Computational Modelling Group

Seminar  6th September 2010 8:30 a.m.  University of Southampton Nanofabrication Centre

Nanotechnology for Healthcare Showcase (Southampton)

Web page
http://www.southampton-nanofab.com/events/showcase2010.php
Categories
Bioinformatics, Carbon nanotubes, Environmental hazards, Healthcare modelling, Multi-scale, Nanoscale Assemblies, Sensor Networks, Sensors
Submitter
Petrina Butler

Cleanroom Work

2010 Annual Showcase: Nanotechnology for Healthcare

A one-day meeting, 6th September 2010.

Nanotechnology is providing new solutions for biomedical research, personalised medicine and diagnostics for healthcare. This one day meeting will highlight recent developments in nano- and micro-technologies that lead to new tools and approaches to healthcare and diagnostics. The day will consist of lectures in the morning and early afternoon, followed by a poster session highlighting micro & nano research at the University.

Programme of Events

  • 8.30 Registration & coffee
  • 9.30 Chris Backhouse (University of Alberta) Integrated solutions for microfluidics and nanobiotechnologies
  • 10.10 John de Mello (Imperial College) Integrated Sensors for Point of Care Diagnostics
  • 10.35 Neil Keegan (Newcastle University) MEMS Biological Sensors for Clinical Diagnostics
  • 11.00 Coffee
  • 11.20 Cees van Berkel (Philips Research Laboratories) Microfluidic Cytometry for Point of Care Applications
  • 11.50 Christoph Wälti (University of Leeds) Peptide aptamer as artificial antibody biosensors
  • 12.30 Lunch
  • 13.45 Hatice Altug (Boston University) Nanoplasmonics for ultra-sensitive biomolecular detection
  • 14.30 Mathis Riehle (University of Glasgow) Microstructured three-dimensional constructs for neural repair
  • 14.50 Tracey Newman (University of Southampton) Nanoparticles for drug delivery to neurons, a SWOT analysis
  • 15.10 Tea
  • 15.30 Poster session with wine & cheese
  • 16.45 Poster awards
  • 17.00 Close

Location

The Southampton Nanofabrication Centre is located in the Mountbatten Complex and is part of the School of Electronics and Computer Science in the University of Southampton.

Southampton Nanofabrication Centre

University of Southampton

Highfield

Southampton

Hampshire SO17 1B

United Kingdom

General enquiries

Mrs. Glenys Howe, gch@ecs.soton.ac.uk, 44 (0)23 8059 2733