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Program

Each day offers a theme, with a series of talks by the invited participants in the morning, followed by discussions, a poster session and a concluding planning session each afternoon:

            Day 1- Monday 30 Nov 2009 – Biomaterials
            Day 2 - Tuesday 01 Dec 2009 – Tissue Engineering
            Day 3 - Wednesday 02 Dec 2009 – Drug Delivery
            Day 4 - Thursday 03 Dec 2009 – Nanotechnology/Biosensors
            Day 5 - Friday 04 Dec 2009 – Other – broader impacts

 

Tentative Program

 


Monday 30 Nov 2009
Theme: Biomaterials

 
08 30 – 09 15 Welcome and Opening Ceremony verso
09 15 – 09 30 Tea/Coffee break

09 30 – 11 00


Lecture 1:
Smart Biomaterials - Controlling Biomaterial Features to Optimize Function

David Kaplan profile

11 00 – 12 30
Lecture 2:
Mechanical factors for tissue development


Catherine Kuo profile
12 30 – 13 30 Lunch

13 30 – 15 00
Lecture 3:
Engineering human tissues

Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic profile

15 00 - 16 30
Lecture 4: 
Biomaterials: Physiochemical interactions, surface modifications


Jason Burdick profile
16 30 – 16 45 Tea/Coffee break

short talks on current issues, options for the region and planning
– coordinated by speakers of the day:

16 45 - 17 05


"Biomaterials for vascular graft applications"


Deon Bezuidenhout,
Tim Pennell,
Evelyne Nguyen
and Peter Zilla

(Cardiovascular Research Unit, University of Cape Town)

17 05 - 17 25
"Smart biomimetic matrices and the spontaneous induction of bone formation"


Ugo Ripamonti

(Bone Research Laboratory MRC/University of the Witwatersrand)
17 25 - 18 15 Discussion
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Tuesday 1 Dec 2009
Theme: Regenerative Medicine

 

08 45 – 10 15
Lecture 5:
System strategies



Sharon Gerecht profile
10 15 – 10 30 Tea/Coffee break

10 30 – 12 00
Lecture 6:
Microengineered hydrogels for stem cell bioengineering and tissue regeneration

Ali Khademhosseini profile
12 00 – 13 00 Lunch

13 00 – 14 30
Lecture 7:
Bioreactor systems


Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic profile

14 30 – 16 00
Lecture 8:
Regenerative Medicine: Future directions

Jason Burdick profile
16 00 - 16 15 Tea/Coffee break

short talks on current issues, options for the region and planning – coordinated by speakers of the day

16 15 – 16 35
"Translating the preclinical promise of osteogenic molecular signals and osteoinductive biomaterials into clinical reality: Jumping the species gap"


U.Ripamonti,
C. Ferretti,
M. Heliotis

(MRC/University of the Witwatersrand, Medical School, South Africa)
16 35 - 17 25 Discussion
17 25 – 18 25

Poster session
   
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Wednesday 2 Dec 2009
Theme: Drug Delivery

 

08 45 – 10 15


Lecture 9:
Nanoparticle drug delivery systems

Dhanjay Jhurry profile
10 15 – 10 30 Tea/Coffee break

10 30 – 12 00
Lecture 10:
Polymer Vesicles for drug delivery 



Sebastien Lecommandoux profile
12 00 – 13 00 Lunch

13 00 – 14 30
Lecture 11:
Cancer therapy: Challenges of delivery

Kam Leong profile

14 30 – 16 00
Lecture 12:
Gene therapy: Challenges of Nonviral delivery

Kam Leong profile
16 00 - 16 15 Tea/Coffee break

short talks on current issues, options for the region and planning – coordinated by speakers of the day


16 15 - 16 35
"Will living radical polymerization end the monopoly of PEG?"


Bert Klumpermann

(Dept.of Chemistry and Polymer Science, University of Stellenbosch (South Africa)

16 35 - 16 55
"Oligoagarose-g-PCL micelles as nanocarriers for drug delivery"


Archana Bhaw-Luximon, Dhanjay Jhurry

(Dept. of Chemistry, University of Mauritius)

16 55 - 17 15
"Carbohydrate-based Nanostructured Materials for the Study of Biomolecular Recognition Processes and Gene Delivery Applications"


Ravin Narain,
Marya Ahmed,
Zhicheng Deng,
Xiaoze Jiang

(Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada)

17 15 - 17 35


"IntraJanTM Bioengineered Therapeutics Delivery Platform"


Davidson Day Ateh,
 Joanne Elizabeth Martin

(Queen Mary University of London, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry/ BioMoti Ltd)
19 30 – 22 30 Workshop Dinner at Hilton Resort
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Thursday 3 Dec 2009
Theme: Nanotechnology/Biosensors

 

08 45 – 10 15
Lecture 13:
Electroconductive Hydrogels: Bioactive and Bio-smart polymers in implatable biosensors, electrosimulated release devices and deep brain stimulation electrodes

Anthony Guiseppi-Elie profile
10 15 – 10 30 Tea/Coffee break

10 30 – 12 00
Lecture 14:
Nanotechnology Processing


Gary Bowlin profile
12 00 – 13 00 Lunch

13 00 – 14 30
Lecture 15:
Potential of improving the treatment of Tuberculosis through nanotechnology


Hulda Swai profile

14 30 – 16 00
Lecture 16:
Future needs of micro and nanoscale technologies for biosensing and regenerative medicine

Ali Khademhosseini profile
16 00 - 16 15 Tea/Coffee break

short talks on current issues, options for the region and planning – coordinated by speakers of the day

16 15 – 16 35
"Cyclodextrins in Textile: New Opportunities for the Industry"


Dharma Kistamah

(Dept. of Textile Technology, University of Mauritius)
16 35 – 17 25 Discussion
17 25 - 18 25

Poster session
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Friday 4 Dec 2009

Theme: Broader Impact - Government and Industry Issues in the Region

 
Research
09 00 – 09 10

Importance of Science, Technology and Innovation for Mauritius

Ministry of Industry, Science and Research
09 10 – 09 20 The role of MRC in promoting Science, Technology and Innovation Mauritius Research Council (MRC)
09 20 – 09 30 Funding opportunities for research in Mauritius Tertiary Education Commission
09 30 – 09 45 Update on biomaterials/drug delivery/nanonomedicine/biosensors in Mauritius Ministry of Health and Quality of Life
09.45 – 09.55 New Technologies in Sugarcane Research: Present and Future Applications Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute
Awareness-raising
09 55 – 10 05 Rajiv Gandhi Science Centre – A vision for public engagement in Nanotechnology Rajiv Gandhi Science Centre
Exchange with the USA
10 05 – 10 15 Collaborative programmes (existing and forthcoming) with the USA in terms of research, technology transfer and student exchange Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade
10 15 – 10 30 Tea/Coffee break
Industry
10 30 – 10.50 Investment Opportunities in Healthcare and Life Sciences Board of Investment (Mauritius)
10.50 – 11.05 Presentation of Biomaterials Associations of South Africa Society  
11.05 – 11.30 Medical Devices manufacturing in Mauritius: Challenges, needs and opportunities NATEC-Medical
11 30 – 11 45 Driving biologics innovation Peaccel
11 45 – 12 00    
12 00 – 13 00 Lunch
13 00 – 14 00 Discussion on training, research needs and options for the region  
14 00 – 15 00 Summary of discussion, future planning and way forward  
15 00 – 15 15 Tea/Coffee break
15.15 – 15 45 Closure  
15 45 – 17 00 Visit of NATEC-Medical Company  
 

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