AFM BioMed Conferences are dedicated to life sciences and nanomedicine applications and investigate how Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) solves relevant biological bottlenecks and provides innovative solutions for healthcare. The conferences link International academic and industrial experts in life science, being involved either with AFM use or with medical/biological studies. The meetings provide a clear and comprehensive overview on advances in this field through keynote presentations, lectures, poster sessions and discussion forums. Topics include single molecules, membrane, and cell biology and nanomedicine studies combining imaging and affinity measurements. Presentations stress the impact of AFM techniques in life sciences and nanomedicine. The meetings act as a forum to promote innovative cross linked research and highlight the power of integrating AFM with other optical and analytical techniques. After Barcelona 2007 (Spain), Monterey 2008 (USA), Red Island 2010 (Croatia) and Paris 2011 (France), AFM BioMed Conferences has the pleasure to announce the Vth conference on AFM for Life Sciences and Nanomedicine, on May 7th-11th, 2013 (including training) in Shanghai, China. The conference will be hosted by Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Shanghai Normal University. Scientific session will happen in Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility(SSRF). The Conference will be chaired by Professor Jun Hu, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.