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What is Nanotechnology for Therapy and Diagnostics School?
The 2019 NanoGateway Winter School is an initiative to bring together students, researchers and companies from Spain and Portugal working closely in the topic “Nanotechnology for therapy and diagnostics”, a new wave of technologies that will redefine, reshape and eventually transform how we see and how we use medical technologies, therapy and diagnostic methods.
Objectives
The main goal of this school is to share knowledge on therapy and diagnostic applications of nanotechnology in the medical context
Nanotechnology for Therapy and Diagnostics School will also:
- Provide both theoretical and practical knowledge on the uses of nanotechnology in therapy and diagnostics.
- Facilitate the transfer of technologies to the market, transforming scientific results into commercially viable solutions, start-ups and spin-offs.
- Provide a stimulating environment for learning and sharing among the various actors – students, researchers, industrial researchers, entrepreneurs – and building a common language.
Methodology
Lectures
16-18 January 2019
3 days of lectures and talks.
Hackathon
16-17 January 2019
Hackathon format to foster the generation of new ideas, proposal drafts and long-term collaborations.
Who is it for?
Researchers from Academia and Industry, entrepreneurs from startup companies, postdoctoral researchers and other professionals working on healthcare or related sectors, students coming from PhD programs/Master’s degrees in nano-sciences and biomedical and health sciences.
Admission Criteria
Participants should be part of an Institution based on the
POCTEP Area
For participating on the Hackathon is mandatory to write a short paragraph about your motivation.
The Scientific Committee will do the evaluation of the motivation paragraph.
Lectures
Maximum participants: 100
Hackathon
Maximum participants: 30
Registration
Participation is free of charge, participants only have to fill out the online registration form.
Deadline for Registration: 10th January 2019
Acceptance of the Registration (notification by email for the participants):11th January 2019.
PROGRAMME | 2019 WINTER SCHOOL
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9:30 – 10:00
Welcome at INL
10:00 – 10:30
Lecture by María José Alonso, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela.
“Facing Biological Barriers -not only cell barriers- using Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology”
10:30 – 11:00
Lecture by Nuno M. Neves, 3B’s.
“Functional Nano-structured Systems for Advanced Biomedical Devices and Therapies”
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:00
Lecture by Fernanda Borges, Universidade do Porto.
“Drug Discovery and Nanotechnology”
12:00 – 12:30
Lecture by Javier Montenegro, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela.
“Peptides for High-Throughput Screening of Gene Delivery Vehicles and Cytoskeleton Mimics”
12:30 – 13:00
Lecture by Miguel A. Correa-Duarte, Universidade de Vigo.
“The Potential of Hierarchical Plasmonic Nanostructured Materials in Bio-related Applications”
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch*
*not provided. Options available around INL premises.
14:00 – 14:45
R&D Funding opportunities – across POCTEP and EC
Lecture by Sonia Pazos, INL and Juan Riese, Spanish NCP, Institute Carlos III
HACKATHON SESSIONS
14:45 – 16:30
HACKATHON R&D
Creating concept notes on identified call topics.
16:30 – 17:00
Coffee Break
17:00 – 18:30
HACKATHON R&D
Presentation of concept notes and feedback session.
9:30 – 10:00
Startup Presentation by Carina Almeida, Founder of Biomode.
“The challenges of technology transfer: a personal perspective”
10:00 – 10:30
Lecture by Paulo J. Oliveira, Universidade de Coimbra.
“Mitochondria as a Pharmacological and Toxicological Target in Drug Development”
10:30 – 11:00
Lecture by Lino Ferreira, Universidade de Coimbra | Founder of matera.
“Triggerable materials for regenerative medicine”
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:00
Startup Presentation by Paulo J. Oliveira, MitoTAG.
“MitoTAG: From Bench to Business”
12:00 – 12:30
Startup Presentation by Hugo Ramos, Matera.
“Technology for Health. Product for Industry”
12:30 – 13:00
Startup Presentation by Joana Moscoso, Smart Separations.
“Smart Separations: from an idea to a technology and a product”
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch*
*not provided. Options available around INL premises.
14:00 – 14:45
Innovation Programs: Funding Opportunities (PT2020, Collaborative Calls, EC), Incubators and Acceleration Programs.
Lecture by Nuria Barros, INL, and Mariana Fernandes, INL.
HACKATHON
14:45 – 16:30
HACKATHON Innovation
Creating Pitches for hypothetical devices/products.
16:30 – 17:00
Coffee Break
17:00 – 18:30
HACKATHON Innovation
Presentation of Pitches and feedback session.
18:30
INL Labs Tour.
9:30 – 10:00
Lecture by M. Elisabete C. D. Real Oliveira, Universidade do Minho.
“Beyond a Carrier: Monoolein core-filled liposomes as a multifunctional tool for gene/drug delivery and image-guided therapy”
10:00 – 10:30
Lecture by Ana M. Rosa da Costa, Universidade do Algarve.
“Artificial and natural polymers: from synthesis and chemical modification to biomedical application”
10:30 – 11:00
Lecture by Cláudia Nunes, Universidade do Porto.
“How to get away with targeted nanodelivery”
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:00
Lecture by Marlene Lúcio, Universidade do Minho.
“Graphene-based nanotheranostic strategies for cancer treatment: Promises, facts and challenges”
12:00 – 12:30
Lecture by Ana Paula Pêgo, Universidade do Porto.
“Targeted Nanosystems to Mediate Nucleic Acid Delivery to the Nervous System”
12:30 – 13:00
Lecture by Manuel Bañobre-Lopez, INL.
“Advanced magnetic nanostructures for imaging, therapy and theranostic applications”
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch*
*not provided. Options available around INL premises.
14:00 – 14:45
INL Open User Facility Program (AEMIS, NanoFab, Nanophotonics & Bioimaging)
14:45 – 16:30
Q&A and Farewell
2019 Winter School Speakers & Scientific Committee
List of Speakers
Ana M. Rosa da Costa, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Algarve
Ana Paula Pêgo, i3S – Institute of Health Research and Innovation, University of Porto
Carina Almeida, Founder of Biomode
Claudia Nunes, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto
Fernanda Borges, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Porto & Founder of MitoTAG
Hugo Ramos, CEO, matera
Javier Montenegro, CIQUS, University of Santiago de Compostela
Joana Moscoso, Smart Separations
Juan Riese, from Instituto de Salud Carlos III – National Contact Point (NCP) for European Projects, Health Institute Carlos III, Spain
Lino Ferreira, Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra & Founder of matera
Manuel Bañobre-Lopez, Department of Life Sciences, INL – International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory
Maria Elisabete C.D. Real Oliveira, (Physics Department, University of Minho
Maria José Alonso, CIMUS Research Institute, University of Santiago de Compostela
Mariana Fernandes, INL – International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory
Marlene Lúcio, (Physics Department, University of Minho
Miguel A. Correa-Duarte, University of Vigo
Nuno M. Neves, 3Bs Research Group, University of Minho
Nuria Barros, INL – International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory
Paulo J. Oliveira, Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra & CSO of MitoTAG
Sonia Pazos, INL – International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory
Scientific Committee
Jana Nieder, (Head of Department Nanophotonics, INL International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory)
Oscar Silvestre, (Research Fellow, Ultrafast Bio and Nanobiophotonics, INL International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory)
Oleksandr Savchuk, (Research Fellow, Ultrafast Bio and Nanobiophotonics, INL International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory)
When & Where?
16-18 January, 2019
INL – International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory
Avenida Mestre José Veiga, s/n
4715-330 Braga, Portugal