Michael Tomczyk is Managing Director of the Mack Center for Technological Innovation at The Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania), which he joined in 1995. The Mack Center is the world\'s leading academic center studying best practices and strategies for managing innovation. Michael serves as a bridge between Wharton faculty and industry partners. He organizes and hosts conferences and workshops including an annual technology showcase called the Emerging Technologies Update Day and is a popular speaker at international conferences and workshops. Michael has been called a \"technology futurist\" for his contributions in the field of technological innovation, both in business and academia. His areas of interest and expertise include biosciences, environmental science and nanotechnology. He is best known as a technology pioneer for his leadership role in the development and launch of the first home computers (at Commodore International) in the 1980s. He has been called the marketing father of the home computer. For more than a decade, he led his own consulting organization helping firms develop and launch emerging technologies and applications. He is a founding strategic advisor of the Nanotechnology Research Foundation, and serves on the senior leadership of the IEEE/IEC joint committee developing standards for the use of nanotubes, nanowires and nanomaterials in electronics. He also serves on the translational research committee at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School and is an associate member of the Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics (ITMAT). Michael is currently completing a book entitled NanoInnovation: What Every Manager Needs to Know (Wiley-VCH, 2013). He authored a book chapter entitled Applying the Marketing Mix (5 P\'s) to Bionanotechnology in Biomedical Nanotechnology: Methods and Protocols (Springer, 2011); and co-edited a 2005 research report entitled The Future of BioSciences: Four Scenarios for 2020 and Their Implications for Human Healthcare. Michael started his career as a journalist while in college. He has been a newspaper and magazine columnist, contributing editor (Export Today), a commentator on National Public Radio and on various television shows, and has written more than 150 business articles. From 1970-1973, Michael was an officer in the U.S. Army (highest rank, captain). He held headquarters staff positions at several large military commands including the XVIII Airborne Corps/82 Airborne Division at Fort Bragg (as Public Information Officer); First Signal Brigade in Vietnam (as Asst. Adjutant to the Commanding General); and with the United Nations/U.S. Strategic Communications Command in Korea (Asst. Adjutant to the Commander). Following his active duty service he served in the Army Reserve. He was awarded the bronze star for meritorious service in Vietnam, the Army Commendation Medal and Airborne Badge. Michael earned a Master of Environmental Studies (MES) degree from University of Pennsylvania in 2010 - His MES capstone project was entitled The Paradoxes of Global Warming. He also holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA); and a Bachelor of Arts degree (Iiterature and journalism) from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

His areas of interest and expertise include biosciences, environmental science and nanotechnology.

Dr. Mary Mehrnoosh Eshaghian-Wilner has over 26 years of research experience in various areas within the field of Computer Engineering. Additionally, she has worked in the area of patent law for several years. She has published numerous scientific papers, including two books, and has handled the prosecution and infringement analysis of many complex U.S. and international patents. Dr. Eshaghian-Wilner currently is a Professor of Engineering Practice at the Electrical Engineering-Systems Department at the University of Southern California (USC), and since 2004 has been an Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Prior to joining UCLA, she was a tenured full Professor and Department Head at the Computer Engineering Department of Rochester Institute of Technology. Professor Eshaghian-Wilner received her B.S. degree in Biomedical and Electrical Engineering (1985), M.S. degree in Computer Engineering (1985), her Engineers degree in Electrical Engineering (1988), and her Ph.D. in Computer Engineering (1988), all from USC. She holds a J.D. degree from the Northwestern California School of Law, and has graduated Cum Laude with an LL.M. degree from the Thomas Jefferson School of Law. She is admitted to the State Bar of California and the Washington, D.C. Bar, and is registered as a Patent Attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Professor Eshaghian-Wilner is best known for her pioneering contributions to three areas of Optical Computing, Heterogeneous Computing, and Nanoscale Computing. In the area of Optical Computing, she produced one of the first theses that dealt with the computational aspects of optical interconnects for VLSI chips. The OMC model was developed by Professor Eshaghian-Wilner as part of her Ph.D. work, and since then, many architectures and algorithms have been designed by on that model. In the area of Heterogeneous Computing, Professor Eshaghian-Wilner is the editor of the field\\\'s first book, \\\"Heterogeneous Computing,\\\" and she is the co- founder of the IEEE Heterogeneous Computing Workshop. The NSF-funded Cluster-M model was developed by her team, as one of the first paradigms for executing heterogeneous applications to systems. The Cluster-M mapping is still the fastest known algorithm for mapping arbitrary task graphs onto arbitrary system graphs. In the area of Nanoscale Computing, one of Professor Eshaghian-Wilner\\\'s most notable results involves the design of highly interconnected multiprocessor chips with spin waves that possess an unprecedented degree of interconnectivity that was not possible previously with electrical VLSI interconnects. These designs have a great potential to be used as part of miniature implantable devices for biomedical applications and nanomedicine. Professor Eshaghian-Wilner serves on the editorial board of Journal of Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology, and is a founding series co-editor of \\\"Nature Inspired Computing\\\" for Wiley & Sons. She has edited the first book of this series, \\\"Bio-inspired and Nanoscale Integrated Computing\\\". Professor Eshaghian-Wilner\\\'s most recent area of research is in Technology Law. She is investigating how various forms of emerging technologies may be impacted by, and come into conflict with, U.S. and international policies and laws. For example, Pervasive (heterogeneous/ubiquitous) computing and nanotechnology are two emerging technologies in which she an extensive scientific background. While these two technologies are entirely different from each other, they both are seemingly invisible, one in terms of interconnectivity and the other in terms of size. They can therefore introduce continuously magnifying challenges to policies and laws that protect rights and property. Professor Eshaghian-Wilner has founded and/or chaired numerous IEEE conferences and organizations, including the IEEE Women in Engineering affinity division of the Coastal Los Angeles Section. She is the recipient of several prestigious grants and honors including a teaching award for being voted as the best teacher by her engineering students. Professor Eshaghian-Wilner is a nominee for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring.

