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Meeting Report

Novel therapeutic strategies using nanodrug delivery, stem cells and combination therapy for CNS trauma and neurodegenerative disorders

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Pages 1085-1088 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014
 

Abstract

The 10th Global College of Neuroprotection and Neuroregeneration Annual Conference in collaboration with the 6th International Association of Neurorestoratology VI

Intercontinental Hotel, Bucharest, Romania, 4–7 April 2013

The 10th Global College of Neuroproetction and Neuroregeneration Annual Conference together with the International Association of Neurorestoratology VI was held in Bucharest under the auspicious of the Society for the Study of Neuroprotection and Neuroplasticity during 4–7 April 2013. The focus of these unified societies meeting was on neurorestoration, neuroprotection and neuroregeneration in various clinical neurodegenerative diseases; for example, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s disease, stroke and brain or spinal cord injuries. The main aim to enhance healthcare was suggested by the use of stem cells, nanodrug delivery of drugs and stem cells, use of multimodal drugs as well as a combination of different approaches. The meeting was attended by more than 500 delegates including researches, policy makers and healthcare professionals along with several representatives from drug industries from Europe and USA. It appears that future of neuroprotection could be achieved by the use of stem cells and nanodrug delivery in chronic neurological disorders.

Financial & competing interests disclosure

The authors’ research was supported by grants from the European Office of Aerospace Research & Development (EOARD, London, UK), Wright Patterson Air Force Base (Dayton, OH, USA), Uppsala University (Sweden), Department of Biotechnology at the Ministry of Science & Technology (New Delhi, India), Medical Research Council (New Delhi, India), Swedish Medical Research Council (Stockholm, Sweden), Swedish Strategic Research Foundation (Stockholm, Sweden); National Science Foundation (USA); Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Bonn, Germany), Göran Gustafsson Foundation (Stockholm, Sweden) and Astra-Zeneca (Mölndal, Sweden). The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed.

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.

Disclaimer

The views expressed in this report are solely of the authors and in no way represent official positions of any granting authority or government organizations listed in the financial and competing interests disclosure.

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