ISEBTT :: The International Society for Electroporation-Based Technologies and Treatments

First Latin American Workshop on Electroporation and its Applications, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2018-10-08 09:00 - 2018-10-09 18:00 (Europe/Paris) | Pavillion Industrias Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón de Industrias - Ciudad Universitaria - UBA, Buenos Aires, CABA, C1428, Argentina
The First Latin American Workshop on Electroporation and its Applications is being organized by the Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences from the University of Buenos Aires, with the purpose of promoting its use in the region, and of reuniting academics from different disciplines, such as Biology, Medicine, Veterinary and Food Processing doing research in electroporation, as well as developers and users of electroporation-based technologies.
Tentative list of titles of the workshop includes, but is not limited to:

Gene Electrotranfer: applications in health
Electrochemotherapy: applications in cutaneous and subcutaneous tumors in oncology
Irreversible electroporation: applications in gliomas
Electrolytic ablation and electroporation
Basic models in EP based protocols
Pulsed electric fields in food processing
Panel discussion of cases
Roundtable on the use of electroporation-based technologies in health and biotechnology in Latin America

Fundamental & Applied Bioelectrics Workshop
2018-07-09 - 2018-07-12 | Old Dominion University, 5115 Hampton Blvd, Norfolk, VA, 23529, United States
Flyer with more information: cbeworkshopflyer-2018-final
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5th School on Pulsed Electric Field Applications in Food and Biotechnology
2018-05-14 - 2018-05-18 | Elea, Prof. von Klitzing Str. 9, Quakenbrück, Niedersachsen, 49610, Germany
Flyer with more information: PEF-School-Roll-DL-AW
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The School is supported by ISEBTT.

Symposium on Innovations in Bioengineering Technologies in the Service of Humanity and Society
2018-03-28 | Porter School of Environmental Studies, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv University Campus, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel
Colleagues and former students are cordially invited to celebrate Prof. Rubinsky’s 70th birthday. Celebration will take place during the conference entitled “Innovations in Bioengineering Technologies in the Service of Humanity and Society“.
Flyer: Flyer_Tel_Aviv_2018-v2
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3rd Veterinary Workshop on Electroporation-Based Treatments
2018-03-21 - 2018-03-22 | University of Ljubljana Veterinary Faculty, Gerbičeva ulica 60, Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia
Flyer with more information: 3rd Veterinary Workshop
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Electroporation based Technologies and Treatments (EBTT)
2017-11-12 - 2017-11-18 | University of Ljubljana Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Tržaška cesta 25, Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia
Electroporation Based Technologies and Treatments (EBTT)
offered by the University of Ljubljana and Institute of Oncology
November 12 – 18, 2017
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Invitation:
The postgraduate course is intended both for novices and experts in electroporation, including PhD students, researchers and users. You are all kindly invited to attend the workshop and the course on electroporation based technologies and treatments. In order to apply please submit your abstract and registration form. Abstract submission is strongly encouraged and is necessary if credits (5 ECTS) are sought for. Each participant submitting an abstract will also be required to give a short oral presentation of the work. The forms and instructions can be obtained from 2017.ebtt.org. This course has been accredited also by the Medical Chamber of Slovenia, so participants receive 20 CME credits.
Instructions, forms and other information are available at: http://2017.ebtt.org.

2nd World Congress on Electroporation and Pulsed Electric Fields in Biology, Medicine, and Food & Environmental Technologies
2017-09-24 - 2017-09-28 | Hilton Hotel Norfolk, 100 Main Street, Norfolk, VA, 23510, United States
2nd World Congress on Electroporation and Pulsed Electric Fields in Biology, Medicine and Food & Environmental Technologies
September 24-28, 2017, Norfolk (VA), USA
Welcome to the second scientific congress dedicated to bringing together researchers and users of electroporation-based and related technologies from academic institutions and industry. This meeting presents an excellent opportunity to meet with people from different disciplines possessing diverse expertise, who are involved in basic research or are developing applications based on electroporation and the use of pulsed electric fields of high intensity. The aim is to create an environment stimulating interdisciplinary interactions, to present latest achievements and demonstrate current knowledge.
To this end, the Congress will consist of plenary sessions given by invited lecturers, poster-viewing sessions, and parallel special sessions for the presentations linked to specific approaches or the groups participating in the WC2017.
Visit https://wc2017.electroporation.net for more information.

