International Conference
On Plant Nanotechnology

Summary

The International Conference on Plant Nanotechnology 2024 (ICPN 2024) was organized by the Institute of Plant Genetics Polish Academy of Sciences in Poznań, Poland on October 14-16, 2024. The event was devoted to recent advances in the intersection of nanotechnology and plant sciences. It gathered almost 100 participants, including world-renowned scientists working in cutting-edge areas who came to Poznań from five continents to share their knowledge. This conference was supported by the NANOPLANT project, which received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement no. 856961.

Book of Abstracts

Objectives

This multidisciplinary conference was devoted to recent advances in the intersection of nanotechnology and plant sciences. The event servde as a platform for researchers and industry professionals to unite, exchange ideas, and explore the latest advancements in the field of plant nanotechnology. World-renowned scientists working in cutting-edge areas delivered keynote and invited lectures.

Key Topics

  1. Nanomaterials for sustainable agriculture,
  2. Green nanotechnologies,
  3. Nanosensors in agriculture,
  4. Plant nanotechnology-biotechnology interfaces,
  5. Nanomaterial-microbial interactions,
  6. Nanotoxicity and food safety.

Invited Speakers

  • Prof. Markita Landry, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA;
  • Prof. Zsuzsanna Kolbert, Head of the Department of Plant Biology, University of Szeged, Hungary;
  • Prof. R Geetha Balakrishna, Director at the Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain University, India;
  • Prof. Ewa Kurczyńska, Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland;
  • Prof. Renata Szymańska, Group of Molecular Biophysics and Bioenergetics at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow, Poland;
  • Prof. Søren Husted, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark;
  • Prof. Alejandro Pérez-de-Luque, Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Training of Andalusia, Spain;
  • Prof. João A. P. Coutinho, Director of Centre for Research in Ceramics and Composite Materials (CICECO), University of Aveiro, Portugal;
  • Prof. Ajayan Vinu, Director of the Global Innovative Center for Advanced Nanomaterials at the University of Newcastle, Australia;
  • Prof. Luiz Roberto Guimarães Guilherme, Department of Soil Sciences, School of Agriculture, Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Brazil;
  • Prof. Sanna K. Nataraj, Centre for Nano and Material Sciences (CNMS), India.
  • Prof. Sebastian Kruss, Head ‘In situ Biosensors’ group Fraunhofer IMS; Associate Professor of Physical Chemistry, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany.

Partners

The conference was organized by the Institute of Plant Genetics Polish Academy of Sciences in cooperation with the Adam Mickiewicz University Foundation. It took place as part of the NANOPLANT project, which received funding from the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 Program, grant agreement No. 856961.

The event was held under the honorary patronage of the Minister of Science of the Republic of Poland and the President of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

The gold sponsors of the event were Anchem Sp. z o.o. and Kendrolab Sp. z o.o.

The International Conference on Plant Nanotechnology was held at the Novotel Hotel in the center of Poznań, Poland.

Photos

Photos by Sławomir Wąchała. More photos are available on the Nanoplant project fanpage on Facebook.