Navigating from Biomarker Discovery to Clinical Trial

Do you have a promising biomarker that you're eager to validate in a clinical trial? Join us as we explore the journey from biomarker discovery to clinical trial execution, providing valuable insights and practical guidance for researchers and clinicians.

Important information:

 

Target Audience: Scientists and clinicians interested in initiating and executing investigator-initiated biomarker trials.

 

Date: October 29, 2024 

Time: 14:15 - 18:15  

Location: Biomedicum 1, Lecture Hall 2

 

Registration:

Register here by October 25th, 2024

 

 

Seminar Programme  

 

14:15 Opening Remarks

 

14:20-14:45 Example of a Successful Biomarker Trial

Speaker: Sirpa Leppä, HUS and UH

 

Navigating Regulatory Terrain:

 

14:45-15:15 Concepts and principles of clinical drug trials

Speaker: Janne Backman, HUS and UH

 

15:15-15:45: Performance Evaluation and Performance Studies of In vitro Diagnostics Medical Devices on Regulation Perspective

Speaker: Hanna Valo, Fimea

 

15:45-16:00 Networking Break: Refreshments Served

 

Spotlight on Biomarker-Driven Trials:

 

16:00-16:10 From basic science to head and neck cancer precision diagnostics; the EPLINEx story

Speaker: Jukka Westermark, Turku Bioscience Centre, University of Turku & Åbo Akademi

 

16:10-16:20 A common variant in MNTR1B affects melatonin response – example of a genotype-based case-control study

Speaker: Tiinamaija Tuomi, HUS and FIMM

 

16:20-16:40 Insights from the Finprove Initiative

Speaker: Katriina Jalkanen, HUS

 

16:40-17:00 Companion diagnostic development in oncology: matching patients and drugs

Speaker: Caroline Heckman, FIMM

 

17:00-17:30 Panel Discussion featuring all speakers 

 

17:30-18:15 Networking Reception: Cheese and Wine with the Speakers

 

Organised by Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland FIMM, HiLIFE, University of Helsinki. Organising committee: Anniina Färkkilä, Caroline Heckman, Mika Kontro, Tiinamaija Tuomi