Nanomedicines: the Swiss Army knife to fix heart disease | Hélder A. Santos | TEDxHelsinkiUniversity

Details

Description

In his talk, Hélder tells about his exciting research in nanomedicine and how, one day, these tiny particles might help us cure heart disease. Dr. Hélder A. Santos is a physical chemist specialized in electrochemistry, biological mimetic models and soft interfaces. Hélder is currently an Associate Professor (tenure track) in Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Head of Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Head of the Preclinical Drug Formulation and Analysis Group, and Director of the Doctoral Program in Drug Research at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki. He is also a Fellow Member of the recently established Helsinki Institute of Life Science (HiLIFE), leader of the nanomedicines and biomedical engineering group, and one of the World Portuguese Network Advisers for Science. Hélder’s research interests include the development of nanoparticles/nanomedicines for biomedical and healthcare applications. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx