Programme Session

To view the person profile for each speaker you first need to login to www.biomedexpert.com. Registration with this site is free. Profile links will open in a new window.

Session 10
Contribution of Chemistry to Develop a Biotechnology Based Economy

Chair:
Luigi Campanella, University of Rome “La Sapienza” & SCI, Italy

Co-chairs:
Peter Seeberger, Max Plank Institute, Germany
Torbjörn Norin, Royal Institute of Technology & IUPAC, Sweden
Bai Fengwu, Dalian University of Technology & IUPAC, China

Keynote:
Paolo Rovero, University of Firenze
Post-translationally modified peptides for biomarkers detection and development of innovative diagnostic tools for immune-mediated diseases

Main Lectures:
Peter Seeberger, Max Plank Institute, Germany
Automated Oligosaccharide Synthesis as Basis for the Development of Diagnostics and Vaccines

Steven Fletcher, Chemistry Innovation Limited, UK & EU Project BIOCHEM
From research to  markets – motivating business to innovate in bio based chemical products

Mauro Fasano, University of Insubria, Italy
Proteom chemistry to understand the molecular bases of neurodegenerative disorders

Sylvia Daunert, University of Kentucky, USA
Genetically diverse biosensors and bionanoanalytical methods

Michael Chorev, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
Translational research toward the development of inhibitors of translation initiation as anti-cancer drugs

Rainer Busch, T + I Consulting, Germany
The European Lead Market Initiative and its Consequences for the European Biotech Industry and Bio-based Products' Markets

Main lecture on a EU project:
Anna Tampieri, CNR, ISTEC, Faenza, Italy & FP6 EU Project AUTOBONE & FP6 EU Project TEM-PLANT
Biomimesis and biomorphic transformations in regenerative medicine

Topics

  • Chemical genetic
  • Chemistry in biosimilars characterization
  • New chemical and biochemical synthetic pathways
  • Analytical biotechnology
  • Nanobiotechnology
  • Biomaterials
  • Toxicity evaluation and safety control by biotechnological approach