Here are some highlights and comments from the meeting reported by Ulf G Andersson, chairman of NanoMed North:

Nanomedicine – a highly diverse and unified field

A range of qualified speakers from all over Europe brought up various important aspects of nanomedicine
Once again, it became very clear that nanomedicine is an extremely technology diverse area. But the stakeholders in the nanomedicine field are united by many common challenges such as a number of clinical unmet needs, regulatory aspects, registration procedures, complex reimbursement systems and ultimately the fact that these products and technologies are to be used in humans.

(For detailed programme of the speakers please click here)

Plans of a European nanomedical “meta-network”

Klaus-Michael Weltring from ETPN presented the major European national and sub-regional communities within nanomedicine. He suggested to build a European meta-network of the major initiatives. NanoMed North was explicitly mentioned as a very interesting initiative representing a model for the future with its content of activities, organisation and cross-border approach.

During a “Mirror-meeting” representatives from these European national and sub-regional communities met in order to outline a closer collaboration, very exciting!
We will keep you up to date with the development of the European nanomedicine meta-network.

Nanomedicine Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda

Three different ETPN working groups; Nano-Diagnostics and Imaging, Nano-Therapeutics and Nano for Regenerative Medicine, presented their latest work and conclusions. The presentations were followed by a very active round table discussion about the potential content of the planned submission of a “Nanomedicine Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda”.
Several industrial presentations completed the meeting and added further inspiration and knowledge to the 120 participants.

Take active part in ETPN!

I can honestly recommend NanoMed North members to take active part in ETPN. This is the main organisation in Europe formulating strategic and detailed proposals within nanomedicine for EU in general and specifically for Horizon 2020. The influence from ETPN is significant.

Ulf G Andersson, NanoMed North

www.etp-nanomedicine.eu

Welcome to Lund, Sweden, for two full days of nanotechnology updates and match making

On October 13–14 the conference NanoForum: Connect takes place in Lund, Sweden. The conference is a fusion of two events: the open annual meeting of the Nanometer Structure Consortium at Lund University and a matchmaking day initiated by the Swedish network SwedNanoTech.

[framed_box bgColor=”#E4E4E4″ textColor=”#008F7E” rounded=”true” align=”center”]Registration Jun 1 – Sep 26, 2014
Meeting Selection Sep 1 – Sep 26, 2014
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The conference programme spans all the way from tutorial introductions to cutting-edge research conducted at Lund University and hands-on industry applications during the first day, to presentations from the innovation and entrepreneur perspective interspersed with matchmaking sessions the second day.

You can choose to participate in either of the days – or both, all depending on what you find most relevant for you.

TO THE PROGRAMME and REGISTRATION

Day 1 – Lund nanotechnology from science to the market
On October 13th, the Nanometer Structure Consortium at Lund University holds its annual meeting. In a push-pull format, the program will highlight the opportunities offered by Lund nanoscience and nanotechnology for novel applications, together with industry needs as presented by representatives from Swedish and international high-tech companies.

The day is open to all interested participants, and will offer ample opportunity to mingle with members of the Consortium, students, representatives from industry and public bodies, and business owners. The day will conclude with a poster session on current projects within the consortium and a joint dinner.

Day 2 – Matchmaking sessions and innovations
On October 14th, the Swedish network SwedNanoTech organize a series of matchmaking sessions for scientists, entrepreneurs, business owners and investors. Take the opportunity to specify your needs and offers in your event profile to give you the best possible conditions for relevant and fruitful meetings.

In addition to the meeting sessions there will be a number of invited speakers giving you both Swedish and international angles on innovation and entrepreneurship of nanotechnology business.

SAVE THE DATES! Two events both taking place in Lund in October which may be of interest to you as a member

Nanoforum: Connect

• Date: Mon, 2014-10-13 – Tue, 2014-10-14
• Location: Lund
• Country: Sweden

SwedNanoTech wishes to extend a warm welcome to NanoForum: Connect, a match making-conference to catalyze the connections of minds and ideas of different stakeholders. Come and present, discuss and develop competence in a multiple context. Meet the scientists and the technology companies and listen to their ideas and offers. Meet the companies in need of solutions – they might be looking for your expertise!

