Nevertheless, many other lab physicians from entire Germany were attending in Leipzig. In total 214 participants registered. Besides an overview of their product lines DDV presented Procalcitonin, which they successfully distribute in Germany for many years now, as well as the following focus products from the DiaSys portfolio:

 • respons® 910 with clinical chemistry and immunoturbidimetry

• Lp(a)21 FS 

For Lp(a) an interesting lecture entitled: “Update on Lp(a) – when to determine, how to treat?” was given by Prof. R. Burkhardt. Main topics of the conference included cardiology, evidence of new biomarkers, as well as diagnostics of rare diseases.