The BioMEMS & Biomedical Nanotechnology WORLD 2001 conference encompasses all interfaces of the life sciences and clinical disciplines with microsystems and nanotechnology.

Conference topic areas include:

• Micro- and nanotechnologies for drug delivery
• Tissue engineering
• Harvesting, manipulation, amplification, and sequencing of nucleic acids, proteomics, microfluidicsminiaturized total analysis systems (microTAS)
• Biosensors
• Molecular assembly
• Nanoscale imaging
• Integrated systems

This is Battelle's second year sponsoring the event, as the Pharmaceutical and Medical Product Development Group actively participates in nanotechnology commercialization projects Medical applications of nanotechnology include the areas of drug delivery systems and therapies for human disease. "We view biomedical nanotechnology to be on the forefront of human medicine in the 21st century. The ability to interact with global thought leaders in this area is one of the major benefits of this meeting," said Dr. Ric Slauter, the Director of Business Development for Battelle Pharmaceutical Products.

Up to date conference information can be found at www.healthtech.com.

Battelle focuses on technology development and commercialization. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, it serves industrial and government customers in over 30 countries. Major innovations have included the development of the office copier machine (XEROX), pioneering work on the compact disc, medical product breakthroughs, and advanced fiber optics for improved telecommunications. Battelle Pharmaceutical and Medical Product Development Group provides solutions for established and emerging companies in the medical industry. For more information contact Katy Delaney, (614) 424-5544, or at delaneyk@battelle.org.