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12/24 - STOP Antimicrobial Coatings Conference

The STOP (Surface Transfer Of Pathogens) research project and ECerS are co-organising the Antimicrobial Coatings Conference on Thursday 5th December and Friday 6th December 2024 at Van der Valk hotel, Mons, Belgium.

   

FREE EVENT - the participation fees are covered by the STOP project but participants may choose to attend (and pay 60 € for) the conference dinner on Thursday evening.

  

Tentative programme:


Sessions


- Introduction

  • Prof. Artemis Stamboulis, Scientific coordinator of the STOP project
  • Mr. Dimcho Dimov, European Commission “The need for novel antimicrobial nanocoatings”
  • Keynote speaker, TBD


- Innovative antimicrobial materials and structures. (On metals, plastics, glass, textiles…).

- Modes of action: how to kill microbes or prevent their spread via surfaces (fomites)

- From lab to market: use cases, scale-up, sustainability, safety, & regulatory approval

  

Deadline to register is 21st NovemberRegister here!

Check here for the list of hotels available in Mons

   

For more information, please check the STOP website: https://stop-pathogens.eu/?page_id=334

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