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Session 9
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

Tariq M. Rana, Sanford Children’s Health Research Center, USA
– RNAi in Human Cells: Mechanism and Therapeutic Application

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