Programme

All NanoFormulation2011 presentations will be held in Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3

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Sunday, 26 June 2011
14:00 – 20:00	Registration- Lobby, Suntec Level 1
17:00 – 19:00	Exhibitor Booth Dressing

Monday, 27 June 2011
08:00 – 09:00	Registration - Lobby, Suntec Level 1
09:00 – 09:45	Opening Ceremony Opening Remarks: B.V.R. Chowdari, Chairman Welcome Address: Tan Chorh Chuan, President, National University of Singapore, Singapore Inauguration Mr Lim Hng Kiang, Minister for Trade and Industry, Singapore
09:45 – 10:30	Plenary Lecture 1 - Ballroom 1,2,3, Suntec Level 2 Albert Fert, Nobel Laureate in Physics,CNRS, France *"Challenges and Emerging Directions in Spintronics"*
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee/Tea Break
NanoFormulation2011 TRADE DAY - DOWNLOAD BOOKLET HERE Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3
11:00 – 11:10	NanoFormulation2011 opening address Patrick Mulqueen, FSTG, UK
11:10 – 11:40	D1-1 (Invited) - Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 Keynote Lecture for Trade Day Jackie Ying, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Singapore *Nanostructure Processing of Advanced Materials*
11:40 – 12:10	D1-2 (Invited) - Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 Keynote Lecture for Trade Day Senthil Ramadas, Tera-Barrier Films, Singapore *Ultra High Nanoparticulate Barrier Stack for Plastic Electronics Applications*
12:10 – 12.30	D1-3 (Invited) - Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 Keynote Lecture for Trade Day Jimmy, Sung Lai Yun, NanoMaterials Technology Pte Ltd, Singapore *Improved Nanoparticle Formulation for Effective Drug Delivery*
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch - Hall 403 & 404, Suntec Level 4 Theme Lecture 1 (13:00-13:45) - Ballroom 1,2,3, Suntec Level 2 Jonathan Adams, Thomson Reuters, UK *"Evidence-based Insights Into the Global Trend and Hot Spots of Research in Material Science"*
NanoFormulation2011 TRADE DAY VISIT TO JURONG ISLAND - Meet in Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 at 13:15 to be taken to the bus.
13:25	Depart for ICES
14:20	Security clearance at Jurong Island checkpoint (prior applications and passports required, no camera/video imaging devices)
14:35 – 15:00	Intro to fact finding stations, briefing on safety and grouping
15:00 – 15:25	Station 1: Crystallisation and Particle Science Labs
15:25 – 15:50	Station 2: Polymer Labs
15:50 – 16:15	Station 3: Process Science and Modeling Pilot Plant
16:15 – 16:45	Coffee break
16:45	Gather at ICES lobby
16:50	Depart for SUNTEC

Tuesday, 28 June 2011
08:00 – 08:30	Registration - Lobby, Suntec Level 1
08:30 – 10:00	Plenary Lecture 2 - Ballroom 1,2,3, Suntec Level 2 Joachim Luther, National University of Singapore, Singapore *"Transformation of Today’s Energy Systems Towards Sustainability – Challenges for Material Science"* Plenary Lecture 3 - Ballroom 1,2,3, Suntec Level 2 Susumu Kitagawa, Kyoto University, Japan "*New Generation of Porous Materials-Soft Porous Crystals"*
10:00 – 10:30	Coffee/Tea Break
SESSION: FORMULATION OF NANO-BIOMATERIALS - CHAIR: Conxita Solans (CSIC, Spain)
10:30 – 10:35	Introduction to Formulation of Nano-biomaterials. Conxita Solans (CSIC, Spain)
10:35 – 11:15	D2-1 (Invited) - Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 Keynote Lecture: Shinji Takeoka (Waseda University, Japan) *Fabrication and Properties of Ultra-thin Films (Nanosheets) as Innovative Biomaterials*
11:15 – 11:45	D2-2 (Invited) - Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 Keynote Lecture: Christine Vauthier (Université Paris IX, France) *Formulating Nanoparticles to Achieve in Vivo Delivery of Challenging Drugs*
11:45 – 12:00	D2-3 - Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 Contributed Talk from Open Call for Papers: Shoucang SHEN (Crystallisation & Particle Science, Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, Singapore) *Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle-functionalized Poly(methyl methacrylate)-Based Bone Cement for Effective Antibiotics Delivery*
12:00 – 12:15	D2-4 - Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 Contributed Talk from Open Call for Papers: Shailja Tiwari, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. H. S. Gour University, India *Viral protein complexed liposomes for intranasal delivery of recombinant antigen vaccine*

