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  • Sunday, July 5, 2026
  • 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM WEST
    CRS Around the World: Local Chapters
    Local Chapter Session
  • Monday, July 6, 2026
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM WEST
    Workshop: Improving Purity, Biodistribution and Safety of Nucleic Acid and LNP Drug Products by Introducing Novel Chromatographic Tools and Delivery Solutions
    Industry Session
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM WEST
    Workshop: Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Translating Clinical Needs into Drug Delivery Solutions
    Industry Session
  • 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM WEST
    CRS/IPEC-Americas Biologics Summit Part II: From Evidence to Impact: Demonstrating Value in Biologics Drug Delivery Across the Lifecycle
    Industry SessionBio Summit
  • 9:00 AM - 4:40 PM WEST
    Workshop: Advances in Oral Drug Delivery: Latest Innovations to Best Practices
    Chair and Speaker: Ali Rajabi-Siahboomi, PhD (he/him/his) – ALi Pharma Solutions LLC
    Chair and Speaker: Daniel Treffer, PhD (¯\_(ツ)_/¯) – MeltPrep
    Industry Session
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM WEST
    YSC Professional Development Workshop I
    Chair: Abraham M. Abraham, PhD – Queen's University Belfast
    Co-Chair: Jing Yi Estee Lee – Universiti Sains Malaysia
    YSC Session
  • 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM WEST
    Workshop: Advances in Long-Acting Injectables: In-Situ Forming Depots and Microspheres for Controlled Drug Delivery
    Industry Session
  • 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
    Workshop: Advancing Technologies and Strategies for Subcutaneous Drug Development and Delivery
    Chair and Speaker: David Kang, PhD – Halozyme Therapeutics
    Chair and Speaker: Beate Bittner, PhD – F. Hoffmann - La Roche
    Industry Session
  • 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
    Workshop: The Future of mRNA Therapeutics: Design, Delivery & Clinical Translation: From novel LNP design to GMP manufacturing and clinical success
    Chair: Shrirang Karve, PhD – Sanofi
    WorkshopIndustry Session
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM WEST
    YSC Professional Development Workshop II
    Chair: Bryan W. Debiasi, Bryan W. Debiasi, PharmD, PhD Candidate, Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology (he/him/his) – School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto of University of São Paulo - FCFRP/USP
    Co-Chair: Flávia A. França (she/her/hers) – Federal University of Minas Gerais
    YSC Session
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
    First Timers Session
    Chair: Mariah L. Arral, PhD (she/her/hers) – Tufts University
    Co-Chair: Jilian Melamed, PhD (she/they) – University of Pennsylvania
    GMEC Session
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM WEST
    Opening Ceremony
    General SessionAwards Session
  • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session I: Nanomedicine & Nanoscale Delivery I
    Technical Session INanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus Group - NND)
  • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session I: Nanomedicine & Nanoscale Delivery II
    Chair: Khuloud Al-Jamal, PhD, BSc, FHEA, FRSC – Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London
    Co-Chair: Roberta Cillari, PhD (she/her/hers) – Fondazione Umberto Veronesi - University of Palermo
    Technical Session INanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus Group - NND)
  • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session I: Skin & Mucosal Delivery I
    Chair: Brie Falkard, PhD – Gilead Sciences
    Co-Chair: Gülçin Arslan Azizoğlu, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Technical Session ISkin and Mucosal Delivery (Focus Group - SMD)
  • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session I: Bioengineering I
    Co-Chair: Ashok Renuka Unni, BVSc & AH, MVSc, MBA, PhD (he/him/his) – Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center
    Technical Session IBioengineering (Focus Group - BE)
  • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session I: Oral Delivery I
    Chair: José das Neves, PhD – i3S/University of Porto
    Co-Chair: Ana Beloqui, PhD (she/her/hers) – Université catholique de Louvain
    Technical Session IOral Delivery (Focus Group - OrD)
  • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session I: Immuno Delivery I
    Chair: Simmyung Yook, Ph.D – Sungkyunkwan University
    Co-Chair: Daniela Stranges, PhD (she/her/hers) – GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA
    Technical Session IImmuno Delivery (Focus Group - ID)
  • Tuesday, July 7, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM WEST
    Sunrise by the River: Mindful Walk from Belm Tower
    Networking
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM WEST
    Converging Innovation and Regulation for Next‑Generation Drug Delivery
    Chair: Xiuling Lu, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Connecticut
    General Session
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM WEST
    Meet the Editors| Panel Discussion
    Moderator: Amy Logan, PhD (she/her/hers) – Children's Cancer Institute
    Invited Speaker: Christine Mayer, PhD (she/her/hers) – Wiley-VCH
