Background Recent years have witnessed unprecedented growth of research and applications in the area of nanoscience and nanotechnology. The use of nanotechnology in medicine and more specifically drug delivery is increasingly gaining popularity. The biomedical applications of nanoparticles as efficient drug delivery carriers have attracted great attention in the last decade. As part of Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, School of Medical Science and Technology (SMST), Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India, in collaboration with Centre for Research in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CRNN), University of Calcutta, India, World Academy of Biomedical Sciences and Technologies (WABT), Paris, France, International Council for Engineering and Technology (ICET), Paris, UNESCO, France and NanoScience Technology Center & Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center (AMPAC), University of Central Florida, USA is organizing the 1st International Workshop on Nanoparticles and their Applications in Medicine (NAM – 2012) on 3-4 January, 2012. Themes Development...