NC State University / Scandinavian Medicon Valley NanoMedicine Partnering Symposium
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 • 8:15 am–12:00 pm
Monteith Engineering Research Center (MRC) - Room 246, Centennial Campus
The NC State Nanotechnology Initiative is hosting the "NC State University/Scandinavian Medicon Valley NanoMedicine Partnering Symposium" on Tuesday, January 24, 2012. This half-day meeting will feature representative speakers from NC State as well as from a distinguished Danish and Swedish delegation of more than 20 academic and industry experts visiting the U.S.
Event Information
- Registration: **REGISTRATION IS CLOSED**
- Symposium Agenda
- Biographies of the Medicon Valley delegates
- Map of Centennial Campus (MRC is building #720, 2410 Campus Shore Drive)
- Directions to Centennial Campus and MRC
- Parking: Centennial Campus visitors can purchase a parking permit ($2 per day) at the Centennial Campus Information Booth located on Varsity Drive. Campus maps, brochures, and parking maps are also available. Call 513-0530 or email the Centennial Campus Information Booth for more information.
Agenda
8:15 am Coffee & Continental Breakfastt
8:30 am Welcome - Dr. Gregory Parsons, Director, NC State Nanotechnology Initiative; Alcoa Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
8:35 am Introduction (NC State) - Dr. James Bonner, Associate Professor, Environmental & Molecular Toxicology
8:40 am Introduction (Medicon Valley) - Dr. Lars Montelius, Professor, Solid State Physics, Lund University, Sweden
8:50 am Overview of NC State Biomedical Engineering - Dr. David Lalush, Associate Professor, UNC/NC State Biomedical Engineering
9:00 am Medicon Valley Speaker - Dr. Moein Moghimi, Professor of Biopharmacy & Nanomedicine, Pharmaceutics & Analytical Chemistry Department; Director, Centre for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology & Nanotoxicology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
9:15 am NC State Speaker - Dr. Ruben Carbonell, Frank Hawkins Kenan Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering; Director, Golden LEAF Biomanufacturing Training & Education Center; Director, William R. Kenan, Jr. Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science
9:30 am Medicon Valley Speaker - Dr. Camilla Foged, Associate Professor, Pharmaceutics & Analytical Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
9:45 am NC State Speaker - Dr. Orlin Velev, INVISTA Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
10:00 am Break
10:30 am Medicon Valley Speaker - Dr. Maria Kempe, Associate Professor, Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Sweden
10:45 am NC State Speaker - Dr. Julie Willoughby, Assistant Professor, Textile Engineering, Chemistry & Science
11:00 am Medicon Valley Speaker - Dr. Thomas Andresen, Senior Researcher, Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark
11:15 am NC State Speaker - Dr. Thomas LaBean, Associate Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
11:30 am Lunch and Discussion
12:00 pm Adjourn
Sponsorship
This event is coordinated by the NC State Nanotechnology Initiative and sponsored by the NC State Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation & Economic Development and the William R. Kenan, Jr. Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science.