Chemical Sciences meetings & conferences

3rd Annual International Conference on Advances in Biotechnology (BioTech 2013)

18 - 19 March 2013 Singapore

Biotechnology is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. The concept encompasses a wide range of procedures for modifying living organisms according to human purposes - going back to domestication of animals, cultivation of plants, and "improvements" to these through breeding programs that employ artificial selection and hybridization.

This multi-disciplinary conference aims to provide a challenging forum and vibrant opportunity for researchers and industry practitioners to share their original research results and practical development experiences on specific new challenges and emerging issues.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Pharmaceutical / Medicine

• Structural Biology
• Proteomics
• Cell Cycle and Oncology
• Medical Microbiology
• Diagnostic Pathology
• Clinical Chemistry
• Haematology
• Diagnostic Imaging
• Medical Imaging and Methods
• Sonography
• Molecular and Cell Biology
• Biochemistry
• Immunology
• Genetics
• Neurobiology
• Drug production
• Pharmacogenomics
• Gene therapy
• Factors for transcribing DNA into RNA
• Monoclonol antibodies
• Pathogenesis of Human Diseases
• Presymptomatic testing

Food and Agriculture

• Genetic engineering
• Genomics
• Tissue culture
• Cell fusion
• Molecular biology
• Enzymology
• Fermentation processes
• Instrumentation and diagnostic methods
• Food processing
• Biofertilizer
• Waste Technology
• Environment Control
• Pest and diseases resistant crop
• High value addictives and chemical products
• Immunological techniques
• Signal transduction
• Conjugation
• Classical mutagenesis
• Conjugation process
• Hybridisation

CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT

Global Science & Technology Forum (GSTF)
10 Anson Road, International Plaza,
Singapore 079903
DID : +65 6327 0166
Fax : +65 6327 0162

For Conference Information info@advbiotech.org
For Registration, Accommodation or Visa Assistance secretariat@advbiotech.org

IEEE-EMBS Micro- and Nanoengineering in Medicine Conference (MNMC 2012)

Translating Technology from the Bench to the Bedside

December 3-7, 2012 The Westin Maui Resort and Spa, Ka’anapali, Hawaii

Various biomedical grand challenges facing our society and the world can be addressed by interfacing biology and medicine with micro- and nanoscale technologies. These technologies hold great potential to impact early diagnosis, therapeutics, and management of disease. IEEE EMBS is sponsoring the first Conference on Micro- and Nanoengineering in Medicine to foster interaction between scientists, engineers and medical researchers in the context of real-world medical needs and issues. The Conference will promote vigorous and open dialogue towards the development of cutting edge technologies for faster, more quantitative, and less expensive biomedical solutions using advances in micro and nanotechnology.

Polymer Chemistry Conference 2012

Polymers: From Biomedical Applications to Energy

Monday November 12 2012 - Friday November 16 2012 Xcaret, Mexico

The continued application of synthetic chemistry to the development of new polymer-based materials has given polymer chemistry a critical role in the development of new materials across a broad range of applications that impact our lives, most recently in biomedical and energy-related areas. Synthetic methodologies that allow the shaping of polymeric materials to function as biomaterials in applications including tissue engineering, imaging, and the targeted delivery of drugs and biological materials will be presented. We will showcase creative designs and synthetic strategies for these multifunctional polymeric systems and composite materials. The multifaceted properties of polymers allow for the increasing advancement of polymers in energy-related applications. The optimization of polymer-based organic photovoltaic and hybrid materials for harvesting and storing solar energy, as well as the development of new semiconducting polymers will be topics of particular interest. The unique site and forum will give the attendees many opportunities to exchange ideas, discuss research challenges and forge new collaborations. The total number of attendees will be kept to a maximum of 100 to facilitate such interactions. The themes in 2012 will include: - Synthesis of Biomaterials - Applications of Nanomaterials in Medicine - Self assembly - Theranostics - Polymer Surfaces - Polymers for Imaging and Devices - Polymers and Energy

Contact us
For general queries about conference attendance, registration, payment, accommodation, etc. please email info~at~zingconferences.com (replace '~at~' with '@').

Peptide Chemistry Conference 2012

Friday November 2 2012 - Tuesday November 6 2012 Xcaret, Mexico

The interest of pharmaceutical companies for peptides is increasing enormously in the last decade. There are several reasons for that. In first place, the number of the so-called small molecules accepted for the corresponding agencies are declining. In this sense, pharmaceutical are looking more to biological based drugs. Furthermore, the advances in fields of formulation, drug delivery technology and chemical modifications, have rekindled the interest in peptides as APIs.

This would not be possible without the concurrence of strong peptide chemistry. The development of new resins for the solid-phase methodology, coupling reagents, orthogonal protecting groups, and synthetic strategies are being allowed the rapid and efficient synthesis of small and large peptides for research and, then, the multi-ton preparation of the API based peptides.

