The next POCT Innovators one-day conference has unveiled its full speaker line up, ahead of the event in Birmingham on Tuesday 5 May.
Power to Disrupt : Leaders in POCT Diagnostics will be the 12th face-to-face event hosted by POCT Innovators and Thornhill Healthcare Events, bringing together leaders in point of care diagnostics to share best practice, discuss hot topics and hear from speakers across the POCT community.
Venue is the Leonardo Royal Hotel in the centre of Birmingham. As well as a day-long programme of speakers, the event will be supported by industry leaders including a large exhibition of the latest innovations in medical devices and diagnostic tests.
The exhibition will open at 8.30am with the first session at 9.15am. The event will run until around 4.30pm.
The full speaker line up:
Session 1
'How soon is now? Point of care diagnostics in the new world of Advanced FTs, IHOs, Neighbourhoods and Health Hubs'
David Thorne, Transformation Director at Well Up North PCN and Well Up North Ltd/BIVDA Head of NHS Policy
'Diagnostics from Present Practice to Future Potential: The BIVDA Perspective'
Lucy Lehane, BIVDA NPT Working Party Chair/Lehane Consulting
'Health Economics in Diagnostics'
Nick Swart, Swart Evaluation
'Managed Services Models in POCT and Pathology'
Jonathan Gliddon, Chrystal Medical
Session 2
'Novel Biomarkers in Health and Sport'
Dr Andy Breakell, Consultant in Musculoskeletal, Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine
'Using POCT to Improve Patient Pathways in Gastroenterology'
Angela Gore, Market Access and Development Manager, BIOHIT
'From Laboratory to Pathway: Rethinking Biomedical Science Education for Next Generation Diagnostics'
Ian Davies MBE, Associate Professor of Biomedical Science Practice at the University of Staffordshire
Session 3
'Complete Holistic Software Solution (Device-Link) for Improving Diagnostic Safety at the Point of Healthcare Delivery'
Seetal Bhabra MSc, POCT Services Lead, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
'Quantum Sensing in Healthcare'
Dr Marie-Therese Rached and Dr Benjamin Miller, London Centre for Nanotechnology, University College London
Registration for the event is open now – as for previous conferences, attendance is free to those working in the NHS and academia. Visit the website to secure your place: https://poctinnovators.com/ticketed-events/power-to-disrupt-leaders-in-poct-diagnostics-leonardo-royal-hotel-birmingham-5th-may-2026/