First NanoCarb paper published in J. Mater. Chem

The first NanoCarb paper – “Tuning aggregative versus non-aggregative lectin binding with glycosylated nanoparticles by the nature of the polymer ligand” by Panagiotis Georgiou (ESR 3) from the Gibson group in the University of Warwick – has been published on the Journal of Material Chemistry B. This manuscript explores how polymeric linkers, with glycans at one end, … Read more

NanoCarb Autumn Workshop – a summary

NanoCarb has successfully held its second Network Meeting at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland from the 25th to the 29th November 2019 in Dublin, IE. On the 25th, the ESRs have been trained on Light Scattering by Dr Diogo Fernandes, Product Technical Specialist at Malvern Panalytical Ltd. The training notably covered dynamic light scattering, nanoparticle … Read more

NanoCarb ESRs attended the BraYn Conference in Milan, IT

Our ESRs, Jennifer and Gizem from the Mario Negri Institute, attended the 2nd annual Brayn Conference in Milan for young researchers in neuroscience. They enjoyed attending the workshops and speeches on up and coming techniques in the field. This year, the 3-day event was organised by the Mario Negri IRCSS Institute and was held between … Read more

NanoCarb presented at the TCD Chemistry Seminar Series

NanoCarb coordinator Marco Monopoli (RCSI) gave a lecture on the use of nanotechnology in biomedical research during the Trinity College Chemistry Seminar Series. This was the occasion to spread the word about NanoCarb and our recent findings.

NanoCarb ESRs recruited

All 15 Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) have now been successfully recruited and are eager to start and continue their individual work on the NanoCarb project.

NanoCarb at the 2019 European Researchers’ Night

Four NanoCarb ESRs took part in the 2019 European Researchers’ Night in Milan (IT) and Granada (ES). The European Researchers’ Night is a Europe-wide event involving over 300 cities in around 30 countries. The event is supported by the European Commission and promotes science, fun learning and research careers. It takes place every September since 2005. At the EU … Read more

GLYCOVAX-NanoCarb workshop – Summary (1/2)

On May 15th at the CNR Research Area in Milan (Italy), the European training networks (ETN) Glycovax and NanoCarb organized seminars on vaccine formulation and nanotechnology for the first network meeting. The session began with an introduction on the effect of carbohydrates on the immune response, on the challenge of glycoconjugate vaccines and on the … Read more

Upcoming events in nanotechnologies and carbohydrates

On the 27th March 2019 in Brussels, the Nanotechnology Industries Association (NIA) organises its 8th Annual Symposium where industrial producers of nanomaterials, expert service providers, end-users, policy makers and regulators will come together and discuss among others how the nanoscale is changing products, processes, and business across sectors. Member of the NIA, NanoCarb partner VITO … Read more