DRAGON Symposium

Supramolecular Approaches to Theranostics: The Way Forward 15.10.2024

 

Hosted by Prof. Angela Casini, Chair of Medicinal and Bioinorganic Chemistry at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), the event, themed "Supramolecular Approaches to Theranostics: The Way Forward," will gather leading experts from academia and the industry.

Featuring speakers from the Technical University of Munich, the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University, the symposium will explore pioneering research on supramolecules and self-assembled materials, theranostics, and innovative strategies for imaging and therapy.

Explore cutting-edge developments in supramolecular cancer radiotheranostics, bio-inspired and multifunctional materials, and their additive manufacturing, as well as AI-driven molecular design, and more, as we discuss the future of personalised medicine and therapeutic discovery for aging populations.

Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with thought leaders and shape the future of medicinal chemistry and precision healthcare.

 

Date: Tuesday 15 October

Time: 9am - 6pm

Venue: CREATE Tower Level 2 Theatrette, 1 Create Way, Singapore 138602

Register: here

 

Preliminary programme below:

Time	Agenda
8:30am	Registeration starts
9:00am	Welcome and introductory remarks
"Supramolecules for Imaging and Therapy"
9:10am	Shawn Chen (National University of Singapore) – Cancer Radiotheranostics
	Siqin Chen (Prof. Liu’s group - National University of Singapore) – Aggregation-induced emission (AIE) photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy
	Angela Casini (Technical University of Munich) – Supramolecular coordination complexes: from drug delivery to theranostics
	Roland Fischer (Technical University of Munich) – Integration of Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) Materials to Functional Systems
11:00am	Coffee break
"Bio-inspired Supramolecules & Materials"
11:20am	Georgia Pastorin (National University of Singapore) – Application of exosome mimetics in pathological conditions
	Marta Tena (Prof. Boekhoven’s group, TUM) – Supramolecular biomaterials with a time switch
	Yue Sun (Miserez’s group, Nanyang Technological University) – Peptide Coacervates as Universal Vehicles for Intracellular Delivery of Macromolecular Therapeutics
12:30pm	Lunch
"Smart-strategies for Multimodal Imaging and Therapy"
1:30pm	Bengang Xing (Nanyang Technological University) – Bioorthogonal Conjugation for Precise Imaging & Therapeutic Degradation
	Lena Koller (Technical University of Munich, TranslaTUM) – Multimodal theranostics – harnessing the full combinatorial power of radioisotopes, fluorophores and drugs in translational oncological applications
2:50pm	Coffee break
"AI Tools"
3:20pm	Alessio Gagliardi (Technical University of Munich) – “Machine learning to accelerate atomistic simulations to study non-covalent interactions”
	Xavier Bresson (National University of Singapore) – “Graph Transformers for Molecular and Material Science”
	Min-Yen Kan (National University of Singapore) – “Triaging Scholarly Information Overload: using LLMs to find promising candidates for X”
Pitch presentations and wrap up
4:30pm	Pitch presentations
5:05pm	Concluding remarks