Computing Architectures and Interconnects: Bio-inspired and Nanoscale Computing, MEMS, Optical Interconnects, VLSI and Reconfigurable chips Computing Networks and Algorithms: Heterogeneous/Cluster/Grid/Cloud Computing, Mapping and Scheduling paradigms/algorithms/tools Biomedical Applications: Nanomedicine, Bioinformatics, Sequence Alignment, Image-Processing, Computer Vision Technology Law: Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, Patent Reform, Digital Rights, Cyber Law/Crimes, Internet Privacy

Lloyd is a scientist working in nanotechnology and its application in medicine and renewable energy. His research interests cover some projects in the frontier of science, ranging from nanomembrane for medical applications, nancomposites lithium air battery, and nanocomposite magnesium sulfur battery, to nanomaterials magnets for wireless charging system for electric vehicles. In his early career, he was employed as a scientist working on pharmaceutical drug discovery at G.D. Searle, a subsidiary of Monsanto, one of the largest chemical company in the world. He has served as the President of the International Association of Nanotechnology since 2003. He has been appointed as the director of California Institute of Nanotechnology since 2006. Besides working in a laboratory as scientist/inventor, Lloyd is employed as the Director of the Clean Tech Institute since 2007.

Frontier of science, ranging from nanomembrane for medical applications, nanocomposite lithium air battery, and nanocomposite magnesium sulfur battery, to nanomaterials magnets for wireless charging system for electric vehicles.

Neeraj Vij is an Assistant Professor at Department of Pediatric Respiratory Sciences and Institute of NanoBiotechnology, The Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Vij obtained his PhD in Biotechnology from Indian Institute of Technology, India in 2001 followed by postdoctoral fellowships at Institute of Genetics, BRC, Hungary, University of Heidelberg, Germany and Johns Hopkins University, USA. He joined Johns Hopkins faculty in 2006.

His major research interests includes inflammatory and protein misfolding disorders. The research focus of his laboratory is identification of molecular pathways leading to chronic disease pathophysiology with an aim to identify novel therapeutic strategies. At the translational front his laboratory focuses on identification of novel therapeutic strategies including design of small molecules and nano- drug delivery systems. Major goal of his laboratory is to design novel targeted and sustained drug/gene delivery systems for chronic obstructive lung diseases such as COPD and CF.

Bernd Rellinghaus has earned his PhD in physics from the University of Duisburg, Germany. Awarded with a Research Stipend of the German Science Foundation he then joined the IBM Almaden Research Center in San Jose, CA, USA. In 1997 he returned to Duisburg and moved to Dresden, Germany, in 2004, where he since then heads the Department for Metastable and Nanostructured Materials at the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW Dresden). Bernd Rellinghaus is an expert in metallic materials, nanoparticles and high resolution transmission electron microscopy. He has published about 100 papers in reputed journals.

Metallic materials, nanoparticles and high resolution transmission electron microscopy.

Cengiz S. Ozkan is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Bioengineering, Electrical Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering at the University of California Riverside. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University. He has over five years of industrial experience including Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (AMCC), Intel Corporation and Analog Devices. After completing his PhD studies, He worked for AMCC in San Diego, and concurrently, he served as a consulting professor at Stanford University and a lecturer in Electrical Engineering at the University of California San Diego. He has been a member of several National Centers including the SRC-DARPA funded FCRP FENA Center, the UMASS NSF MRSEC on Polymers, the UMASS NSF NSEC on Hierarchical Manufacturing, the NCI-NIH funded UCSD NANOTUMOR Center, and the DARPA funded UCR CNID Center. Just recently, he joined the SRC-DARPA funded C-SPIN Center. His areas of expertise include nanomaterials synthesis/processing including graphene, III-V and II-VI materials, hierarchical and multilayered nanostructures, energy storage devices, nanoelectronics, biochemical sensors, nanopatterning for beyond CMOS, and nanoscale characterization. He has more than 200 technical publications including journal papers, conference proceedings and book chapters. He has over 50 patent disclosures, has given more than 100 presentations worldwide and is the recipient of more than 30 honors and awards. He is the Editor-in-Chief for “Nano Communications”. He organized and chaired 14 scientific and international conferences.

His areas of expertise include nanomaterials synthesis/processing including graphene, III-V and II-VI materials, hierarchical and multilayered nanostructures, energy storage devices, nanoelectronics, biochemical sensors, nanopatterning for beyond CMOS, and nanoscale characterization.

He was PhD fellow (1992) at Institute of Electrical Engineering (Electro-Physical Center) of Czech-Slovakian Academy of Sciences, Slovakia, Bratislava; Ph.D. Thesis: “Laser Technologies for Preparation and Annealing of HTSC thin films”. Currently, he is the Head of Projects and links to Industry : (2011) Industrial systems for in situ laser deposition hybrid nanocomposition, (2007) New Gas-Phase method for synthesis of nanomaterials for catalytic applications,(2005) Laser based technology for hybrid (organic/inorganic) nanocoatings, (2004) Laser system and technology for super precision cutting of medical implants, (2003) Ultra-short YAG:Nd and YLF:Nd lasers for micro machining, (2000) Pulsed Fluorine–based gas and chemical laser directly excited by sliding discharge, (1987) PLD (Pulsed Laser Deposition) of thin superconductor and semiconductor films; (1985) Laser technology for modification of A2 B6 films–direct laser writing of Ohm contacts; Color sensors, Polymers Humidity Sensors; high power tunable TEA CO2 Laser, (1985) High Power Industrial CO2 Lasers; (1984) UV N2 and Excimer Lasers for Microelectronics; (1982) UV N2 Laser and Dye Laser for Biomedical application.

Dr. Mingdong Dong (MD) has obtained his Bachelor\'s from Central South University, China, Master\'s degrees Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. He did his PhD study at the University of Aarhus Denmark. After obtaining his PhD degree, he continued with a Postdoctoral Research Positions at iNANO Denmark and Harvard University, USA. His research interests focus on both the implementation and further development of a novel SPM technique to study the dynamics and material properties of biological systems with submolecular resolution and high scanning speed. He is also fully involved in developing new functional nanomaterials. He has published more than 90 papers in top international journals (include Nature, Nature Nanotech., Nature Com, PNAS, Nano Letters, J. Am. Chem. Soc., Small, Nano Today etc.). In addition, he was also a guest editor for several international peer review journals including Energy and Environment Science etc.

His research interests focus on both the implementation and further development of a novel SPM technique to study the dynamics and material properties of biological systems with submolecular resolution and high scanning speed.

Jaime Rocha Gomes is a Professor in Textile Chemistry at the University of Minho, Portugal, and since the year 1998 have dedicated his work mainly to microcapsules to be applied to textiles. The main activity consisted in developing processes for microcpasule synthesis and to functionalizing them so as to bind them to the fibers. This laboratory work was followed by a scale up materialized in a spin-off company that he founded together with the researchers and suported by a venture capital. Later in 2007 the company sold to a belgian company, Devan Chemicals, that also bought the patents. He believe they are now the second company in the world in ranking in the PCM market, microcapsules of phase change materials, developed by us. Since then he moved on to nanoparticles, based on the sol-gel process, and incorporated products such as antimicrobial, antimosquito and dyes. These developments made us register a spin-off Ecoticke that will commercialize the antimicrobial and the antimosquito as soon as it has capital investment to do so, and the colored nanoparticles won a national prize and investment to start a company , Ecofoot, that will produce colored nanoparticles very shortly. The founders, he and the researchers, were lucky to have again venture capital money and hope to make a success of it.

The main activity consisted in developing processes for microcpasule synthesis and to functionalizing them so as to bind them to the fibers.

Thomas J. Webster’s degrees are in chemical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh (B.S., 1995) and in biomedical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (M.S., 1997; Ph.D., 2000). He is currently the Department Chair and Professor of Chemical Engineering at Northeastern University in Boston. His research explores the use of nanotechnology in numerous applications. Specifically, his research addresses the design, synthesis, and evaluation of nanophase materials (that is, materials with fundamental length scales less than 100 nm) as more effective biomedical devices. He has completed extensive studies on the use of nanophase materials to regenerate tissues and has graduated/supervised over 109 visiting faculty, clinical fellows, post-doctoral students, and thesis completing B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. students. To date, his lab group has generated over 9 textbooks, 48 book chapters, 306 invited presentations, at least 403 peer-reviewed literature articles, at least 567 conference presentations, and 32 provisional or full patents. His H index is 47. Some of these patents led to the formation of 9 companies. His research on nanomedicine has received attention in recent media publications including MSNBC (October 10, 2005), NBC Nightly News (May 14, 2007), PBS DragonFly TV (covered across the US during the winter, 2008), and ABC Nightly News via the Ivanhoe Medical Breakthrough Segment (covered across the US during the winters of 2008 and separate research segments in 2010 and 2011). His work has been on display at the London and Boston Science Museums. He is the founding editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Nanomedicine (the first international journal in nanomedicine which in five years has achieved an impact factor of 4.97), serves on the editorial board of 15 additional journals, has helped to organize 22 conferences emphasizing nanotechnology in medicine, and has organized over 53 symposia at numerous conferences emphasizing biological interactions with nanomaterials. He also recently chaired the 2011 Annual Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Conference and has organized numerous symposia for AIChE, IEEE, MRS and ASME Annual Meetings. He has received numerous honors including, but not limited to: 2002, Biomedical Engineering Society Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Award; 2003, Outstanding Young Investigator Award Purdue University College of Engineering; 2005, American Association of Nanomedicine Young Investigator Award Finalist; 2005, Coulter Foundation Young Investigator Award; 2006, Fellow, American Association of Nanomedicine; 2010, Distinguished Lecturer in Nanomedicine, University of South Florida; 2011, Oustanding Leadership Award for the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES); and Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE, representing the top 2% of all medical and biological engineers).

Nanotechnology, Nanomedicine

Ph.D. (1996), Chemistry, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India (Thermodynamic properties of binary non-electrolyte solutions). M.Sc. (1990) Chemistry, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India.

Synthesis and characterization of Nanomaterials for advanced and energy applications. Extraction of calcium carbonate Nanoparticles from natural resources and synthesis of calcium based biocompatible nanoparticles for various applications. Fabrication of High Strength Polymer Fiber with Aligned Carbon Nanotube. Fabrication of Fiber Reinforced Structure Nanocomposite (VARTM, RTM, Vacuum assistant hand layup, Compression molding, Autoclave and Filament winding). Fabrication of Nature Fiber Reinforced Composite Fabrication of Nanophased Polymer Foams Development of Flexible Extremities Protection using Shear-thickening Fluid/Fabric Composite Fifteen Years of experience in analysis and characterization of nanomaterials. Ten Years of experience in TEM / SEM analysis and maintenances.

