2015 ILSC

Wyatt's 24^th ILSC "Light Scattering in the Nano World" was held on November 3-4, 2015 at the Four Seasons Biltmore Resort in Santa Barbara, CA.

View the ILSC 2015 schedule.

View 2015 ILSC Photos.

Read a review by Dr. Robert L. Stevenson in American Laboratory.

Plenary Speakers

Vince Hackley, Ph.D. - National Institute of Standards and Technology Project Team Leader, Nanoparticle Metrology for Health and the Environment Quantitative Analysis of Functional Nanoparticles with an Introduction to NIST Reference Material Development for Nanotechnology Characterization
Frank von der Kammer, Ph.D. - University of Vienna University Assistant, Vice Head of the Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Head of the Nanogeosciences Division and the Nanoparticle Analysis Laboratory FFF-MALS-ICPMS Methods for the Analysis of Nanomaterials in Substances and Products
Paul Russo, Ph.D. - Georgia Tech Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Hightower Chair in Biopolymers Light Scattering Measurements of Anisotropic Polymers and Colloids: Milking the Non-spherical Cow
Philip Wyatt, Ph.D. - Wyatt Technology Corporation CEO Light Scattering and Nanoparticles… from its Long History to Proteins and Various Structures

Light Scattering in Life Sciences, Chemistry and Biotechnology

Joseph Arndt, Ph.D. - Biogen Senior Scientist, Chemistry & Molecular Therapeutics Challenges of Maintaining Structure-Function Complexity of Protein Biologics Throughout the Manufacturing Process
David Cistola, M.D., Ph.D. - University of North Texas Health Science Center Vice President for Research & Innovation, Professor of Integrative Physiology & Anatomy, and Principal Investigator of the Nanoparticle Diagnostics Research Center Profiling Nanoparticle and Microparticle Distributions in Human Blood using Dynamic Light Scattering and Other Biophysical Methods
Joseph Glajch, Ph.D. - Momenta Pharmaceuticals Director of Analytical Development SEC-MALS for the Characterization of Complex Drugs and Sugar-Protein Complexes of Immunological Importance
Erica Ollmann-Saphire, Ph.D. - Scripps Research Institute Professor of Immunology & Microbial Science; Co-Director, Center of Excellence, Global Virus Network The Molecular Toolkit of Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
Brian Shoichet, Ph.D. - UC San Francisco Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Colloidal Aggregation in Drug Discovery & Pharmacology

Short Courses were held Nov. 2, 2015

Introductory and advanced light scattering courses covered introductions to techniques such as SEC-MALS, FFF-MALS, DLS, and CG-MALS, as well as offering refreshers on ASTRA or DYNAMICS software. The series of half-day courses were held at Wyatt Technology HQ, and were not only a great way to prepare for ILSC, but also a good excuse for traveling to Santa Barbara in November! View course schedule.

Focus Meeting was held Nov. 5, 2015

A one day meeting focusing on method development for light scattering applications in the formulation of biotherapeutics was held after ILSC and addressed practical issues encountered in light scattering applications to biologic and small-molecule therapeutic formulation. Guest speakers from industry as well as Wyatt scientists discussed how they meet these challenges. View Focus Meeting schedule.

For more information, please contact programs@wyatt.com