nanobiotechnology action group

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The Nanobiotechnology Action Group will address metrology needs and solutions to further the development of biomedicine and other areas related to biosciences and biotechnology where both the biological function and chemical properties of the biomolecules are important. This is of relevance to the pharmaceutical industry, health care applications such as imaging technology, clinical diagnostics and medical devices as well as for food safety.

Challenges include the measurement of dimensions of biological structures, localization and measurement of relevant levels of biologically important substances (drugs, biomarkers and toxins) and the biological variability in the systems that are measured. The area is rapidly evolving and the focus will be on the identification of metrology needs.

Issues to be addressed

• Identification of important measurment needs in health care.
• Identification of current and emerging measurement techniques in health care: current status and needs in terms of measurement quality.

For information on the activities of the Nanobiotechnology Action Group or to join this activity please contact Prof Jukka Lausmaa, SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden (jukka.lausmaa@sp.se )