Since 2008 he is in charge of research and strategy development, coordination of the research infrastructure in nanotechnology area. His main goal is developing of cooperation between scientific and business institution oriented on common application research. He supports a high tech society by leading cluster activities in photonics and nanotechnology. He is a graduate of the Wrocław University of Technology and a scholarship holder of Marie Curie Individual Fellowship and the Foundation for Polish Science. He worked for the French National Scientific Research Centre, participating in various projects of General Directorate for Armament (DGA), National Research of Space Research (ESA) and National Research Agency. He specialize in semiconductor technology, lab-on-the-chip, MEMS and MOEM. He has undergone trainings on management of R&D and IPR Centers at IBM in Switzerland and Watson Research Center in the US. Numerous honorable mentions have been granted to him, including an award of the Polish Electrician Association, the President of the Warsaw University of Technology, distinctions at international and national conferences. He is an author of a large number of scientific publications. Doctor Nieradko is a member of the Polish Sensor Technology Association, Marie Curie Fellow Association and the Technological Committee for Nanotechnology of the Polish Committee for Standardization.

\"João Rodrigues got the Ph.D. on Inorganic Chemistry from the the University of Lisbon (Portugal) in 1999. He is professor at the University of Madeira (Madeira Island/Portugal) and responsible for the areas of general chemistry, inorganic/organometallic chemistry, nanochemistry and nanomaterials, and Director and Scientific Coordinator of CQM-Centro de Química da Madeira ( http://cqm.uma.pt), Head of the MMRG- Molecular Materials Research Group (www.uma.pt/jrmmrg), Director of the Master in Nanochemistry and Nanomaterials (www.uma.pt/mnn) and member of the Academic Senate at the University of Madeira. He was President of the Inorganic Chemistry Division/ Portuguese Chemistry Society (2003-2005) and former member of the National Committee for the celebration of the International Year of Chemistry 2011.

Chemistry, inorganic/organometallic chemistry, nanochemistry and nanomaterials.

Ljubimova received her medical degree from Kiev Medical School in Ukraine and her doctoral degree from the Ukraine Academy of Sciences. She completed her postdoctoral training at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Her studies have been published in numerous peer reviewed publications including the American Journal of Pathology and International Journal of Oncology. Her research has received funding from Arrogene and the Air Pollution Foundation.

Primary research interests involve methods to block human glioma growth, brain tumor prevention treatments and the effects of air pollution on the brain.

Professor Ahmed M. Safwat was born in Egypt. He received his B.Sc. with Honours from Kuwait University. He received his M.Sc. from Queens University, where he completed his Ph.D. work in two years. He joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Queen’s University in June 2003. He is the Founding Director of the Laboratory for Advanced Wireless Networks (AWN). Professor Safwat was the Co-Chair of the International Conference on Wireless Networks, Communications, and Mobile Computing (WirelessCom) 2005. He also served as the Publicity Co-Chair for the IEEE International Workshop on Information Assurance in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNIA) 2005. He was the Co-Chair of IEEE GLOBECOM 2004 Wireless Ad hoc and Sensor Networks. In addition, he was the Chairman of the IEEE IPCCC 2004 Workshop on Energy-Efficient Wireless Communications and Networks (EWCN). He was also the Chairman of the IEEE VTC 2003 Wireless Ad hoc and Sensor Networks Symposium. He also served as the Co-Chair of the Technical Program for the Workshop on Energy-Efficient Wireless Communications and Networks (EWCN) in conjunction with IEEE IPCCC 2003. He serves on the editorial and advisory boards of many international journals and conferences, respectively. Professor Safwat has been tasked to lead cutting-edge projects in the field of wireless networks, nanotechnology, and bioelectronics. He is the inventor of many landmark technologies, including PA-VBS, Q-GSL, ECPS, E2LA, A-Cell, ACA, ECCA, MTCD, ASRS, ISRS, PIMCM, R-MIMD, X-MIMD, and E-MIMD, among others.

Professor Safwat research interests include, but are not limited to, wireless networks, nanotechnology, nanomedicine, bioelectronics, stochastic processes, mathematical optimization, and ubiquitous/pervasive computing.

After earning his MS and Ph.D. from Georgia Tech in textile and polymer engineering, Dr. Bhat accepted a position at Image Carpets, Rome, GA where he helped improve the process of converting recycled PET into fibers for carpets. He joined the University of Tennessee, in August 1990, where his research covers nonwovens - melt blown, spunbonded and biodegradable, plastics recycling, nanotechnology, sustainable materials, and high performance fibers. He has also conducted research at Edwards Air Force Base, CA on specialty fibers, and NASA/MSFC on multifunctional composites. As the director of the University of Tennessee Nonwovens Research laboratory (UTNRL) he has focused on production of nanofibers from thermoplastic polymers by the meltblowing process. In addition to mentoring several masters and doctoral students, Dr. Bhat has published more than 200 research papers and has three US Patents. In recognition of his achievements, he was inducted as an Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni by the College of Engineering at Georgia Tech in 1996; received the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Fiber Society in 1999; in 2005, he was elected as a Fellow of the Textile Institute, and in 2008, he received the TechniTex India Research Achievement Award. He has served as the president of the Fiber Society and is an active member of INDA, TAPPI and the Textile Institute.

