Celebrating 20 Years of Excellent Research and Translation
The 10th annual meeting of the CRS Israeli Local Chapter (ICRS), “20 Years of Excellent Research and Translation,” was held in Maalot, in the north of Israel, on September
From left to right: Yechezkel (Chezy) Barenholz (Hebrew University), Phil Low (Purdue University), Alan Packard (Harvard Medical School), Kinam Park (Purdue University), Alexander (Sasha) Kabanov (North Carolina University, Chapel Hill), Ronit Satchi-Fainaro (Tel Aviv University), Mark Behlke (Integrated DNA Technologies), Marina Dobrovolskaia (NIH/NCI), Marcelle Machluf (Technion), Dan Peer (Tel Aviv University), Rosa Azhari (Ort Brauda), Jason Dearling (Harvard Medical School), Avri Robinstein (Hebrew University), Patrick Couvreur (Paris Sud), and Simon Benita (Hebrew University).14–16.
The conference attracted 220 attendees, including 100 graduate students and postdocs and 55 industry scientists and executives in addition to clinicians and faculty members.
Sessions focused on nanomedicines in cancer treatment; clinical oncology; advanced molecular imaging; innovative delivery vehicles; gene silencing and editing; new commercial technologies; theranostics, delivery science, and tissue engineering; advanced delivery strategies; and advanced formulations for targeting inflammation.
In addition, a panel of clinical oncologists and a panel of translational research experts (featuring venture capitals, faculty members who are also entrepreneurs, and company executives) discussed inventions and the translation from academia to industry.
The conference included five stellar plenary talks. Kinam Park (Purdue University, U.S.A.) spoke on “Drug Delivery Systems: Achieving Accelerated Evolution.” Philip Low (Purdue University, U.S.A.) presented “Ligand-Targeted Imaging and Therapeutic Agents for Multiple Human Diseases.” Alexander Kabanov (University of North Carolina, U.S.A.) addressed “Very High Capacity Polymeric Micelles for Drug Delivery.” Alan Packard (Harvard Medical School, U.S.A.) spoke on “PET Imaging: From Pico to Nano.” Finally, Patrick Couvreur (Paris-Sud University, France) presented “Nanotechnologies for the Treatment of Severe Diseases.”
The conference was organized and orchestrated by ICRS president Dan Peer together with ICRS treasurer Rosa Azhari.
