Tuesday 22nd August 2017

Two members of the Hart Innovations team have headed back to Germany to discuss the industry's latest developments with some of the biggest names in thrombosis, haemostasis and vascular biology.
Alexander Ebinger, Head of R&D and Christian Genz, R&D Scientist, attended the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis Congress 2017 in Berlin.
The ISTH is held biannually and is frequented by thousands of professionals looking to discuss the latest sciences in their field and network with other like-minded scientists.
Alexander said: “The congress has been around for over 50 years and is normally split into two parts. The first part is the Scientific and Standardization Committee (SSC), which is strictly for medical professionals.
“Beginning after that is the industrial portion of the conference, which includes a range of exhibitions."
World-renowned companies such as Bayer AG, Siemens Healthcare and Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, have exhibitions at the event and many seminars are undertaken in fields such as coagulant and anticoagulant mechanisms.
Alexander continued: “We don’t tend to have a stand at the ISTH We go primarily to meet a lot of our distribution partners and other companies we could potentially do business with, as the congress is a great networking opportunity.
“Besides networking, there is a lot of state of the art science on display with talks taking place on medical progress during the five day event.”
Christian said: “The scientific poster exhibit is where a lot of the research information is presented. They are rotated out every day for new ones, and there are thousands shown throughout the congress.
“It’s a chance to get a look at up-the-minute research activities and results from academics and scientists throughout the world.”
It wasn’t all work for the pair as they headed into the capital to explore the sights. Also, as Christian is from Berlin and Alexander from Stuttgart, both had the opportunity to visit family.
Alexander continued: “It was great to catch up with my family after the conference. On another evening our distribution partner, Haemochrom Diagnostica, invited me to an event, which was 1920’s Berlin themed and featured a capella music and a Berlin inspired buffet. I met a lot of people there that could be helpful to Hart Innovations and could possibly lead to contracts in the future.”
For more information on the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis go to www.isth.org