Programme

Pre-Conference Special

Matchmaking
Diagnostics

October 16

Conference and Matchmaking Location: Bodenseeforum Konstanz. Conference Language: English

Programme October 7, 2025

10.00 - 13.00

Pre-conference event:

Matchmaking with organized 1-to-1 meetings
(only a limited number of tickets available!)

12.30

 Registration, exhibition, consulting tables & networking

14.00

Welcome by BioLAGO and conference chairs

Prof. Dr. Martin Elmlinger, BioLAGO health network
Dr. Oliver Nolte, Institute of Medical Microbiology (IMM), University of Zurich (CH)

Session 1: AI-based diagnostics: hope or hype?

Chair: Jan Kirchhoff, medicalvalues GmbH (D)

14.10

Opening Statement

Michael Sahnau, Microsoft Deutschland GmbH (D)

14.25

Panel Discussion with IVD providers and users, regulatory experts, politics and health insurance

– Prof. Dr. med. Markus Juchems, Konstanz Hospital (D) 
– Prof. Dr. Sarah Brüningk, University of Bern & Inselspital Bern (CH)    
– Dr. Kerris Klug, Metecon GmbH (D/CH) 
– Olaf Schwartz, amedes Holding GmbH (D) 

15.15

Plenary discussion

15.25

Exhibitors Pitches

15.30

Coffee break, exhibition, consulting tables & networking

Session 2: Antibiotic resistance- novel diagnostic approaches

Chair: Dr. Daniel Caminada, Dr. Risch (CH)

16.15

KEYNOTE

Topic: Detecting resistance – current status and novel tools
Dr. Oliwia Makarewicz, University Hospital Jena (D)

16.40

Modern laboratory diagnostics and AI – the basis for personalised paradontitis therapy
Robbin Zielke, Oleadent GmbH (D)

17.00

GPT-4-based AI agents – the new expert system to screen for antimicrobial resistance mechanisms?
Dr. Michelle Bressan, Institute for Medical Microbiology (IMM), University of Zurich (CH)

17.20

Topic tba
Özden Baltekin, Sysmex Astrego AB (SWE)

17.40

Plenary discussion

17.50

Exhibitors pitches

18.00

Networking, Exhibition & Consulting Tables

18.30

Conference Dinner

Programme October 8, 2025

08.00

Registration, exhibition, consulting tables & networking

Session 3: Overdiagnosis – how to minimize?

Chair: Dr. Oliver Nolte, Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich (CH)

09.00

KEYNOTE
Challenges of overdiagnosis in point-of-care
Prof. Dr. John Brandt Brodersen, University of Copenhagen & Region Zealand (DK) / Arctic University of Norway (NO)

09.25

Clinical statement tba
tba

09.45

Topic tba.
N.N.

10.05

Plenary discussion

10.15

Exhibitors pitches

10.25

Exhibition, consulting tables & networking

Session 4: Sustainable and cost-effective diagnostics – compatible at all?

Chair: Dr. Kerstin Hermuth-Kleinschmidt, NIUB Sustainability Consulting (D)

11.15

KEYNOTE
Sustainability in medical care
Dennis Göthlich, University Hospital Zurich (CH)

11.40

Green Algorithms Project: smart tools towards a more sustainable use of hard- and software in health
Dr. Loïc Lannelongue, University of Cambridge  (UK)

12:00

Industry Use Case
tba

12:20

Plenary discussion

12:30

Exhibitors pitches

12:35

Conference lunch, consulting tables & exhibition

Session 5: Pitching topics from the white board (interactive session) !

Chair: Prof. Dr. David Drissner, Albstadt-Sigmaringen University (D) / BioLAGO

14.00

Pitch presentations
Presentations from the audience (Top 5 of the competition) – voted by the attendees
-> Proposals to be submitted before and during conference on white board

15.00

Get together