NANOMED - Nano Scale Science in Healthcare Applications

Vicki Stone, Napier University

PROGRAMME

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Tuesday 27th June 2006

Time	Theme	Speakers & Chair
08.45 - 09.10	Registration, coffee and Exhibition
09.10 - 09.15	General introduction – Nanomed	Professor Andrew McCaskie - University of Newcastle upon Tyne
09.15 - 10.45
	A. Part 1 - Opening session - Technology and an ageing population
	Nanotechnology in Pharmaceuticals Codeworks and Assistive Technology	Chair: Professor Andrew McCaskie Professor Tom Kirkwood - Institute for Ageing and Health Mark Phillips – Glaxo Smith Kline Herbert Kim - Codeworks
10.45 - 11.15	Tea, coffee & Exhibition
11.15 - 12.45
	A. Part 2 - Imaging & Diagnosis
	Smart Integrated Biodiagnostic Systems for Healthcare (SmartHEALTH) Imagine the future: nanomedicine at Philips	Chair: Prof Jas Pal Badyal Julie Deacon - Pera Professor Calum McNeil - University of Newcastle upon Tyne Sjaak Deckers - Philips Imaging
12.45 - 13.30	Lunch & Exhibition
13.30 - 15.00
	B. Commercialisation of new technologies (Sponsored by Cels)
	Patenting in the UK and Beyond: Filing Processes and Strategies New products, old regulations?	Chair: Dr Keith Morris Dr Mark Yeadon - Harrison Goddard Foote Niall Head-Rapson - McDaniel & Co Dr. Sandra Costigan - Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
15.00 - 15.30	Tea, coffee & Exhibition
15.30 - 17.00
	C. Free session – Part 1 Nanoscience and nanotechnologies for medical applications (i.e. imaging & diagnosis, drug delivery & therapeutics, nano devices and nanomaterials)
	Nano and microstructured PVD coatings on coronary stents Application of Porous Si in Chronotherapeutic Drug Delivery Functional Nanocoatings for Biotechnology A Novel Method for Micro-pattern Transfer on Substrates Without Photolithography DNA hybridisation detection using a Piezoelectric Quartz Crystal transducer with a nanoparticle-protein scaffold amplification system	Chair: Dr. Mark Birch Alasdair Wilson - AMRI, Northumbria University Dr. W. Y. Leong - pSiMedica Prof J.P.S. Badyal - Surface Innovations Ltd Prof S. Roy - University of Newcastle upon Tyne Andrew K. Dean - University of Teesside
17.00 – 17.45	D. Nano for the common good: Ethical lessons from citizens	Chair: Dr. David Robbins Fionagh Thomson - Policy and Ethics Life Sciences (PEALS)
19.30 – 23.00	Drinks reception & conference dinner

Wednesday 28th June 2006

09.00 - 10.30
	C. Free session - Part 2 Nanoscience and nanotechnologies for medical applications (i.e. imaging & diagnosis, drug delivery & therapeutics, nano devices and nanomaterials)
	Nanoparticle Delivery for RNA Interference (RNAi)-Based Therapeutics Novel water carbosilane dendrimers as antisense oligodeoxynucleotides delivery Production of biodegradable nano and micro particles via ultrasonic atomization for biopharmaceutical delivery Nano-scaled ZnO particles for antibacterial applications Silicon quantum dots as labels	Chair: Julie Deacon - Pera Dr. Raymond M. Schiffelers - Intradigm Corporation Dr. de la Mata and Dra. Ortega - Gregorio Marañón General Hospital, Madrid, Spain Gareth M. Forde - Monash University, Australia Lingling Zhang - Institute of particle science and engineering Dr. Benjamin R. Horrocks - School of Natural Sciences, University of Newcastle
10.30 - 11.00	Tea, coffee & Exhibition
11.00 - 12.30
	E. Nanotechnology for the Healthcare Market (Cenamps) Examples of nano- and micro-technology products in the marketplace – Nanotechnology Industries Association
	Nanotechnology for the healthcare market: Providing solutions Interfacing Biology and Physical Sciences through engineered protein monolayers Commercial Application of Nanotechnologies for medical Devices	Chair: Dr Mike Pitkethly Dr Angela Silmon INEX - Innovation in Nanotechnology Exploitation Dr Dale Athey - Orla Protein Technology Dr Helen Floyd - Smith & Nephew
12.30 - 13.30	Lunch & Exhibition
13.30 – 15.15	*F. Angels’ Den - 3 early stage business ideas pitched to a panel**	Facilitator: Dr Amanda McMurray - Cenamps Panel: Alex Buchan - NorthStar Equity Investors Duncan J. Lowery - NEL Jerel Whittingham - Amphion Innovations UK Ltd
15.15 – 15.45	Feedback & conclusion
15.45 – 16.00	Conference summary
16.00	CONFERENCE CLOSE

*Angels' Den

The programme committee will launch an innovative new idea for an interactive session at this year’s conference. The Angels’ Den held on Wednesday 28th June at the Nanomed conference, will be a friendly and informative version of the Dragons’ Den series on BBC.

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