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Voices of Nanomedicine: Blueprint Guidelines for Collaboration in Addressing Global Unmet Medical Needs

Rajendra Prasad, Arnab Ghosh, Vinay Patel, Berney Peng, Bárbara B. Mendes, Eaint Honey Aung Win, Lucia Gemma Delogu, Joyce Y. Wong, Kristin J. Pischel, Jayesh R. Bellare, Amnon Bar-Shir, Avnesh S. Thakor, Wolfgang J. Parak, Zaver M. Bhujwalla, Yu Shrike Zhang, Nagavendra Kommineni, Vince M. Rotello, Weibo Cai, Twan Lammers, Teri W. Odom, Govindarajan Padmanaban, Dan Peer, Jonathan F. Lovell, Rohit Srivastava, Robert Langer, João Conde

ACS Nano· Volume 19· Issue 3

Abstract

" under this Perspective underline the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration and partnerships across several disciplines, such as medical science and technology, medicine, bioengineering, and computational approaches, in bridging the gap between research, manufacturing, and clinical applications. Effective communication is key to bridging team gaps, enhancing trust, and resolving conflicts, thereby fostering teamwork and individual growth toward shared goals. Drawing from the success of the COVID-19 vaccine development, we advocate the application of similar collaborative models in other complex health areas such as nanomedicine and biomedical engineering. The role of digital technology and big data in healthcare innovation is highlighted along with the necessity for specialized education in collaborative practices. This approach is decisive in advancing healthcare solutions, leading to improved treatment and patient outcomes.
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Affiliations

School of Biochemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India

Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States

NOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, NMS|FCM, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon 1169-056, Portugal

ToxOmics, NOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, NMS|FCM, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon 1169-056, Portugal

Department of Biological Sciences, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi 127788, UAE

Department of Biomedical Science, University of Padova, Padova 35131, Italy

Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States

Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India

Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel

Interventional Radiology Innovation at Stanford (IRIS), Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California 94304, United States

Fachbereich Physik, Universität Hamburg, 22607 Hamburg, Germany

Division of Cancer Imaging Research, The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States

Division of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States

Center for Biomedical Research, Population Council, New York, New York 10065, United States

Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts 01003, United States

Departments of Radiology and Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin−Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53707, United States

Department of Nanomedicine and Theranostics, Institute for Experimental Molecular Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen 52074, Germany

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States

Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States

Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560 012, Karnataka India

Laboratory of Precision Nanomedicine, Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel

Department of Materials Sciences and Engineering, Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel

Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel

Cancer Biology Research Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft · H2020 European Research Council

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