Glycodendrimers: versatile tools for nanotechnology

René Roy was born in Québec (Canada). He holds a Canadian Research Chair in Therapeutic Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry of the Université du Québec à Montréal (Qc, Canada) since 2004. After is Ph. D., obtained in 1980 from the Université de Montréal in carbohydrate chemistry under Pr. Stephen Hanessian, he joined the National Research Council of Canada in Ottawa (Canada) from 1980-1985. He was then professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Ottawa from 19852002. He has been the recipient of the 2003 Melville L. Wolfrom Award from the ACS Division of Carbohydrate Chemistry for his contributions in the design of vaccines and glycodendrimers. He has published over 300 publications and has contributed to the development of two commercial carbohydrate-based vaccines. His actual interests are in multivalent carbohydrate protein interactions and in nanomedicines.