Georgios Katalagarianakis graduated as mining and metallurgy engineer from the National Technical University of Athens in 1976. He obtained a diploma on mechanical engineering from the University of Thessaloniki in 1989 and a PhD degree from the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in 1998.

He has worked for ten years in the underground mining industry and the mineral resources authority of Greece before joining the European Commission in 1989 as administrator. He has been responsible for European research in the fields of mining and metallurgy, recycling, construction and maintenance of buildings and civil infrastructure, tunnelling, industrial safety and ergonomics, use of nanomaterials in buildings, etc. He is currently responsible for research in the area of nanotechnology safety.

Dr. Georgios Katalagarianakis is one of the founders and greatest influencers of the EU NanoSafety Cluster (NSC). Dr. Gatalagarianakis retired from his role in the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation and the NSC honoured and thanked him for his long and invaluable contribution to the nanotechnology and nanosafety scientific community. The ceremony took place during the NanoSafe 2018 conference, which took place in November 2018 in Grenoble, France.

The ceremony was hosted by The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), organised by the NSC Dissemination Group with the help of the Nanotechnology Industries Association and presented by Prof. Iseult Lynch of the University of Birmingham.

The NSC is an initiative of the European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD), which sponsors large nanotechnology and nanosafety projects through its European Frameworks.

The EU NanoSafety Cluster maximises the synergies between European-level projects addressing the safety of materials and technologies enabled by the use of nanoforms. The studied aspects include toxicology, ecotoxicology, exposure assessment, mechanisms of interaction, risk assessment and standardisation.

Overall, Europe targets safe and sustainable nanomaterials and nanotechnology innovations. Cluster projects contribute to assuring environmental health and safety (EHS) of this Key Enabling Technology.

Filmed at the Nanotexnology Thessaloniki 2019 conference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVkk_28NIQ0 all my videos from this conference to be in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7xXqJFxvYvix9ok53XbRC2bLJvaQhJDv (this playlist will eventually contain all 38 videos I filmed at the conference) coverage sponsored by HOPE-A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G73p8mU-Zak Hellenic Organic and Printed Electronics Association and OET Organic Electronic Technologies (OET booth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0a222HZNo0 OET beach demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o8X6LJx__Y) sponsored by the Cornet project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr4Z7oT0g-k (GA: 760949) which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under the Call NMBP-07-2017

At the Nanotexnology 2019 conference in Thessaloniki, many student posters are presenting their latest research and findings in the area of Nanotechnology. Sahitya Kumar Avugadda presents his poster presentation on the Controlled clustering of iron oxide nanocubes for magnetic fluid hypothermia treatment from the Italy Institute of at the University of Genova with Dina Niculaes and Aidin Lak in the group of Dr. Teresa Pellegrino.

Filmed at the Nanotexnology Thessaloniki 2019 conference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVkk_28NIQ0 all my videos from this conference to be in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7xXqJFxvYvix9ok53XbRC2bLJvaQhJDv (this playlist will eventually contain all 38 videos I filmed at the conference) coverage sponsored by HOPE-A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G73p8mU-Zak Hellenic Organic and Printed Electronics Association and OET Organic Electronic Technologies (OET booth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0a222HZNo0 OET beach demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o8X6LJx__Y) sponsored by the Cornet project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr4Z7oT0g-k (GA: 760949) which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under the Call NMBP-07-2017

Professor Yannis Missirlis was born in Samos-Greece (1946), graduated as Chemical Engineer from the NTUA (Athens-1969), received a M.Sc, (Syracuse-USA, 1971) and his Ph.D. from Rice University (Houston1973) in Biomedical Engineering. Prof. Missirlis served as an Assistant Professor and Associate Professor at McMaster University (Canada,1974-1980) before joining the University of Patras in 1981, as a full Professor, directing since then the Laboratory of Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. Prof. Missirlis has served as Vice-Rector of the University (1986-1988), as a member of the European, and of the World Council of Biomechanics. He has coauthored a book on Biomaterials (2011), coedited 2 books on Protein Adsorption, and on Platelet interaction with Biomaterials, has published
80 peer-reviewed papers in international journals, and currently is active in the area of cell-material interactions, tissue engineering, biomechanics from nano-to macro.