24th International Symposium on Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics of the Bioelectrochemical Society
2017-07-03 - 2017-07-07
On behalf of the organizing committee, you are warmly invited to participate and submit your abstract in the
24th International Symposium on Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics of the Bioelectrochemical Society.
This event, which takes place every two years, will be held in Lyon, France, from 3 to 7 of July 2017.
“Bioelectrochemistry 2017” is a key networking event bringing together a global audience and offering a cross-disciplinary environment for addressing societal challenges by sharing ideas and fostering new collaborations through 7 symposiums.
The event will feature a special symposium on electroporation, entitled Electroporation and membrane bioelectrochemistry, featuring a plenary lecture by Rafael V. Davalos (Wake Forest University, Blacksburg, VA, USA), and covering topics such as microfluidics, lab on a chip, medical therapies – electrochemotherapy, ablation methods based on electroporation, DNA transfer for gene therapy and DNA vaccination, lipid oxidation as membrane permeabilization, molecular mechanisms, drug delivery, tissue electroporation, applications in food, biotechnology, modeling, dielectrophoresis – electrorotation and electromagnetic characterization of cells, etc.
Chaired by:

Marie Pierre Rols, Institute of Pharmacology and Structural Biology, Toulouse University, Toulouse, France; and
Damijan Miklavcic, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Keynote speakers:

Lluis M. Mir, Laboratory for Vectorology in Anticancer Therapy, Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif, France; and
Maja Čemažar, Institute of Oncology, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Invited speakers:

Pouyan Boukany, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands; and
Rod O’Connor, Bioelectrophotonics laboratory XLIM, University of Limoges, France

Further information is available at http://www.bes2017.fr

Special Session on "Modelling and Circuit Design for Electroporation", in the framework of the SMACD2017 conference
2017-06-12 - 2017-06-15
You are warmly invited to participate and submit your paper for the
SPECIAL SESSION on “MODELING AND CIRCUIT DESIGN FOR ELECTROPORATION”, in the framework of the 14th “International Conference on synthesis, modeling, analysis and simulations method and applications to circuit design (SMACD 2017)”, technically Co-sponsored by IEEE, IEEE CEDA and IEEE CAS.
SMACD 2017 will be held in Giardini Naxos – Taormina, Sicily, Italy, from 12th to 15th of June 2017.
This session will be an opportunity for researchers to share and exchange their experience and results on innovative approaches to the modelling of electroporation phenomenon, as well as on technologies, methodologies and tools for the design, synthesis and control of power systems and PEF generators.
Topics include, but are not limited to:

Modelling of electroporation
Circuits and systems for PEF generation
Control systems for high voltage pulses
Tools for design and synthesis of power electronics for PEF
New materials for electrodes and pulse applicators
Fast switching technologies
Generation of ns and sub-ns pulses
Micro- and nanotechnologies for single-cell electroporation

The organizers: Patrizia Lamberti, Matej Reberšek and Stefania Romeo.
Further information is available at http://smacd2017.unisa.it/

International Conference on Plasma Science
2017-05-21 - 2017-05-25
The International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS) is an annual conference coordinated by the Plasma Science and Application Committee (PSAC) of the IEEE Nuclear & Plasma Sciences Society. The program of the 44th ICOPS covers both traditional areas of plasma science and new exploratory research areas. The conference offers an outstanding forum for scientists and engineers to learn further about some of the greatest advances in plasma science and technology in recent years and to discuss future directions of research.
More information on www.shu.edu/icops2017.