    Invited Speaker: Filipe Almeida, PhD – Nature Biomedical Engineering
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM WEST
    Technical Forums I
    Industry Session
  • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM WEST
    JCR/DDTR Journals Session
    Chair: Becky Chen, PhD – National Tsing Hua University
    Chair: Maria J. Alonso, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Santiago de Compostela
    Journal Session
  • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session II: Nanomedicine & Nanoscale Delivery III
    Chair: Alexandra Teleki, PhD (she/her/hers) – Uppsala University
    Co-Chair: Yvonne Perrie, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Strathclyde
    Technical Session IINanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus Group - NND)
  • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session II: Gene Delivery & Gene Editing I
    Technical Session IIGene Delivery and Gene Editing (Focus Group - GDGE)
  • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session II: Skin & Mucosal Delivery II
    Chair: Snežana Đorđević, PhD (she/her/hers) – Tosoh Bioscience GmbH
    Co-Chair: Vera Neves, PhD (she/her/hers) – GIMM - Gulbenkian Institute of Molecular Medicine
    Technical Session IISkin and Mucosal Delivery (Focus Group - SMD)
  • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session II: Bioengineering II
    Chair: Ray Schiffelers, PhD (he/him/his) – UMC Utrecht/Nanocell Therapeutics
    Co-Chair: Soraia FT Pinto, MSc (she/her/hers) – Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
    Technical Session IIBioengineering (Focus Group - BE)
  • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session II: Alternative Methods to Animal Testing
    Chair: Iris L. Batalha, PhD – University of Bath
    Co-Chair: Juliana SR Viegas, PhD (she/her/hers) – Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (I3S), University of Porto
    Technical Session IIAlternative Methods to Animal Testing
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM WEST
    YSC Chat with Industry Foresight Council (IFC)
    Chair: Melitini Koutsoviti, n/a – Novo Nordisk A/S
    Co-Chair: Soraia FT Pinto, MSc (she/her/hers) – Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
    Panelist: David Kang, PhD – Halozyme Therapeutics
    Panelist: Beate Bittner, PhD – F. Hoffmann - La Roche
    Panelist: Sanya Puri, PhD – Novo Nordisk
    YSC SessionIndustry Session
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM WEST
    Technical Forums II
    Industry Session
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM WEST
    FG Chat & Chew: Immuno Delivery (ID)
    FG SessionImmuno Delivery (Focus Group - ID)
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM WEST
    FG Chat & Chew: Ocular Delivery (OcD)
    FG SessionOcular Delivery (Focus Group - OcD)
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM WEST
    FG Chat & Chew: Gene Delivery & Gene Editing (GDGE)
    FG SessionGene Delivery and Gene Editing (Focus Group - GDGE)
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM WEST
    FG Chat & Chew: Nanomedicine & Nanoscale Delivery (NND)
    FG SessionNanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus Group - NND)
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM WEST
    FG Chat & Chew: Oral Delivery (OrD)
    FG SessionOral Delivery (Focus Group - OrD)
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM WEST
    FG Chat & Chew: Skin & Mucosal Delivery (SMD)
    FG SessionSkin and Mucosal Delivery (Focus Group - SMD)
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session III: Immuno Delivery II
    Chair: Lisa Volpatti, PhD – Northwestern University
    Co-Chair: Jai Prakash – Radboud University Medical Center
    Technical Session IIIImmuno Delivery (Focus Group - ID)
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session III: Manufacturing and Process Scale-Up I
    Chair: Ben Boyd, PhD (he/him/his) – Monash University
    Co-Chair: Ana Sara Cordeiro, PhD, FHEA, MRSC (she/her/hers) – University of Strathclyde
    Technical Session IIIManufacturing and Process Scale-Up
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session III: Delivery to the Nervous System I
    Chair: Matthew G. Holt, PhD (he/him/his) – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S) | Universidade do Porto
    Co-Chair: Lino Ferreira
    Technical Session IIIDelivery to the Nervous System
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session III: Ocular Delivery
    Chair: Katelyn E. Swindle-Reilly, PhD (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University
    Co-Chair: Luca Paoletti, PhD (he/him/his) – Ghent University
    Technical Session IIIOcular Delivery (Focus Group - OcD)
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session III: Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Models
    Chair: Pauric Bannigan, PhD (he/him/his) – Intrepid Labs
    Co-Chair: Adam J. Gormley, PhD – Rutgers University
    Technical Session IIIArtificial Intelligence and Predictive Models
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session III: Imaging in Drug Delivery: CRS Meets ESMI
    Chair: Jan Grimm, MD PhD (he/him/his) – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Co-Chair: Alexandre Detappe, PhD (he/him/his) – Gustave Roussy
    Technical Session IIIImaging in Drug Delivery
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM WEST
    Women in Science (WIS) Awards Session
