Join an exclusive group of diagnostic assay developers from across Europe!



14–16 October 2024

DoubleTree Hilton Hotel, York, UK

What is Lateral-Flow Workshop 2024: With you every step of the assay?
This is a European workshop hosted by Cytiva during which you’ll attend seminars presented by world-renowned thought leaders and participate in popular hands-on sessions. You’ll meet peers from across the industry to share best practices, research, and new applications. The workshop is dedicated to helping you optimize the development and performance of lateral-flow assays, from component choices to protocol considerations.


Ticket Price: £499.00
Price excludes local VAT of 20%. Payments will be handled by our partners at Opus Events and must be completed within 5 business days of reserving your spot.


Tickets are limited; so, act fast to secure your place! Fill in the form to reserve your place and then complete payment via the link provided. Our friends at Opus Events will handle payments. The registration fee includes attendance at all seminars and hands-on sessions, welcome reception, lunches and refreshments, team building event, and dinner but excludes accommodation.


Accommodation at the hotel is optional and can be booked directly with the hotel here. Special rates have been negotiated in connection with the event.


This event is organized by Cytiva. Registrant information will be passed on to our friends at Opus Events to help organize this event and provide a smoother experience for you. Information will not be used for any purpose outside of Lateral-Flow Workshop 2024: With you every step of the assay.

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Agenda

Agenda and schedules are subject to change. All times listed are in BST.

Monday, 14 October, 2024

Time Subject Speaker Speaker organization
16.00 Arrival


18.00 Welcome reception and dinner

Tuesday, 15 October, 2024

Time Subject Speaker Speaker organization
9.00 Introduction and welcome Lee Jenkins Cytiva
9.15 Developing a rapid lateral-flow test
Key considerations for lateral-flow test development and optimization and troubleshooting techniques for different situations in order to meet your goals for test sensitivity, specificity, and duration
Klaus Hochleitner Cytiva
10.00 Approaches and considerations for a successful technology transfer
Lateral-flow test manufacturing has become more sophisticated in recent years. Explore how opening the mind to outsourcing production enables test owners to consider a flexible approach that may prove to be more attractive from a geographic or cost perspective
Mark Jones Abingdon Health
10.45 Break

11.00 Nitrocellulose membranes – properties and material selection
A deep dive into nitrocellulose membranes including the raw materials, the structure manufacturing process, capillary flow time, the effect of surfactants on protein binding and membrane properties, and how to deal with unspecific binding of proteins to nitrocellulose membranes
Klaus Hochleitner Cytiva
12.00 Ensuring quality and reproducibility in immunodetection reagents
An overview of recombinant antibody technology, immunoassay development, and lateral-flow assay conjugation solutions
Anna Sereni AbCam
12.45 Lunch

14.00 Practical session
Dispensing and blocking Dispensing conjugate
Simon Thacker BioDot
15.00 Break

15.15 Practical session continued
Dispensing and blocking Dispensing conjugate
Simon Thacker BioDot
16.00 Smart health in your hands
Combining proprietary microfluidic assay (MFA) technology and cloud-based AI diagnostics to deliver end-to-end digital pathways for the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of major diseases
Vlad Gubala Vital Signs / My PocDoc
16.45 Wrap-up Lee Jenkins / Joe Vickers / Klaus Hochleitner Cytiva
17.00 Close

18.30 Team building event / dinner

Wednesday, 16 October, 2024

Time Subject Speaker Speaker organization
9.00 Welcome, recap of day 1, thoughts and feedback Joe Vickers Cytiva
9.15 Practical session
Lamination and assembly
Simon Thacker / Caroline BioDot
10.15 Break
10.30 Nanoparticles and conjugation
Tips, tricks, and techniques for optimizing the use of nanoparticles in lateral-flow assay development
Rob Porter RAPIvD
11.00 Panel discussion
Is the future of the lateral-flow market sustainable?
Nina Garrett - Abingdon Health
Mark Davies - Paragraf
Leanne Walker - RAPIvD
Klaus Hochleitner - Cytiva
12.00 Case Study
Using high-speed printed electronics manufacturing for the development of diagnostic test control mechanisms
Bob Stevens Flexotronix
12.30 Design and develop for success
Why R&D and regulatory affairs need an integrated approach
Nina Garrett Abingdon Health
13.00 Wrap-up Lee Jenkins / Joe Vickers / Klaus Hochleitner Cytiva
13.15 Lunch
14.00 Depart

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