| 1. Single molecule technology | 
| Dr. Jonas Tegenfeldt Lund University, Sweden
 | DNA mapping in nanochannels |  | 
| Prof. Tom Perkins JILA, NIST & CU-Boulder, USA
 | Pulling on single biological molecules: a powerful tool for studying diverse systems |  | 
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| 2. Sensing based nanotechnology | 
| Prof. Anja Boisen DTU Nanotech, Denmark
 | Nanomechanical sensors for use in environmental control, security and diagnostics |  | 
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| Prof. Guy Voirin CSEM, Switzerland
 | Nanoporous nanostructured layers applied to optical biosensing |  | 
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| 3. Imaging based nanotechnology | 
| Dr. Tomazo Zambelli ETH Zürich, Switzerland
 | FluidFM: combining AFM and microfluidics for single-cell manipulation |  | 
| Dr. Pierre-Emmanuel Milhiet CBS, France
 | New developments in BIo AFM Imaging |  | 
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| 4. Nano-objects & nanomaterial for life sciences | 
| Prof. Dr. Martin Bastmeyer KIT, Germany
 | Bio-functionalized 3D-scaffolds for cell studies |  | 
| Prof. Sebastien Lecommandoux LCPO, France
 | Biomimetic synthetic glycoprotein-like copolymer nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery |  | 
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| 5. Nano-enabled drug delivery | 
| Dr. Gilles Divita CRBM, France
 | Peptide-based nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery |  | 
| Prof. Jean-Christophe Leroux ETH Zürich, Switzerland
 | Nanocarriers in medicine : challenges, dogmas and new horizons |  | 
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| 6. Nanotechnology for cell characterisation & tissue engineering | 
| Prof. Dr. Lino Ferreira CNCB, Portugal
 | Nanomaterials to modulate (stem) cell activity |  | 
| Prof. Dr. Xavier Trepat CREBEC, Spain
 | Forces, waves, and multiscale dynamics in living tissues |  | 
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| 7. Nano-Oncology & Nanomedicine | 
| Dr. Paul Galvin Tyndall Institute, Ireland
 | Nano-enabled personalised medicine |  | 
| Dr. François Berger Clinatec, France
 | New challenges for nanomedicine |  | 
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| 8. Nanotoxicity | 
| Prof. Dr. Rafi Korenstein Tel-Aviv University, Israel
 | Current challenges of nanotoxicology |  | 
| Dr. François Rossi JRC Ispra, Italy
 | In vitro Toxicity testing of manufactured nanomaterials: an experimental challenge |  | 
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