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Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 2026

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Join Roche at the PASCV 2026 Annual Meeting

Booth No. 07B   |   April 31 - May 1, 2026   |   Clearwater Beach, FL

Roche Diagnostics empowers your lab to seamlessly execute routine testing and efficiently develop and validate custom assays to meet your lab's unique needs. By uniting a versatile hardware ecosystem with an unrivaled assay menu—spanning comprehensive molecular IVDs for respiratory, virology, transplant, sexual health, and cervical health—we help you confidently address any clinical scenario.

  • High-Efficiency Automation: Optimize labor, space, and costs with the cobas® 5800, 6800 and 8800 platforms, delivering walkaway automation for your high-throughput routine IVDs alongside custom assays on the cobas® omni Utility Channel.
  • Agile Precision: Leverage the benchtop flexibility of the LightCycler® PRO for targeted runs, specialized assay development and the rapid implementation of specialized assays.

Roche Educational Symposium

Designing for the Unexpected: Flexible Molecular Testing in Practice

Thursday, April 30    •   11:15-11:45 p.m. EST    •   Dunes Ballroom III-V

 

Clinical laboratories are increasingly called upon to respond to emerging pathogens, evolving clinical demands, and specialized testing needs that extend beyond standard assay menus. This educational session will explore practical strategies for integrating custom and third-party molecular assays into automated laboratory environments. Speakers will discuss real-world examples that demonstrate how laboratories can maintain compliance and analytical rigor while enhancing flexibility and responsiveness. Attendees will gain actionable insights to strengthen their lab’s capacity for diagnostic innovation, ultimately helping to improve patient care within dynamic clinical settings.

Maressa Santarossa

Moderator
Maressa Santarossa
Senior Scientific Manager
Roche Diagnostics

Morgan Pence

Speaker
Morgan A. Pence, Ph.D., D(ABMM)
Director, Clinical and Molecular Microbiology
Cook Children’s Medical Center

Convention Details

April 29 - May 1, 2026
Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach
100 Coronado Dr
Clearwater Beach, FL 33767
Booth No. 07B
Committed to investing and expanding our testing menu, delivering scientific and clinical excellence in infectious disease, transplant, sexual health, cervical health, respiratory, and antimicrobial stewardship
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Roche is the only manufacturer to offer the complete PCR Ecosystem1, leveraging gold- standard PCR technology in high-to-low volume IVD testing, open molecular solutions, syndromic panel testing, and at the point of care.

1. Based on third party market analysis. Data on file.