Program

During our symposium the 9th of february there will be in total, eight time slots of 40 minutes each have been planned with 5 minute breaks between the slots. At the symposium, 5 speakers from the academic world are welcomed, together with a representative of the pharmaceutical company Aspen Oss BV, the research institute ICMS and three PhD students from both the faculty of “Chemical Engineering and Chemistry” and “Biomedical engineering”.

Time	Subject	Speaker
08.15 – 08.45	Welcoming of guests
08.45 – 09.15	Opening symposium	Prof. Dr. Bert Meijer
09.15 – 09.55	Adaptive polymer assemblies for biomedical applications	Prof. Dr. Ir. Jan van Hest
10.00 – 10.40	How to apply an interdisciplinary approach with powerful toolboxes of advanced analysis techniques to fascinating scientific challenges for the next generation of “smart” and advanced materials.	ICMSProf. Dr. Ir. Jan van Hest
10.45 – 11.00	Coffee break
11.00 – 11.40	Sustainability in API production: from a more or less buzzword in the past to a fully integrated new lifestyle today	Aspen oss BVDirkjan van Zoelen
11.45 – 12.25	PhD presentations
	Achieving precise control over nanostructures by full discreteness on the self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers	Marle Vleugels (Macro-Organic Chemistry)
	Artificial antigen-presenting cells for immunotherapy	Annelies Wauters (Bio-Organic Chemistry)
	Liquid crystal technology applied in responsive functional materials	Yari Foelen (Stimuli-Responsive Functional Materials)
12.35 – 12.45	Closure of the morning section
12.45 – 13.30	Lunch
13.30 – 14.10	Synthetic extracellular matrices based on supramolecular materials	Prof. Dr. Patricia Dankers
14.15 – 14.55	Functional polymer coatings for biointerface applications	Prof. Dr. Rainer Haag
15.00 – 15.15	Coffee break
15.15 – 15.55	Supramolecular Biomaterials – From Molecular Design to Biomedical Applications	Prof. Dr. Tanja Weil
16.00 – 16.40	Therapeutic regulation of innate immunity with nano biologics	Prof. Dr. Willem Mulder
16.45 – 17.15	Closure of the afternoon section
17.15 – 18.00	Drink and networking with companies