Using uniform methods of detection allows for the efficient diagnosis of various ailments. In this interview, Francesco Lo-Coco, MD, from the University Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy speaks from the International Conference on Acute Myeloid Leukaemia 2017, Estoril, Portugal by the European School of Haematology (ESH). Dr Lo-Coco outlines the method of standardizing molecular diagnostics for patients with myeloid diseases in Italy.