4th School on Pulsed Electric Field Applications in Food and Biotechnology
2017-05-09 - 2017-05-12
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU)
9 – 12 May 2017, Vienna, Austria
A school on PEF Processing of Food will take place in 2017. The school will be co-organised by the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) and ISEBTT (The International Society for Electroporation-Based Technologies and Treatments).
***UPDATE*** Visit the homepage of the school http://pefschool2017.boku.ac.at or continue reading for more information…
The 4th PEF School will be organized by the BOKU Institute of Food Technology and the BOKU Institute for Synthetic Bioarchitectures.
The objective of the 4th PEF School is to offer to students, academic and industrial researchers the opportunity to improve their knowledge of the fundamentals of pulsed electric fields (PEF) and electroporation and to get an insight into the variety of food and bioprocessing applications.
Lectures by leading international PEF experts, practical hands-on trainings and a social programme will guarantee an interesting and memorable week.
The 4th PEF School will cover topics ranging from the modification of cell membrane structures to applications such as plant tissue disintegration and gentle preservation of food and bioproducts. In addition, cross-sectional topics such as process validation, legislative framework and consumer perception will complete the programme. The content of the courses is designed for both academic and industrial researchers.
The event will provide attendees with a timely update on recent progress in research and process development, it will promote the interaction between different research Groups and facilitate the cooperation between academia and industry.
Further information on the programme, invited lecturers and registration details will be available soon. If you are interested to receive more details please contact the organizing committee at pefschool2017@boku.ac.at or simply send a message using the form available at the homepage.

8th Conference on Experimental and Translational Oncology – CETO
2017-04-19 - 2017-04-23
8th Conference on Experimental and Translational Oncology – CETO.
8th CETO will be held in Grand Hotel Bernardin, Portorož, Slovenia, April 19 – 23, 2017
The meeting provides an up-to-date overview of many aspects on mechanisms of tumor development and progression, as well as of new strategies in detection of cancer and cancer treatment.
The Conference will cover six major topics:

Genetic Toxicology
Biomarkers, New Drugs and Therapeutic Targets
Immunotherapy of Cancer • Stem Cells and Cell Therapy
Biomedical Applications of Electroporation
Advances in Biomedical Technologies

The Conference is an ideal opportunity to exchange latest results and ideas on cancer research and its clinical application, and also promotes interactions between participants, speakers and companies attending the conference and encourages the emergence of new collaborations.
All participants are also welcome to submit full-papers on their Conference contribution to Radiology and Oncology at www.radioloncol.com, with open access at Degruyter.
Co-Chairs:

Tamara Lah Turnšek, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Janko Kos, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana & Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Gregor Serša, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Maja Čemažar, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Metka Filipič, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Further information is available at http://www.ceto.si

2nd Veterinary workshop on electroporation-based treatments
2017-04-03 - 2017-04-04 | University of Ljubljana Veterinary Faculty, Gerbičeva ulica 60, Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia
The workshop will cover the basics of electroporation application to cells and tissues and will give a brief introduction to preclinical and clinical electrochemotherapy in human oncology.
The majority of talks will be devoted to clinical applications of electrochemotherapy in the treatment of cancer in dogs, cats, horses and exotic animals. The workshop will also include presentation of various cases and practical work.
The workshop will take place from 3rd – 4th of April 2017 in Ljubljana, Slovenia at the Clinic for small animals, Veterinary faculty.
The speakers will be:

Damjan Miklavcic (Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Maja Cemazar (Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Gregor Sersa (Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Natasa Tozon (Veterinary faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Youssef Tamzali (National Veterinary School of Toulouse, France)
Darja Pavlin (Veterinary faculty, Univeristy of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Josko Racnik (Veterinary faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Ana Nemec (Veterinary faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Ursa Lampreht Tratar (Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Slovenia)

For additional information and information regarding the registration, please see the flyer below.

Electrochemoterapy and electrogene therapy Pre-congress day
2017-03-30
It is a great pleasure to invite you to attend Electrochemo-/electrogene therapy Pre-congress day, tutored by prof. dr. Nataša Tozon on Thursday, March 30, 2017 in Portorož.
The event is organized by Slovenian Small Animal Veterinary Association (SZVMŽ), Veterinary faculty (University of Ljubljana) and Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, and will be followed by the XXX. Congress on small animal diseases.
You are welcome to submit your clinical cases (any animal species) and presentations, covering electrochemo-/electrogene therapy topic. Round table discussion will follow the presentations, with the aim to share experience and develop further clinical and research collaboration. Reduced attendance fee (as SZVMŽ member or student fee) applies to all presenters.
The abstracts (max. 300 words) should be sent to natasa.tozon@vf.uni-lj.si until 12th of February 2017. For additional information and information regarding the registration, please see the flyer below.