This Zing conference will be totally devoted into the latest developments in peptide chemistry. In addition to the parameters outlined above, the following topics will be discussed:

Synthesis of building blocks
use of microwave and other technologies
syntheses of foldamers, peptide conjugates, and peptides for nanotechnologies
preparation of peptide libraries
chemical ligation for protein synthesis
syntheses of complex cyclic peptide of natural origin and peptide mimetics
industrial synthesis of peptides

Attendees from the academia and the industry as well Ph.D. students and post-doctoral fellows will fulfill an unique atmosphere around the peptide world.

Contact us
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European Molecular Biology Laboratory Conference Series: Chemical Biology 2012

EMBL Heidelberg, Germany Wednesday 26 September - Saturday 29 September 2012

Why You Should Attend

Chemical Biology is a quickly growing highly interdisciplinary field, which investigates biological questions by using chemical strategies and tools. It has emerged to become an important and central discipline by itself complementing areas such as medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, cell biology, structural biology and biochemistry. Researchers in Chemical Biology find themselves at home in the chemistry and the biology lab and fuse the experimental possibilities that both have to offer.

Aims of event
The biennial series aims to give an overview on the current status of the fast evolving field and an outlook to where the field is heading. The conference will provide a unique opportunity for scientists using diverse research approaches and methods to come together and to network. It is structured to enhance exchange and discussions between researchers, for the benefit of their own research as well as for the progress of the field.

Topics
The conference will cover a broad area of approaches and methods used in Chemical Biology including:

Molecular imaging and switching tools

Computational and structural approaches

Innovative drug design approaches

Chemical genetics and high throughput methods

Novel synthetic methods as applied to biological questions

Chemical protein engineering

Chemical cell biology

History of Conference

The conference Chemical Biology 2010 was held at the new Advanced training Centre at EMBL Heidelberg. Due to the large success of the initial conference in 2008, Chemical Biology 2010 and the following conferences in the biennial series became a member of the family of EMBO-funded conferences. With about 30 invited speakers, 20 oral presentations chosen from the abstracts, 180 posters and over 300 participants, the 2010 event was a truly impressive success.

Contact

EMBL Course and Conference Office
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Meyerhofstraße 1
69117 Heidelberg
Germany

Tel: +49 6221 387 8908
Fax: +49 6221 387 8158

13th International Congress of the Society for Ethnopharmacology

in collaboration with the

Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research

and

Eurasia Pacific Uninet

September 2 - 6, 2012 Graz, Austria

The International Society for Ethnopharmacology is a collaborative, interdisciplinary group of scientists - anthropologists, pharmacists, pharmacologists, ethnobotanists, phytochemists, and others - all fascinated by the study of the local and global use of traditional medicines.

The 13th International Congress of the Society for Ethnopharmacology will be organized in collaboration with the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research and Eurasia-Pacific Uninet, and will be hosted by University of Graz, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, in Graz/Austria from September 2 - 6, 2012.

Traditional medicinal knowledge has been transferred over the centuries and also over wide distances, and develops into globalised herbal medicine. In this congress we want to focus in particular on the intercultural aspects of herbal medicine and its relevance in modern societies. As an example, we want to discuss the relevance of the Silk Road for the exchange of medicinal plants and medicinal knowledge between east and west.

The research topics presented in plenary and keynote lectures will in particular deal with a holistic approach and the application of systems biology in medicinal plant research. Special emphasis will be on traditional and modern herbal medicinal products in ageing related and infectious diseases. However, presentations from other areas of ethnopharmacology will also be accepted as short lectures and posters.

MAIN SCIENTIFIC TOPICS

Intercultural ethnopharmacology Ethnomedicine along the Silk Road Herbal medicines - from traditional knowledge to global commodities Holistic approach and systems biology in medicinal plant research Traditional and modern herbal medicinal products in aging related diseases Traditional and modern herbal medicinal products in infectious diseases

Research contributions (short lectures, posters) related to the main scientific topics of the conference or other fields of ethnopharmacological plant research are warmly welcomed.

All abstracts must be submitted in pdf-format via our conference management system not later than April 1, 2012.

All correspondence concerning scientific items should be addressed to:

Prof. Dr. Rudolf Bauer
Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Department of Pharmacognosy

Karl-Franzens-University Graz
Universitätsplatz 4
8010 Graz, Austria

Phone: +43-(0)316 380-8700
Fax: +43-(0)316 380-9860
E-mail: rudolf.bauer@uni-graz.at

All correspondence concerning registration and practical matters should be addressed to:

The Organizing Secretariat

Mag. Claudia Thenius
Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Department of Pharmacognosy

Karl-Franzens-University Graz
Universitätsplatz 4
A-8010 Graz, Austria

Phone: +43-(0)316 380-5525
Fax: +43-(0)316 380-9860
E-mail: ise13@uni-graz.at

Challenges in Nanoscience

August 31-September 3, 2012 Xiamen, China

Challenges in Nanoscience will be the third event in the International Symposia on Advancing the Chemical Sciences (ISACS) series in 2012.

Nanoscience is a exciting research area which encompasses a broad range of disciplines, including chemistry, biology, physics and engineering. The five themes selected for this symposia reflect the true interdisciplinary nature of the field of nanoscience and are right at the forefront of research at the nanoscale in the twenty-first century. The Scientific Committee warmly invites you to take part in ISACS9 and looks forward to welcoming you to Xiamen, China.

