Annual Meeting: July 27-31, 2008

Clinical Lab Expo: July 29-31, 2008

Washington, DC

AACC '08 - Hundreds of U.S. Companies are looking for International Partners.  The U.S. Commercial Service Global Industry Focused Promotion (IFP) Trade Lead Program assists U.S. companies looking for international partners.  For further information on the program and how it could benefit your company, please visit http://www.buyusa.gov/ifp/aacc08.html

The AACC Clinical Lab Expo is the largest exposition and scientific meeting in the world for clinical laboratory science.  With international participation growing each year, it is also the premier marketplace for reviewing new products and services.  For further information, please visit http://www.aacc.org/AACC/events/ann_meet/ and http://www.aacc.org/AACC/events/ann_meet/expo/

The International Visitors Center (IVC) provides special services through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Buyer’s Program and AACC to assist international visitors. The IVC includes:

• The international matchmaking service

• The computerized matching service enabling exhibitors and international delegates to secure real trade leads and act on those leads while at the Expo

• On-site Trade Specialists from the Department of Commerce who provide export assistance and counseling

• Meeting rooms

The 2008 Clinical Lab Expo is your opportunity to meet with more than 600 exhibitors providing products and services to clinical laboratories, other IVD testing sites, and manufacturers of laboratory products.  The Exposition features products and services for many areas, including: Abused drugs, Allergy, Autoimmune disease, Automation and robotics, Blood gas/Electrolytes, Bone markers, Cancer diagnostics and markers, Cardiac diagnostics and markers, Cholesterol testing, Clinical decision systems, Cytology/Histology, DNA/RNA testing, Endocrine testing, Flow cytometry, Genetic Testing/Genotyping, Genomics, proteomics, Glucose, Glycohemoglobin, Hematology, Hemostasis/Coagulation, Immunoassay, Infectious diseases, Information, Systems/Informatics, Microbiology, Nutrition, OEM and research products, Osteoporosis, Patient self-testing, Pharmacogenomics, Point-of-care and POL testing, TDM/Toxicology, Thyroid testing, Urinalysis, Viral genotyping, and much more.

Finnish companies interested in participating and/or receiving more information on AACC’s Annual Meeting and/or Clinical Lab Expo and the services U.S. Commercial Service provides are welcome to contact Ms. Merja Poikolainen in our office at helsinki.office.box@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov