International Conference “APRICOT” and Third Summer School

A combined 1st APRICOT (Armenia's Perspectives in Current Oncology Theranostics) International Conference with the subtitle “Magnetic nanomaterials in biomedicine: synthesis and functionalization” and Third Summer School were held in Yerevan, Armenia during 1-4 March 2023.

The combined Conference and Summer School focused on synthesis, structural and magnetic characterization of magnetic nanohybrids and their various biomedical applications such as bio-separations, hyperthermia treatment, drug delivery and toxin removal, medical diagnostics, and sensing devices. Being the first in Armenia, APRICOT brought together the scientific community of physicists, chemists and biologists to discuss the latest developments in the production and characterization of magnetic nanomaterials and their biomedical applications.

The combined 1st APRICOT and Third Summer School programme consisted of 36 oral talks including four plenary and 18 invited, and 19 poster presentations in the fields divided in six sessions: a) Magnetic nanocomposites for cancer therapy, b) Magnetic nanoparticles for bio-applications, c) Synthesis, characterization, and properties of magnetic nanomaterials, d) Interaction of magnetic nanoparticles with electromagnetic waves, e) Advanced Methods for characterization of nanomaterials, f) poster session.

103 people from 11 countries attended the "1st APRICOT Conference / Third Summer School" event. Among them were 19 Professors, 36 Doctors and 32 early-stage researchers.