The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) is pleased to present a Distinguished Lecture by Anja Boisen, Head of Section and Professor in the Department of Health Technology at the Technical University of Denmark.
Micro/Nano Engineering and Drug Delivery
Abstract
Our
research
center
of
excellence
‘IDUN’
combines
research
in
nanosensors/centrifugal
microfluidics
and
microfabricated
devices
for
oral
drug
delivery.
This
allows
us
to
explore
the
synergy
between
sensor
development
and
search
for
new
pharmaceutical
delivery
tools
and
materials.
I
will
show
examples
of
recent
findings
and
results
within
drug/polymer
characterization,
microdevices
for
drug
delivery
and
diagnostics.
Also,
new
applications
within
therapeutic
drug
monitoring
using
Surface
Enhanced
Raman
Scattering
will
be
presented
as
well
as
sensor
integration
with
centrifugal
microfluidics
platforms.
Biography
Anja
Boisen
is
head
of
section
and
professor
at
department
of
Health
Technology,
Technical
University
of
Denmark.
Also,
she
is
heading
a
DNRF
and
Villum
Centre
of
Excellence
named
‘IDUN
-
Intelligent
Drug
Delivery
and
Sensing
Using
Microcontainers
and
Nanomechanics’.
Her
research
group
focuses
on
development
and
application
of
micro
and
nano
mechanical
sensors
and
microfabricated
systems
for
oral
drug
delivery.
Anja
is
cofounder
of
companies
Cantion,
Silmeco
BluSense
Diagnostics
and
LightNovo
and
is
currently
heading
a
research
project
on
therapeutic
drug
monitoring
that
should
result
in
a
start-up
company
in
a
years’
time.
She
is,
among
others,
member
of
the
board
of
the
Leo
Foundation,
the
board
of
Villum
Foundation,
the
Danish
Academy
of
the
Technical
Sciences
and
the
Royal
Danish
Academy
of
Sciences.
In
2008
she
was
awarded
the
largest
research
prize
in
Denmark,
the
Villum
Kann
Rasmussen
award
and
in
2012
she
was
awarded
the
EliteForsk
Award
from
the
Danish
ministry
of
Research,
Innovation
and
Higher
Education.
In
2013
she
received
the
‘Sapere
Aude
–
top
researcher
award’
from
the
Danish
Council
for
Independent
Research.
Recently,
in
2020
she
was
awarded
the
Order
of
Dannebrog
by
her
Majesty
the
Queen
of
Denmark.
In
2021
she
was
elected
fellow
of
the
electrochemical
society
(ECS)
and
became
MNE
2021
fellow
at
the
annual
international
conference
on
Micro
and
Nano
Engineering
(MNE).