
The webinar will take place on 14 September 2026, 11:30-12:45 CEST
ATTENTION:
- Registration is open until the end of the business day on 9 September 2026.
- To attend the live webinar, participants must possess a copy of CEN/TS 17626:2021 for licensing purposes.
Summary:
The webinar series is held in the context of the EU project CaBRIOH and co-organised by CaBRIOH project partner Medical University of Graz (BBMRI.at coordinator) and the BBMRI-ERIC Academy. It focuses on the European Technical Specification “Molecular in vitro diagnostic examinations – Specifications for pre-examination processes for human specimen – Isolated microbiome DNA”. It gives insight into the document clause by clause and provides as background information scientific evidence and rational as well as practical tips for users of CEN/TS 17626.
Part 1: Clause 1 “Scope”, Clause 4 “General considerations”
Speaker
Dr. Uwe Oelmueller
Host
Dr. Maike Tauchert
After watching the webinar, participants will have acquired the following knowledge:
- Understand why a dedicated pre-analytical standard for microbiome DNA analysis is needed, and what it can and cannot deliver
- How scientific evidence drives the development of standards
- Navigate the structure, scope, and normative language of CEN/TS 17626:2021
- General requirements for examination (analytical test) workflow developments, and how to use pre-examination workflow components (e.g. collection devices, nucleic acid isolation) for in vitro diagnostic (IVD) examination and for laboratories’ own developments
- “Specification”, “verification” and “validation”- how they build the backbone for IVD product and laboratories’ own developments
- Understand the role of risk management for IVD products and for laboratories’ own developments
- Different responsibilities for IVD developers & manufacturers, and for medical laboratories developing own procedures
Register here!