7598 1561

Email: conferences@soci.org

Fees

Early bird fees before Friday 1 November 2019

£120		SCI/RSC Member
£40		SCI/RSC Student Member
£80		SCI Subsidised Member
£160		Non-Member

Standard fees after Friday 1 November 2019

£170		SCI/RSC Member
£60		SCI Student Member
£110		SCI Subsidised Member
£210		Non-Member

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Organising Committee

K.Clive Thompson, SCI / ALS Global
Erika Tranfield, Bruker

Exhibition and sponsorship

An exhibition will take place alongside the conference during refreshment breaks for companies and related organisations who may wish to exhibit. For further information and prices please download the information booklet here or please email conferences@soci.org. Spaces are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.