Institute for Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity
Drug Design and Delivery

Drug Design and Delivery

We design and synthesize biologically active small organic molecules for medical usessuch as cancer treatment.

Some of our molecules can, upon interaction with light, generate useful chemical species and/or radicalic events and can be used as therapeutic agents.

We can also include our molecules in specific micro- or nano-carriers like polymeric particles, micelles or even modified red blood cells (erythrocytes). These compounds are highly versatile, and show a very wide range of potential applications as drug-delivery systems for the selective, early diagnosis and photodynamic therapy of tumours.