30th EFFoST International Conference
2016-11-28 - 2016-11-30
Join us for the 30th EFFoST International Conference, which will be held in Vienna, Austria from 28-30 November 2016 under the theme: Targeted Technologies for Sustainable Food Systems. The conference will be organized by the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) on behalf of the European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST).
Please register here to secure your place at the 30th EFFoST International Conference.
You are also kindly invited to help disseminate this invitation by sharing the postcard (attached below) with your friends and colleagues.

Electroporation-Based Technologies and Treatments - EBTT
2016-11-13 - 2016-11-19 | University of Ljubljana Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Tržaška cesta 25, Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia
Electroporation based technologies and treatments
offered by the University of Ljubljana and Institute of Oncology
November 13 – 19, 2016
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Invitation:
The postgraduate course is intended both for novices and experts in electroporation, including PhD students, researchers and users. You are all kindly invited to attend the workshop and the course on electroporation based technologies and treatments. In order to apply please submit your abstract and registration form. Abstract submission is strongly encouraged and is necessary if credits (5 ECTS) are sought for. Each participant submitting an abstract will also be required to give a short oral presentation of the work. The forms and instructions can be obtained from www.ebtt.org. This course has been accredited also by the Medical Chamber of Slovenia, so participants receive 20 CME credits.
Instructions, forms and other information are available at: http://2016.ebtt.org.

Fundamental and Applied Bioelectrics
2016-07-25 - 2016-07-29 | Old Dominion University, 5115 Hampton Blvd, Norfolk, VA, 23529, United States
The workshop will cover the fundamentals and applications of pulsed electric fields including basic knowledge of pulse fields as well as preclinical and clinical applications. The workshop will include lectures in the morning and hands-on laboratory experience in the afternoons.
The presentations will cover the following topics: pulse power physics, modeling, tissues and cells in electric fields, cell sensitization, electropermeabilization, drug and gene delivery, development of devices and electrodes, cancer treatment, wound healing, cold plasma physics.
The Workshop runs from the 25th-29th July.
Invited speakers include:

Tom Vernier, ODU Center for Bioelectrics, USA
Wolfgang Frey, Karlsuhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Andrei Pakhomov, ODU Center for Bioelectrics, USA
Shu Xiao, ODU Center for Bioelectrics, USA
Marie-Pierre Rols, IPBS-CNRS, Toulouse, France
Michael Kong, ODU Center for Bioelectrics, USA
Rafael Davalos, Virginia Tech University, USA
Richard Heller, ODU Center for Bioelectrics, USA
Mark Jaroszeski, University of South Florida, USA
Muriel Golzio, IPBS-CNRS, Toulouse, France
Julie Gehl, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Dean Krusienski, ODU Electrical and Computer Engineering, USA
Chunqi Jiang, ODU Center for Bioelectrics, USA
Gale Craviso, University of Nevada Medical Center, USA
Stephen Beebe, ODU Center for Bioelectrics, USA
Iurii Semenov, ODU Center for Bioelectrics, USA
Christian Zemlin, ODU Electrical and Computer Engineering, USA

For additional information and information regarding the registration, please see the flyer below or go to the website www.bioelectricsworkshop.com.

1st Veterinary workshop on electroporation-based treatments
2016-05-19 - 2016-05-20 | University of Ljubljana Veterinary Faculty, Gerbičeva ulica 60, Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia
The workshop will cover the basics of electroporation application to cells and tissues and will give a brief introduction to preclinical and clinical electrochemotherapy in human oncology.
The majority of talks will be devoted to clinical applications of electrochemotherapy in the treatment of cancer in dogs, cats and horses. The workshop will also include presentation of various cases and practical work.
The workshop will take place from 19th – 20th of May 2016 in Ljubljana, Slovenia at the Clinic for surgery and small animals, Veterinary faculty.
The speakers will be:

Damjan Miklavcic (Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Maja Cemazar (Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Gregor Sersa (Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Natasa Tozon (Veterinary faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Youssef Tamzali (National Veterinary School of Toulouse, France)
Darja Pavlin (Veterinary faculty, Univeristy of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Josko Racnik (Veterinary faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Ana Nemec (Veterinary faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Ursa Lampreht Tratar (Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Slovenia)

For additional information and information regarding the registration, please see the flyer below.

School on PEF for Food Processing
2016-03-21 - 2016-03-24
School on PEF for Food Processing
21/03/2016 – University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
A school on PEF Processing of Food will take place in 2016. The school will be co-organised by University College Dublin and COST Action TD1104 – EP4Bio2Med.
***UPDATE*** Visit the homepage of the school http://foodpefschool.ucd.ie/ or continue reading for more information…
The objective of the School is to offer to students, academic and industrial researchers the opportunity to improve their knowledge of the fundamentals of pulsed electric fields (PEF) and electroporation for food processing, through lectures by the leading PEF and electroporation experts and practical, hand-on experience, with special focus on the implementation of the PEF treatments for pasteurising liquid foods and enhancing mass transfer in solid foodsThe main strengths of the School are:

Providing attendees with a timely update on novel electroporation methods and protocols, through presentations given by the main research groups working with PEF from across the world;
Promoting interaction between different research groups, facilitated by the simultaneous presence in the classrooms of leading experts in the world as well as young researchers wishing to make a contribution to the evolution of electroporation technologies and their application in research and industry;
Active involvement of all research groups from COST Action TD1104, in organising the School, which is held every year in a different country;
Supporting cooperation between academia and industry, with the content of the courses being designed for both academic and industrial researchers.

The first edition of the School was organized within the COST TD1104 Action in Spain in January 2014 (http://pefschool.unizar.es/index.htm) by the research group “New Technologies for Food Processing and Preservation” at the University of Zaragoza while the second school (2015) was organized by ProdAl Scarl (www.prodalricerche.it), in collaboration with the University of Salerno (www.unisa.it) from 7th to 12th of February 2015 (www.prodalricherche.it/PEFSchool).
Following the success of the first two editions, the Scientific Committee announced that the School in 2016 will be organized by University College Dublin (www.ucd.ie) and COST TD1104 Action (old.electroporation.net).
Members of the Scientific Committee for this School are:

James Lyng, Institute of Food and Health, University College Dublin, Ireland
Cristina Arroyo, Institute of Food and Health, University College Dublin, Ireland
Damijan Miklavcic, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Slovenija
Javier Raso, University of Zaragoza, Veterinary School, Spain
Giovanna Ferrari, ProdAl S.c.ar.l.& University of Salerno, Italy
Wolfgang Frey, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Dietrich Knorr, Technical University of Berlin, Germany
Justin Teissie, Institute of Pharmacology and Structural Biology, CNRS, France
Stefan Toepfl, German Institute of Food Technologies, Germany

A PDF containing the final version of the School programme and schedule will follow shortly.
We are looking forward to meeting you in Dublin from 21st to 24th of March 2016!

European Nanomedicine Meeting
2015-12-07 - 2015-12-09
CONFERENCE TOPICS

Nanocarriers for Macromolecule Delivery
Keywords: Nucleic acids, proteins, peptides delivery, immune system potentialisation or activation, immune system cells targeting
Nano and Micro-Medical Devices
Keywords: Medical devices, nanodevices for drug delivery, nanosensors, methods of obtention
Nanomedicine for Tissue Regeneration
Keywords: 3D-tissue printing, nanodevices adhesive, sealants, applications, cell encapsulation and conservation, scaffold for cell grafting
Nanospecific Toxicological issues
Keywords: Nanoparticles and toxicology, specific methods developped for nanomedicine toxicity, validation of methods and convention on basic tests: in vitro, complement activation and acute toxicity.
Nanomedicine and Imaging
Keywords: Nanosystems (nanoparticles, macromolecules..) to detect, diagnose, or deliver. Targeted nanosystems. Nanoassemblies with Induced delivery under imaging, image-guided therapy
Nanomedicine in Cancer
Session is co-organized with the Canceropoles CLARA and Grand South West
Keywords: Nanosystems (nanoparticles, macromolecules..) to treat tumors. Targeted nanosystems.
Nanoassemblies with Induced delivery under various stimuli.

Electroporation based Technologies and Treatments
2015-11-15 - 2015-11-21 | University of Ljubljana Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Tržaška cesta 25, Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia
Cell membrane electroporation, its mechanisms and applications in biology, medicine and biotechnology. The basis of the phenomena, current applications and future prospects will be main topics of this international meeting.
The postgraduate course is intended both for novices and experts in electroporation, including PhD students, researchers and users. You are all kindly invited to attend the workshop and the course on electroporation based technologies and treatments. In order to apply please submit your abstract and registration form. Abstract submission is strongly encouraged and is necessary if credits (5 ECTS) are sought for. Each participant submitting an abstract will also be required to give a short oral presentation of the work. The forms and instructions can be obtained from www.ebtt.org. This course has been accredited also by the Medical Chamber of Slovenia, so active and passive participants receive 20 CME credits.

