University of Bristol Annual Technicians Conference

Date: 6th September 2024

Location: University of Bristol

A brilliant opportunity for over 200 of the University's key technical staff and buyers to meet with Alpha Laboratories.

This year's theme focuses on working together, improving communications within the technical community, and learning about what other technicians do both within the University and externally, entitled "Cooperate and Develop".

The event has a great line-up of keynote speakers and breakout sessions.

POCT: Innovations The Power to Disrupt

Date: 16th September 2024

Location: Hatfields Conference Centre, London

Visit our stand where we, in collaboration with our new partner Clinical Design Ltd, will introduce the new UTS™ point of care urine testing system.

Drug Discovery 2024

Date: 2nd-3rd October 2024

Location: London Excel

Stand Number: C11

Drug Discovery 2024 is Europe’s largest conference for the drug discovery community with scientific tracks covering not only therapeutic themes such as mechanisms of ageing and cell & gene therapy, but also more practical aspects of drug discovery encompassing advances in assay design, applications in high content imaging, target identification and disease modelling. 

In the middle of all this science there is the exhibition hall, which is a great opportunity to meet over two hundred drug discovery suppliers and to learn about all the latest products and services.

Our team will be on hand to help you!

Lab Innovations

Date: 30th & 31st October 2024

Location: NEC, Birmingham

Stand Number: C22

After another successful event, we're excited to be heading back to Lab Innovations in 2024, the leading event dedicated to the laboratory industry.

The team will be on hand to meet you to discuss our wide range of laboratory solutions including Fastrak® and FastZAP® Tip Refill Systems, high quality Pastette® transfer pipettes, and ideas for improving sustainability in your laboratory, like our LaboraTree tree planting scheme.

KINGS LIVE

Date: 6th November 2024

Location: King's College Hospital

This event for gastroenterology trainees and GI Surgical interest trainees will offer a comprehensive overview of current advanced techniques in endoscopy, providing participants with the opportunity to understand and explore best practices from global centers.

Visit our team to discuss our extensive Faecal Immunochemical and Calprotectin Testing offering.

Scottish Quality Managers Discussion Group

Date: 15th November 2024

Location: Glasgow

The Scottish Quality Managers Discussion Group allows Alpha the opportunity to bring focus to products within 3rd party controls, Pipettes, FIT and Calprotectin.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB Research and Development Conference

Date: 26th November 2024

Location: Vale Resort, Glamorgan

This is an annual event that Alpha attends which provides the opportunity to showcase the high quality research undertaken by the University Health Board, bringing together colleagues both within and outside the NHS, including health professionals, academics and policy leads to facilitate the sharing of ideas for future research and development. 

HM-JACKarc FIT User Group Meeting

On 13th September 2022, Alpha Laboratories held a user group meeting in Birmingham.

This exclusive event brought together laboratory users to share a wealth of knowledge and experience. It provided the perfect opportunity for them to network with fellow users and to exchange views and ideas about their experience of using Faecal Immunochemical Testing in their clinics or laboratories.

ACB Focus

On 7th June at ACB Focus 2018, Alpha Laboratories sponsored a workshop: ‘FIT to Practice?’ which was chaired by Professor Callum Fraser and presented by Nigel D’Souza and Sally Benton. Nigel D’Souza presented preliminary data on the NICE FIT study, the largest multi-centre FIT trial in England, whilst Sally Benton discussed the technical capabilities and clinical outcomes from FIT Testing in the symptomatic.

Watch the presentations and the Q&A session:

Digestive Diseases Day

On the 15th November 2017 Alpha Laboratories held a Digestive Diseases Day workshop in Birmingham. This educational day brought together experts in the field to discuss recent advances in clinical diagnostics for gastroenterology, covering symptomatic FIT and faecal calprotectin implementation. The seminars from the panel of experts were recorded and can be viewed below.

Watch the Presentations: