Early Registration Deadline is 13 March 2006

Particles 2006
Medical/Biochemical Diagnostic, Pharmaceutical, and Drug Delivery Applications of Particle Technology
13-16 May 2006
Wyndham Orlando Resort
Orlando, Florida

3D Model of an Immunoliposome by Dr. R. Rezka, MDC, Berlin and courtesy of Dr. Reto A. Schwendener

Co-Sponsored by

• Particles Conference

• The Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry of the American Chemical Society

• European Association of Pharma Biotechnology

• American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists

Plenary Speakers

    Francis Szoka, Jr. (University of California, San Francisco)
        Targetted Bioresponsive Nanolipid Particles
    Sanford Asher (University of Pittsburgh)
        Particle Array Sensors for Biochemical Diagnostics
    Heinrich Hofmann (EPFL)
        Magnetic Particle Synthesis for Diagnostic Applications

International Organizing Committee

J. M. Asua (Spain) V. Babak (Russia) J. R. Baker (USA) F. Boury (France) D. Burgess (USA) K. Caldwell (Sweden) R. Duncan (UK) M. El-Sayed (USA) N. Garti (Israel) K. Johnston (USA) H. Kawaguchi (Japan) J. H. Kim (Korea) C. M. Lehr (Germany) S. Margel (Israel)

H. Moehwald (Germany) B. Moudgil (USA) R. Mueller (Germany) F. Nielloud (France) T. Nilsen (USA) R. Pfeffer (USA) D. Poncelet (France) M. C. Roco (USA) P. Rogueda (UK) J. L. Salager (Venezuela) S. Simoes (Portugal) P. T. Spicer (USA) J. Texter (USA), General Chair J. Weers (USA)

Invited Speakers [33]
Particles 2006 is an international conference examining the science, technology, and business aspects of medical/biochemical diagnostic, pharmaceutical, and drug delivery applications of particle technology. Symposia will address diverse topics including nanoparticles, hydrogels, chemical and drug delivery, controlled release, suspensions, inhalation, liposomes, micelles & microemulsions, characterization, gene delivery, chemical and biochemical diagnostics, separations, surface modification, critical and supercritical fluid applications, spray drying, emulsions, and multiple emulsions. The conference targets practicing scientists, clinical research physicians, engineers, managers, innovators, and entrepreneurs, and embraces the theme "particles for detection and treatment."

The conference format comprises 7 parallel tracks of approximately 300 invited and contributed oral papers. Contributed posters will be presented in the two poster sessions. Manuscripts of invited and contributed papers and posters are requested within 30 days of the end of the conference; these will be peer reviewed and published as the conference proceedings.

Conference Program

Invited Speakers [34]

Saturday Evening, 13 May 2006
1800-1930 Opening Reception/Mixer/Exhibition

Sunday Morning, 14 May 2006

0800-0850
Plenary I - Francis Szoka, Jr. (University of California, San Francisco)
Targetted Bioresponsive Nanolipid Particles

0900-1230 Parallel Sessions

A1

B1

C1

D1

E1

F1

G1

A1 Nanoparticles & Hydrogels; B1 Emulsions; C1 Controlled Release; D1 Diagnostics;
E1 …Somes; F1 Particle Characterization; G1 Inhalation

Sunday Afternoon, 14 May 2006
1400-1730 Parallel Sessions

A2

H1

I1

D2

J1

K1

L1

A2 Nanoparticles & Hydrogels; H1 Particle Toxicology; I1 Suspensions; D2 Diagnostics;
J1 Micelles & Microemulsions; K1 Gene Delivery; L1 Surface Modification

Sunday Evening, 14 May 2006
1800-1930 Poster Session P1/Reception/Exhibition

Monday Morning, 15 May 2006

0800-0850
Plenary II - Sanford Asher (University of Pittsburgh)
Particle Array Sensors for Biochemical Diagnostics

0900-1230 Parallel Sessions

A3

B2

C2

D3

E2

F2

G2

A3 Nanoparticles & Hydrogels; B2 Emulsions; C2 Controlled Release; D3 Diagnostics;
E2 …Somes; F2 Particle Characterization; G2 Inhalation

Monday Afternoon, 15 May 2006
1400-1730 Parallel Sessions

A4

H2

I2

D4

J2

K2

L2

A4 Nanoparticles & Hydrogels; H2 Particle Toxicology; I2 Suspensions; D4 Diagnostics;
J2 Micelles & Microemulsions; K2 Gene Delivery; L2 Surface Modification

Monday Evening, 15 May 2006
1800-1930 Poster Session P2/Reception/Exhibition

Tuesday Morning, 16 May 2006

0800-0850
Plenary III - Heinrich Hofmann (EPFL)
Magnetic Particle Synthesis for Diagnostic Applications

0900-1230 Parallel Sessions

A5

B3

C3

D5

E3

F3

G3

A5 Nanoparticles & Hydrogels; B3 Emulsions; C3 Controlled Release; D5 Diagnostics;
E3 Somes; F3 Particle Characterization; G3 Inhalation

Tuesday Afternoon, 16 May 2006
1400-1730 Parallel Sessions

A6

H3

I3

D6

J3

K3

L3

A6 Nanoparticles & Hydrogels; H3 Particle Toxicology; I3 Suspensions; D6 Diagnostics;
J3 Micelles & Microemulsions; K3 Gene Delivery; L3 Surface Modification

1730 Conference Ends

Invited Speakers

Brian Amsden, Queens University
     Sustained and active protein delivery from photo-cross-linked iodegradable elastomer milli-cylinders
Valery Babak, Moscow Academy of Sciences
     Colloidal aspects of nano- and micro-encapsulation of bioactive substances by emulsification-solvent evaporation (extraction)
Hans Bäumler, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
     Carrier for nanoparticles - Targeted delivery of water insoluble drugs
Larry Brown, Epic Therapeutics
     Nucleic acid microspheres for Type 1 diabetes intervention
Diane Burgess, University of Connecticut
     Gene delivery and intracellular trafficking
Martin Caffrey, University of Limerick
     Lipidic cubic phases:  Applications in membrane protein crystallogenesis and in uptake and delivery
Karin Caldwell, Uppsala University
     Effects of PEO adsorption o­n carrier particle surface charge
Esther Chang, Georgetown University
     A versatile tumor targeting nanodelivery platform for cancer diagnosis and therapy
Jhunu Chatterjee, Florida State University
     Nanomagnetic particles - Biomedical applications
Anuj Chauhan, University of Florida
     Ophthalmic drug delivery by nanoparticle-laden soft contact lenses
Wei Chen, Nomadics, Inc.
     Nanoparticle based photodynamic therapy for cancer treatment
C.S.Cho, Seoul National University
     Receptor-mediated gene delivery using chitosan derivatives in vitro and in vivo
David Cliffel, Vanderbilt University
     Epitope presentation o­n gold nanoparticles for immunoassay development
Alexander Couzis, City College of New York
     TBA
Nily Dan, Drexel University
     Effect of drug properties o­n the rate of release from biodegradable polymer matrices
Thierry Delair, Ecole normale supérieure de Lyon
     Design of synthetic colloidal antigen carriers for vaccine purposes
Robert DeLong, Louisburg College
     Formulation processes and characterization of DNA and siRNA nanoparticles
David Driscoll, Harvard University
     Lipid injectable emulsions: Pharmacopeial and safety issues
Katarina Edsman, Uppsula University
     Pharmceutical application of catanionic complexes - sustained drug release from gels
Gary Fujii, Molecular Express
     Nanoparticle based vaccine design: The VesiVax system
Jinming Gao, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
     MRI-visible micelles for cancer-targeted drug delivery
Eugene P.Goldberg, University of Florida
     Recent developments in nano- meso- microparticles derived from proteins, DNA, and/or polysaccharides for localized drug delivery
Laurie Gower, University of Florida
     Biomimetic processing methods for organic-inorganic particles
Gilbert Grant, New York University School of Medicine
     TBA
Ram Gupta, Auburn University
     Formation of drug nanoparticles and microparticles using supercritical CO2
Yousef Haik, Florida State University
     Nanomagnetic particles in rapid diagnostics
Mary Lynne Hedley, Zycos
     Clinical development of a therapeutic microparticle formulation
Rex P.Hjelm, Los Alamos National Laboratory
     Self-assembly of surfactant aided delivery systems
Steve Howdle, University of Nottingham
     Particles for drug delivery and medical applications: A supercritical approach
Keith Johnston, University of Texas at Austin
     TBA
Esko Kauppinen, Helsinki University of Technology
     Gas-phase synthesis and coating of multifunctional nano- and microparticles for drug delivery
Harume Kawaguchi, Keio University
     DNA diagnosis using SPR sensor with polymer particles
Kenji Kono, Osaka Prefecture University
     TBA
Ralf Kircheis, igeneon
     Targeting of particle based delivery of pDNA and siRNA to tumors
Todd Krauss, University of Rochester
     Colloidal semiconductor quantum dots in selective labeling of pathogenic bacteria
Afsaneh Lavasanifar, University of Alberta
     Polymeric micelles for tumor targeted delivery of P-glycoprotein inhibitors
Roger LeBlanc, University of Miami
     Quantum dots as immunoassay probes
Yuzhuo Li, Clarkson University
     Dynamic NMR characterization of nanoparticles for medical imaging applications
Raimar Loebenberg, Cornell University of Alberta
     Active release from inhalable dry powders
Dan Luo, Cornell University
     Nucleic acid engineering: DNA-based particles for molecular barcodes and drug delivery
Shlomo Margel, Bar Ilan University
     Synthesis and characterization of new functional nanoparticles for medical imaging
Mizuo Maeda, RIKEN Institute
     Non-crosslinking aggregation of DNA-carrying nanoparticles for gene diagnosis
Yoshitake Masuda, Nagoya University
     TBA
Hedi Mattoussi, Naval Research Laboratory
     Use of self-assembled QD-peptide conjugates to detect enzymatic activity
Wolfgang Meier, University of Bremen
     Peptide-controlled nanoparticle formation
Rainer Müller, Free University of Berlin
     Nanocrystals and lipid nanoparticles for poorly soluble drugs - state of art and commercialisation
Shawn Mulvaney, Naval Research Laboratory
     Fluidic force discrimination assays in complex media
B. Narasimhan, Iowa State University
     Novel injectable biomaterials for protein and vaccine delivery
David Needham, Duke University
     A new paradigm for local drug delivery: Temperature triggered release liposomes for anti-tumor applications
Thor W. Nilsen, Genisphere, Inc.
     DNA dendrimers
Takasi Nisisako, University of Tokyo
     Generation of monodisperse double emulsions in a planar microfluidic network
Naoto Oku, University of Shizuoka
     Angiogenic vessel-targeted cancer therapy
Ozgen Ozer, Ege Üniversitesi
     Evaluation of in vitro and ex vivo release of cinnamic acid from different emulsions
Giulio Paciotti, Cytimmune Sciences, Inc.
     Developing multifunctional tumor targeted nanotherapeutics o­n colloidal gold nanoparticles
Steffen Panzner, Novosom AG
     Delivery of oligonucleotide therapeutics
Wolfgang Parak, University of Munich
     Biological applications and characterization of colloidal inorganic nanoparticles
Manuel Perez, University of Central Florida
     Magnetic nanoparticles in biodiagnostics
Michael Pishko, Pennsylvania State University
     Encapsulation of drug nanoparticles in self-assembled macromolecular nanoshells
Marc D. Porter, Ames Laboratory
     Superparamagnetic nanoparticles, giant magnetoresistance, and chip-scale immunoassays
Jon A. Preece, University of Birmingham
     Gene delivery and nanoparticles
Natalya Rapoport,University of Utah
     Drug-loaded nanoemulsions/nanobubbles for combined tumor imaging and treatment
Phillipe Rogueda, Astra Zenaca
     Nanoparticles in inhalation therapy
Sandra Rosenthal, Vanderbilt University
     Targetting cell surface receptors with ligand conjugated nanocrystals
Conxita Solans, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Barcelona
     Formulation of nano-emulsions by low-energy methods for nanoparticle preparation
Ponisseril Somasundaran, Columbia University
     Modified polyacrylic and polysaccharide nanoparticles for controlled extraction and release
Patrick Stayton, University of Washington
     "Smart" nanoparticles for diagnostics and drug delivery
Sean Sullivan, University of Florida
     Peptide targeted transfection complexes to the tumor endothelium
Sonke Svenson, Dendritic NanoTechnologies
     Dendrimers: A platform for custom-designed drug delivery
Janos Szebeni, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
     Complement activation-related hypersensitivity reactions to liposomes, micellar vehicles and other nanoparticles
Nguyen Thi Kim Thanh, University of Liverpool
     Development of nanoparticles for the study of breast cancer metathesis
David Thompson, Purdue University
     New concepts in liposomal delivery
Vladimir Torchilin, Northeastern University
     TBA
Ijeoma F. Uchegbu, University of Strathclyde
     Nanomedicines for bioavailability enhancement
Orlin D Velev, North Carolina State University
     Colloidal assembly extended into the biomaterials domain: Composite coatings and membranes from live cells
Jeffrey Weers, Nektar Therapeutics
     TBA
Volkmar Weissig, , Northeastern University
     Mitochondria-targeted nanoparticulate drug carriers
X.Y. (Shirley) Wu, University of Toronto
     New polymer-lipid hybrid nanoparticles for enhanced anticancer drug delivery

