COST Action TD1004

"Theragnostics Imaging and Therapy:
An Action to Develop Novel Nanosized Systems for Imaging-Guided Drug Delivery "

February 17-18, 2012

Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

• FRIDAY, 17^th February 2012
• • 12:00 - 12:45 : Kent Hung (BE) - COST Officer
  • 12:45 - 13:45 : Lunch break
  • 13:45 - 16:00 : WG1 "Imaging reporters for theranostic agents"
    moderator: Renata Mikolajczak (PL)
    • Frank Rösch (DE): In vitro and in vivo evaluation of 18F-labelled HPMA polymeric architectures as potential carrier systems of drugs.
    • Mauro Botta (IT): Relaxivity Enhancement in Nanosized GdIII-based systems
    • Aleksander Bilewicz (PL): Nanozeolites as a carrier for radium radionuclides
    • Eva Jakab-Toth (FR): Responsive and multimodal imaging agents
    • Carlos F. Geraldes (PT): Characterization of nanoparticle based bimodal imaging agents
    • Aline Nonat (FR): Bifunctional ligands, complexes and quantum dots: new tools for imaging and diagnostic
    • Kristina Djanashvili (NL): Lanthanide-containing nanoparticles for multimodal imaging and therapy
  • 16:00 - 16:30 : Coffee break
  • 16:30 - 19:30 : WG2 "Nanocarrires for theranostic agents"
    moderator: Ruth Schmid (NO)
    • Maria Blanco Prieto (ES): Nanotherapy and biomaterials
    • Ulrich Schatzschneider (DE): Bioorthogonal "click" reactions in the functionalization of nanomaterials for theranostic applications
    • Nuno Azevedo (PT): Application of DNA mimics in theranostics
    • Paul Debbage (AU): Design, development and validation of HAS-based nanocarriers for theragnostic applications in MRI and OI
    • Gerard Tobias (ES): Carbon nanocapsules for theranostic applications
    • Fabrice Navarro y Garcia (FR): Lipidots® delivery platform
    • Stefaan De Smedt (BE): An update of recent work @ Ghent University on microbubbles and nanogels
  • Adjournment
  • 20:30 : Social dinner (offered by Bracco Imaging SpA)
  
  
• SATURDAY, 18^th February 2012
• • 8.30 - 10.15: WG3 "Preparation and selection of targeting vectors"
    moderator: Robert Muller (BE)
    • Fabian Kiessling (DE): Multimodal microbubbles for molecular imaging and theranostics
    • Melpomeni Fani (DE): GPCRs as Targets in Cancer Imaging and Therapy using Nuclear Probes
    • Helmut Maecke (DE): Oligoprolines as Scaffolds for Multivalent and Multispecific Vectors for Tumor Targeting
    • Penelope Bouziotis (GR): Antibody pretargeting: current activities and future possibilities within the COST TD1004 Action
    • Karin Andrieux (FR): Design of nanoparticles for theragnostic of Alzheimer's disease
  • 10:15 - 10:45 : Coffee break
  • 10:45 - 13:00 : WG4 "Theranostic agents responsive to endogenous and external stimuli"
    moderator: Gerben Koning (NL)
    • Eric Allémann (CH): Ultrasound bubbles for diagnostics and therapy
    • Ruth Schmid (NO): Ultrasound bubbles stabilized with multifunctional nanoparticles for combined diagnostics and therapy
    • Gerben Koning (NL): Strategies to improve liposomal drug delivery to solid tumors
    • Lars Lindner (DE): A novel intravascular drug delivery platform based on phosphatidyl-(oligo)-glycerols
    • Simonetta Geninatti-Crich (IT): MR Imaging guided NCT by a dual Gd/B agent targeted to tumor cells via upregulated LDL transporters
    • Enzo Terreno (IT): Imaging drug release from nanomedicines: a brief overview
    • Elias Fattal (FR): Nanotechnologies for multimodalities imaging and triggered drug release
  • 10:15 - 10:45 : Lunch break
  • 10:45 - 13:00 : WG5 "Set-up of preclinical theranostic protocols" moderator: George Loudos (GR)
    • Kim Bergström (FL): SPECT/CT in translational research
    • Twan Lammers (DE): Image-guided nanomedicines for personalized therapeutic interventions
    • Nicolas Beziere (DE): Optoacoustic imaging - achievements and perspectives
  • 15:00 - 15:45 : Round table: The industrial view
    moderator: Silvio Aime (IT)
  • 15:45 - 16:15 : Coffee break and Conclusion of the Scientific Meeting
  • 16:15 - 17:30 : MC Meeting