Nanomedicine is defined as the application of nanotechnology to achieve breakthroughs in healthcare. It exploits the improved and often novel physical, chemical and biological properties of materials at the nanometer scale. It has the potential to enable early detection and prevention, and to essentially improve diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of diseases. Nanomedicine embraces an extremely large field ranging from in vivo and in vitro diagnostics to therapy including targeted delivery and regenerative medicine; it interfaces nanomaterials (surfaces, particles, etc.) or analytical instruments with "living" human material (cells, tissue, body fluids). All scientists and physicians working in Nanomedicine research are invited to join us at beautiful Coogee Beach in Sydney.