From: ltkhkunta-bounces@lists.oulu.fi [mailto:ltkhkunta-bounces@lists.oulu.fi] On Behalf Of Ritva Saastamoinen Sent: 24. lokakuuta 2013 11:53 To: bco@lists.oulu.fi; ltkhkunta@lists.oulu.fi; ltkopettajat@oulu.fi; denttarit@lists.oulu.fi; bklist@lists.oulu.fi; Biology PhD students Cc: Mirja Peltola; Tapio Repo (tapio.repo@ee.oulu.fi); anita.tienhaara@helsinki.fi Subject: [Ltkhkunta] BioNanoElectronics in ICT, Biomedicine and Development, Nov 5-6, Oulu: First announcement

We wish everyone welcome to an interdisciplinary two-day workshop:

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BioNanoElectronics in ICT, Biomedicine and Development, Nov 5-6, 2013, Oulu

Organizers: FinGerDevNethttp://www.helsinki.fi/vgsb/FinGerDevNet/, Biocenter Oulu Doctoral Programmehttp://www.oulu.fi/biocenter/doctoral-programme, Infotech Oulu Doctoral Programhttp://www.oulu.fi/infotech/doctoral_program Venue: University of Oulu, Medical campus, Lecture halls F202 and A101 (Aapistie 5A and 7A) Registration: By November 1st to BCO-DP coordinator Ritva Saastamoinen, ritva.saastamoinen@oulu.fimailto:ritva.saastamoinen@oulu.fi (for coffee service). The event is open to all. Credits: 0.5 ECTS for postgraduate training More information: Professor Seppo Vainio, seppo.vainio@oulu.fimailto:seppo.vainio@oulu.fi

Programme outline

Day 1: Tuesday, November 5 Time: 9-16 Place: Lecture hall F202, Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology

· TED lecture on bio/information technology innovations Session I Strategies to integrate signal processing in cells and electronics

· Daniel Frankel (UK): Engineering cells to communicate with machines

· Kevin Warwick (UK): Cells as programmers and learners of robotic control - bioelectronics applications Session II Bionanomaterials as tools for biomedicinal applications I

· Seppälä Jukka (FIN): Lactone copolymers for controlled release and bioactive 3D structures

· Tina Gulin (FIN): Mesoporous silica nanoparticles for diagnostic and therapeutic nanomedicine Session III Bionanomaterials as tools for biomedicinal applications II

· Amanda Brun (France): Magnetic cell – a building block for tissue engineering and a template for microvesicles as drug delivery systems

· Valery Tuchin (FiDiPro, FIN): Application of photocatalytic, plasmonic, and upcoversing nanoparticles in vitro and in vivo for biomedical imaging and therapy

· Vesa Virtanen: Sensory applications in diagnostics

· Oulu SME presentations TBA

Day 2: Wednesday, November 6 Time: 9-16 Place: Lecture hall A101, Dept. of Anatomy and Cell Biology

· TED lecture on bio/information technology innovations Session IV Biosensors and and microfluidistic applications

· Lars Folke Olsen (Danmark): NanoBiosensors and aptamers

· Anders Wolff (Danmark): Novel Biomaterials for tissue engineering, microfluidistics & nanotech research application development

· Claus Duschl (Germany): Microfluidistics and the lab of chip and the application

· Oulu SME presentations TBA

· Open discussion about technology developmental avenues and applications

The final programme will be published very soon and will be available via http://www.oulu.fi/biocenter/calendar-of-events.

Kind regards, Ritva

*************************************** Ritva Saastamoinen, PhD, Docent Biocenter Oulu Doctoral Programme Coordinator Adjunct associate professor

Biocenter Oulu PL 5000 (Aapistie 5a) FIN-90014 University of Oulu, Finland

Tel: (+358) 0294 48 6102 ritva.saastamoinen(at)oulu.fi http://www.oulu.fi/biocenter/doctoral-programme ***************************************