Scandinavian electrochemotherapy and gene therapy symposium
2015-11-13
Please see the attached flyer for more information.

Management Committee Meeting
2015-09-08 11:00 - 13:00 | Grand Hotel Bernardin, Obala 2, Portorož, 6320, Slovenia
The Management Committee Meeting of COST TD1104 Action European Network for Development of Electroporation-based Technologies and Treatments (EP4Bio2Med) is scheduled for Tuesday, September 8, 2015 starting at 11:00 a.m. until 13:00 in Hall A (Europa) of the Grand Bernardin Hotel.
The meeting is open to all attendees of the World Congress, however the voting is reserved to Management Committee members (or their substitutes) according to the COST rules.
For more information regarding travel, venue and the Congress, please see the web page.

1st World Congress on Electroporation and Pulsed Electric Fields in Biology, Medicine and Food & Environmental Technologies
2015-09-06 - 2015-09-10 | Grand Hotel Bernardin, Obala 2, Portorož, 6320, Slovenia
1st World Congress on Electroporation and Pulsed Electric Fields in Biology, Medicine and Food & Environmental Technologies
September 6-10, 2015, Portoroz, Slovenia
Organised by COST TD1104 Action
Welcome to the first scientific congress dedicated to bringing together researchers and users of electroporation-based and related technologies from academic institutions and industry. This meeting presents an excellent opportunity to meet with people from different disciplines possessing diverse expertise, who are involved in basic research or are developing applications based on electroporation and the use of pulsed electric fields of high intensity. The aim is to create an environment stimulating interdisciplinary interactions, to present latest achievements and demonstrate current knowledge.
To this end, the Congress will consist of plenary sessions given by invited lecturers, poster-viewing sessions, and parallel special sessions (up to 6 concurrent sessions) for the presentations linked to specific approaches or the groups participating in the WC2015.
Visit https://wc2015.electroporation.net for more information.

XXIII International Symposium on Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 14/06/2015 - Malmö, Sweden
2015-06-14 - 2015-06-18
Special symposium “Electroporation-New biotechnological and clinical applications”
Organized during the XXIII International Symposium on Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics.
June 14-18th, Malmö, Sweden
Organisers of the session: Frederico Gomez, Damijan Miklavcic, Eberhard Neumann
Keynote Speakers: Wolfgang Frey, James Lyng, Marie-Pierre Rols
Invited Speakers: Giovanna Ferrari, Sasa Haberl-Meglic, Mounir Tarek
Plenary speaker at the Symposium: Gregor Sersa (Title: Biomedical Applications of Electroporation: Electrochemotherapy and Gene Electrotransfer)
The deadline for abstracts submission is February 2nd. Join us!
***NEW*** information: Programme

Keynote lectures:

Mechanisms of molecules transfer by electric field: what imaging can tell us (by Marie-Pierre Rols)
Downstream processing of microalgae by pulsed electric fields – benefits for an energetic use (byWolfgang Frey)
Selected examples of the use of pulsed electrical fields for structural modification during food processing (by James Lyng)

Invited lecturers:

The use of PEF technology for improving mass transfer phenomena in traditional unit operations of food industry (by Gianpiero Pataro)
Membranes and electric fields – insight from atomistic simulations on how lipid oxidation might be enhanced (by Mounir Tarek)
Optimisation of electroproation protocol for extracting proteins and pDNA from E. coli (by Sasa Haberl Meglič)

Visit http:/www.bes2015.se/index.html for more information!

Electroporation for Medicine: Basic Knowledge, Applications and Technologies - International Course
2015-05-30 - 2015-06-01
Electroporation for Medicine: Basic Knowledge, Applications and Technologies
International Course
May 30th – June 1st, 2015
Bucharest, Romania
This course disseminates the latest knowledge and technological innovations on electroporation and its biomedical and treatment applications (electrochemotherapy, gene electrotransfer, tumor ablation etc.).
The course is open to medical doctors in oncology, dermatology, surgical specialties and to other professionals from the clinics, but also to medical students, PhD students and researchers in human and veterinary medicine, dentistry, biology, biotechnology, biophysics-biochemistry.
During three half-days, the course is organized in lectures and tutorials which give the concepts as molecular mechanisms and technological development of electroporation, but focuses mainly on clinical applications and potential developments.
Invited scientists and clinicians:
Lluis M. Mir, Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif, France
Damijan Miklavčič, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Franck André, Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif, France
Gregor Serša, Institute of Oncology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Caroline C. Plaschke, Herlev Institute of Oncology, Denmark
Francesco Izzo, National Cancer Institute of Naples, Italy
Declan Soden, Cork Cancer Research Center, Ireland
Mattia Ronchetti, IGEA, Carpi, Italy
Peter Voigt, University of Leipzig, Germany
The course is organized by Carol Davila Medical University and Romanian Society of Pure and Applied Biophysics within the frame and with the financial support of the COST Action TD 1104 and Parintele Galeriu Association.
A limited number of COST grants are available upon request as a contribution to the costs of travel and accommodation:
• 300 euro for travel and 360 euro for accommodation for attendees outside Romania,
• 50 euro for travel and 200 euro for accommodation for Romanian attendees outside Bucharest.
The grant of fixed amount is collected as reimbursement.
Details about program (click to download or see the attachment below), registration, grants are available at: www.biophysicsnet.ro

COST TD1104 Management Committee Meeting
2015-04-16 09:00 - 12:30
According to the decission of the MC held in Herlev, Denmark on March 27, 2014 the next MC meeting will be held in Tolouse on April 16, 2015. Preliminary agenda is available for download (see below).
Prior to the MC meeting, a Workshope will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 14-15, 2015 (see: http://ep-workshop2015.sciencesconf.org/)
Venue*: Toulouse, France.
Thursday, April 16, 2015 – 9:00-12:30

*Address :
Gallais amphitheater
CNRS campus 205 rte de Narbonne, Toulouse.
Access: 5 min walk from the metro station “Universite P Sabatier” B line

Electroporation Workshop: from basics knowledge to industry
2015-04-14 - 2015-04-15
Co-Organized by COST Action TD1104 – April 14-15, 2015, held at IPBS, Toulouse, France
IPBS-CNRS (Institute of Pharmacology and Structural Biology of the CNRS) and University of Toulouse in cooperation with the European Network for Development of Electroporation-Based Technologies and Treatments (EP4Bio2Med – COST Action TD1104), are organizing a 3 sessions workshop.
It will be held at the IPBS-CNRS, Toulouse, France, between April 14th and 15th, 2015.
***UPDATE — 02/04/2015***: The MC meeting agenda is available as a downloadable file below:
***UPDATE***: You can download the final programme of the Workshop at the bottom of this page. For registration and abstract submission, visit the homepage ep-workshop2015.sciencesconf.org/.
***NEW*** announcement: The COST TD1104 Management Committee meeting will be held on Thursday, April 16, 2015, from 9:00 to 12:30.
The objective of the workshop is to offer to students, academic and industrial scientists the opportunity to improve their knowledge of the fundamentals and applications of the effects of pulsed electric fields. The Workshop will not only attract experts in electroporation but also experts in other fields of research, such as imaging and microbiology in order to promote fruitful discussions.
Topics of the Workshop will include:

Macromolecules in strong electric fields
Imaging electric field effects
Spores electroeradication

Chairpersons: Michel Bureau (University Paris-Descartes, CNRS, France), Marie-Pierre Rols (Institute of Pharmacology and Structural Biology, CNRS, Toulouse, France), and Justin Teissié (Institute of Pharmacology and Structural Biology, CNRS, Toulouse, France).
Scientific Committee: Wolfgang Frey (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany), Muriel Golzio (Institute of Pharmacology and Structural Biology, CNRS, Toulouse, France), Damijan Miklavčič (University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Slovenia), Lluis Mir (Institute Gustave Roussy, CNRS, Villejuif, France), Eberhard Neumann (University of Bielefeld, Germany), Javier Raso (University of Zaragoza, Veterinary School, Spain).
Organizing Committee: Laure Gibot, Muriel Golzio, Laetitia Hellaudais, Flavien Pillet, Marie-Pierre Rols, Justin Teissié, Françoise Viala (Institute of Pharmacology and Structural Biology, CNRS, Toulouse, France).
Visit the homepage of the event for more information, registration and abstract submission: http://ep-workshop2015.sciencesconf.org/.