    Chair: Ana Beloqui, PhD (she/her/hers) – Université catholique de Louvain
    WIS SessionAwards Session
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM WEST
    Innovation Showcase
    Industry Session
  • Wednesday, July 8, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM WEST
    LX Factory Wake-Up Challenge (via MAAT)
    Networking
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM WEST
    CRS Meets AIMBE: Building Trust in Science: Public Engagement and Advocacy for an International Biomedical Research Community
    Chair and Speaker: Dawn Beraud, PhD (she/her/hers) – American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
    Chair and Speaker: Jason C. Marvin, PhD (he/him/his) – American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
    CRS Meet Up Session
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM WEST
    YSC Mentorship Event: Mentorship in Transition
    Chair: Maria José Silveira, MA (she/her/hers) – i3S- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, University of Porto
    YSC Session
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM WEST
    Technical Forums III
    Industry Session
  • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session IV: Oral Delivery II
    Chair: Marwa Sallam, PhD (she/her/hers) – School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
    Co-Chair: Hao Song, PhD – The University of Queensland
    Technical Session IVOral Delivery (Focus Group - OrD)
  • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session IV: Immuno Delivery III
    Co-Chair: Maria Kavallaris, PhD (she/her/hers) – Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, University of New South Wales
    Technical Session IVImmuno Delivery (Focus Group - ID)
  • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session IV: Manufacturing and Process Scale-Up II
    Chair: Stefaan De Smedt, PhD – Department of Pharmaceutics - Ghent University - Belgium
    Co-Chair: Annette Grave, PhD – Glatt Pharmaceutical Services GmbH & Co. KG
    Technical Session IVManufacturing and Process Scale-Up
  • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session IV: Delivery to the Nervous System II
    Chair: Yu Seok Youn, PhD (he/him/his) – School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University
    Co-Chair: Riccardo D'Elia, n/a – DSTL
    Technical Session IVDelivery to the Nervous System
  • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session IV: Skin & Mucosal Delivery III
    Chair: Mark Prausnitz, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Chair: Quim Peña, PhD (he/him/his) – RWTH Aachen University Hospital
    Technical Session IVSkin and Mucosal Delivery (Focus Group - SMD)
  • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session IV: Gene Delivery & Gene Editing II: CRS Meets ESGCT
    Chair: Hélder Santos, DSc (he/him/his) – University Medical Center Groningen
    Co-Chair: Luigia Serpico, PhD (she/her/hers) – University Medical Center Groningen
    Technical Session IVGene Delivery and Gene Editing (Focus Group - GDGE)
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM WEST
    YSC Meet & Greet with a Luminary
    Chair: Maria José Silveira, MA (she/her/hers) – i3S- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, University of Porto
    YSC Session
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session V: Nanomedicine & Nanoscale Delivery IV
    Co-Chair: Eliana M. Lima, PhD (she/her/hers) – Universidade Federal de Goias
    Technical Session VNanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus Group - NND)
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session V: Advanced Therapies
    Co-Chair: Cristina Fornaguera, CFornaguera (she/her/hers) – Institut Químic de Sarrià (IQS), Universitat Ramon Llull (URL)
    Technical Session VAdvanced Therapies
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session V: Skin & Mucosal Delivery IV
    Chair: Jill Steinbach-Rankins, MSE, PhD – Boehringer Ingelheim
    Co-Chair: Simon Matoori, PhD – Université de Montréal
    Technical Session VSkin and Mucosal Delivery (Focus Group - SMD)
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session V: Nanomedicine & Nanoscale Delivery V
    Chair: Sanya Puri, PhD – Novo Nordisk
    Co-Chair: Helena F. Florindo, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Lisbon
    Technical Session VNanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus Group - NND)
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session V: Nanomedicine & Nanoscale Delivery VI
    Chair: Roy van der Meel, PhD – Eindhoven University of Technology
    Co-Chair: Assaf Zinger – Technion- Israel Institute of Technology
    Technical Session VNanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus Group - NND)
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session V: Bioengineering III: CRS Meets TERMIS
    Chair: Hélder Santos, DSc (he/him/his) – University Medical Center Groningen
    Technical Session VBioengineering (Focus Group - BE)
  • Thursday, July 9, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM WEST
    Connecting the Pieces: Lisbon Tile Challenge
    Networking
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM WEST
    Roundtable: Industry Insights in the Future of Controlled Release
    Speaker: Tyler Novak, PhD (he/him/his) – Gilead Sciences
    Speaker: Seth P. Forster, PhD (he/him/his) – Merck & Co., Inc.
