Advancing excellence in laboratory medicine for better healthcare worldwide
Standardization of Procalcitonin assays (WG-PCT)
Membership
| Name | Position | Country | Term | Time in Office |
| V. Delatour | Chair | FR | 2nd | 2021 01 - 2023 12 |
| A. Boeuf | Member | FR | ||
| H. Briand | Member | FR | ||
| A.M. Dupuy | Member | FR | ||
| P. Hausfater | Member | FR | ||
| P. Kaiser | Member | DE | ||
| Q. Liu | Member | SG | ||
| B. Machetanz | Member | DE | ||
| L. Pallavicini | Member | IT | ||
| S. Pastori | Member | IT | ||
| J. Pfannkuche | Member | DE | ||
| K. Schneider | Member | DE | ||
| P. Schütz | Member | CH | ||
| C. Tsatsanis | Member | GR | ||
| C. Yuan | Member | US | ||
| L. Seaver | Member/Abbott | US | ||
| K. Paulsen | Member/Beckman Coulter | US | ||
| M. Solari | Member/Beckman Coulter | US | ||
| T. Masetto | Member/Diasys | DE | ||
| M. Grimmler | Member/Diasys | DE | ||
| K. Sun | Member/Maccura | CN | ||
| P. Bryan | Member/OCD | US | ||
| G. Ogbonna | Member/OCD | US | ||
| P. Jauria | Member/Radiometer | FI | ||
| M. Weiss | Member/Roche | DE | ||
| L. Wen Quan | Mamber/Shenzhen Mindray | CN | ||
| N. Parker | Member/Siemens | US | ||
| A. Rybin | Member/Siemens | US | ||
| R. Xu | Member/Snibe | CN | ||
| N. Arroyo de Prada | Member/Thermo Fisher | US | ||
| E. Maroto | Member/Thermo Fisher | DE |
Terms of Reference
- Develop and validate a reference measurement procedure for PCT absolute quantification by Stable Isotope Dilution Mass Spectrometry
- Document and understand the variability of results provided by the different commercially available PCT assays
- Evaluate the need for standardization of PCT assays
- Evaluate the feasibility for standardization of PCT assays
- Perform standardization of PCT assays, if needed and feasible.
Current projects
- Production of commutable EQA materials designed to assess comparability of commercially available PCT assays
- Production and characterization of candidate primary calibrators
- Development of a candidate reference method for absolute quantification of PCT by IDMS
List of Corresponding Members, nominated by National Societies
| Name | Full and Affiliate Member Societies |
| Deniz Ilhan Topcu | Turkish Biochemical Society (TBS) |
List of Corresponding Members, nominated by Corporate Members
| Name | Corporate Members |
| Gerben Zuiderveld | MEDIX BIOCHEMICA |
Working Group Chair's contact
Dr. Vincent DELATOUR
Reseach Director Bioanalysis
Laboratoire National de Métrologie et d’Essais (LNE)
1, Gaston Boissier
75724 Paris - France
Tel: +33 (0) 140 434 075
Email: vincent.delatour@lne.fr