2nd German–Swedish Seminar on
"Nanotechnology in Medicine and Bioengineering - Research in Germany and Sweden in a European Context for Welfare and Growth"
Date: Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Location: Hotel SAS Radisson, Rostock, Germany
Moderation by:
Prof. Horst Klinkmann (Chairman of the BioCon Valley)
Dr. Bengt Modeer (Chairman of the Swedish-German Research Association/STYFF)
| 06:30 |
TT-Line arrival in Rostock and transfer to breakfast meeting point |
| 07:00 – 08:00 |
Early Bird Breakfast at the Technology Center Warnemuende |
| 08:30 – 10:30 |
Study Tour starting in Warnemuende |
Provisional Program
| 11:00 | Registration/lunch |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Introduction by the Chairman of the Swedish–German Research Association (STYFF)
Dr. Bengt Modeer |
Welcome address by the Lord Mayor of the Hanseatic City of Rostock
Roland Methling |
Welcome address by the Ministry of Education, Sciences and Culture of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Thilo Streit |
| 13:00 –13:50 | Recent trends: Progress and Expectations in Biomedical Nanoscience and –technology |
| 13:00 – 13:20 | A German Perspective:
Prof. Axel Blau, Department of Physics, Technical University of Kaiserslautern |
| 13:25 – 13:45 | A Swedish perspective:
Prof. Bengt Kasemo, Department of Applied Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg |
| 13:50 – 14:00 | Coffee Break |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | National Programs: Ambitions, Focus and Resources for Nanotechnology in the Biomedical Field |
| 14:00 – 14:15 | Nano4Life – a leading innovation programme for Nano in Germany
Dr. Klaus-Michael Weltring, Managing Director of "bioanalytik-muenster" |
| 14:15– 14:30 | Main elements in a Swedish Nanotechnology Strategy
Representative of the IVA team for a Swedish Innovation System for Nano, Stockholm |
| 14:35 – 14:50 | A European Technology Platform on Nanomedicine
Dr. Waldemar Kuett, – European Commission (to be confirmed) |
| 14:50 – 15:00 | Coffee Break |
| 15:00 – 15:40 | Ethical aspects: "Is there a conflict between the technically possible, the medically desirable and the ethically acceptable – and where should the limits be?"
Prof. Alfred Nordmann, Department of Philosophy, Technical University of Darmstadt |
| Discussion |
| 15:50 – 17:00 | Examples and experiences: |
| 15:50 – 16:05 | "Nanowires and -structures as a Brain-Machine Interface and Molecular Motor"
Prof. Lars Montelius, Head of Exploratory Nanotechnology Group, Department of Physics, University of Lund |
| 16:10 – 16:20 | "Nanostructured Surfaces for Successful Orthopaedic and Dental Implants"
Dr. Ulrich Lembke, DOT GmbH Rostock |
| 16:25 – 16:40 | "Biofunctionalized Nanoparticles for Medical Imaging"
Ass. Professor Kajsa Uvdal, Inst. of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, University of Linköping |
| 16:45 – 17:00 | "Nano- and Microcarriersystem for Advanced Drug Delivery Applications"
Dr. Jörg Mayer, Capsulution NanoScience AG, Berlin |
| 17:00 – 17:30 | Discussion and Closing Remarks |
| Bus Transfer |
| 18:30 | Reception at the (newly established) Biomedical Research Center, Schillingallee, Rostock |
Registration
Further information:
Karin Gärtner, BioCon Valley GmbH
Tel: +49 381 5196 4956
e-mail: kg@bcv.org, www.bcv.org
STYFF, Svensk-tyska forskningsföreningen
Generalsekretär: Herr Leif Sjöström
Sekretärin: Frau Kirsti Häcki
Tel: +46 8 791 2956
e-mail: kh@iva.se, www.styff.com
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