His research covers nonwovens - melt blown, spunbonded and biodegradable, plastics recycling, nanotechnology, sustainable materials, and high performance fibers. He has also conducted research at Edwards Air Force Base, CA on specialty fibers, and NASA/MSFC on multifunctional composites.

Alex V. Vasenkov is Senior Scientist at CFD Research Corporation. He earned his Ph.D. at the Institute of Thermophysics at Russian Academy of Science in 1996. From 1998 until 2003, he was a senior researcher at this institute. In 2001-03 he also worked as a visiting postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Chemistry at the University of British Columbia in Canada and in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is the author of 32 publications in peer-reviewed journals and over 36 presentations at leading scientific conferences. He also authored the chapter entitled “Modeling Nanotube Synthesis: The Multiscale Approach\", published in the Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. He was Principal Investigator of peer-reviewed projects funded by NSF, DOE and private companies. He served as a reviewer of peer-reviewed journals in the area of nanomaterials, multi-scale modeling, carbon nanotubes, nanoparticles and rare events dynamics.

Nano-materials, multi-scale modeling, carbon nanotubes, nanoparticles, rare events’ dynamics, micro-electro-mechanical electrodes, neurological devices, low-temperature plasmas, Molecular Dynamics, Monte Carlo and Computational Fluid Dynamics approaches.

Sowwan is the director of the nanoparticles by design unit at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)-Japan and a visiting professor at SLAC national laboratory-CA-USA. His research is focused on the design and fabrication of multifunctional -multicomponent Nanoparticles for Nanotechnology and Bio-medical Applications.

His research is focused on the design and fabrication of multifunctional -multicomponent Nanoparticles for Nanotechnology and Bio-medical Applications.

Bobby Mathan received his PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay in 2005. His PhD dissertation was on developing a phenomenological model for the environment-assisted cracking mechanism in high strength aluminium alloys used in aircraft structures. He won the Best PhD Thesis Award from the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE), India Section. After completing his PhD, he worked as a post-doctoral fellow at the Helmholtz Research Centre in Germany. His research focus was on understanding the localized corrosion behaviour of advanced magnesium alloys. In November 2006 he joined Monash University as a post-doctoral fellow, where he worked on magnesium-based biodegradable biomaterials. In February 2009 he joined JCU as a Lecturer of Chemical Engineering. He is currently the Head of Chemical Engineering in the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences. Bobby is the group leader of the Biomaterials and Engineering Materials (BEM) laboratory at JCU. His current research interests include electrochemical engineering, biomaterials, corrosion, wastewater treatment, environment-assisted cracking, polymer coatings and failure analysis of engineering materials. He has written four book chapters and published over 50 papers in journals and peer-reviewed conference proceedings.

Biomaterials; Biodegradable Biomaterials; Nanobio Coatings; Electrochemical Corrosion; Stress Corrosion Cracking; Hydrogen Embrittlement; Polymer Coatings; Failure Analysis; Water Treatment.

Sadeghi SM has received his PhD in University of British Columbia, Canada in 1999. Currently, he is working as Assistant Professor in University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA.

Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology.

Dr Kanwar is an immunologist and molecular biochemist with an international reputation in investigating fundamental and applied molecular aspects of cancer and chronic inflammation. He did his PhD from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research PGIMER Chandigarh India. Before joining Deakin University in 2006, he was a Senior Scientist/Senior Research Fellow in the University of Auckland Auckland New Zealand. During the past decade his research both academic and commercial has centered on understanding the pathophysiological mechanisms and/or finding treatments for a variety of chronic inflammatory diseases and different types of cancer. Dr. Kanwar has published 55 research articles 12 invited reviews and 5 book chapters.

Dr. Ravindra K. Pandey, Distinguished Member, Professor of Oncology and Director of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Roswell Park Cancer Institute is a trained synthetic medicinal chemist with extensive experience in drug design, drug delivery, molecular recognition, and tumor diagnostics. His research group has also been looking at the utility of nanoparticles (ORMOSIL, polyacrylamide, gold, rHDL, chitosan and certain polymers) in developing multifunctional platforms. Dr. Pandeyreceived NIH funding in all five areas and his program has been continuously funded by the federal and private organizations since 1992.One of the photosensitizers (HPPH) synthesized in his laboratory is currently undergoing Phase I/II human clinical trials and other two candidates which show potential for tumor imaging by PET and near infrared (NIR) fluorescence-guided photodynamic therapy (including surgery) are at advanced stages of preclinical studies. The current focus of his laboratory is to develop tumor-targeted dual-modality agents, multifunctional biodegradable/biocompatible nanoparticles for imaging and photodynamic therapy (PDT) in combination with other treatment modalities (e. g., surgery and chemotherapy). Efforts are also underway to isolate plant products from Indian and Chinese medicinal plants and investigate their biological efficacy. Dr. Pandey has published >250 research papers, several review articles, book chapters and has >40 patents to his credit. He has organized several national and international symposiums on PDT and tumor-imaging. He is the member of the Editorial and Advisory Board of several International Scientific Journals and reviewers of grant proposals of several countries, including the United States (NIH). Dr.Pandey has received western New York Inventor of the year awards (several),international award on heterocyclic chemistry, award for the excellence in PDT by an International Society of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines and the American Chemical Society’s Jacob Schoelkopf award for his contribution in translational research. Dr. Pandey is the Founder and Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) of Photolitec, LLC, a spin-off company of Roswell Park Cancer Institute. His research is “truly” translational, and some of his inventions are already licensed to various pharmaceutical companies.

