Prof. Dr. Hans Bäumler, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institute of Transfusion Medicine, Berlin, Germany, and Faculty of Pharmacy, Payap University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. The focus of his research activities is the development of artificial and natural micro- and nano-carriers for targeted drug delivery, cancer treatment, blood substitutes, and diagnostics. A novel oxygen carrier (HBOC) was developed in his department. He has expertise on biomaterials for tissue engineering, the flow properties of blood, cell–cell interactions, drug delivery and nanotechnology. Up to now, more than 25 doctoral students have successfully defended their dissertations under his supervision. He is the author of more than 150 peer-reviewed scientific articles published in Nano Letters, Small, Advanced Functional Materials, ACS Nano, Biomacromolecules etc.; six book-chapters; and 12 authorized patents. His projects have been granted by European Research funds, the German Research Foundation and several German Federal Ministries. https://transfusionsmedizin.charite.de/forschung/forschungsabteilung/