2-day Workshop at DCU

Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery and Therapy

8-9 June | Dublin City University, Glasnevin Campus

Prof. Silvia Giordani is pleased to host a two-day workshop on Nanoparticle-Enabled Drug Delivery and Therapeutic Technologies at Dublin City University.

This workshop is organised under the Ireland–Wales Research Alliance Award, jointly funded by Research Ireland and the Welsh Government. It forms part of a collaborative project between Dublin City University (DCU) and Bangor University, focused on laser-mediated heating of carbon nano-onions (CNOs) for therapeutic applications. The project aims to advance precision treatment strategies through controlled photothermal activation.

Join us on 8–9 June at DCU’s Glasnevin Campus for an inspiring programme bringing together leading international researchers and early-career scientists working at the forefront of nanomedicine and therapeutic innovation.

The workshop will feature talks from:

• Prof. Zengbo Wang and Dr. Liyang Yue (Bangor University)
• Prof. Joulia Larionova, Dr. May Morris and Dr. Francesco Calzaferri (University of Montpellier)
• Prof. Paola Posocco (University of Trieste)
• Prof. Mary Pryce and Dr. Darren Fayne (School of Chemical Sciences, DCU)
• Dr. Karsten Fleischer (School of Physics, DCU)
• Dr. Gaetan Thilliez, Dr. Paul Leonard, and Dr. Alexander Eustace (School of Biotechnology, DCU).

The programme will include discussions across several key themes:

• Emerging strategies in cancer therapy, including novel treatment approaches and associated drug delivery challenges
• Advanced imaging techniques and 3D printing of nano-devices for biomedical applications
• Computational modelling of nanomaterial–biological system interactions
• Light-assisted therapeutic approaches, including photothermal heating of carbon-based nanomaterials

We warmly welcome researchers with interests in nanomedicine, photonics, drug delivery, and translational biomedical technologies to join us at DCU in June.

The detailed workshop programme will be announced soon.