More information about the program and how to register to the event will be available in June. [button size=”medium” align=”right” link=”http://www.nanofutures.info/event/nanoforum-connect” color=”blue”]Go to website[/button] [divider_line]

Realizing Reformulation

– A symposium on surface and materials chemistry

• Date: Wed, 2014-10-22 – Fri, 2014-10-24
• Location: Lund
• Country: Sweden

Formulations are advanced mixtures of chemicals, designed to achieve or improve functional performance. Formulation science is highly interdisciplinary, encompassing surface and colloid science, material science, chemical engineering, biotechnology and so on. The challenges are ubiquitous in industry, where examples include formulating a pharmaceutical drug into a pill that dissolves in the right place and at the right speed in the body, formulating pulp to make efficient use of cellulose fibres in paper, formulating a paint that also has antimicrobial functions, or formulating a freezable low-fat mayonnaise. The challenges that one faces in these and other applications are often very closely related to fundamental problems in in surface- colloid- and material- chemistry.

2014 Symposium on surface and material chemistry is devoted to the broad topic Realizing Reformulation. The focus lies on generic aspects of formulations that are relevant to many different applications, and the scientific themes include:

• Concepts for reformulation
• Triggered transitions to control functionality
• Soft Matter Interfaces
• Formulation interactions with biosystems and biomolecules

The program include international and national leading experts from academia and industry together with young researcher from Swedish universities. The Akzo Nobel prize winners will also be presented.

Scientific contribution
Considerable time will be allocated to poster presentations and we invite such contributions from both academia and industry.

Venue
The meeting will take place at Lund University in Lund, Sweden.

Early bird
SEK 500 discount for the first 40 participants

15 September 2014
Deadline for poster abstract submission

Go to website: http://www.asmcs.se/

Welcome!

Following a first-phase survey restricted to ETPN members and selected networks, this second-phase consultation survey is now addressing all nanomedicine stakeholders to validate the first results obtained and ongoing process of updating the 2009 ETPN Roadmaps Document towards a new Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA), in collaboration with the EuroNanoMed Member States.

This official document addresses a large audience, even beyond Europe, and will cover all possible areas of application of nanotechnology in healthcare.

Such an agenda is of outmost importance as it describes the vision of ETPN for the future development of nanomedicine and lists all research priorities that should be implemented by the European Commission, the Member States and their funding agencies.

Your participation and expertise is hence a unique opportunity to contribute to the future European policies and the 2017-2020 workprogramms, and to shape the future nanomedicine landscape.

Expected time to complete the survey: 10 to 20 minutes, depending on the number of technological inputs provided. We are aware that this questionnaire may take some time but it is for highly strategic inputs and a long-term vision.

Deadline for contribution is June 15th.[button size=”medium” align=”center” link=”https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Towards_ETPN_SRIA_II” color=”blue”]Go to survey[/button]

The Swedish Chemical Society and its division of analytical chemistry are happy to invite you to join us in Sweden in June 2014. This meeting for the European Society for Electroanalytical Chemistry, ESEAC, is a continuation of the successful conference series that started in 1986 in Dublin and was initiated and chaired by Prof. Malcolm R. Smyth. These biannual conferences have become recognized worldwide as distinguished electroanalytical meetings in the frame of the European Society for Electroanalytical Chemistry. The conferences cover practically all aspects of modern as well as classical electroanalysis, ranging from theoretical approaches to practical applications in different fields. Special attention is also devoted to younger researchers/scientists who face the responsible task of continuing this great tradition while simultaneously providing new ideas in the continuously growing research area of electroanalytical chemistry.

The 15th ESEAC will be arranged in Malmö University’s main building, Orkanen, 11-15 June. Malmö is situated in southernmost Sweden, directions and information on the venue is available here.

Download the second flyer for the ESEAC 2014 meeting here

A Special issue of the journal Electroanalysis (www.electroanalysis.wiley-vch.de) will be published. Please submit your contribution at the journal submission page (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/elan). Submission deadline: July 31, 2014.