The Scientific Committee warmly invites you to take part in ISACS9 and looks forward to welcoming you to China.

Aims

The conference will bring together exceptional researchers - all leading names in their field - for an outstanding plenary programme, complemented by contributed talks, together with extensive poster sessions that will provide many networking opportunities.
Themes

Nanomedicine - including nano-encapsulation and drug delivery

Nanocatalysis and functional nanomaterials

Directed assembly of nanomaterials - including lithography and patterning

Nanomachines to nanodevices

Nanoplasmonics and nanospectroscopy

RSC Events
Royal Society of Chemistry, Thomas Graham House, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 0WF, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1223 432254 / 432380
Fax: +44 (0) 1223 423623

13th Tetrahedron Symposium – Asia Edition

27 - 30 November 2012 Taipei, Taiwan

As part of Elsevier’s commitment to connect with researchers worldwide, we are holding the 13th Tetrahedron Symposium in two locations in 2012:

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 2012

Taipei, Taiwan, November 2012

Attendance at this meeting will enable to you to:

Learn from internationally renowned researchers in a comprehensive programme covering all areas of chemical biology, synthetic, bioorganic and medicinal chemistry

Understand the current state of research and the challenges to future discovery.

Present your latest research in the poster sessions.

Network with the editors of the Tetrahedron journals, meet with international colleagues, visit the trade stands and grow your LinkedIn connections

Explore the historic and vibrant city of Taipei in your free time!

Contact Us

For general queries, please contact:

Steve Jebbett
Conference Secretariat
E-mail : customerservice-tetrahedron12@elsevier.com

39th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Controlled Release Society

Smart Materials - From Innovation to Translation
July 15-18, 2012
Centre des Congrès de Québec
Québec City, Canada

Join the Controlled Release Society as it meets in beautiful Québec City, Canada next July. The 2012 scientific program of the Controlled Release Society promises an exciting line-up of world-class scientists representing the continuum of materials science and engineering, the cellular and biological response to materials, the response of various formulations to materials, and the translational considerations, with a common focus on the controlled delivery of active agents.

Session Topics

Bioactive Materials: Biomaterials

Bioactive Materials: DNA and RNAi Delivery

Bioactive Materials: Drug Delivery to the Brain

Bioactive Materials: Inorganic Nanosystems

Bioactive Materials: Intracellular Processes

Bioactive Materials: Nanomedicines

Bioactive Materials: Oncology and Tumor Targeting

Bioactive Materials: Oral Controlled Release

Bioactive Materials: Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicines

Bioactive Materials: Theranostics and Cancer Nanotechnologies

Bioactive Materials: Transdermal Drug Delivery

Bioactive Materials: Translational Nanomedicine

Bioactive Materials/C&DP: Imaging Diagnostics for Material Characterization

Bioactive Materials/C&DP: Nanofibers

Bioactive Materials/Veterinary: Protein and Vaccine Delivery

C&DP: Consumer and Industrial Applications of Nanoparticle Technology

C&DP: Fragrances and Flavors

C&DP: Hydrogel Delivery Systems in Consumer Products

C&DP: Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods

Veterinary: Protein and Peptide Therapeutics for Animal Patients

The Controlled Release Society
3340 Pilot Knob Road
St. Paul, MN U.S.A. 55121

Phone: +1.651.454.7250
Facsimile: +1.651.454.0766
E-mail: crs@scisoc.org

4th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment

Understanding the Geological-Medical Interface of Arsenic

22-27 July 2012 Cairns, Australia

A. Geological theme
 Analytical challenge of arsenic speciation - e.g. geological matrix, food/water, marine biota etc
 Arsenic in marine realm
 Hydrogeology/sedimentological role on arsenic distribution/heterogeneity
 Mobility & transport of arsenic (environmental fate of arsenic & risk interface)
 Recent advances in x-ray spectroscopy (synchrotron) studies – geology aspect
 Release of arsenic into the groundwater
 Significance of geogenic and anthropogenic sources of arsenic
 Soil to water: geological aspects of Himalaya region

B. Medical/Health theme
 Arsenic and water quality
 Arsenic in medicine
 Bioavailability of arsenic in soil & food
 Early childhood effects
 Epidemiology
 Health intervention and treatment
 Mechanism of chronic arsenic poisoning
 Polymorphisms and health
 Recent advances in arsenic toxicology/biochemistry
 Significant of arsenic speciation with regard to health risk
 Social effects
 Synchrotron studies – health aspects

C. Special Sessions
 Arsenic biotransformation
 Arsenic issues related to mining e.g. deep sea discharge, mine site risk assessment, food web transfer,
remediation/intervention etc
 Geomicrobiology of arsenic
 Geothermal arsenic
 Management of environmental arsenic
 Regulatory perspective e.g. recent JECFA review and withdrawal of PTWI of arsenic
 Remediation and water treatment
 Rice CRM (Yongguan Zhou & Jack Ng, an action item of As2010 discussion group)

JKTech Pty Ltd
+61 7 3346 5919
As2012@jktech.com.au