EuroMedLab 2027

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Clinical chemistry

The laboratory discipline that measures ions, metabolites, enzymes, proteins, hormones and drugs in blood, urine and other body fluids to support diagnosis, monitoring and treatment decisions.

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In vitro diagnostics (IVD)

Tests performed on samples taken from the body, such as blood or tissue, outside the body; the sector covers reagents, instruments, software and services used in medical laboratories.

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Laboratory medicine

The umbrella term for clinical specialties that generate and interpret laboratory results, including clinical chemistry, haematology, microbiology, immunology and genetics.

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Point-of-care testing (POCT)

Testing performed close to the patient rather than in a central laboratory, for example blood gas, glucose or troponin measurement in an emergency department, with device connectivity and quality oversight as key issues.

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LC-MS/MS

Liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry; a high-specificity technique used in clinical laboratories for therapeutic drug monitoring, toxicology, vitamin D and steroid hormone measurement.

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Molecular diagnostics

Detection and quantification of nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) to identify pathogens, variants and tumour markers, typically using PCR or sequencing methods.

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Next-generation sequencing (NGS)

Massively parallel sequencing that reads many DNA fragments at once, used for gene panels, exome analysis and tumour profiling in specialised laboratories.

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Laboratory information system (LIS)

Software that manages orders, results, analyser interfaces and reporting in a clinical laboratory; middleware adds rules, autoverification and instrument connectivity on top of it.

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ISO 15189

The international standard for medical laboratory quality and competence, covering personnel, equipment, methods, quality control and reporting; accreditation to it is a routine procurement requirement in many European markets.

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External quality assessment (EQA)

Proficiency testing in which an external organiser sends blind samples to laboratories and compares each laboratory's result with peers and with a reference value.

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Reference interval

The range of results expected in a healthy reference population, used to interpret whether a patient result is abnormal; establishing and harmonising intervals is a recurring theme in European laboratory science.

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Turnaround time (TAT)

The elapsed time from sample receipt or collection to result reporting; a core performance measure used when laboratories compare analyser and automation options.

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Liquid biopsy

Analysis of circulating tumour cells or tumour-derived nucleic acids in blood, used where tissue biopsy is difficult and for monitoring response over time.

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EFLM

The European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, the federation of national societies in the field; its congress series is where European laboratory professionals meet.