Filmed at the Nanotexnology Thessaloniki 2019 conference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVkk_28NIQ0 all my videos from this conference to be in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7xXqJFxvYvix9ok53XbRC2bLJvaQhJDv (this playlist will eventually contain all 38 videos I filmed at the conference) coverage sponsored by HOPE-A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G73p8mU-Zak Hellenic Organic and Printed Electronics Association and OET Organic Electronic Technologies (OET booth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0a222HZNo0 OET beach demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o8X6LJx__Y) sponsored by the Cornet project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr4Z7oT0g-k (GA: 760949) which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under the Call NMBP-07-2017

EDP Sciences https://www.edpsciences.org/en/ is an international publisher based in France and publishes high quality scientific journals, books and conference proceedings, partnering with the academic community since 1920, publishing journals on Physics & astronomy, engineering & technology, health sciences & dentistry, life sciences, chemistry, mathematics and computer science. It was founded in 1920 as La Société du Journal de Physique et Le Radium with founders among Société Française de Physique (French Physics Society) and several renowned scientists and industrialists including Louis de Broglie, Marie Curie, Paul Langevin and Louis Lumière. EDP Sciences Is owned by learned societies, is strongly involved in the Open Science movement. Is member of the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) (since June 2012) and Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) (since 2003). Publishes around 32 Open Access journals and Open Access books and Open Access conference proceedings (Web of Conferences) Launched new Open Access megajournal compliant with the Open Science principals publishing Open Peer review: https://www.4open-sciences.org In 2020, EDP Science celebrates a century.

Official video cartoon on the EDP Sciences history:

Filmed at the Nanotexnology Thessaloniki 2019 conference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVkk_28NIQ0 all my videos from this conference to be in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7xXqJFxvYvix9ok53XbRC2bLJvaQhJDv (this playlist will eventually contain all 38 videos I filmed at the conference) coverage sponsored by HOPE-A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G73p8mU-Zak Hellenic Organic and Printed Electronics Association and OET Organic Electronic Technologies (OET booth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0a222HZNo0 OET beach demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o8X6LJx__Y) sponsored by the Cornet project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr4Z7oT0g-k (GA: 760949) which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under the Call NMBP-07-2017

Experts from the Nanotechnology Lab LTFN (http://www.ltfn.gr) of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, present the activities and innovations of the LTFN Lab in the fields of the development of flexible Organic Electronic devices (as Organic Photovoltaics, Organic Light Emitting Diodes and Organic Thin Film Transistors (OTFTs)). The infrastructure of the lab enhances the research, promotes collaborations (European and national projects), establishes networks (HOPE-A http://www.hope-a.com/, NanoNet http://www.nanonet.gr/) and supports the translation of the research results into commercialization of products and services (collaboration with SMEs).
An overview of the research activities of the Nanotechnology LTFN Lab in the framework of Horizon 2020 Projects is presented. These include the:
H2020 Factory of the Future (FoF) Project SmartLine (www.smartline-project.eu) which will create intelligent and zero-defect manufacturing processes by developing robust and non-destructive in-line metrology tools (optical, electrical, structural) and process control platform to achieve the reliable and closed-loop manufacturing of Organic Electronic devices (OPVs and OLEDs for lighting) by Roll-to-Roll Printing and Organic Vapour Phase Deposition (OVPD) pilot lines.
H2020 NMBP Project CORNET (https://www.cornet-project.eu) which will develop a unique EU Open Innovation Environment (OIE) covering the triangle of Manufacturing, Modelling and Experimentation. The project will also optimize the OLAE materials, behavior and nano-devices' manufacturing processes through multi-scale characterization and modelling. This will have huge impact on the fast and reliable development of new materials and devices, enabling the control of production processes for tailored OE devices fabrication and systems for industrial applications.

Filmed at the Nanotexnology Thessaloniki 2019 conference (https://www.nanotexnology.com), all my videos from this conference to be in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7xXqJFxvYvix9ok53XbRC2bLJvaQhJDv (this playlist will eventually contain all 38 videos I filmed at the conference, to be published about 1 per day over one month) coverage sponsored by HOPE-A (http://hope-a.com) Hellenic Organic and Printed Electronics Association and OET Organic Electronic Technologies (http://www.oe-technologies.com) sponsored by the Cornet project (GA: 760949) which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under the Call NMBP-07-2017

Hellenic Organic & Printed Electronics Association (http://www.hope-a.com) focuses on the coordination of the activities of industrial and research organizations in Greece in the field of Flexible Organic & Printed Electronics (OEs). HOPE-A covers the entire value chain of OE Products and Services in Green Energy, Lighting, Electronics, Automotive, Smart Buildings, Greenhouses, Intelligent Packaging, Wearables, IoT (http://www.hope-a.com)

Filmed at the Nanotexnology Thessaloniki 2019 conference (https://www.nanotexnology.com), all my videos from this conference to be in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7xXqJFxvYvix9ok53XbRC2bLJvaQhJDv (this playlist will eventually contain all 38 videos I filmed at the conference, to be published about 1 per day over one month) coverage sponsored by HOPE-A (http://hope-a.com) Hellenic Organic and Printed Electronics Association and OET Organic Electronic Technologies (http://www.oe-technologies.com) sponsored by the Cornet project (GA: 760949) which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under the Call NMBP-07-2017

