This 2-part session will describe the advancement of drug and gene delivery technologies that can help overcome limitations of getting an active pharmaceutical agent in the body at the right place, at the right dose, at the right time. It will highlight the efforts of local companies and university scientists to increase efficacy of new drugs while limiting potential side effects, all while manipulating delivery systems at the nanoscale.

Part I: After a big picture overview of the field of drug and gene delivery technologies, Evonik Corporation will highlight its capabilities to encapsulate very potent active pharmaceuticals in micro- and nano-particles composed of biodegradable polymers, which allows a single injection to have a lasting therapeutic effect of weeks or months.

A collaborative team, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, will present how they are developing microcapsules with for example cancer- or diabetes-fighting properties, using layer by layer techniques and hydrogels.

You are invited to a Zoom webinar.

When: Oct 6, 2020 03:45 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Topic: PART I Good Things in Small Packages - Drug and Gene Delivery in the Age of Nanotechnology

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