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Symposium Food Safety Risks of our Future Food
Date / location: Thursday November 16th 2023, Omnia, Campus Wageningen
Will new developments in food processing and availability of raw materials impact food safety? Which options will be available to ensure safe foods?
What is the consumer’s perspective? And also, do we need additional measures to protect the vulnerable ones?
The symposium will take place in Wageningen.
Venue of meeting: Omnia, Hoge Steeg 2, 6708 PH Wageningen
On campus: follow ‘P-route’ to car park P1. Omnia is building number 105.
Registration and payment
Fee is € 50,- for KNVM members, € 60,- for non-members and € 15,- for students.
Registration is possible until Monday November 13th 2023.
For registration and payment please use the following link
Program:
Program
12.30 – 13.00 Registration, coffee & tea
13.00 – 13.05 Welcome
13.05 – 13.35 Alternative proteins meat & dairy replacers: microbiological safety and future trends
Hermien van Bokhorst–van de Veen (Wageningen Food & Biobased Research, WUR)
13.35 – 14.05 Selection and evaluation of natural antimicrobials – the industry perspective Jan Willem Sanders (Unilever Research, Wageningen)
14.05 – 14.35 Does use of food side streams for food products lead to new food safety risks?
Martijntje Vollebregt (Wageningen Food & Biobased Research, WUR )
14.35 – 15.00 Coffee, tea
15.00 – 15.30 Safe re-use of water in food production and processing
Rob de Jonge (RIVM, Bilthoven)
15.30 – 16.00 Protecting our little ones: Identification and risk ranking of microbiological hazards in the EU infant food chain
Kah Yen Claire, Yeak (Food Microbiology, WUR)
16.00 – 16.30 Food safety from a consumer’s perspective
Wieke van der Vossen-Wijmenga (Voedingscentrum, Den Haag)
16.30 Drinks
Koninklijke Nederlandse Vereniging voor Microbiologie
SEED MEETS TECHNOLOGY 2023
EWC Diagnostics will attend this event
Date: 26, 27 & 28 SEPTEMBER
Location:
Tolweg 13
1681 ND Zwaagdijk-Oost
Seed meets Technology is an event where the focus is on innovative seed technology, variety assortment and adding value to horticultural seed. The initiators, together with other companies associated with the seed industry, want to strengthen the program of open days in #week39 with themes such as seed treatment, phenotyping, seed processing equipment, breeding support, sustainable crop protection and cultivation systems. Participants are required to actually demonstrate new products or services in the exhibition hall or on the demo field. The set-up with demonstrations, trial fields and meetings should lead to interaction with the visitor.
WHAMM Bijeenkomst 2023: Waar Medische Microbiologie naar Nieuwe Hoogtes Stijgt!
Datum: Donderdag 12 oktober 2023
Locatie: De Eenhoorn, Amersfoort
Kosten: €94 (NVML-leden)
Programma
- 9:30 – 10:00: Ontvangst met heerlijke koffie en thee
- 10:00 – 10:05: Opening en mededelingen
- 10:05 – 10:35: Maak kennis met het nieuwe bestuur + prijsvraag
- 10:40 – 11:10: Fusies van laboratoria: Inzichten van Marion Klein Velderman
- 11:10 – 11:20: Koffie/thee pauze
- 11:20 – 12:00: Discussie over technische aspecten van microbiologie
- 12:00 – 12:30: Plenaire terugkoppeling
- 12:30 – 13:30: Lunch
- 13:30 – 14:00: HBO-Medische microbiologie door John Bouwman
- 14:00 – 14:45: Discussie over ISO 15189 en leiderschap
- 14:45 – 15:15: Green teams in laboratoria door Dr. E Yusuf
- 15:15 – 15:30: Rondvraag en evaluatie
- 15:30: Afsluitende borrel
Organisatie
Georganiseerd door experts uit vooraanstaande medische instellingen, waaronder Radboud UMC, Isala Ziekenhuis, en meer.
Aanmelden
Wees er snel bij! De inschrijving sluit op 3 oktober 2023. Meld je nu aan via deze link .
Waarom bijwonen?
