The Diagnostics by Design workshop is an interdisciplinary forum for discussing the challenges and lessons learned in developing and implementing global health technologies, specifically at the point of care. Through interactive talks, a panel discussion with experts from industry and academia, and a hands-on build session, we will explore the challenges associated with translating technologies beyond the lab. This workshop will draw on the expertise and experience of individuals from across disciplines to explore collaborative solutions to global health issues.

Agenda:

8:30AM-9:30AM: Registration with breakfast
9:30AM-10:30AM: Session 1 – Kickoff with keynote by Sam Sia, Associate Professor, Columbia University
10:30AM-10:45AM: Coffee break
10:45AM-11:45AM: Session 2 – Jim Gallarda, Senior Program Officer, Diagnostics, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
11:45AM-1:00PM: Lunch
1:00PM-2:00PM: Session 3 – Amy Lockwood, UCSF Global Health Sciences
2:00PM-2:15PM: Coffee break
2:15PM-3:45PM: Session 4 – “From Concept to Field” – Panel discussion with opening talk and moderation by Madhu Pai, Associate Professor, McGill University
Panelists:
Shashi Buluswar, Executive Director, LIGTT
Eva Harris, Professor, UC Berkeley
Daniel Fletcher, Professor, UC Berkeley
Glenn Johns, Director, Alere
Daniel Laser, CEO, Wave80 Biosciences
David Persing, Executive Vice President, Cepheid

3:45PM-4:00PM: Coffee break
4:00PM-5:30PM: Session 5 – ”Build a Device” hosted by Tekla Labs
5:30PM-5:45PM: Closing remarks
5:45PM-6:45PM: Reception with drinks

This event is sponsored by the following organizations:

PoCDx IdeaLab
Big Ideas @ Berkeley IdeaLab
The Institute of International Studies
UC Berkeley Graduate Assembly - graduate student group funding
The Henry Wheeler Center for Emerging and Neglected Diseases (CEND)

Please check out affiliated events on Eventbrite and register to attend!

Friday, January 10th 2014: The 6th Annual CEND Symposium, Academia and the Global Health Pipeline: Basic Science, Innovation and Translation.

Saturday, January 11th 2014: Diagnostics by Design: A hack day for global health