12:15 – 12:30	D2-5 - Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 Contributed Talk from Open Call for Papers: Jan Barthelmes, Leopold-Franzens University Innsbruck, Austria *Development of a Mucoadhesive Nanoparticulate Drug Delivery System for a Targeted Drug Release in the Bladder*
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch - Hall 403 & 404, Suntec Level 4 Theme Lecture 2 (13:00-13:45)- Ballroom 1,2,3 Suntec Level 2 D.D. Sarma, Indian Institute of Science, India *"Semiconductor Nanocrystals: How Do They Grow and Why Do They Glow?"*
SESSION: HANDLING AND PROCESSING OF NANOPOWDERS CHAIR: Philippe Rogueda (Novartis, UK)
14:00 – 14:40	D3-1 (Invited) - Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 Keynote Lecture: Satoru Watano, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan *Innovative Design for Smart Nano-Drug by a Supercritical CO2 Processing*
14:40 – 15:20	Keynote Lecture - Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 Shu-Hong Yu, University of Science and Technology of China *Reactivites and Stabilities of Nanoparticles: Good or Bad for Nanoparticle Processing*
15:20 – 15:40	D3-2 - Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 Contributed Talk from Open Call for Papers: Rongbo Zheng, Southwest Forestry University, China *Nanocomposites Prepared by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis and Their Applications*
15:40 – 16:00	D3-3 - Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 Contributed Talk from Open Call for Papers: Yee Hwa Sehlleier, Nano-Energy & Nanoparticle Synthesis, IUTA e.V., Germany *Surface modification of SiO2 nanoparticles and their superhydrophobic surface coating*
16:00 – 16:30	Coffee/Tea Free Flow
16:30 - 18:00	1:1 Delegate Meetings
18:00 – 20:00	Public Lecture 1 - UCC, Natonal University of Singapore Albert Fert, Nobel Laureate in Physics, CNRS, France "*Research and Applications: from the Spin of the Electrons to Our Computers and Telephones"* Public Lecture 2 - UCC, Natonal University of Singapore Ada Yonath, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Weizmann Institute, Israel *"The Amazing Ribosome"*
20:00	Transfer to SUNTEC

Wednesday, 29 June 2011
08:00 – 08:30	Registration - Lobby, Suntec Level 1
08:30 – 10:00	Plenary Lecture 4 - Ballroom 1,2,3, Suntec Level 2 Andre Geim, Nobel Laureate in Physics, University of Manchester, UK *"Graphene: Status and Prospects"* Plenary Lecture 5 - Ballroom 1,2,3, Suntec Level 2 Charles Lieber, Harvard University, USA *"Semiconductor Nanowires: A Platform for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology"*
10:00 – 10:30	Coffee/Tea Break
SESSION: PROCESSING AND STABILISATION OF NANOPARTICLE SUSPENSIONS CHAIR: Paul Sharratt, A*STAR, Singapore
10:30 – 10:35	- Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 Introducing the Processing and Stabilisation of Nanoparticle Suspensions Paul Sharratt, A*STAR, Singapore
10:35 – 11:15	D4-1 (Invited) - Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 Keynote Lecture: Heinrich Hofmann, EPFL, Switzerland *Preparation of Nanoparticle Suspensions for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Use*
11:15 – 11:45	D4-2 (Invited) - Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 Keynote Lecture: Junhui He, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China *Tailoring the Structure of Functional Nanomaterials and their Energy and Environmental Applications*
11:45 – 12:00	D4-3 - Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 Contributed Talk from Open Call for Papers: Thomai Panagiotou, Microfluidics, United States *Microfluidics Reaction Technology (MRT) for Continuous, Bottom-Up Production of Drug*
12:00 – 12:15	D4-4 - Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 Contributed Talk from Open Call for Papers: Karin Persson, YKI, Institute for Surface Chemistry, Sweden *Formulating Nano-Particles into Robust Particle-Stabilized Emulsions*
12:15 – 12:30	D4-5 - Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 Contributed Talk from Open Call for Papers: Wolfgang Gerlinger, BASF SE, Germany *Structuring and Stabilization of Suspensions by Scalable Process Routes*
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch - Hall 403 & 404, Suntec Level 4 Theme Lecture 3 (13:00-13:45) - Ballroom 1,2 Suntec Level 2 Qi-Kun Xue, Tsinghua University, China "*Topological Insulator, an Emerging Material for Information Technology"*
SESSION: PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY AT THE NANOSCALE CHAIR: Gordon Tiddy, The University of Manchester, UK
14:00 – 14:30	D5-1 (Invited) - Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 Keynote Lecture: Daan Frenkel, University of Cambridge, UK *Controlling Crystal Nucleation: Order Through Disorder*
14:30 – 15:00	D5-2 (Invited) - Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 Keynote Lecture: Matthew Lynch, Procter & Gamble, USA *Formulating Polymers Into Nanoparticle Dispersions*
15:00 – 15:20	D5-3 - Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 Contributed Talk from Open Call for Papers: Pascal Bru, Research and Application, Formulaction *Passive Microrheology : Non Contact Measurement of Viscoelastic Properties of Biopolymers*

