Laboratory Information Systems (LIS)

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Sandy Laughlin
Antek HealthWare, LLC

With more than 30 years of laboratory experience encompassing clinical laboratory management, research and development for a leading analyzer manufacturer, and product management, Sandy Laughlin offers a unique insight and customer focused approach. In her current role as LabDAQ Product Manager, Sandy is leading the future development of LabDAQ LIS, much of what is driven by feedback from current users and interaction with leaders in the laboratory community.

Automated Microbiology Specimen Processing

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Norman Sharples
Executive VP
Copan Diagnostics, Inc.

Norman Sharples is the CLP expert on Automated Microbiology Specimen Processing. Norman has over 20 years of clinical microbiology laboratory experience, including clinical laboratory management, technical support, research and development and teaching Microbiology, as well as being the co-founder of two diagnostics companies in Europe and the United States. Because of his experience and background, Norman serves in the advisory board of the NCCLS (CLSI) M40-A Standard Quality Control of Microbiology Transport System and is an active member of ASM. As Copan Diagnostics' Executive VP, Norman is a key player in the expansion of COPAN's line of automation for specimen processing in the pre-analytical phase of microbiology.