- Verdiep je kennis in medische microbiologie
- Netwerk met vakgenoten
Workshop veredeling
EWC Diagnostics zal bij dit event aanwezig zijn
Datum: Donderdag 30 november 2023
Organisator: FHI Laboratorium Technologie
Locatie: KeyGene in Wageningen.
De workshop is gericht op (hoofd)analisten, labmanagers, R&D managers, directeuren en inkopers uit de veredeling, voedingsmiddelenindustrie, agro en universiteiten en instituten. Het doel van de workshop is om technologieaanbieders en gebruikers dichter bij elkaar te brengen en kennis uit te wisselen. Het programma bestaat uit drie inhoudelijke lezingen, een rondleiding bij KeyGene en een pauzemoment gecombineerd met een bezoek aan de informatiemarkt. De lezingen staan in het teken van ‘innovaties voor de veredeling.’
Symposium Parasitologie in Nederland
NVWA, RIVM, Faculteit Diergeneeskunde, Amsterdam UMC en WUR organiseren op vrijdag 22 september 2023 een One Health parasitologie symposium.
EWC Diagnostics is aanwezig op dit symposium. Zet deze datum alvast in je agenda!
Datum: 22 september 2023
Locatie: RIVM – Antonie van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9 – 3721 MA Bilthoven
30th NVMy Fungal Meeting 2023
SYMPOSIUM of the Dutch Society for Medical Mycology
Datum: Friday May 26th 2023, Utrecht
Locatie: Villa Jongerius, Kanaalweg, Utrecht, Nederland
Heralding Education on Antimicrobial Resistance
De data voor de HEAR-najaarscursus van Liofilchem zijn bekend.
HEAR courses comprise an interactive two day session with lectures and laboratory work. An international faculty interacts with 20 participants from several Countries. HEAR allows for effective exchange of clinical experiences and expertise among clinicians, pharmacists and microbiologists with the patient’s need utmost in mind. Liofilchem organizes several courses per year that cover a variety of topics with the goal of sharing the latest information to promote the rational use of antimicrobial agents.
Spring Event 2023 – NVML
Dinsdag 16 mei in SUPER NOVA (Jaarbeurs) UTRECHT
Bezoek de EWC Diagnostics stand op het event!
Standnummer: 1
- Aantrekkelijk programma met lezingen voor alle disciplines in 4 zalen!
- Beursvloer met nieuwste ontwikkelingen op alle vakgebieden
- Prijsvraag voor alle deelnemers: Maak kans op een dinercheque voor 2 personen
Save-the-date:
16 mei 2023
Scientific Spring Meeting KNVM & NVMM 2023, 4 and 5 April
Meet us there at booth nr. 44
We would like to invite you to the Scientific Spring Meeting of the Dutch Society of Medical Microbiology (NVMM) and the Royal Dutch Society of Microbiology (KNVM) to be held on April 4 and 5, 2023. We look forward meeting you in Congrescentre Papendal, Arnhem.
This year we have a two-day program with on both days a plenary session with renowned international speakers. Also during the rest of the program many invited speakers will join us at Papendal. Throughout the program you will find seminars and symposia addressing the area of microbiologically from basic research to clinical applications. More information on the programme will be published soon.
Mark your agenda!
Save-the-date:
4 & 5 April 2024: Scientific Spring Meeting KNVM NVMM 2024
Booth Nr. 44
Symposium uiergezondheid
Diagnostiek in de strijd tegen antibioticaresistentie
EWC Diagnostics is aanwezig en zal een presentatie geven
Locatie: 28-03: Lumen Events – Zwolle / 29-03: Van der Valk – Vught
Agenda
12.30 – 13.00u: Ontvangst met broodjes
13.00 – 14.00u: Antibioticaresistentie in de veehouderij
Christian Scherpenzeel / Betsie Krattley – GD Deventer
14.00 – 14.15u: Koffiepauze
14.15 – 15.15u: Dechra Paper Ringen – Do’s and Dont’s
Carin Smale – EWC Diagnostics
15.15 – 15.30u: Koffiepauze
15.30 – 16.30u: Mastitis diagnostiek bij de GD
Annet Heuvelink – GD Deventer
16.30 – 18.00u: Afsluitende borrel
Heralding Education on Antimicrobial Resistance
Het is zover! De data voor de HEAR-voorjaarscursus van Liofilchem zijn bekend.
