BNC, the
specialist bio-nanotechnology product development consultancy and the Nanotechnology
Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN), one of the UK's primary knowledge-based
networks for Micro and Nanotechnologies, have delivered a highly successful
conference in partnership with The Wellcome Trust.
Bio Nano Consulting (BNC), the specialist bio-nanotechnology product development
consultancy and the Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN), one
of the UK's primary knowledge-based networks for Micro and Nanotechnologies,
have delivered a highly successful conference in partnership with The Wellcome
Trust. The Nano 4 Life conference explored key areas within life sciences where
nanotechnology offers opportunities to advance healthcare provision, improve
product development and help keep the UK a leading force in this exciting
technology area. With high-quality keynote addresses from household names such
as GSK, AstraZeneca and GE Healthcare, the event was significantly over-subscribed
with greater than 170 registrations.
Nanotechnology is widely recognised to have the potential to make a significant
impact on healthcare. This conference successfully brought together leading
academic and industry researchers to discuss the increasingly important intersection
between nanotechnology and the bio, pharma and healthcare sectors. As bio-nanotechnology
experts, BNC organised the Nano 4 Life conference in order to explore how nanotechnology
can further benefit life science.
Attendees of the conference heard where the technology can provide solutions
to healthcare issues and also what researchers need to consider when developing
innovations to ensure that companies can take these new ideas to the patients
that need them. The conference had a very positive outlook on how the sector
will be able to help solve some of the most pressing healthcare problems, such
as drug resistant superbugs and major advances in cancer treatment.
Prof Leonard Fass, Visiting Professor at Imperial College London, one of the
Nano 4 Life speakers commented, 'It was fantastic to see so many researchers
from both academia and industry come together to discuss the applications of
nanotechnology in healthcare and pharma.' He continued, 'What is more, attendance
from such high-profile pharmaceutical companies has helped to highlight the
importance of nanotechnology and how it can be used to advance today's life
science sectors.'