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IEEE EMB HI-POCT Conference
Keynote Speakers & Sessions' Agenda Announced
IEEE EMB HI-POCT Conference
Keynote Speakers & Sessions' Agenda Announced!
Keynote speakers include:
- Defining and Solving Unmet Medical Needs: A Clinical Perspective
- Mira Irons, MD – American Medical Association
- The Promise of Point of Care Technologies
- Geoffrey Ling, MD PhD – Johns Hopkins University
- Case Studies – The Long & Winding Road from Tech Development to Patients
- Rosalind Picard, PhD – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- David Alland, MD – Rutgers University
Please visit the HI-POCT website for full details

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