Dr. Ramam has been in the field of semiconductors for the last over 25 years. He started his career with the Defense R & D labs in India working on GaAs based millimeter wave (mmW) devices and Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits (MMICs). He was awarded the “Young Scientist” award for developing a process for 94GHz beam lead Schottky diode and later sent to Plessey III-V in U.K to get involved in the technology development of MMICs. He then moved to SGS-Thompson Microelectronics, Singapore as a senior manufacturing engineer focusing on bipolar integrated circuits technology, before joining the National University of Singapore. He specialized in the growth of arsenide based ternary/quaternary epitaxial materials by MBE and on the optical characterization of materials. For the last 15 years he has been with the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), A*STAR, involved in the fabrication aspects of GaN based LEDs, integration of InP based photonic devices with MEMS and nanotechnology areas. He is a senior member of IEEE and has organised/chaired a number of symposia in international conferences. He is the vice-president of Asia Nano Forum (ANF), a network society of 15 Asian organizations and an active member of the ISO TC 229 mirror group on nanotechnologies. He is the recipient of A*STAR’s top award, the STAR Employee Award, for the year 2011 and is currently senior scientist III/Advisor to the SERC nanofabrication and characterization (SNFC) group at IMRE.

Keith Blakely is a serial entrepreneur andstarted his first company,Advanced Refractory Technologies, Inc. (ART)at the age of 24. He served as ART’s Chairman, President & CEO, overseeing its growth from a 2 person operation toan enterprise with over 325 people, three international joint ventures and three domestic facilities – in Buffalo, NY, Santa Clara, CA, and Amesbury, MA. During his tenure, he established strategic and commercial relationships with General Motors, Motorola, Ericsson, Bekaert, Mitsubishi, Westinghouse, Siemens, McDermott International, United Defense, and many others major international corporations. The company was recognized as a worldwide leader in advanced materials and components when it was acquired by a subsidiary of Tyco International in June, 2001. In 2002, Blakely started NanoDynamics, Inc., a leader in the commercialization of nanomaterials and nanotechnology-enabled components and systems. He served as its CEO until 2009, raised over $60 million, and oversaw the development and launch of disruptive products for the energy, environmental, and infrastructure markets. He also established Epik Energy Solutions, LLC a $10 million joint venture with the venture arm of Shell Oil. Blakely now heads The InVentures Group, Inc., a venture investment and strategic advisory firm focused on delivering technology assessments, strategic business planning, and technology commercialization assistance to organizations on a global basis. At various times, through the InVentures Group, he has served as the interim CEO of AP Materials, Inc. (a St. Louis based nanomaterials company), TechSys, Inc. (a NYC based fuel cell company), NanoMech, Inc. (an Arkansas based advanced materials company), Duralor, Inc. (a subsidiary of NanoMech), and R3 Fusion, Inc. (a Troy, NY based water purification technology company). Blakely is a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society, a two-time winner of R&D Magazines’ IR-100 award, holds multiple US patents, has appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box, profiled in Figaro magazine, and was named Business Leader of the Year by Small Times Magazine in 2007. He has significant board-level experience and is a 1976 graduate of the University of Buffalo, completing a BS in Psychology and BA in Biology in two years. He and his wife of 35 years live in Buffalo, NY.

Dr. Mills received his Ph.D. in 1990 from the University of Illinois’ College of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Mills joined the faculty at Louisiana Tech University in 1994. He is the Marvin T. Green Jr. Endowed Professor in Pre-Medicine within the School of Biological Science in the College of Applied & Natural Science. He holds a joint faculty appointment at the Institute for Micromanufacturing and CBERS, the Center for Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation Science, in the College of Engineering and Science. He has over 50 papers published in national and international journals of education, engineering and science. He has directed over 70 MS and PHD students in the fields of Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Molecular Science and Nanotechnology. He is a recent recipient of Louisiana Tech’s Faculty Senate Chair award in 2009 and received the University’s Foundation Professorship award in 2008.In the College of Applied and Natural Sciences, he has received the Outstanding Researcher award in 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007, the Outstanding Teaching/Director of Research award in 1999, 2005, and 2007 and the Outstanding Director of Undergraduate Research award in 2000. Dr. Mills is President of organicNANO, a Louisiana company, formed in 2010 that is primarily in the business of developing and commercializing halloysite nanotube (HNT) technology and bioactive polyelectrolyte multi-composite nanocoatings and nanofilms (PMNs). The company’s mission is to develop bioactive therapeutics that prevents infection, advance tissue repair and regeneration at the nanoscale using biocompatible and green biomaterials. His research program targets the design of novel and dynamic nanofilms (biodegradable, bioactive, micropatterned) for cell adhesion, differentiation and functionality; nanoassembly for dental & orthopedic implants; layer-by-layer assembly for cell encapsulation; anti-infective and bioactive nanofilms, application of nanoscale topographic and chemical cues for controlling chondro- and osteogenesis; understanding complex soft tissue modeling during development and remodeling in response to altered joint mechanics; structure-function relationships in TMJ soft tissues, engineering tissues for TMJ repair or replacement; and and research partnerships.

Sergio is Executive Vice President and Co-Founder of NanoSpire, Inc., Gorham, Maine, an emerging nanotechnology and alternative energy processing company with patented disruptive platform technology based on cavitation. He was co-founder and previously VP Sales/Marketing and Technical Services for a cavitation nano-materials company and former equipment manufacturer. Sergio has twenty years of cavitation processing nanophase materials, business development and technical experience with over 25 years of experience in global sales and marketing/technical service and application/design engineering. Serge is a 1979 graduate (BBA) of Cleveland State University. Based on his deep knowledge of nanotechnology and alternative energy, he has consulted to leading organizations. He is co-author of US Patent Application 2009018215 Apparatus and Method for Generating Cavitational Features in A Fluid Medium.

