8.15 – 9.00

Registration (lobby)

9.00 – 10.00

Opening session
Chaired by Hans Robert Metelmann, Prof., Greifswald University, Chairman of ScanBalt, Germany
Representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science

10.00 – 10.30

Coffee break

10.30 – 12.00

ScanBalt Academy session. Cancer, from basic science to preventive medicine
Chaired by Kaare Norum, Professor emeritus, Oslo University, President of ScanBalt Academy, Norway

Therapeutic Intervention in Inflammation induced Cancer by Designer Cytokines,
Stephan Rose-John, Executive Director, Department of Biochemistry, University of Kiel Medical School, Germany

Genetic profiling of breast cancer, relevance for risk prediction and diagnosis,
Anne-Lise Børresen Dale, Prof., Dr., The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Norway

Oslo Cancer Cluster : From Basic Science via Innovation and Industry to Better Diagnosis and Cure of Cancer
Kaare Norum, Professor emeritus, Oslo University, President of ScanBalt Academy, Norway

12.00 – 13.00

Lunch

13.00 – 14.30

Biomaterials in Sweden
Chaired by Peter Thomsen,Prof., Sahlgrenska Academy, Göteborg University, Sweden

ANTICANCER I
Chaired by Daumantas Matulis, Dr., Head of Laboratory of Biothermodynamics and Drug Design, Institute of Biotechnology, Lithuania

14.30 – 15.00

Coffee break

15.00 – 16.30

Biomaterials in Finland
Chaired by Heimo Ylanen, Ph.D., Docent, Director of Turku Biomaterials Centre (TBC), Finland, Sami Areva, MSc, Ph.D., Turku Biomaterials Centre (TBC), Finland

ANTICANCER II
Chaired by Claudiu Supuran, Prof.  University of Florence, Italy

Human adipose stem sells and biomaterials in bone tissue engineering 
Bettina Lindroos, Regea, Tampere, Finland

Carbonic anhydrase IX as a promising therapy target
Jaromir Pastorek, Prof., Centre for Molecular Medicine, Institute of Virology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia

Processing of biodegradable polymers and composites
Minna Kellomäki, Prof., Tampere University of Technology, Department of Biomedical Engineering,  Finland
Fibre-reinforced composites as medical and dental biomimetic materials
Pekka Vallittu, Prof., University of Turku, Institute of Dentistry, Finland

Biomaterials in Cartilage Tissue Engineering
Virpi Tiitu, Dr. Ph. D., University of Helsinki
Development of a Biomechanically Optimized Multi-Component Fibre-Reinforced Composite Implant for Load-Bearing Conditions
Niko Moritz, Dr., University of Turku, Orthopaedic Research Unit

16.30 – 17.00

Coffee break

17.00 – 18.30

Biomaterials in Poland
Stanisław Błażewicz, Prof. Dr., AGH-University of Science and Technology

Anticancer III
Chaired by

Late follow-up of the treatment of the knee with carbon biomaterials,
Tadeusz Trzaska, Prof., The Eugeniusz Piasecki University of School of Physical Education, Poland

Transcriptomics for the individualization of cancer treatment
Kęstutis Sužiedėlis, Prof. Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Vilnius University Institute of  Oncology.

Biomimetic polymer-based structures for tissue engineering
Elzbieta Pamula, Dr., AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland

Clinical cancer biomarker research
Dainius Characiejus, Dr., Vilnius University Institute of Oncology, Deputy director for science

 Chaperone Hsp90 and carbonic anhydrase XIX inhibitors as anticancer agents
Daumantas Matulis, Dr., Head of Laboratory of Biothermodynamics and Drug Design, Institute of Biotechnology, Lithuania

20.30 – 00.00

Reception Evening in the restaurant “Trakų Dvarkiemis”