The symposium will highlight the key contributions of chemical strategies for the modification of natural and biomimetic biomaterials, as well as advanced processing technologies/methodologies towards the development of next-generation multifunctional devices to be used in the biomedical and healthcare arena. The scientific program will comprise a series of plenary lectures to be delivered by internationally renowned scientists, well-known for their expertise and experience in chemistry, materials science and engineering, biomaterials science, marine biotechnology, biomedical engineering, bioengineering, biology, and/or advanced therapies (such as tissue engineering), which will provide an authoritative and comprehensive overview on the latest developments in the relevant fields related with the topics of the event. Besides, we also intend to offer to the participants a pleasant atmosphere in the beautiful city of Aveiro with the opportunity for the young researchers, including young investigators, post-docs and students, to interact closely with renowned experts and foster the exchange of ideas, experiences and networking with their peers.
Do not miss this unique opportunity to learn from world-renowned scientists, present your work and research findings, and network with your peers!
We look forward to seeing you in Aveiro, Portugal, in November 2017!
IMPORTANT DATES
1st October – End of the early bird
6th October – End of abstract submission
NEW!!!!! 6th-13th October – Selection of abstracts for flash presentations
CHEM2NATURE WORKSHOP · Speakers
Andrew P. Dove
Professor in Chemistry · University of Warwick
UK
Artur Silva
Professor in Organic Chemistry · University of Aveiro
Portugal
Carlos Rodríguez-Cabello
Professor in Condensed Matter Physics · University of Valladolid-CIBER-BBN
Spain
Carsten Werner
Professor in Biofunctional Polymer Materials · Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden
Germany
Catherine Picart
Professor in Bioengineering/Biomaterials · Grenoble Institute of Technology
France
Harm-Anton Klok
Professor in Polymer Chemistry and Soft Matter, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Switzerland
Insung S. Choi
Professor in Chemistry and in Bio and Brain Engineering · Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Korea
Kristi L. Kiick
Professor in Materials Science and Engineering · University of Delaware
USA
Peter A. Williams
Professor in Polymer and Colloid Chemistry · Wrexham Glyndwr University
Wales
Philip Messersmith
Professor in Materials Science and Engineering · University of California
USA
Sebastien Lecommandoux
Professor in Chemistry and Physics · École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie et de Physique de Bordeaux
France
Virgil Percec
Professor in Chemistry · University of Pennsylvania, USA
USA
MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY SESSION · Speakers
Håvard J. Haugen
Professor in Biomaterials · University of Oslo
Norway
Henrik Birkedal
Professor in Chemistry · University of Aarhus
Denmark
Janne Reseland
Professor in Biomaterials · University of Oslo
Norway
Már Másson
Professor in Medicinal Chemistry · University of Iceland
Iceland
Tiago Silva
Assistant Researcher · University of Minho
Portugal