Second call: Hamilton User Meeting 14th-15th May 2018 Copenhagen

Hamilton invites you to attend our User Group Meeting (14^th- 15^th May 2018).

Hamilton Nordic is proud to announce our 6^th User Group Meeting, being held in Gentofte (just outside of Copenhagen) on Monday 14^th – Tuesday 15^th May 2018. The event starts at 12:00pm on the Monday with lunch at the Schæffergården. We will also be hosting a barbecue in the evening. The event concludes at 15:00 on the Tuesday.

During the course of the event you will have the opportunity to engage and network with other end users, learning about the latest innovations in liquid handling.

The price per participant is 50 EUR including training, 2 x lunch/coffee, dinner and User Meeting attendance (excluding travel and accommodation). Limited tickets available, please book your seat now by sending an email to info.nordic@hamilton.ch.

If you are joining the Hamilton Nordic User Meeting you can book a room at Schæffergården from the 14^th to the 15^th of May for the price of 995 DKK. To get this special price please quote the reservation number 416005 when booking. Please be aware that there will be a limited number of rooms available and the offer is only valid until 30^th of April 2018.

Address and contact information for the Hotel:

Schæffergården

Jægersborg Allé 166
DK 2820 Gentofte

Denmark

Phone: +45 39772800

Mail:booking@schaeffergaarden.dk

Web:http://www.schaeffergaarden.dk/

Preliminary agenda:

Monday 14^th of May 12.00-17.30

12.00 - 12.30 Lunch

12.30 - 16.30 Training Basic – Introduction to Venus programming of your Hamilton Liquid Handler

-Introduction to VENUS programming

-Take care of your liquid handling system

12.30 - 16.30 Work shop Experienced - Taking your Hamilton Liquid Handler to the next level

-Advanced programing session

-Get to know all the hint´s and trick – going for the next level

17.00 - 17.30 The innovation, Claudia Schwartz, Hamilton Bonaduz AG, Head of Product Management

17.30 - 18.30 Application corner and mingle

18.30 Barbecue dinner

Tuesday 15^th of May 08.30-15.30

08.30 - 9.45 Work shop cont. - Building a strong foundation for your Hamilton Liquid Handler

-Liquid classes/lab ware definition – why is it important

08.30 - 9.45 Work shop cont. Experienced - Taking your Hamilton Liquid Handler to the next level

-Liquid handling at its best

9.45 - 10.00 Coffee break

User meeting presentations – latest innovations and user experiences

10.00 - 10.10 Welcome – Johan Lindberg, Country manager Hamilton Nordic

10.10 - 10.30 Bent Håvard Hellum, St Olavs hospital Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Trondheim Norway – How TADM can be utilized

10.30 - 10.50 Massimiliano Memo, Omega Bio-tek and Thomas Lotsholm, Hamilton Nordic AB – Nucleic acid purification tricks and solutions on Hamilton platforms with Omega Bio-tek

10.50 - 11.10 Gernot Abel, Novozymes A/S – How to prepare before you order a system

11.10 - 11.30 Hamilton presentation by Timo Wulfmeyer, Product Manager, Hamilton Bonaduz AG - Smart Consumables, how plastic makes the difference

11.30 - 11.50 Open

12.00 - 13.30Lunch and application corner

13.30 - 13.50 Open

13.50 - 14.10 Hamilton presentation, Stefan Mauch, Senior Market Segment Leader - Pharma/Biotech, Hamilton Bonaduz AG – New modules and news from Hamilton

14.10 - 14.30 Michael Lees, Novozymes A/S – implementing complexed automation and get the most out of it

14.30 - 14.50 Anne Vibeke Schmedes,Vejle Hospital Department of Clinical Biochemistry – Setting up MALDI-TOF spotting on a Hamilton STARlet.

14.50 - 15.10 Maria Fröjd, Lund University Hospital, Laboratoriemedicin - ”Automation and LC-MS in a clinical environment – now and tomorrow.”

15.10 - 15.30 Johanna Manninen,Science For Life Laboratory, Uppsala – Why automate your NGS workflow and what to think of when moving into automation of NGS.