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Fully booked: PACN Congress 2015: Healthcare: From discovery to delivery

17 - 19 November 2015, Nairobi, Kenya


Introduction
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED This year's Pan Africa 91AV Network Annual Congress: Healthcare: from discovery to delivery will take place at the University of Nairobi in Kenya from 17 - 19 November. This will be the 9th International PACN Congress, and will include delegates from across Africa and the world. This conference will bring together over 200 participants from across Africa and the globe to discuss current research, new developments and crucial issues on the topic of Healthcare. The conference will be attended by leading international experts in healthcare in order to share expertise and best practice and discuss cutting edge research and applications. It will reflect the diversity of science and research that impacts our understanding of healthcare in Africa.
 
The conference is a three day event with international and African speakers from academia and industry. There will be four themes covered in sessions during the course of the three days with plenty of opportunities for discussion and interaction. The four themes are:
• Discovery (natural products, medicinal chemistry, drug design)
• Manufacturing (green chemistry, formulation, regulatory, sustainability)
• Healthcare innovations (diagnostics, devices, commercialisation)
• Infectious diseases
 
Please submit your abstracts for oral presentations and poster presentations using the more information button on this page. Funding will be provided only for those that are selected to speak. This format leads to opportunities to engage with other scientists, exchange ideas and has led to new collaborations and partnerships. Registration is free and this includes the welcome dinner, lunch on both days and the conference dinner. The conference will start with registration from 09:00 on 17 November 2015, and will conclude around 17:00 on 19 November.
 
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL. We are operating a waiting list, if you would like to join it please contact events@rsc.org.
 
Oral abstracts - Approximately 10 people will be selected to give oral presentations of 15 minutes each. Those wishing to present will need to select which session is best suited to their research area; discovery, manufacturing, healthcare innovations, and infectious diseases. Poster abstracts - we welcome poster submissions from all those who wish to contribute to discussions. In addition, approximately 10 poster presenters will be selected to give a 5 minute flash presentation to the conference audience. Those wishing to present will need to select which session is best suited to their research area; discovery, manufacturing, healthcare innovations, and infectious diseases. Bursaries will be available for African scientists, working in Africa, selected by the scientific committee to make oral presentations or flash presentations.
Speakers
Programme
09:30 INV03: Sustainable Manufacturing: Are re-shoring, redistributed manufacture, Industrie 4.0 and the circular economy important in the health industry?
Mark Jolly
Cranfield University, UK
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10:00 O04: Green route synthesis of Cu(II) and Zn(II) carboxylate metal- organic frameworks(MOFs) and their applications for loading of urea and ibuprofen drugs
Adedibu Tella
University of Ilorin, Nigeria
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10:20 O05: Synthesis and characterization of green nano zero valent iron (GNZVI) from the extract of harpephyllum caffrum
Kassim Badmus
University of The Western Cape, South Africa
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10:40

Coffee break

11:10 INV04: Medical products: From laboratory to market in Africa
Charles Wambebe
International Biomedical Research in Africa, Nigeria
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11:40 O06: Modified G250 stain: A potential ethno-phytochemist mobile screening tool for circular peptide drug discovery from nature
Attah Alfred
University of Ibadan, Nigeria
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12:00 O07: Mitishamba database: A web-based in silico database of natural products from Kenyan plant for the design of antiplasmodial compounds
Solomon Derese
University of Nairobi, Kenya
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12:20

Lunch

13:20 INV05: Anti-Counterfeiting in Pharmaceuticals: A barrier to improved healthcare and a challenge for science
Maryam Qaiser,
GSK
13:50 O08: Development of an assay for the intermembrane transfer of cholesterol by Niemann-Pick C2 Protein: A model for drug delivery
Jonathan Oybamiji Babalola
University of Ibadan, Nigeria
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14:10 FP05: Anti-oxidative potential of honey and ascorbic acid in yoghurt fortified with omega-3 fatty acids
Betty Mbatia
United States International University, Keny
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14:15 FP06: Bioinsecticidal formulation based on lecithin-clay and terpenic compounds for control of voandzou weevil (Callosobruchus subinnotatus)
Marie Goletti Nguemtchouin Mbouga
ENSAI, University of Ngaoundere, Cameroon
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14:20 FP07: Transdermal nanoemulsion chitosan-cellulose hybrid patch as an effective controlled insulin delivery system
Enock Dare
Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
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14:25 Questions
15:00

Coffee and posters

16:30

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University of Nairobi

University of Nairobi, Uhuru Highway, Nairobi, 00100, Kenya

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