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

Antimicrobial Resistance Diagnostics in Transition: Research Perspectives, AI-Based Tools, & Clinical Needs
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

From single cell to global impact: A novel diagnostic aims to change the course of history for AMR
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, Green DiSC and GREENER principles: making health data science more environmentally sustainable
Dr. Loïc Lannelongue, University of Cambridge  (UK)

12:00

Topic: Sustainability in pratice – industry use case
N.N., Merck Group (D)

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