September 30, 2010 (Thurs.)

	Arrival and check in at Seminaris Campus Hotel
18:30	Welcome Dinner (Seminaris)

October 1, 2010 (Fri.)

8:30	Registration
8:40	Welcome Address and Objectives of the Symposium, Rainer Haag (FU Berlin)
8:50	Address of the Director of the Center for Cluster Development, Carsten Dreher (FU Berlin)
9:00	Session 1: Center Presentations, chairperson: Rainer Haag (FU Berlin)
	Kazunori Kataoka (CNBI, U Tokyo): Nanobio Integration for Medical Innovation: Challenge to Smart Molecular Therapy
	Don Ingber (WYSS, Harvard U): Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering: A New Paradigm for Technology Innovation
	Stefanie Reich (Nanoscale, FU Berlin): Nanoscale Functional Materials
	Q&A panel and discussion (15 min)
10:15	Coffee Break
10:40	Session 2: Bioinspired Materials, chairperson: Don Ingber (Harvard U, WYSS)
	Joanna Aizenberg (Harvard U, WYSS): Adaptive Bioinspired Materials
	Peter Fratzl (MPI KG): Bioinspired Materials
	Rainer Haag (FU Berlin): Multivalent Interactions with new Dimensions
	Takamasa Sakai (U Tokyo): Evaluation of Network Structure and Physical Properties of Tetra-PEG Gel
	Q&A panel and discussion with focus on joint activities and perspectives (30 min)
12:30	Lunch at Seminaris
14:00	Session 3: Biomaterials and new Formulations in Biomedical Applications, chairperson: Kazunori Kataoka (U Tokyo)
	David Weitz (Harvard U): Formulation of New Soft Nanomaterials
	Andreas Lendlein (GKSS): Designing (multi)functional Polymer Networks and Exploring their Application Potential for Regenerative Therapies
	Kazuhiko Ishihara (U Tokyo): Nanostructured Phospholipid Polymer Brush as Biointerfaces
	Georg Duda (Charité): Regenerative Therapies for Muscoskeletal Diseases
	Q&A panel and discussion with focus on joint activities and perspectives (30 min)
15:50	Young Investigator Presentations (7 x 10 min, incl. short Q&A)
17:00	Coffee break and FU Berlin lab visits (chemistry-/biochemistry-/physics-labs)
19:00	Dinner at Alter Krug

October 2, 2010 (Sat.)

8:40	Session 5: Nanomachines and Single Proteins on Surfaces, chairperson: Stefanie Reich (FU Berlin)
	Takuzo Aida (U Tokyo): Programmed Molecular Assembly for Tailored Functional Materials
	Adam Cohen (Harvard U): Single Molecules in Nanostructures
	Kenichi Ataka (FU Berlin, Group Heberle): Effect of Membrane Potential on the Photo-Cycle of Sensory Rhodopsin
	Takashi Funatsu (U Tokyo): Single-Molecule Analyses of Functions and Interactions of Biomolecules by Nano- and Microdevices
	Q&A panel and discussion with focus on joint activities and perspectives (35 min)
10:35	Coffee Break
11:00	Session 5: Nanobiomaterials for Delivery, chairperson: Andreas Lendlein (GKSS Teltow / FU Berlin)
	Keiji Itaka (U Tokyo): Biocompatible Polyplex Nanomicelle for Safe and Effective Gene Transfer
	Gerd Multhaup (FU Berlin): Carrier-mediated metal-ion transport and bioavailability
	Eduardo A. Silva (Harvard U): Engineering Vascular Networks
	Q&A panel and discussion with focus on joint activities and perspectives (30 min)
12:30	Lunch at Seminaris
14:00	Young Investigator Presentations (11 x 10 min, incl. short Q&A)
16:00	Coffee and Round Table Discussion
17:30	Return to hotel
18:00	Pick up at hotel for sightseeing in the city of Berlin
20:00	Dinner at Historische Weinstube

October 3, 2010 (Sun.)

9:00	Brainstorming brunch (Seminaris)
11:00	Visit to Potsdam Palace and Sanssoucis
15:00	Opening of the POLYDAYS 2010 Symposium(Henry Ford Building, Gary Str. 35, FU Campus)