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Rapid AST: the Next Generation is Here for You



August 28, 2025 1pm EST


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60-Minute Webinar with Live Q&A

Join our webinar to explore how LifeScale, a rapid AST that is FDA cleared for Gram-negative bacteremia, improves on first-generation rapid ASTs in speed, accuracy, throughput, and convenience.

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Rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST), when done right, has the potential to transform patient care—enabling timely, targeted therapy, reducing hospital stays, and supporting antimicrobial stewardship and quality initiatives. Yet with the recent withdrawal of first-generation rapid AST systems, many laboratories are reassessing their diagnostic approaches and exploring alternatives.


Join us on August 28, 2025 at 1pm EST for, "Rapid AST: the Next Generation is Here For You," to learn how LifeScale AST may offer a practical solution to this challenge.  LifeScale is a rapid AST FDA cleared for Gram-negative bacteremia, and improves on first-generation rapid ASTs in speed, accuracy, throughput, and convenience.  Its advanced population profiling technology generates reliable susceptibility results within 4 ½ hours, as proven in several field evaluations.  Dr. James Snyder, Director of Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics at University of Louisville Health, will offer insights gained from his firsthand experience evaluating both the legacy Accelerate Pheno system and LifeScale.  And if you are considering rapid AST for the first time, this webinar will introduce rapid AST principles of operation and show how LifeScale can improve the care of your patients, enhance antimicrobial stewardship, and reduce the overall costs of care.

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Key Learning Objectives:

  • Learn how “2nd generation” rapid ASTs are ready to pick up where “1st generation” platforms have left off
  • Understand the improvements in speed, accuracy, throughput, and convenience afforded by 2nd generation rapid ASTs
  • Explore the principles of rapid AST operation and how to assess its capabilities and limitations
  • Review rapid AST capabilities which are available now, and will be available in the future for emerging challenges such as C. auris

 

Expert Speakers

Dr. James Snyder PhD, D(ABMM), F(AAM)

Prof., Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Chief of Microbiology

University of Louisville Hospital

Dr. Snyder is currently the Director of Microbiology and Infectious Disease Molecular Diagnostics at the University of Louisville Hospital, Louisville, KY. He holds the academic rank of Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine. He is board certified in Medical Microbiology and Public Health by the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) and a Fellow in the AAM. Dr. Snyder holds professional memberships in the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), South Central Association for Clinical Microbiology (SCACM), the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA), and the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology (PASCV).

Dr. Ken Babcock, PhD

CEO

Affinity Biosensors

Ken is the CEO of Affinity Biosensors and has led the development of the LifeScale rapid AST platform since 2014. Ken’s background in science and technology includes research in physics and commercial analytical instrumentation before cofounding Affinity Biosensors. He has held key leadership and R&D roles in atomic force microscopy, nanoscale metrology, and biosensor development and has led teams to win multiple industry honors, secured patents in advanced diagnostics, and established collaborative partnerships with top research institutions.

Who should attend?

  • Clinical and Research Laboratory Directors
  • Infectious Diseases Physicians
  • Hospital and Laboratory Diagnostics Providers
  • Pharmacy Doctors
  • Medical Directors and Executives
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