Experts from the high-tech company OE Technologies (OET), www.oe-technologies.com give us a first view of the integration of high performance and fully printed Organic Photovoltaic modules on consumer products, such as OPV-powered umbrellas and sunbeds with the capability to charge mobile devices (mobile phones, tablets, PCs, etc.) and refrigerators.
Also, OET’s experts give us an inside tour of their concepts and solutions to revolutionize energy generation and lighting by manufacturing novel Organic Photovoltaics (OPVs) and Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs), in applications from Smart Textiles and Wearables, Intelligent Packaging, Automotive & Solar Roofs, Ambient Lighting, Autonomous and Nomadic applications (as energy efficient refrigerators). These innovations were presented at the NANOTEXNOLOGY 2019 Conferences and Exhibition (http://www.nanotexnology.com) in Thessaloniki, Greece

Filmed at the Nanotexnology Thessaloniki 2019 conference (https://www.nanotexnology.com), all my videos from this conference to be in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7xXqJFxvYvix9ok53XbRC2bLJvaQhJDv (this playlist will eventually contain all 38 videos I filmed at the conference, to be published about 1 per day over one month) coverage sponsored by HOPE-A (http://hope-a.com) Hellenic Organic and Printed Electronics Association and OET Organic Electronic Technologies (http://www.oe-technologies.com) sponsored by the Cornet project (GA: 760949) which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under the Call NMBP-07-2017

Nano|Net is an initiative for the promotion of communication and collaboration between research and business organizations activated in the fields of Nano-Bio-Technologies, NanoNet’s mission and activities are focused to reinforce and promote Nanotechnologies in Greece, Europe and Worldwide, through an interscientific and multidisciplinary approach.

Nicholas A. Peppas, known for Hydrogels, swellable systems, swelling/syneresis, polymer physics, nanotechnology, nano materials, Peppas equation, Korsmeyer-Peppas equation, Peppas-Reinhart theory, Brannon-Peppas theory, oral protein delivery, intelligent polymers, recognitive release systems, regenerative medicine, convergence. In the Fields of Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials, Drug Delivery, Tissue Engineering
Nicholas A. Peppas is a chemical and biomedical engineer whose leadership in biomaterials science and engineering, drug delivery, bionanotechnology, pharmaceutical sciences, chemical and polymer engineering has provided seminal foundations based on the physics and mathematical theories of nanoscale, macromolecular processes and drug/protein transport and has led to numerous biomedical products or devices.

Peppas was educated in chemical engineering at the National Technical University of Athens (D. Eng., 1971) and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sc.D., 1973) under the direction of bioengineering pioneer Edward W. Merrill. Subsequently, he was a postdoctoral fellow in the Arteriosclerosis Center of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under world biomedical leaders Clark K. Colton, Kenneth A. Smith and Robert S. Lees.

He is the Cockrell Family Regents Chair #6 in Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. He has been at the University of Texas at Austin since December 2002 and is serving as the Director of the Institute of Biomaterials, Drug Delivery, and Regenerative Medicine, and its Laboratory of Biomaterials, Drug Delivery and Bionanotechnology with appointments in the Department of Chemical Engineering, the Department of Biomedical Engineering[8] and the College of Pharmacy at the University of Texas at Austin. Before 2002, he was the Showalter Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Professor of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University.

Peppas is a leading researcher, inventor and pacesetter in the field of drug delivery and controlled release, a field that he developed into a mature area of scholarly research. He is also a leader in biomaterials, bionanotechnology, nano materials and bionanotechnology, and has contributed seminal work in the fields of feedback controlled biomedical devices and molecular recognition. The multidisciplinary approach of his research in bionanotechnology and biomolecular engineering blends modern molecular and cellular biology with engineering to generate the next-generation of medical systems and devices, including bioMEMS with enhanced applicability, reliability, functionality, and longevity. His contributions have been translated into more than twenty medical products.

He is an inaugural Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society, an inaugural Fellow of the Materials Research Society (MRS), an inaugural Fellow of the CRS, a founding Fellow of AIMBE, a Fellow of the American Chemical Society, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), Fellow of the Society for Biomaterials, a Fellow of the American Physical Society, a Fellow of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS), a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, a Fellow of the American Society for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and an Honorary fellow of the Italian Society of Medicine and Natural Sciences.

You can read more of his bio at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_A._Peppas

Peppas, Nicholas A. Sc.D.

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