Helsinki Drug Research 2008

 

Press conference

Monday, June 9, 2008 at 13.15-14.00, Biomedicum

 

Brief talks by lecturers of HDR on the following topics:

 

Treatment of Parkinson’s disease

Prof. Vilho Myllylä (University of Oulu, Finland,)

Parkinsonin taudin lääkehoito

 

Green technologies

Dr. Leif Kronberg (Åbo Akademi, Finland)

Lääkkeet ympäristössämme – ovatko ne ympäristöriski?  

Dr. Alexander Shikov (St-Petersburg Institute of Pharmacy, Russia)

Green technology to boost production of natural extracts

 

Nano and microtechnology in Pharmacy

Prof. Jouni Hirvonen (University of Helsinki, Finland)

Mesohuokoiset piimateriaalit - lupaava uusi vaihtoehto suun kautta tapahtuvassa lääkeannostelussa

Doc. Sami Franssila (Helsinki University of Technology, Finland)

Analyysilaboratorio mikrosirulla

 

Abstracts of the lecturers are distributed in the press conference. After the presentations there is time reserved for questions.

 

Representatives of press are also welcome to attend the actual lectures. No pre-registration is needed. When interested in participating the whole conference (evening events etc.), please, contact hdr08@congreszon.fi

 

 

Programme of the press conference

 

13.15-13.20     Opening words

                        Dr. Outi Salminen, University of Helsinki,

Chairman of HDR organizing committee

13.20-13.25     Treatment of Parkinson’s disease

                        Prof. Vilho Myllylä, Oulun yliopisto

13.25-13.35     Green Technologies

                        Dr. Leif Kronberg, Åbo Akademi, Finland

                        Dr. Alexander Shikov, St-Petersburg Institute of Pharmacy, Russia

13.35-13.45     Nano and microtechnology in Pharmacy

                        Prof. Jouni Hirvonen, Helsingin yliopisto

                        Doc. Sami Franssila, Helsingin teknillinen korkeakoulu

13.45-14.00     Questions       

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