The 2023 Annual Conference of the BSC Nano-enzyme Academic Subgroup and the Second National Nanozyme Conference open in Xi'an, capital city of Northwest China's Shaanxi province, on April 8. [Photo/WeChat account: BSC]

The 2023 Annual Conference of the Nano-enzyme Academic Subgroup of the Biophysical Society of China (BSC) and the Second National Nanozyme Conference opened in Xi'an, capital city of Northwest China's Shaanxi province, on April 8.

The conferences, hosted by the BSC Nano-enzyme Academic Subgroup and undertaken by China’s Northwestern Polytechnical University, brought together officials from the university, academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and professionals to discuss basic issues in nanozyme research in person and via video link.

Experts present invited reports at the conferences. [Photo/WeChat account: BSC]

The two-day events received more than 220 research abstracts and nearly 80 posters submitted by over 40 universities and institutions, and comprised eight plenary reports, 51 invited reports, 42 oral reports, and 27 side reports given by doctoral students.

Experts, scholars, university teachers and students from home and abroad held in-depth discussions on the fundamental issues, limitations and development trends of nanozymes.

Participants tour the poster exhibition area of the two conferences. [Photo/WeChat account: BSC]

Organizers of the conferences selected a total of 30 outstanding reports in three categories to further bolster the morale of young scholars in their scientific endeavors.

As one of the finalists on the list of the 2022 top 10 emerging technologies in chemistry, released by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, nanozymes have become a major trend in biological technologies, which help motivate the innovative development of the biological sector.

The conferences have worked to further promote the innovation and growth of nanozyme studies and advance the application of nanozymes in biological, medical, and environmental protection and in national security sectors, according to those who participated in the events.