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Start: March 2026 · Online format · Duration: 8 weeks
The CEDENNA Foundation and the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology are now accepting applications for the next edition of the Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Course for Healthcare Professionals, a training program designed to provide up-to-date tools on how nanotechnology is transforming clinical practice in diagnosis, therapies, tissue regeneration, bioimaging, and nanomaterial safety.

This course is a continuing education activity recognized by the Chilean Medical Association.

With a large audience and prominent figures from the political, academic, scientific, and defense sectors, the III Conference on “National Space Sovereignty” was held in the Hall of Honor of the former National Congress building. The conference has become a key forum for strategic reflection on the challenges and opportunities of space development in Chile.

Open talks for students and teachers, an exhibition showcasing the most relevant research being conducted in Chile, and an opening conference led by Dr. Dora Altbir, 2019 National Prize for Exact Sciences recipient, along with government ministers, senators, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Air Force, marked the start of NanoWeek 2025, organized by the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CEDENNA).

An innovative national initiative seeks to position Chile as a key player in the development of technology for the space industry. This project, recently awarded through the Fondef competition, is led by Adolfo Ibáñez University (UAI) and directed by Dr. Alejandro Pereira. It brings together the University of Santiago (USACH), the Center for the Development of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CEDENNA), the Chilean Air Force (FACH), and the Spanish company Nanostine.

The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CEDENNA) has once again been selected by the National Research and Development Agency (ANID) to receive state funding under the 2025 National Competition for Applied Research Centers. ANID's decision recognizes the outstanding work carried out by its researchers for over 15 years and ensures its continued status as one of Chile's leading centers for nanoscience and nanotechnology research.

The project “Development and Implementation of the Oral Epithelial Cell Culture Technique (COMET) for the Treatment of Patients with Bilateral Corneal Limbal Insufficiency,” led by Servicios Médicos Luis Pasteur S.A. with the participation of researchers from the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CEDENNA) and the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Santiago, Chile (USACH), was awarded funding by CORFO through the Crea y Valida program.

The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CEDENNA) is present throughout the three days of Expo Salud 2025, with a specially designed module to bring nanotechnology closer to the clinical world and demonstrate how these scientific tools are already transforming the fields of diagnostics, personalized medicine, drug delivery, tissue regeneration, and nanosafety.

With a gathering that brought together researchers, as well as technical and administrative teams, the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CEDENNA) officially launched a new stage as an Applied Research Center, following its success in securing the national ANID competition.
This new cycle positions the Center toward strengthening research with national impact, while preserving its multidisciplinary and interuniversity identity. Today, CEDENNA brings together academics from 18 universities across Chile.

• The winning works of the CEDENNA Images Competition 2025 will be part of the 2026 Wall Calendar and the traveling exhibition Images of the Nanoworld, among other outreach activities of the center

The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CEDENNA) announced the winners of the 2025 CEDENNA Images Contest, a science outreach initiative that recognizes images obtained from cutting-edge research and seeks to bring the nanoworld closer to the public through visual language.