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We are pleased to announce that the Symposium on Innovative Polymers for Controlled Delivery (SIPCD) will be held from September 14-17, 2010 in Suzhou, China. The symposium is co-organized by Soochow University and Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Much to our pleasure, we have invited worldwide top scientists in the fields of controlled drug delivery, protein and cell delivery, gene delivery, polymer-based diagnostics, and tissue engineering, to present their most recent research achievements and to share their cutting-edge views on the field in general.

The symposium will be limited to a total number of approximately 300 participants, with 4 plenary lectures, 28 invited lectures and about 180 poster presentations. The symposium is organized in one single session. In this way, we hope that you will not miss any important lectures. Particular attention will be given to the poster session, wherein two excellent poster awards will be presented with each an official certificate and 500 USD. The papers presented at the Symposium will be published in a special issue of the Journal of Controlled Release (IF 5.69).

Suzhou, about one hour away from Shanghai, is an ancient city with a history of more than 2500 years. The city is well known for its beautifully preserved centre, its exquisite gardens and its impressive system of small canals. Suzhou is surrounded by lakes and is also known as the Venice of China. Suzhou has the charm to make your stay a unique experience. EXPO 2010 Shanghai (http://en.expo2010.cn/) will be an additional attraction to EXPO lovers.

We warmly invite you to actively participate in the first Symposium on Innovative Polymers for Controlled Delivery (SIPCD). We are looking forward to welcoming you in Suzhou in September 2010.

Yours sincerely,

Prof. Jan Feijen	Prof. Renxi Zhuo	Prof. Zhiyuan Zhong	Prof. Xuesi Chen