During May and July, the POLINA project was succesfully represented at international conferences: The Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering Conference (APME) and the Pacific Polymer Conference (PPC). During both events, participating project partners highlighted their innovative approaches to polypeptide design and applications.
Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering Conference (APME)
APME25, the 15th event in a series of international conferences such as in Paris (France, 2023), Stellenbosch (South Africa, 2019), Ghent (Belgium, 2017), Yokohama (Japan, 2015), Durham (United Kingom, 2013), Cappadocia (Turkey, 2011), Dresden (Germany, 2009) and Miami (USA, 2007), took place from 4-8 May 2025 in Catania, Italy. This conference is a major event in the field of polymer science and aims at covering all aspects dealing with the smart design of polymers for a wide range of applications.
Project partners Andreas Heise and Robert Murphy from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) both participated and shared their knowledge on two different days: Prof. Heise with a talk about “Nature-Inspired Polypeptide Nanostructures” on Wednesday, 7 May 2025, during a session on bio-related polymers and Dr. Murphy about “Digital Light Processing of Thermoresponsive Polypeptide Hydrogels from Poly(L-proline)” on Monday, 5 May 2025, during a session on responsive polymers.
Pacific Polymer Conference (PPC)
PPC19, the 19th international conference of its kind, was held at the Kitakyushu International Conference Center & Asia-Pacific Import Mart (AIM) in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan from 6-10 July 2025. The event was organized by The Society of Polymer Science Japan (SPSJ) in collaboration with the Pacific Polymer Federation (PPF).
Again, project partner Andreas Heise from RCSI attended with a talk on “Polypeptide Nanoparticle Design via NCA Miniemulsion Polymerisation and Poly(Proline)-Driven Self-Assembly” on Tuesday, 8 July 2025, during a session on bio-functional and biomedical polymers.