Programme
8 :00 - 8:30 Registration and coffee
8:30 - 8:45 Introduction and opening remarks
Martin Andersson, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, and
Margarita Trobos, Associate Professor, Department of Biomaterials, University of Gothenburg
TOPIC 1: THE UTILIZATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED CHALLENGES IN COMBATTING INFECTIONS
Clinical perspectives
8:45 - 9:45 Clinical perspectives of medical device associated infections Ola Rolfson, Professor/MD Department of Orthopaedics,
Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Dept of Clinical Sciences and
Jonatan Tillander, MD, PhD, Dept of Infectious Diseases,
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Future industrial perspectives and advancements in the field:
9:45 - 10:15 Insight into implant-associated biological processes and microbiome for hearing implants Martin L Johansson PhD, MSc, Senior Director R&D, Oticon Medical
10:15 - 10:45 Bacterial infections and medical devices in the oral
environment Herman Sahlin, Research Director, Neoss
10:45 - 11:15 Antibacterial graphene and requirements for medical device applications Martin Lovmar, Wellspect HealthCare
11:15 - 11:45 Covalently tethered antimicrobial peptides through click reactions; A modular approach to prepare surfaces with high activity and minimized resistance development. Mattias Berglin, PhD, Senior Scientist, RISE
11:45 - 13:00 LUNCH BREAK
TOPIC 2 IDENTIFICATION OF STRATEGIES AND MATERIAL-RELATED SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE RELATED CHALLENGES IN COMBATTING INFECTIONS
13:00 - 13:30 HAnano Surface - Improving the race for the surface Maria Holmström, PhD, Senior Scientist, Promimic
13:30 - 14:00 Detecting and combating bacterial virulence in hard to heal wounds Erik Gerner, PhD, Senior Scientist, R&D wound care, Mölnlycke Healthcare
14:00 -14:30 Amphiphilic Antimicrobial Hydrogels – Enabling Clinical Use of Antimicrobial Peptides in Medical Devices
Anand Kumar Rajasekharan, CEO, Amferia AB
14:30 - 15:00 DACC-coated dressings in the prevention of wound
infection Anna Arvidsson, ESSITY, Global R&D Leader, Infection
Management GMI, Health & Medical
15:00 -15:30 Closing remarks and after work coffee
