tentative program Firenze 2014 ver9

Thematic workshop of Controlled Release Society Italian Chapter
Nanomedicine: pharmacokinetic challenges,
targeting strategies and clinical outcomes
Topics: Biologic issues, Drug delivery and targeting, Physical-chemical characterization
Florence, November 6th – 8th 2014
Istituto Geografico Militare - Via Cesare Battisti, Florence (Italy)
Confirmed Invited speakers
Twan Lammers. RWTH Aachen University - Passive vs active targeting
Randall Mrsny, University of Bath - Understanding and developing the science behind oral protein and peptide delivery
David Stepenesky, University Ben Gourion - Approaches for intracellular drug targeting using nano-drug delivery systems
Dan Peer, Tel Aviv University - To target or not to target ? Hurdles in targeted nanomedicine for preclinical and clinical applications
Bordes Picard, Capsugel - Patient Centric Focus Design : changing the development paradigm
Stefaan DeSmedt, Ghent University – to be defined
Enrico Mastrobattista, Utrecht University – to be defined
Paolo Decuzzi, Methodist Hospital of Houston – to be defined
Scientific Committee
Local Organizing Committee
Piero Baglioni
Paolo Caliceti
Bice Conti
Maurizio D’Incalci
Giuseppe De Rosa
Francesca Maestrelli
Pietro Matricardi
Paola Mura
Debora Berti
Natascia Mennini
Marzia Cirri
Giada Casella
Costanza Montis.
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Contact: Francesca Maestrelli, Chemistry Department, via Ugo Schiff, 6 - 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence) Italy - tel +39 (0) 554573711 - fax +39 (0) 554574913 - e-mail:
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