The symposium will cover all aspects of the broad discipline of metals in diagnosis, therapy, and neurosciences, their environmental and toxicological aspects and related metabolic diseases, as well as biomaterials and mimetics of metalloproteins. The meeting is designed to provide a maximum of scientific discussion and personal interaction. Topics T1: Metal-based drugs (diagnosis & therapy) T2: Metalloproteins: mimetic compounds and applications T3: Environmental and toxicological aspects of metal ions T4: Metals in Neurosciences T5: Metal-related metabolic diseases T6: Metal-related biomaterials