Tuesday 1 September • Programme • COMS2009

Local Organizers:

Danish Technological Institute
Technical University of Denmark
IMEGO
MC2 - Chalmers University

Presenting Organization:

MANCEF

09:00

Opening

Helge Sander (Danish Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation)

09:15

Plenary

Yechezkel (Chezy) Barenholz

PL4: Targeted Nanodrugs: The Drugs of the 21 Century? Science, Technology and Selection of the Optimal Commercialization Venue

Chair: TL Andresen

Co-chair: RH Berg

10:00

Plenary

Michael Egholm

PL5: Ultra High Throughput Sequencing: Technology and Applications

Chair: RH Berg

Co-chair: TL Andresen 

 

10:45 - Coffee Break

 

Session 4

Nanomedicine

Chair: TL Andresen - 4A

The Role of Micro-Nanotechnology Competence Centers

Chair: V. Saile - 4B

MNT for Sustainable Energy and Environment

Chair: D. Tolfree - 4C

11:15

Julianna Lisziewicz (Invited)

4A1: pDNA/PEIm Immunotherapeutic Nanomedicine: From the Discovery to the Clinic

 

Gregor Cevc (Invited)

4A2: From a Syringe to Smart, Soft Skin-Penetrators: Nanotechnology for Drug Delivery Across the Skin

Huub Salemink (Invited)

4B1: Nanoscience and Technology in Netherlands: Experiences with the NanoNed Consortium 

 

Thomas Bjørnholm (Invited)

4B2: Eight Years Experience in Nanotechnology Transfer Between Industry and University

Clive Davenport (Invited)

4C1: Plastic Banknotes to Printed Solar Cells: Printing the New Currency!

 

 

Seamus Curran (Invited)

4C2: Alternative Energy and the Impact of Nanoscience

 

 

12:30 - Lunch

 

13:30

Plenary

Dennis Discher

PL6: Shape Effects & "Self" Ligands - Delaying Clearance of Polymeric Self-Assemblies to Maximize Dose

Chair: TL Andresen

 

Session 5

MNT for Drug Delivery and Diagnostics

Chair: DH Thompson - 5A

Tools & Technologies

Chair: T Bjørnholm - 5B

Business Models, Roadmapping and Corporate Responsibility

Chair: C Davenport - 5C

14:15

Simon Benita (Invited)

5A1: Translating Original Ideas into Nanotherapeutic Products: The Academia-Industry Interface Challenge

 

Samir Mitragotri (Invited)

5A2: Designer Micro and Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery

 

Katsuaki Suganuma (Invited)

5B1: Ag Nano-Ink Wiring for Printed Electronics

 

Johan Liu (Invited)

5B2: Development and Challenges in Commercialization of New Nanotechnology Based Materials for Microsystem Heat Dissipation Applications

 

Anthony A. Robson

5B3: Food Nanotechnology and Health: Creating Bioavailable Nutrient-Rich, Low-Energy-Dense Diets 

 

 

Steven Walsh

5C1: Towards a Metric Management Approach for Multi-Emerging Technology Based Fabrication Facilities

 

James Wylde

5C2: The Integrated Smart Approach to Product Development - A Revolution in Accelerating Time-to-Market for Nanotechnology Enabled Products

 

David Tollfree

5C3: Roadmaping - A Tool for Commercialising Micro-Nanotechnology Products

 

Christopher Groves

5C4: Regulating Nanotechnology: Is There Room at the Bottom for Corporate Social Responsibility? 

 

Sul Kassicieh

5C5: Analysis of Investments in Micro and Nano-technology 1995-2009

 

15:30 - Coffee Break and Poster Session

 

Session 6

MNT for Drug Delivery and Diagnostics

Chair: Y Barenholz 

Co-chair: TL Andresen - 6A

Innovation and IP Issues

Chair: B Brox

Co-chair: M Eibpoosh - 6B

Microfluidics

Chair: H. van Heeren

Co-chair: P Salomon - 6C

16:15

David H. Thompson (Invited)

6A1: Efforts to Develop a High-Throughput Supported Membrane Screening Tool Using Isoprenylcarboxyl Methyltransferase-Based Proteoliposomes

 

Anncatrine Luisa Petersen

6A2: Visualizing Nanomedicine Biodistribution by Positron Emission Tomography

 

Erol Harvey

6A3: Challenges in Developing and Commercializing Point-of-Care Diagnostics

 

Johannes Herrnsdorf

6A4: NanoBioPores: Basic Nano/MEMS Structures for Electrochemical Analysis of Chemical and Biochemical Reactions

 

Andreas Kunding

6A5: Lipid Vesicles as Model Systems for Drug Delivery

 

David Wenn

6A6: A Platform for Smart Integrated Biodagnostic Systems

Karen Laigaard (Invited)

6B1: Technology Transfer - Challenges and Opportunities 

 

Bill Brox (Invited)

6B2: One Example of Investing in Intellectual Assets

 

Christine Neuy

6B3: Innovation Through Highly Skilled Workforce: Overcoming the Crisis

 

Dirk Ortloff

6B4: Process Development Challenges in Difficult Economic Times

 

James B. Tuttle

6B5: Technology Transfer Another Way

Henne van Heeren (Invited)

6C1: Microfluidic Success in Hotspots or in Niche Applications?

 

Detlef Snakenborg

6C2: Re-Configurable Modular System for Microfluidic Applications

 

Jochen Hoffmann

6C3: Two Microfluidic Platforms for Miniaturization, Integration and Automation of Assays

 

Martin Jensen Søe

6C4: Time-Lapse Study of Hybridization Kinetics in Tissue Sections - Decreasing Slide to Slide Variation Using Flow in Microfluidic Chambers

 

David Sabourin

6C5: Peristaltic Micropump for Microfluidic Applications

 

Stig Morten Borch

6C6: In Vitro Diagnostic Platforms of the Future - Technological Challenges and Possibilities

 

 

19:00 - Conference Ball (awards)

 

 

A - Audience • B - First Floor 101 • C - Second Floor 202