Shafraniuk\'s is a Doctor of Sciences, Supreme Attestation Board of the Ukraine, 2001. PhD (Candidate of Sciences degree), Kyiv State University, Department of Physics, 1985. Graduated from the Kyiv State University, Department of Physics, 1980.

Shafraniuk's research is oriented around nano-physics, particularly the electromagnetic and far-infrared properties of graphene and carbon nanotube junctions.

She is a VicePresidentof NANONET Foundation – non-profit organization. She is also Editor-in-Chief on NANONET Newsletter. She is a research assistant at the Institute of Electronic Materials Technology. She specializes in the field of materials science/chemistry/nanotechnology, including in particular the preparation of electrode (for cathode and anode) nanomaterials for lithium ion batteries and supercapacitors using various chemical methods. She also synthesizes composites with ceramic oxide or metallic materials and with carbon coatings: with graphene flakes, graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide (which are produced in our laboratory). Her research Interest is synthesis of nanomaterial’s using different chemical methods, especially electrode materials for lithium ion batteries Nanotechnology, nanomaterials, nanocomposites, energy storage devices, batteries, supercapacitors.

Synthesis of nanomaterial’s using different chemical methods, especially electrode materials for lithium ion batteries Nanotechnology, nanomaterials, nanocomposites, energy storage devices, batteries, supercapacitors

He has received his Ph.D. in 2003 from the University of Liverpool in the field of advanced manufacturing. He did his Ph.D. in the experimental investigation into the Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) of SiC/Polyamide Composites. Background in technology/knowledge transfer for the engineering, manufacturing and science sector, with a specific interest and passion for the applications of micro and nanotechnologies, laser processing, advanced manufacturing and materials. Open innovation consultant for nanotechnologies, develop programmes for web-based interactions and networking. Past editor of micro & nanotechnology email newsletter, over 80 issues produced. Produced and edited the UK’s first online trade magazine dedicated to the MNT sector, 4 issues. Co-organiser and chairperson of UK held Nano-training Summer School in partnership with the ASME and IMECHE Worked with variety of partners on a number of high profile events. Supported UKTI for a number of years on the UK Nanoforum showcase event and was instrumental in its development and for the inclusion of academic poster session. Accomplished speaker having presented at a number of events and as invited guest for several evening lectures. Supported the UK micro: nano community for over 6 years in the development of collaborative projects, technology brokerage and with general information regarding the UK sector.

Professor Khan is a nano-biotechnologist with Medicinal-Organic Chemistry background and, has over 27 years of combined teaching and, research experience in various capacities dealing with drug development & delivery, chemical & pharmaceutical Products Development for research and, technology development for Commercial purposes for human health improvement programs of various academic and, industrial institutions. His research interests included natural and, synthetic products development, modeling into the complex chemical structures and, biochemical phenomenon towards understanding of the processes at molecular levels with a perspective on nanoscale solutions for core problems in interaction, stability, energy profile and, matrix characteristics. As a Chemical Technologist, he has contributed in route finalizations, cost-effective process development, validations and, impurity profiling for a number of drugs, drug intermediates, APIs and other synthons belonging to Erythromycin macrolides and, Cephalosporin class of drug candidates. His current research interests include high impact genetic diseases, neurodegenerative disorders (Alzheimer’s & Parkinson diseases) towards finding a solution, may be in part, for drug design, discovery, development and, delivery programs also dealing with nano-biosciences aspects in these domains. He has about 50 publications, one patent filed and, several presentations at conferences and, symposia in international conferences. He was nominated to the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), been general member of American Chemical Society, American Nano Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy of Sciences, Canadian Institute of Chemistry, Indian Chemical Society, Indian Science Congress, Indian Association for Advancement of Science including other learned societies at one point of time or, other. He is currently on deputation and, is a full professor of Chemistry. He is associated at Department of Chemistry, MRIU and, adjunct professor in other universities in India. He has been involved in graduate teaching and, managing a team of scientist, post-doctoral scholars, research trainees, graduate and, Pharma D. students and, has looked after the research and management coordination of activities at different centers/universities in various roles as professor, member of the core team and, coordinator. He has also served several universities in India as Professor of Chemistry and, in various research capacities in universities in US and, abroad and, has been associated with pharmaceutical industries in various capacities as research scientist, project leader and, vice-president.

His research interests included natural and, synthetic products development, modeling into the complex chemical structures and, biochemical phenomenon towards understanding of the processes at molecular levels with a perspective on nanoscale solutions for core problems in interaction, stability, energy profile and, matrix characteristics.

I enjoy using my broad sales and marketing experience and perspective as an integral part of creating real value from emerging technologies as we navigate this tumultuous period of nanotech discoveries. Scientists, Educators and Students are heroes to me for doing what they love with fervor. Einstein said, “Nothing happens until something moves.\" My corollary to that is, “Nothing happens until someone sells something”. The rapidity of change in technology today, marked by the proliferation of technical papers and conferences has probably created a shortage in skilled sales and marketing types and entrepreneurial types as shown by the downturn of VC funding. Crowd sourcing is great for bootstrapping, but what happens after that? It still takes skilled management with fiscal spines of steel to plot a five year course to profitability. Great ideas have languished for lack of perspective, the ability to translate science into a product and in a timely fashion. You may remember the story about the blind men experiencing the elephant and each having a different experience, but if they work together the story has a different better ending – they can “see” the elephant. I enjoy doing the work scientists don’t want or have the time to do and in that way do my part helping to “enable technology” and reach goals.

