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Bio-Day, a Technology Seminar Focused on Life Science
28 Jun 2012Industry news
HORIBA Scientific, world-leader in scientific instrumentation, organizes its first Technology Seminar focused on Life Sciences.
This one-day event will be dedicated to introducing recent applications in Life Sciences. A series of presentations from key users will be followed by discussions and demonstrations of the instruments with a team of experts.
One event, two locations
• 18 October 2012, Paris – France
• 6 December 2012, Basel – Switzerland
Topics covered
• Label-free analysis of molecular interactions
• Rapid bacterial/cellular phenotyping
• FRET (life time) characterization of drugs, proteins, DNA…
• Membrane/Interface characterization
• Size and charge analysis of nano-particles
The seminars are free of charge, but registration is required.
For more information and registration, visit www.hjy-bioday.com
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