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Roche diagnostics: A leader in STI & HIV diagnostics
Roche Diagnostics is excited to announce our silver sponsorship of the IUSTI World Congress. We're committed to advancing STI diagnostics by providing innovative testing solutions and sustainable technologies, aligning with the congress's mission to enhance public health and patient care.
Join researchers, clinicians, public health professionals, community members, and advocates from around the world at the IUSTI World Congress in Prague! This international event offers a platform to share the latest advancements in STI & HIV research, innovative public health approaches, and best practices, while connecting with peers and experts to shape the future of sexual health.
Trusted sexual health testing for every body
Explore the latest innovations in PCR technologies from both a molecular point of care view as well as the flexible, efficient tests that are run in the lab. The cobas liat system has a growing menu of sexually transmitted infections and with PCR technology, gives you the confidence to test and treat, in just under 20 minutes. The family of cobas x800 systems allows you the flexibility to choose the right test efficiently and with the confidence you need and an ever-growing sexual health menu.
Discover how Roche can fit your STI testing needs for every setting and situation.
Meet the speakers
Prof Dr Jason Ong
Monash University (Australia), Director of Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
Professor Dr. Jason Ong is a distinguished academic and sexual health physician dedicated to advancing research and improving health outcomes for marginalised populations. He is the Director of Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, the largest sexual health clinic in Australia. He is also the inaugural Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Sexual Health. With a rare combination of expertise as a clinician, health economist, and epidemiologist, he leverages his diverse skill set to address complex public health challenges. His research focuses on amplifying the voices of underserved communities and tackling taboo topics to promote informed decision-making and policy development.
Prof Dr Piet Cools
Professor at Ghent University, Belgium
Prof. Dr. Piet Cools is Professor at Ghent University, Belgium, where he heads the Laboratory Bacteriology Research within the Department of Diagnostic Sciences. His research focuses on women’s reproductive health microbiology, with particular expertise in sexually transmitted infections, bacterial vaginosis, vulvovaginal candidiasis, the vaginal microbiome, Group B Streptococcus, and female genital schistosomiasis (FGS).
His work combines molecular diagnostics, clinical microbiology and microbiome research, with a strong emphasis on the development, clinical validation and implementation of diagnostic approaches. He has led and contributed to clinical validation studies of molecular diagnostic assays and has extensive experience in study design, comparator and reference method selection, and interpretation of diagnostic performance.
Prof. Cools coordinates and contributes to international research collaborations across Europe and sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Ethiopia, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia, linking diagnostic innovation with clinical research and laboratory capacity strengthening.
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