Wanneer: Donderdag 2 maart – vrijdag 3 maart 2023
Locatie: Liofilchem, Via Scozia, 64026 Roseto degli Abruzzi TE, Italië
Kosten: ca. €600. Dat is incl. transfer van Rome naar Liofilchem, 2 hotelovernachtingen, diners en cursusdagen. N.B. Dit is exclusief de vlucht naar Rome Fiumicino en terug.
Woensdag heenvliegen, vrijdag retour. Als men langer in Italië wil blijven, is dat uiteraard geen probleem, dan kan er een latere retourvlucht geboekt worden. De kosten van verblijf in Rome zijn voor eigen rekening.
Graag z.s.m. aanmelden. Dit in verband met de beperkte beschikbaarheid van cursusplaatsen en vluchten. Er zijn 24 cursusplaatsen beschikbaar.
HEAR courses comprise an interactive two day session with lectures and laboratory work. An international faculty interacts with 20 participants from several Countries. HEAR allows for effective exchange of clinical experiences and expertise among clinicians, pharmacists and microbiologists with the patient’s need utmost in mind. Liofilchem organizes several courses per year that cover a variety of topics with the goal of sharing the latest information to promote the rational use of antimicrobial agents.
ECCMID 2023
WELCOME TO ECCMID 2023!
Meet our partners at the ECCMID 2023
We invite you to the 33rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, which will take place as a hybrid event both online and in Copenhagen, Denmark on 15 – 18 April 2023.
33rd ECCMID
15 – 18 April 2023 Copenhagen, Denmark
BELLA CENTER COPENHAGEN
Center Boulevard 5
DK – 2300 Copenhagen
www.bellacenter.dk
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RPMI Agar (RPMI1640, MOPS, L-glutamine, 2% Glucose) is intended for the AFST (antifungal susceptibility testing) and is recommended for usage with Antifungal MTS™ (MIC Test Strip).
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Pick 4-5 colonies from 24-hours old cultures and suspend in saline solution or sterile water in order to obtain a 0.5 McFarland cell density. Introduce a sterile swab into the suspension and inoculate the RPMI Agar plate. Allow the plate to dry, position the antifungal strip onto the agar surface with the maximum concentration nearest the periphery of the plate.
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Antimicrobial resistance management
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Isavuconazole MTS™
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Our Biological Indicator Evaluation Resistometer (BIER) Vessel autoclave verifies the D-value by accurately delivering a calibrated and pre-determined level of lethality.
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Settle plate for air monitoring
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new Cefiderocol MTS™
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Cefiderocol MTS™ (MIC Test Strip), FDC 0.016-256 ?g/mL , is a quantitative method for the in-vitro susceptibility testing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to Cefiderocol.
MTS™ consists of special porous paper impregnated with a pre-defined concentration gradient of an antimicrobial agent, used to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) in ?g/mL of antimicrobial agents against bacteria as tested on agar media using overnight incubation and manual reading procedures.
Cefiderocol is a siderophore cephalosporin with activity against aerobic Gram-negative organisms. It binds to free iron and is actively transported into bacterial cells through the outer membrane. This Trojan horse strategy allows cefiderocol to enter the space in-between the bacterial cell walls and disrupt cell wall synthesis. In addition, cefiderocol is stable against nearly all beta-lactamases, including both the serine and metallo-carbapenemases.
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CultiControl
Freeze-dried microorganisms
CultiControl
Freeze-dried microorganisms
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Hamilton, MolGen, and EWC Diagnostics join forces to scale up SARS-CoV-2 testing capacity in the Netherlands
Today, Hamilton, MolGen, and EWC Diagnostics announce their strategic partnership to scale up SARS-CoV-2 testing capacity in the Netherlands.
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, demand for SARS-CoV-2 detection tests has significantly increased. In order to increase testing capacity, the Dutch government, through the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, invited commercial organizations to respond to a tender released this summer.
PathoFinder and EWC Diagnostics partnership to meet COVID-19 testing demands in the Netherlands.
PathoFinder and EWC Diagnostics announce their collaboration to rapidly advance the expansion of COVID-19 testing capacity in the Netherlands by providing the Dutch government with complete sets of sampling materials and SARS-CoV-2 PCR kits.