Members of the SMARTdrugs network participated in a student-led symposium from the 7th – 9th of April, filled with insightful presentations and engaging discussions. A huge thank you to all the students and international guests who presented and everyone who attended!
Prof. Angela Casini visits Hong Kong to present the SMARTdrugs design concept of new theranostic agents to the Laboratory for Synthetic Chemistry and Chemical Biology (LSCCB) funded by the InnoHK program. The event involved ca. 80 participants, including PIs, students and delegates from Imperial College London.
Many of our Team Members attended the annual meeting of the European Society of Molecular Imaging in Bilbao (11-14 March 2025).
Dr. Jordi Loop, as president of the ESMI, gave the opening session and was involved in the organization of the conference. Many of our Early Career Researchers obtained Awards for their Poster presentations, or received the “Work Group Award”. Moreover, they actively engaged in the “Science speed dating’” event organized by the youngESMI. Overall, a FANTASTIC contribution to a Stellar Event!! Well done Folks!
On the 6-10th January, TUM researchers Dr. Íñigo Iribarren Aguirre and Nina Willnhammer attended the Global Young Scientists Summit in Singapore.
The Summit’s theme was “Advancing Science, Creating Technologies for a Better World”. It gave an opportunity for young researchers and top scientific minds from around the world to discuss science and technology trends.
Researchers have used a chemical compound to light up treatment-resistant cancers on imaging scans, in a breakthrough that could help medical professionals better target and treat cancer.
In a Nature Reviews Chemistry article, Prof. Angela Casini (TUM) and co-authors highlight the development and potential of a new generation of supramolecular radiopharmaceuticals for the therapy and diagnostics (theranostics) of cancer.
On the 14th November Marike Drexler (@TUM), our “SMARTdrugs” PhD student, had a stand at the study fair of König-Karlmann-Gymnasium Altötting.
On Friday 8th November 2024, Prof. Angela Casini (TUM) gave a lecture on medicinal inorganic chemistry, attended by PhDs and post docs as well as PIs of the Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination (LCC) of the CNRS.
The first Annual Plenary Meeting of the SMARTdrugs network met at the TUM Science & Study Center Raitenhaslach on the 3rd – 4th of October. 2024.
It’s predicted from Cancer Research UK’s data that 1 in 2 of us will develop cancer in our lifetime. In this short documentary, and in collaboration with King’s College London, Understanding Animal Research explores one of the alternative models being used in cancer research. Professor Tim Witney explains how his team is trying to reduce the number of mice used in science and medical research when imaging cancer, by using chicken eggs.