Conference Scene: biomarkers: discovery technologies and novel disease applications

This conference was organized by EuroSciCon and its unifying theme was the application of technology to discover and monitor biomarkers of disease. The meeting was arranged to promote interaction of presenters, and delegates and, in addition to formal presentations, an ask the panel question and answer session was included. Presentations, given by representatives from academia and companies, highlighted the requirement for the use of techniques combining exquisite sensitivity and specificity for application at the genomic and proteomic level in solid and fluid biosamples.