Objectives

After passing the course the student is able to:
- discuss central technologies, principles and applications employed in modern diagnostic systems
- compare and contrast current and emerging diagnostic homogeneous and heterogeneous assay methods and label technologies
- describe various approaches for highly sensitive assays and assay multiplexation
- value different aspects in assay development, such as choice of assay set-up, binders, solid support and label technology in relation to the aimed use
- extract, critically present and discuss the latest findings from the scientific literature relating to the field of in vitro diagnostics