Registration

Type of Attendee	On & Before 13 Mar	14 Mar - 12 Apr	13 Apr - 9 May
Industrial Attendee	US$775	US$875	US$975
Academic or Government Attendee	US$475	US$575	US$675
Full-time Student presenting poster	US$350	US$450	Not Available
Accompanying Person	US$250	US$300	US$350

On-Site Registration US$1175 (If Available)
Accompanying Person US$350

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Early Registration Deadline is 13 March 2006

Hotel Information

Wyndham Orlando Resort
8001 International Drive
Orlando, Florida
Phone: 1-407-351-2420
Fax: (407) 345-5611

<justify> A limited room block is available o­n site at the Wyndham Orlando Resort at the highly favorable rate of US$103 per night (plus 14% taxes) at single or double occupancy. o­nly about half of the conferees can be accomodated o­n site so early registration is highly recommended.</justify>

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Workshops

<justify> A series of o­ne day short courses will be presented o­n Friday and Saturday preceding the start of the conference. A small number of rooms at the Wyndham Orlando Resort at the conference rate of $103 (plus 14% taxes) are available for the evenings of 11 and 12 May.</justify> Particle Characterization
Small Particle Formation
Controlled Crystallization
Introduction to Comminution Size Reduction Technology

Workshop Registration Form [49]

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