15:20 – 15:40	D5-4 - Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 Contributed Talk from Open Call for Papers: Clive Prestidge, Ian Wark Research Institute, University of South Australia, Australia *Engineering Nanoparticle Layers to Improve the Performance of Lipid Based Formulations*
15:40 – 16:00	D5-5 - Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 Contributed Talk from Open Call for Papers: Martin Rudolph, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany *Nanoparticles in Organic Solvents with Polymers - Colloidal Stability and Consequences Upon Material Synthesis Through Spray Drying*
16:00 – 16:30	Coffee/Tea Break
16:00 – 17:30	NanoFormulation2011 Poster Session - Gallery East, Suntec Level 3 Posters D-PO3-01 to D-PO3-34
17:40 – 18:00	Transfer to Singapore Flyer
18:00 – 18:30	Singapore Flyer Networking Event
18:30 – 21:00	NanoFormulation2011 Evening Reception

Thursday, 30 June 2011
08:00 – 08:30	Registration - Lobby, Suntec Level 1
08:30 – 10:00	Plenary Lecture 6 - Ballroom 1,2, Suntec Level 2 Ada Yonath, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Weizmann Institute, Israel "*Ribosomes - RNA Machines that Survive Evolution Pressure"* Plenary Lecture 7 - Ballroom 1,2, Suntec Level 2 Jean M.J. Frechet, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia "*The Design of Functional Macromolecules: from Energy Conversion to Therapeutics"*
10:00 – 10:30	Coffee/Tea Break
SESSION: SMART AND FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS IN FORMULATIONS: COATINGS, FILMS AND TAPES. CHAIR: Steve Daren, Daren Labs, Israel
10:30 – 11:00	D7-1 (Invited) - Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 Keynote Lecture: Stephen Rimmer, University of Sheffield, UK *Bacteria Responsive Poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide)*
11:00 – 11:30	D7-2 (Invited) - Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 Keynote Lecture: Sebastian Koltzenburg, BASF,Germany *Formation of Organic Nanoparticles from Active Molecules*
11:30 – 11:50	D7-3 - Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 Contributed Talk from Open Call for Papers: Martin Weiter, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic *Novel Materials and Deposition Techniques for Preparation of Active Thin Layers for Organic Photonics*

