3rd International Congress BioNanoMed 2012 (http://www.bionanomed.at/), March 1-2 2012, Krems, Austria

The comprehensive technical program of BioNanoMed 2012 is covering pioneering developments for early recognition and treatment of diseases. The purpose of the International Conference is to bring together researchers and practitioners from Natural Science, Medical Science and Engineering Subjects.

NANOSMAT USA (http://www.nanosmat-usa.com/), March 27-30 2012, Tampa, FL

Adhering to the long standing NANOSMAT traditions, this meeting will foster the gathering of high calibre, talented and intellectual people from both academia and industry in order to exchange ideas, information and technology. The event will provide a binding platform for interactions between researchers; scientists and engineers from industry, research laboratories and academia, and in doing so will feature state-of-the-art developments in all aspects of processing, characterisation and applications of nanomaterials, nanoscience and nanotechnology.

Nanomedicine: Visions, Risks, Potential, April 19-20, 2012, Berlin, Germany

Nanotechnology is frequently judged to be a key technology of the 21st century. Although not all research areas that were awarded this honorary title in the past have so far fulfilled all the expectations – like, for example, gene technology – thinking of nanotechnology as a highly important research area surely is justified. Especially in the field of medicine nanotechnology may help to develop new and effective applications. However, as with many modern technologies, there are considerable moral concerns about the consequences nanotechnology may have for humans and their environment. For more, please contact Mrs. Katharina Mader, conference@ea-aw.de.

CLINAM 2012 - the Summit Shaping the Future of Medicine and Tackling the Unresolved Medical Problems (http://www.clinam.org), May 7-9 2012, Basel, Switzerland

The European Foundation for Clinical Nanomedicine (CLINAM) and the European Technology Platform on Nanomedicine organise the European Summit for Clinical Nanomedicine 2012. It is the largest platform in Europe for discussing all facets of Nanomedicine. Here you will find the clinicians, the device engineers, the strategy developers, the regulators as well as researchers and industry presenting late breaking and ongoing clinical trials. Multiple organisations make this meeting a highlight event where the interdisciplinary mix of experts will illuminate the advancements and novel results in all fields of this complex discipline. Five European Nanomedicine research projects funded under the 7th Framework Programme in the area of Drug Delivery, Nanodiagnostics, Regenerative Medicine and Bio-artificial Organs will be presented and discussed in Basel.

NANOTEXNOLOGY 2012 (http://www.nanotexnology.com), June 30-July 7 2012, Thessaloniki, Greece

NANOTEXNOLOGY 2012 is the annual event to explore the opportunities in the emerging fields of Nanotechnologies & Organic Electronics. It includes a powerful community that brings together over 2,000 scientists, business and technical professionals to promote research and industrial collaborations and technology transfer by networking and matchmaking. Held in conjunction will be the 6th International Summer School on Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies:Organic Electronics & Nanomedicine.

Colloids and Nanomedicine (http://www.colloidsandnanomedicine.com) 2012, 15-17 July, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Following the successful Colloids and Materials 2011, this second event in the "Colloids" series of conferences will have a focus on the rapidly growing Nanomedicine area. As with the previous meeting, a platform will be provided for first-rate reviews and discussions with leading international scientists and engineers working in the fields of nanomedicine, biomaterials, drug delivery, sensors, imaging and diagnostics. Abstracts are now invited for Oral and Poster presentations.

Nanotoxicology 2012 - the 6th International Conference on Nanotoxicology (http://english.nanoctr.cas.cn/nanotoxicology2012), September 4-7, 2012, Beijing, China

With the rapid development of nanotechnology applications, the safety assessment of nano-products has become important than ever before. Following the successful Nanotoxicology 2010 in Edinburgh, UK and 2008 in Zurich, Switzerland, the 6th in a series, Nanotoxicology 2012 will provide a timely international forum for presentation and discussion of current and emerging sciences with leading and prominent international scientists working in the fields of nanotoxicology, nanomedicine, nanobiotechnology, etc. It is hoped that the Nanotoxicology 2012 will facilitate discussions of latest research results, promote future collaborations and most importantly, attract young minds into nanoscience researches..