Basma El Zein , is a faculty member at Dar Al Hekma College , and visiting Scholar at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia. She has a master degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from the Lebanese University and PhD in Micro and Nanotechnology from University of Lille1, France. Her current research interest is in Nanostructures for photovoltaic applications. She is reviewer in several international journals and senior member of IEEE.

Nanostructures for photovoltaic applications.

Nicola Pugno he is recognised internationally as a leading expert in the important field of Structural Mechanics and the Strength of Materials. I met him in Torino in 2004 where we had a detailed discussion on various key aspects of these topics that interested me, particularly the mechanical strength of nanotube bundles. Recently, in 2007 he visited my laboratory here in the US to develop ideas further. He has already greatly advanced our basic understanding of fundamental mechanical and dynamic issues in the context of the strength of cables composed of macroscopic nanotubes bundles. In fact his work was picked out by Nature as a highly prestigious “Highlight” indicating the high level of international recognition that his present research work is achieving. His recent study on the feasibility of a “Spiderman” suit, which at first sight might seem a somewhat fanciful project, is in fact an interesting study of importance of his work to the development of new materials exhibiting advanced properties. This work has highlighted by the New Scientist as well as by television, radio and daily newspapers (e.g. the Time, BBC, etc.), underlining the fact that he is not only working in a leading area of 21st Century materials, but also one importantly that members of the general public can relate to and find relevant to them. Prof. Pugno’s overall scientific output is outstanding. In ten years he has produced ca 130 original publications (also as a single author) in leading international journals (e.g. Nature, Materials, etc.), and his scientific activity is increasing rapidly in quality and quantity.

He is an expert in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and an internationally recognized leader scientist in the field of Nanomechanics. He is now recognized worldwide for his studies on bioinspired multifunctional nanomaterials. His achievements have already impacted on several Italian companies particularly in helping to develop next-generation products for e.g. self-cleaning materials etc,.

Kar Seng (Vincent) Teng received his PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Swansea University, United Kingdom. Presently, he is a Senior Lecturer in Nanoelectronics at Swansea University and heads the Nanoelectronics Research Group within the Multidisciplinary Nanotechnology Centre in the College of Engineering. His research interest is in the application of nanotechnology in electronic materials and devices, which have major impacts in healthcare, energy and information technologies. His current funded research projects include nanobiosensors for continuous monitoring of chronic diseases, nanoplasmonics for photovoltaic and fabrication of nanowires devices using printing technology.

His research interest is in the application of nanotechnology in electronic materials and devices, which have major impacts in healthcare, energy and information technologies. His current funded research projects include nanobiosensors for continuous monitoring of chronic diseases, nanoplasmonics for photovoltaic and fabrication of nanowires devices using printing technology.

Sandeep K. Vashist is the Head of Immunodiagnostics at HSG-IMIT, Germany. After completing his Ph.D. from Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (India) in 2006, he joined as a Scientist at Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Company, Ireland (2006-2009) and subsequently, as Team Leader at NUS Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative, Singapore (2009-2012). He pioneered and transferred successfully many technologies to industries and healthcare; filed several patents; and, published extensively (>100 manuscripts) in high IF journals and prestigious conferences. Based on his research outputs, he has been awarded constantly by renowned institutions for scientific research excellence, innovation and performance; received the topmost research fellowships; and, awarded the invited memberships of societies such as RCS. He is the international expert reviewer for ~36 scientific journals (IF b/w 2.5-41) and numerous funding agencies; Executive Editor of J Basic Appl Sci and J Pharma Bioanal Sci; and Editorial Board member of J Nanomed Nanotech. His research interests are in the fields of nanotechnology, point-of-care devices, mobile Healthcare, immunodiagnostics and biosensors.

Development of Nanomaterials/Nanotechnology based Biosensors and Diagnostics, development of rapid immunodiagnostic kits using lab-on-a-chip platforms, biomolecular immobilization and surface modification strategies, signal enhancement using nanomaterials/polymers/design of platforms, development of cost-effective and simple bioanalytical procedures, bioanalytical sciences, diabetic monitoring and screening, nanomedicine and nanotoxicity.

Neda Sadeghiani has received her Ph. D. in 2008 from University of Brasilia. And she was experienced professional in a broad range of clinical and research fields and technologies including biomolecular systems/processes, materials science, nanomedicine/nanotechnology, CN. Advanced knowledge of drug delivery, drug development (pre-clinical), GLP, QC-QA. Strong analytical approach with extensive computer, and numerical analysis skills. Nine years of experience in laboratory research, developing new protocols, troubleshooting experimental design, data analysis, and instrumentation skills. Experienced in presenting research results through professional conferences and publications plus teaching and mentoring. Proficient in multitasking, prioritizing and learning new skills.

Cancer treatment research, nanoparticles as drug delivery system, biological experiments design and perform, lab management and R&D

He earned his Ph.D. from University of Mumbai (India) and Post-doctorate from Kyoto Pharmaceutical University (Japan). He has published and presented several original research papers, articles and abstracts in peer reviewed journals and conferences. He has conceptualized innovative drug delivery platform technologies and is an inventor in number of patents. He is an invited speaker at international scientific meetings and conferences. He serves as reviewer for more than 30 scientific international journals and is on Editorial/Advisory board of various journals.

Pharmaceutics, Drug delivery, Pharmaceutical technology, Pharmacokinetics, Biopharmaceutics and Regulatory affairs