In early August, Julia Stebani and Nina Willnhammer(@TUM), our “SMARTdrugs” PhD student, were involved in the TUM Entdeckerinnen Program, inspiring young talents to explore chemistry.
The journal Nature Biotechnology has interviewed Angela Casini in the frame of a new article titled “Biopharma dives into tumor-seeking radioactive drugs”.
The paper highlights the frontiers in the field of Radiopharmaceuticals for the imaging and treatment of cancer.
Angela comments on the concept of self-assembled radiotheranostics in the frame of our SMARTdrugs network!
Jason introduces the SMARTdrugs program and the concept of mechanical bonding at the 17th Wolfsberg Meeting on Radiation Biology and Oncology, Oslo, Norway (23rd June 2025)
Shout out to the #students who organized an impressive “Lange Nacht der Universitäten” (Long Night of Science) at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München on 30 April this year. With lecture halls bursting with capacity, the Technical University of Munich School of Natural Sciences professors presented great topics for a general audience.
Prof. Angela Casini gave a lecture on “ The Periodic Table of the Elements as the Powerhouse of Drug Discovery”
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.
