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Theranos CEO, Elizabeth Holmes to Present Data at AACC Annual Meeting

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An exciting programme has been announced for AACC’s 2016 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia

5 Jul 2016
Sonia Nicholas
Managing Editor and Clinical Lead

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Attendees at the 2015 AACC Annual Meeting and Clinical Lab Expo
Image: Courtesy of the AACC

On July 31st, the AACC will host the 68th AACC Annual Meeting and Clinical Lab Expo. Every year the world's largest clinical meeting brings together industry thought leaders to present breakthrough technological and research innovations.

Elizabeth Holmes to break silence

This year is particularly exciting, as the embattled Theranos CEO, Elizabeth Holmes, is to present data on the company’s proprietary finger-prick testing technology. Theranos gained national prominence when it claimed that it could carry out a whole range of analytical tests using just a single droplet of blood.

Despite being notoriously secretive about the company’s technology to date, Ms Holmes is to present details of the platform to AACC delegates, who are leading experts in the field of clinical laboratory science. Meeting delegates will be given the opportunity to participate in a genuine Q&A session with Ms Holmes (allowing unscreened questions to be asked). This discussion will enable industry experts to assess the accuracy and reliability of the technology, and to explore its impact on patient care.

You can attend the presentation on Monday, August 1st at 4:30–6 p.m. Grand Ballroom Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia.

Plenary session highlights

As usual, the AACC Meeting has a busy and exciting program of sessions planned for attendees. This year the plenaries will feature presentations by distinguished experts on the use of and testing for cannabis; the intelligent surgical knife using state-of-the-art mass spectrometry; programmable bio-nano-chips; epigenetic causes of disease; and combatting premature death from preventable causes such as tobacco and alcohol.

More information on the plenary sessions can be found here

Late-breaking sessions

Sessions have also been added to the schedule on the treatment and detection of Zika virus; hepatitis C research updates; interventional gene therapy including gene editing and therapeutic interventions; and the use of disruptive technology in laboratory science.

More information on the late-breaking sessions can be found here.

Media coverage

The Annual AACC Meeting is the largest clinical meeting of its kind in the world. It is the place to connect with global experts, learn about cutting-edge diagnostics and hear the very latest clinical research advancements.

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The AACC Annual Meeting and Clinical Lab Expo will be taking place on the 31st July to the 4th August, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. View full event details here.

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