11:50 – 12:10	D7-4 - Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 Contributed Talk from Open Call for Papers: Andreas Greiner, University of Marburg, Germany *Aqueous Nanodispersions of Biodegradable Polyesters for Nanofiber Preparation by Electrospinning*
12:10 – 12:30	D7-5 - Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 Contributed Talk from Open Call for Papers: Olga Levinson, Ray Techniques Ltd, Israel *Novel Thermal Interface Materials (TIM) Based on Green Nanodiamonds Produced by Laser Ablation*
12:30 – 16:00	Lunch - Hall 403 & 404, Suntec Level 4 Theme Lecture (13:00-16:00) - Room 304/305 *"Teaching the Nano Scale - A Global Revolution in Science Education*" Panelists: Steve Fonash, Pennsylvania State University, USA; Marcel Van de Voorde, University of Delft, The Netherlands; G.U. Kulkarni, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, India; Joe Shapter, Flinders University, Australia; Fuh-Sheng Shieu, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan; Meifang Zhu, Donghua University, Shanghai, P.R. China ; Andrew Wee, National University of Singapore, Singapore. Moderator: John Baglin, IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, USA
SESSION: SAFETY AND HEALTH EFFECTS OF NANOSCALE MATERIALS – TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE AND SAFE NANOMATERIALS CHAIR: Paul Borm, Hogeschool Zuyd, Centre of Expertise Life Sciences, Netherlands
14:00 – 14:40	D8-1 (Invited) - Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 Keynote Lecture: Chunying Chen, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China *Understanding the Interactions of Nanoscale Materials with Biological Systems by Integrated Techniques*
14:40 – 15:20	D8-2 (Invited) - Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 Keynote Lecture: Paul Borm, Hogeschool Zuyd, Centre of Expertise Life Sciences, Netherlands *Multimodal Imaging using Nanoparticle based Tools*
15:20 – 15:40	D8-3 - Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 Contributed Talk from Open Call for Papers: Min Zhao, Dow AgroSciences LLC., United States Nano-Sized Delivery For Agricultural Chemicals
15:40 – 16:00	D8-4 - Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 Contributed Talk from Open Call for Papers: Abhinav Kumar, King's College London, United Kingdom *Dosimetry in Vitro: an Under-appreciated Problem?*
16:00 – 16:30	Coffee/Tea Break
16:00 – 17:30	NanoFormulation2011 Poster Session - Gallery East, Suntec Level 3 Posters D-P04-01 to D-PO4-34
16:30 – 18:00	1:1 Delegate Meetings
19:00 – 22:00	Conference Banquet @ Raffles City Convention Centre (RCCC), Padang/Collyer Ballrooms Guest-of-Honor: Prof. Tan Chorh Chuan, President, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Friday, 1 July 2011
08:00 – 08:30	Registration - Lobby, Suntec Level 1
08:30 – 10:00	Plenary Lecture 8 - Ballroom 1,2, Suntec Level 2 K. von Klitzing, Nobel Laureate in Physics, Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Germany "*Nobel Prizes in Physics, Advanced Materials, and the New Kilogramm" Plenary Lecture 9 -* Ballroom 1,2, Suntec Level 2 Boey Yin Chiang, Freddy, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore "*Biodegradable Cardiovascular Implants: Opportunities and Challenges"*
10:00 – 10:30	Room 325, SUNTEC Level 3 NanoFormulation2011 poster award presentation kindly sponsored by the RSC Publishing journal, Nanoscale.
NanoFormulation2011 TRAINING DAY- BOOKLET AVAILABLE HERE
10:30 – 11:00	Transfer to Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE)
11:00 – 11:15	Introduction to the Training Day, Richard Greenwood (University of Birmingham, UK)
11:15 – 11:30	Welcome and Introduction to IMRE
11:30 – 12:00	Nano-object characterisation and standardization Charles Clifford, National Physcial Laboratory UK
12:00 – 12:20	*Application of STEM, EELS and Tomography to characterisation on nanoparticles* Ming Lin, IMRE, Singapore
12:20 – 12:40	Surface and interface property characterization and their characterisation in nanoparticle system Pan Jisheng, IMRE, Singapore
12:40 – 13:00	*New techniques for nanoparticle characterisation in liquids* Victoria Coleman, National Measurement Institute, Australia
13:00 – 13:30	*Characterisation of nanoparticles for in-vivo drug delivery* Christine Vauthier (Université Paris IX, France)
13:30 – 14:00	Lunch
14:00 – 16:00	Laboratory tour at IMRE for demonstrations of characterization technqiues for nanostructures
16:00 – 16:45	Programme end and return by bus to Suntec City
16:45 – 17:00	NanoFormulation2011 conference close