On July 26, 2025, three scientists from leading U.S. universities came to DTU to give a presentation on the topic of  "Innovation in Technology Applications in the Health Field", sharing research results, updating trends, and introducing new technology applications.  typical in the field of health today. These scientists are all leading experts in their research fields with many years of enthusiasm for professional pursuits, including:

•GS. TS. Samir Mitragotri is currently researching and teaching at Harvard University. He is the co-founder of Cage Bio, i2o Therapeutics and Fount Bio, Inc. companies that specialize in research and development of technologies to deliver drugs into the human body.

•GS. TS. Yadong Wang is currently researching and teaching at Cornell University. He is the co-founder of Global Biomedical Technology Company specializing in Biomedical Technology, and

•ASS. TS. Nguyen Duc Thanh is currently researching and teaching on Medical Materials at the University of Connecticut.

The seminar "Innovation in Technology Application in the Health Field" brought an in-depth academic exchange space, where each scientist shared very specifically about breakthrough research, which is of great importance in serving the community.

GS. TS. Samir Mitragotri - Harvard University

As a leading expert in the field of drug delivery, Prof. TS. Samir Mitragotri shared about the development of ionic liquids that help transport drugs through biological membranes and organs in the body efficiently, accurately in terms of location, time and dosage. Due to its adjustable properties and high biocompatibility, a "library" of ionic liquids has been developed by Prof. TS. Samir Mitragotri synthesized, which has formed the basis for many studies on different drug delivery possibilities. According to Prof. TS. Samir Mitragotri, the transportation of drugs is as important as the discovery of drugs and the big challenge of medicine is that it is impossible to let drugs "drift on their own" in the body, but it is necessary to control the path of drugs, bring them to the right place where they need to go, so that drugs can really be effective.

"The challenges we are facing in Medicine are complex. Treatment of diseases such as neurological, cancer, cardiovascular,... are extremely difficult. I believe in the innovations that are taking place in Medicine and affirm that the only way to solve health challenges is through technological innovation. Another extremely important factor is that well-trained people, especially the younger generation, are willing to take on challenges with the inspiration to pursue to the end to find a way to thoroughly solve problems and difficulties in the industry. When 2 human factors and technological innovation meet, a miracle will happen. Higher education institutions, such as DTU, are demonstrating their focus on research innovation and dedication to training in the field of health sciences."  GS. TS. Samir Mitragotri shared.

GS. TS. Yadong Wang - University of CornellGS.TS. Yadong Wang from Cornell University presented his research on artificial blood vessels made from "bio-elastomers" or elastomeric materials that are highly biodegradable and biocompatible. He also presented a method for developing "bio-elastomers" into advanced bioadhesives that are widely sold worldwide, and introduced the latest "elastomer" invented by his team – one of the first 3D-printable elastomers that he believes can fill gaps that current products have not yet addressed. As an expert in cardiovascular device technologies, he was impressed that DTU had successfully researched and built the Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (eCPR) Skill Support Machine.

"I know about DTU's eCPR product. This is a humane technology product, because the community is very meaningful to the University. Many people will benefit from this technology, especially those who, after being resuscitated, will have a long life ahead. The research of technologies and the creation of new products to support human health are extremely important and necessary. However, currently, many high-tech products have large costs due to many different reasons. Therefore, scientists need to join hands to provide useful and low-cost research for patients to easily access, not only meeting the needs of improving the quality of health for people in developed countries but also around the world. That's why we have spent a lot of time and effort researching and sharing together at forums that are today at DTU." TS. Yadong Wang said.

ASS. TS. Nguyen Duc Thanh - University of ConnecticutCurrently conducting in-depth research on Medical Materials at the University of Connecticut, Assoc. Prof. TS. Nguyen Duc Thanh shared about the process of developing new technology to monitor joint loads, prepare painkillers for patients, as well as design new treatments for osteoarthritis - one of the most common osteoarthritis diseases today.

"The research and application of new materials in the field of Biomedicine to:

• regeneration of damaged tissue, cartilage, and

• Drug Transfer

are areas that greatly affect human health. The sharing of leading professors in the world here is really meaningful and I believe that it will bring a lot of new knowledge as well as inspire domestic researchers, especially young people to understand more about the importance of Biomaterials. Moreover, today's conference has provided a much-needed connection, which is the beginning of collaborations between DTU and leading researchers in the world in these fields."  TS. Nguyen Duc Thanh affirmed.

The speakers took souvenir photos with guests who were leaders of Hue Hospital,

Hospital 199 - Ministry of Public Security, Da Nang Department of Health, DTU staff, lecturers and students

For many years, DTU has been actively cooperating with many major medical schools around the world to improve the quality of training and connecting leading scientists to create a high-quality academic space.  contributing to the overall development to improve the public health of Vietnam.

People's Teacher, Prof. TS.BS. Tran Huu Nguyen, Vice President of DTU, Dean of the School of Medicine and Pharmacy (CMP), DTU, said: "Biomaterials, New Materials, and Electronic Sensor Technologies are receiving strong attention globally because they play an important role in many fields and have the potential to bring about technological breakthroughs.  solving enormous and pressing problems in research and development as well as in the production and application of Medicine. GS. TS. Samir Mitragotri, Prof. TS. Yadong Wang and Assoc. Prof. TS. Nguyen Duc Thanh is not only a globally renowned scholar but also an excellent entrepreneur who has founded many successful startups. Therefore, the research works that the professors share today are not only theoretical knowledge but practical creations that we expect, bringing innovations that can change the quality of life of the community.

It is often said that the Vietnamese nation is on the way to reach the word 'rich', but many people are also worried when they do not have enough of those 4 characters, but only 3/4 of the way is 'old'. Therefore, the challenge is how our nation must be 'rich' before it is 'old' or if it is 'old', it is also 'rich' so that the quality of life is guaranteed. To do that, Health and innovations in Medicine will play a very important role in changing the way we live. In this new era, with the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other innovations, I hope that we will grow even more rapidly, both as a young and healthy nation, and as new people, in acquiring and sharing new knowledge."