Conference Report: The Broadening Scope of Validation: Towards Best Practices in the World of Bioanalysis

The European Bioanalysis Forum is a bioanalytical discussion group comprised of European pharmaceutical companies (27 members to date). The membership share a common vision to advance the shared understanding of topical concerns through discussion of scientific, technological and regulatory issues of bioanalytical interest. The 2nd Annual Open Symposium was much anticipated after the success of the first one. The symposium included sessions on the European Medicines Agency draft bioanalytical guidance, challenges in the analysis and validation of biomarkers, metabolite quantification issues, dried blood spot technology, the analysis of proteins and peptides by MS, latest hot topics in ligand-binding assays, unresolved...