School on PEF for Food Processing
2015-02-07 - 2015-02-12
***UPDATE 17/10/2014*** The School on PEF for Food Processing, Salerno 2015, now has a published dedicated website. You can access it by following this link: www.prodalricherche.it/PEFSchool. An updated Final programme and schedule (PDF document) is attached and can be downloaded below.

The COST Action TD1104 – EP4Bio2Med supports the organization of the annual School on PEF for Food Processing also for 2015.
The objective of the School is to offer to students, academic and industrial staff the opportunity to improve their knowledge of the fundamentals of the technology of pulsed electric fields (PEF) for food processing, through theoretical lectures of the leading PEF experts and practical, hand-on experiences, with special focus on the implementation of the PEF treatments in pasteurization of liquid foods, enhanced mass transfer from vegetable tissues, and extraction of valuable compounds
The main strengths of the School are:

Providing the attendants with a timely update on the novel electroporation methods and protocols, thanks to the participation of the main research groups working with PEF worldwide;
Promoting the interaction between different research groups, facilitated by the simultaneous presence in the classrooms of leading experts in the world as well as young researchers wishing to make a contribution to the evolution of electroporation technologies and their application in research as well as in industrial world;
Active involvement of all research groups, participating in the COST action, in the organization of the School, which is held every year in a different country;
Supporting the cooperation between research and industry people, with the content of the courses being designed for both academic and industrial researchers.

The first edition of the School was organized in Spain in January 2014 (http://pefschool.unizar.es/index.htm) by the research group “New Technologies for Food Processing and Preservation” at the University of Zaragoza.
Members of the Scientific Committee are:

Giovanna Ferrari, ProdAl S.c.ar.l.& University of Salerno, Italy
Wolfgang Frey, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Dietrich Knorr, Technical University of Berlin, Germany
Damijan Miklavcic, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Slovenija
Javier Raso, University of Zaragoza, Veterinary School, Spain
Justin Teissie, Institute of Pharmacology and Structural Biology, CNRS, France
Stefan Toepfl, German Institute of Food Technologies, Germany

Following the success of the first edition, the Scientific Committee announced that the School in 2015 will be organized by ProdAl Scarl (www.prodalricerche.it), in collaboration with the University of Salerno (www.unisa.it).
We are looking forward to meet you in Salerno from 7th to 12th of February 2015!
You are welcome to download the PDF containing the final version of the School programme and schedule below.

The Electroporation-based Technologies for Biorefinery Workshop
2015-01-27 - 2015-01-28
Co-Organized by COST Action TD1104
January 27-28, 2015, held at UTC, Compiègne, France
University of Technology of Compiègne (UTC) and ESCOM (École Supérieure de Chimie Organique et Minérale), in cooperation with the European Network for Development of Electroporation-based Technologies and Treatments (EP4Bio2Med – COST Action TD1104), are organising a workshop dedicated to the use of electroporation-based technologies in processes related to biorefinery. It will be held at the University of Technology of Compiègne, France, between January 27th and 28th, 2015.
The Workshop is expected to attract experts from the fields of electroporation and biorefinery research and industry, in order to promote discussion on the latest scientific and technical ideas and developments of electroporation-based technologies as applied to biomass, biotechnology, and food waste biorefinery. The principal aim of the Workshop is to provide strategic recommendations for research groups working on electric pre-treatment technologies, in order to efficiently combine and orient efforts towards the goals set by the Joint European Biorefinery Vision for 2030.
Chair: Eugène Vorobiev (University of Technology of Compiègne, France).
Organising Committee: Wolfgang Frey (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany), Damijan Miklavčič (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia), Mohammad Turk, Nabil Grimi, Houcine Mhemdi, Nadia Boussetta, Olivier Bals, Samo Mahnič-Kalamiza (University of Technology of Compiègne, France).
For more information on the Workshop and abstract submission, please visit the dedicated website of the Workshop — www.electrobioref.com.
Contact for more information:
Mohammad TURK
ESCOM
Telephone: +(33)344238841
E-mail: electrobioref@utc.fr
