Inspiration and information during LabAnalyse conference

Do you want to stay up to date on the latest analytical techniques and trends? Then join us during the second day of LabNL, on Wednesday 29 September. The LabAnalyse programme covers current topics such as the use of smartphones as measuring equipment and the development of sustainable materials. Innovative techniques such as SEM/EDX and X-Ray Fluorescence are also on the programme.

Smartphones are in fact advanced portable and rechargeable instruments and potentially an extremely powerful alternative to lab equipment. A good starting point to enable on-site analysis. Prof. Michel Nielen provides an overview of the scientific and practical challenges during his presentation on measuring food quality with your smartphone.

Forensic investigation

'Every contact leaves a trace' is the basic principle of forensic science. A perpetrator will always leave traces at the crime scene and at the same time take traces with him. For the search for these traces and the subsequent analysis, SEM/EDX is used in a wide range of forensic disciplines. Alwin Knijnenberg from the NFI explains during his presentation how the results are used as puzzle pieces in the courtroom.

Sewage as a source for COVID-19 monitoring

Monitoring COVID-19, and its different variants, within an entire population poses challenges. Early in the global corona outbreak, it became apparent that a proportion of those infected can excrete the virus via their feces. Not everyone goes to the test center, but everyone does go to the toilet. Does this mean that the SARS-CoV-2 virus in sewage water is an objective way to monitor COVID-19 and can the emerging variants also be distinguished in it? Goffe Elsinga from KWR explains the method that KWR uses to detect SARS-CoV-2 RNA in sewage water.

This is just the tip of the iceberg of the complete program. Visit the website to view the complete program. Interested? A visit to LabNL and this conference program are free of charge. Registration is possible via this page.