Nora Ventosa will give her presentation speech at IEC on 7 June 2021

The talk is entitled Supramolecular Chemistry and Nanomedicine: Research and Innovation.

Since the late twentieth century, the number of nanomedicines has increased exponentially. Prior to the nanotechnology revolution, advances in disease treatments were associated with the discovery and synthesis of new therapeutic molecules. In the framework of the nanotechnology revolution, many of these advances are linked to the discovery and assembly of new supramolecular structures of nanoscopic dimensions, which allow the transformation of extremely fragile biomolecules or toxic synthetic molecules into high-efficient nanopharmaceuticals

The arrival in clinical practice of nanomedicine, initially developed in academic research environments, is being carried out in open innovation models, in which public-private collaboration and the role of emerging companies (start-ups) is key.

This session is organized by the Science and Technology Section of the IEC.

The session can be followed by Zoom and YouTube,

About Nora Ventosa

Nora Ventosa is Chemical Engineer by the Institut Químic de Sarrià (IQS) and Doctor by the Universitat Ramon Llull. She is Research Scientist at the Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC). She is co-leader of the NANOMOL group, assigned to the TECNIO network, which includes the main centers and agents involved in technology transfer in Catalonia.

She is co-founder of the spin-off Nanomol Technologies, vicepresident of the Societat Catalana de Química (SCQ-IEC) and member of the Administration Council of ACCIÓ, the Catalan Government agency for the promotion of the competitiveness within companies. She has participated, organized and directed more than 50 research projects, funded by different national and international agencies, public, private and industrial, including Smart4Fabry-Smart multifunctional GLA-nanoformulation for Fabry disease or Phoenix-Open Innovation Test Bed for Enabling Pharmaceutical Innovative Products. 

More information

• Nora Ventosa designated new numerary member of the IEC (27 Nov 2018)
• The new IEC members, including Nora Ventosa, invited to "El matí de Catalunya Ràdio" (19 Dec 2018)
• A more effective nanomedicine developed for the treatment of Fabry rare disease designated as Orphan Drug (26 Feb 2021)
• A new european infrastructure will facilitate the transfer of nano-pharmaceuticals from the lab to the clinic (25 March 2021)
• Interview of Nora Ventosa in Recercat: “En els propers anys veurem un augment exponencial dels nanofàrmacs” (23 April 2021)