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 |