Host: European Parliament Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA)
The aim of this online STOA workshop is to highlight how the latest developments in nanotechnology are transforming biology and medicine; how nanotechnology is being used to fight the coronavirus as well as future pandemics; and to discuss consumer perception of nanotechnology as well as responsible research and innovation in Europe.
The recent coronavirus crisis shows how the field of nanobiosensors may be key to finding innovative solutions for a quick response, and also to cope with future infectious outbreaks. And yet the discussion about the ethics of nanotechnology is ongoing: great opportunities come with huge responsibilities.
Programme
14:30 - 14:40 Welcome by Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, MEP and STOA Panel Member
14:40 - 15:55 Presentations
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Nanotechnology transforms medicine and the future of biology
Sonia CONTERA, Associate Professor of Biological Physics at Oxford Physics Department, author of Nano Comes to Life, Oxford, United Kingdom -
Nanobiosensors in fight against coronavirus
Laura M. LECHUGA, CSIC Research Professor and Group Leader of ICN2 Nanobiosensors and Bioanalytical Applications Group, head of CONVAT project, Barcelona, Spain -
Ethics, and responsible research and innovation in nanotechnology
Maurizio SALVI, Senior Policy Analyst, Unit RTD.03 - Chief Scientific Advisors, Scientific Advice Mechanism, European Commission -
Life sciences applications of nanotechnology
Representative of IMEC (speaker to be confirmed), Leuven, Belgium -
Consumer perception of nanotechnology
Roxanne VAN GIESEN, Senior researcher consumer research at CentERdata, Tilburg, The Netherlands
15:55 - 16:20 Panel Discussion
16:20 - 16:30 Closing remarks by Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ and Petra DE SUTTER, both MEP and STOA Panel Members
