ACTION_TD1002 13/12/2010 – 12/12/2014 AFM4NanoMed&Bio BMBS European network on applications of Atomic Force Microscopy to NanoMedicine and Life Sciences TDP Participating countries (24): AT BE HR DK FI FR DE GR HU IE IL IT LT LU NL NO PL PT RO RS ES CH TR UK Action Chair: Pierre Parot, parot@cea.fr Rapporteurs: Pavle Andjus (RS), pandjus@bio.bg.ac.rs; Spiros H. Anastasiadis (EL) spiros@iesl.forth.gr Science Officer: Giuseppe Lugano, giuseppe.lugano@cost.eu Action website: www.afm4nanomedbio.eu Kickoff Meeting took place on December 13th 2010 Next MC Meeting: September 2013, Dubrovnik AFM Training Center Hospital AFM lab Physician Scientist with Medical Project AFM newcomer with AFM data AFM trained The main objective of the Action is to further develop and transfer the biophysical achievements of Atomic Force Microscopy to NanoMedicine and clinical research. Management Committee (MC) Chair: Pierre Parot Vice-Chair: Hans Oberleithner Core Group Coordinator: Jean-Luc Pellequer Working Group Leaders WG 1 Simon Scheuring Imaging from molecules to cells Fundamental WG that uses the basic strength of AFM: High Resolution Imaging WG 2 Salvatore Cannistraro Dynamic Force spectroscopy on Molecules and Cells WG promoting fundamental research based on  the piconewton force sensitivity of AFM. WG 3 Peter Schön NanoMedicine Nanodiagnosis Nanosensing Applied WG that uses AFM with additional techniques: fluorescence, Raman, ion measurements… Environmental Nanotoxicology and Nanoparticles Applied WG that evaluates the use of AFM as a tool in nanoecology and nanotoxicology and  health risk assessment WG 4 Vesna Svetličić  WG 5 Ricardo Garcia New Instrumentation and Techniques Special WG in relation with manufacturers concerning the specifications of standardized AFM Machines for clinical applications. ESF provides the COST Office through a European Commission contract Framework Programme COST is supported by the EU RTD The Council of the European Union provides the COST Secretariat http://www.cost.esf.org/