International Conference On Nanomedicine And Nanobiotechnology – ICONAN 2024

Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology have tremendous potential for tomorrow’s patient care in a broad variety of disease management, and numerous theoretical concepts are currently translated into preclinical and clinical studies. The fifth edition of the ICONAN conference brings together high-profile plenary speakers and world-class researchers who have successfully developed and translated nanomedicines over the last decades, offering a vibrant platform for oral and poster presentations, sponsor exhibits, and networking.



  • TOPICS
  • Targeted drug delivery, organ biodistribution and nanocarriers
  • Nanomedicine for immune system and cancer diagnosis & therapy
  • Biological & medical nanodevices and biosensors
  • 3D models, tissue engineering and regenerative nanomedicine
  • Toxicology and risk assessment of nanomedicine systems
  • Nano-Imaging for diagnosis, therapy and delivery in preclinical and clinical fields
  • Nano and microsystems for synthetic biology and biocatalysis
  • Nanotechnology and translational medicine: from the bench to the bedside

12

Plenary Speakers

12 high profile speakers are invited to give plenary speeches at the 2024 International Conference On Nanomedicine And Nanobiotechnology.

 

250

Attendees

 

Limited to 250 attendees: the whole venue is dedicated to ICONAN 2024 including an auditorium, breakout rooms and a friendly exhibition space.

2

Afterworks

 

2 afterworks will be additional opportunities for you to network and enjoy your stay in Barcelona!

CHAIRMAN

Prof. Giuseppe Battaglia

Prof. Giuseppe Battaglia

Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) - Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Spain

 

PLENARY SPEAKERS

Prof.  Maartje Bastings

Prof. Maartje Bastings

Programmable Biomaterials Laboratory (PBL), Institute of Materials (IMX), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

Dr Francesca E Crawford

Dr Francesca E Crawford

Chief Executive Officer, Somaserve Ltd

Prof. Daniel Heller

Prof. Daniel Heller

Weill Cornell Medicine, United States

Prof. Kostas Kostarelos

Prof. Kostas Kostarelos

Nanomedicine Lab, Catalan Institute of Nanosciene & Nanotechnology (ICN2) and University of Manchester

Prof. Sebastien Lecommandoux

Prof. Sebastien Lecommandoux

University of Bordeaux, France

Prof. Olivia Merkel

Prof. Olivia Merkel

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany

Prof. Ronit Satchi-Fainaro

Prof. Ronit Satchi-Fainaro

Tel Aviv University, Israel

Prof. Francesco Stellacci

Prof. Francesco Stellacci

Institute of Materials, Bioengineering Institute, and Global Health Institute, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland

Prof. Molly Stevens

Prof. Molly Stevens

University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Prof Xiaohe Tian

Prof Xiaohe Tian

West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China

Prof. Maria Vicent

Prof. Maria Vicent

Polymer Therapeutics Lab. Prince Felipe Research Center (CIPF), Spain

Prof. Samuel Sánchez Ordóñez

Prof. Samuel Sánchez Ordóñez

Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, The Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology, Catalan Institute for Research and Advanced Studies

POSITION OFFERS

PhD/post doc positions are available in the following labs. Click on the laboratory name for more information:

THE CONFERENCE VENUE

Pompeu Fabra University – Balmes building, Barcelona

WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT THE PAST EDITIONS

TAKE A LOOK AT THE ABSTRACTS OF PREVIOUS EDITIONS

  • Squalene lipid prodrugs: a unique biomimetic approach exploiting endogenous lipoproteins for drug delivery presented by Dr. Simona Mura (more details)
  • Optimizing Nucleic Acid Nanomedicines by Chemical Evolution of Carrier Sequences presented by Prof. Ernst Wagner (more details)
  • Polypeptide-based Conjugates as Versatile Therapeutics presented by Dr. María J. Vicent (more details)
  • Drug Delivery with Multifunctional Mesoporous Nanoparticles presented by Dr. Prof. Thomas Bein (more details)
  • Long-acting drug delivery: are we witnessing a paradigm shift in treatment of chronic diseases? presented by Prof. Andrew Owen (more details)
  • RNA delivery: between extracellular vesicles and lipid nanoparticles presented by Prof. Raymond Schiffelers (more details)
  • Phenotypic targeting via multiplexed and chemotactic polymersomes presented by Prof. Giuseppe Battaglia (more details)
  • Tuning Particle Deformability in Drug Delivery Systems presented by Prof. Paolo Decuzzi (more details)
  • CriPec® nanomedicines: academic to industry and preclinical to clinical translation presented by Dr. Cristianne Rijcken (more details)
  • My MSCA-funded postdoc project: A modular nanocarrier platform for siRNA and prodrug delivery presented by Dr. Roy van der Meel (more details)
  • The CRC 1066: From a center for nanoparticle based tumor immunotherapy to novel approaches in oncology presented by Dr. Matthias Barz (more details)
  • Nano-Ghosts: A cancer delivery platform or an inflammatory therapeutic? presented by Prof. Marcelle Machluf (more details)
  • From encoded combinatorial libraries to targeted therapeutics presented by Prof. Dario Neri (more details)
  • Prodrugs and associated opportunities in localized drug synthesis presented by Dr. Alexander Zelikin (more details)
  • My 27 Years of Failure (Trying to Cure Lung and LIver Metastases) presented by Dr. Mauro Ferrari (more details)
  • Developing Nanomedicines for Innovative Therapies – Industrial Perspective presented by Dr. Marianne Ashford (more details)
  • Heat mediated drug delivery with temperature sensitive liposomes – a synergistic approach presented by Prof. Lars Lindner
  • A cancer survivor’s journey; A patient’s perspective presented by Mrs. Lora Kelly (more details)
  • Broad Spectrum Anti Virals presented by Prof. Francesco Stellacci
  • Hybrid and degradable materials for medical applications presented by Prof. Luisa De Cola
  • Nano-sized MR Imaging agents presented by Prof. Silvio Aime
  • Streamlining the innovation of nanomedicines and nanomaterials through application of cutting edge hazard approaches presented by Prof. Vicki Stone
  • Multifunctional Polyglycerol based Nanotherapeutics as potential PEG-Alternatives presented by Prof. Rainer Haag
  • Transdermal drug delivery: beyond the state of the art presented by Prof. Rabah Boukherroub
  • Labs, Cells and Organs on a Chip presented by Prof. Albert Van Den Berg
  • Supramolecular Cancer Nanotheranostics presented by Dr. Xiaoyuan Chen
  • Translational Research in medicine – Navigating the maze from lab to patient presented by Dr. Toni Andreu
  • Understanding and Engineering the Nano-Bio Interface for Modulating Biology presented by Dr. James Chen Yong Kah
  • Treatment of Bacterial Infections with Peptide-Targeted Porous Silicon Nanoparticles presented by Prof. Michael J. Sailor
  • Nanomedicines: Advantages, Accomplishments and Challenges presented by Prof. Sophia Antimisiaris
  • Engineered dendrimer nanoparticles for bone tissue engineering presented by Prof. Miguel Oliveira

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PREVIOUS EDITIONS

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