Genetics and Health visited Medica, Germany
November 29, 2007 by Elaine
Filed under General Genetics and Health, Genetic Future, Genetic Testing
Just to let you know that I attended one of the largest medical exhibitions in the world. Medica is vast! 16 exhibition halls in Dusseldorf, Germany housed every conceivable medical device, test and invention.
I have to admit I was a little disappointed at the low numbers of molecular diagnostic and genetic tests on show but it is early days in this field.
Hand held, point of care devices are the future. At present they only test for 1 or 2 markers but I do know that within the next couple of years there will be a paradigm shift in the way testing is carried out and the number of tests able to be undertaken on a hand held … watch this space!
Elaine
