The symposium is set to bring together leading experts and researchers to discuss groundbreaking advancements in targeted drug delivery, nano-mechanics, and bio-interface materials. The event aims to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and explore innovative solutions for healthcare applications.

Symposium Themes

• Precision drug delivery and therapeutic efficacy
• Nanoscale mechanical properties in medical applications
• Visible-light-driven metal-organic frameworks in healthcare
• Innovative drug delivery strategies (hitchhiker and backpacker methods)
• Host-responsive medical devices
• Advanced nanomaterials for cancer therapy
• Microelectronic morphogenesis and micro-origami robots
• Biomaterials for corneal regeneration
• Origami-paper microfluidic devices for medical testing
• Eco-friendly electronics for future digital societies
• Liquid metals in biomedical applications
• Tuning bio-interface material properties
• Biosynthesis of extracellular vesicles for therapeutic use

Symposium Speakers

• Zeynep Altintas / University of Kiel, Germany
• Marianne Ashford / AstraZeneca, United Kingdom
• Alessandra Bossi / University of Verona, Italy
• Sonia Contera / University of Oxford, United Kingdom
• Alireza Dolatshahi-Pirouz / Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
• Firat Güder / Imperial College London, United Kingdom
• Zhigang Hu / Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
• Kourosh Kalantar-Zadeh / University of Sidney, Australia
• Paula Mendes / University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
• Yogendra Kumar Mishra / University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
• Samit Mitragotri / Harvard University, USA
• Abhay Pandit / University of Galway, Ireland
• Hirak Patra / University College London, United Kingdom
• Arūnas Ramanavičius / Vilnius University, Lithuania
• Hélder Santos / University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
• Oliver Schmidt / Technical University Chemnitz, Germany
• Ijeoma Uchegbu / University College London, United Kingdom
• Stephanie Watson / University of Sidney, Australia
• Zhugen Yang / Cranfield University, United Kingdom