Stimulating exchange with internationally renowned scientists

On 18 and 19 June 2025, the Danube Private University hosted a symposium entitled “Personalized Preventive and Curative Medicine Enabled by Intelligent Sensing Systems and Smart Materials.” The expert audience enjoyed outstanding lectures delivered by highly distinguished international speakers from Stanford University, the University of Washington, the University of Ulm, the University of Parma, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Technion, and DPU itself. Numerous guests – especially the DPU students with a strong interest in science – followed the presentations with great attention, gaining insight into the latest findings in science and research.

On the second day of the event, the Danube Private University, which already cooperates with many prestigious universities (e.g. University of Basel, Switzerland; University of Pisa, University of Brescia, University of Bari Aldo Moro and University of Florence, Italy; University of Cambridge, United Kingdom; Université de Lille, France; Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Lithuanian University for Health Sciences Kaunas, Lithuania; and many more), formalised its partnership with the Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technologies, Bhubaneswar, India.

Prof. Dr Varun Suthra, Director of International Cooperation at the Kalinga Institute, delivered a lecture on “Ayurveda and the Future of Precision Health: Integrating Ancient Biomarkers with Intelligent Sensing Systems,” highlighting the interdisciplinary collaboration between the distinct cultures of India and Europe.

In particular, the speakers and attendees visiting DPU for the first time expressed not only their enthusiasm for the scientific exchange but also their admiration for the university’s welcoming facilities and the inspiring atmosphere shaped equally by science and art. As Dr Ines C. Weber, Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, put it: “The event was highly interesting, excellently organised, and a wonderful balance of science, nature and art – a real delight. What DPU has achieved here is unique and impressive.”

We regret that Prof. Dr Hossam Haick, the future head of the doctoral programme “Precision and Personalized Medicine,” was unable to attend in person. His lecture was streamed digitally. The President of DPU paid high tribute to his fascinating scientific book “Nature-Inspired Sensors,” which had been dedicated to the President of the Austrian National Council.