    Speaker: Daniela Stranges, PhD (she/her/hers) – GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA
    Speaker: Peter Warner, PhD (he/him/his) – The Gates Foundation
    Industry Session
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM WEST
    Workshop: Cell-Based Therapeutics, an Emerging Platform to Enable Scalable, Accessible Biologic Medicines for All
    WorkshopIndustry Session
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM WEST
    Technical Forums IV
    Industry Session
  • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session VI: Nanomedicine & Nanoscale Delivery VII
    Chair: Steven P. Schwendeman, PhD – University of Michigan
    Co-Chair: Francesca Greco, PhD – University of Reading
    Technical Session VINanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus Group - NND)
  • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session VI: Gene Delivery & Gene Editing III
    Chair: Álvaro Somoza, PhD (he/him/his) – IMDEA Nanociencia
    Co-Chair: Bryan W. Debiasi, Bryan W. Debiasi, PharmD, PhD Candidate, Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology (he/him/his) – School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto of University of São Paulo - FCFRP/USP
    Technical Session VIGene Delivery and Gene Editing (Focus Group - GDGE)
  • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session VI: Skin & Mucosal Delivery V
    Chair: Stefano Salmaso, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Padova
    Co-Chair: Ana Armiñán, PhD (she/her/hers) – CIPF/CIBERONC
    Technical Session VISkin and Mucosal Delivery (Focus Group - SMD)
  • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session VI: Nanomedicine & Nanoscale Delivery VIII
    Technical Session VINanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus Group - NND)
  • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session VI: Nanomedicine & Nanoscale Delivery IX
    Co-Chair: Gianfranco Pasut, PhD – University of Padova
    Technical Session VINanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus Group - NND)
  • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session VI: Nanomedicine & Nanoscale Delivery X: CRS Meets ESB
    Chair: Carla Vitorino – Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra
    Co-Chair: Catarina Leite Pereira, N/A, n/a – i3S/University of Porto
    Technical Session VINanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus Group - NND)
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session VII: Bioengineering IV
    Chair: Huiliang Wang, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Texas at Austin
    Co-Chair: Jayoung Kim, PhD (he/him/his) – University of North Texas Health in Fort Worth
    Technical Session VIIBioengineering (Focus Group - BE)
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session VII: Delivery Science Without Borders: Multisector Breakthroughs, Global Health, Equity & Special Populations
    Chair: Francisca Rodrigues, PhD (she/her/hers) – Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto
    Co-Chair: James Oxley, PhD (he/him/his) – Southwest Research Institute
    Technical Session VIIDelivery Technologies for Diversified Products
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session VII: Nanomedicine & Nanoscale Delivery XI
    Chair: Leo L. Wang, MD, PhD, FAAD – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Chair: Félix Sauvage, PharmD, PhD (he/him/his) – Ghent University
    Technical Session VIINanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus Group - NND)
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session VII: Nanomedicine & Nanoscale Delivery XII
    Chair: Christian Celia, 59167536 (he/him/his) – University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio"
    Co-Chair: Xiuling Lu, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Connecticut
    Technical Session VIINanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus Group - NND)
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session VII: Global Health, Special Populations, Women's Health, & Sex-Specific Therapeutic Approaches
    Chair: Hannah Zierden, PhD – University of Maryland
    Co-Chair: S. Rahima Benhabbour, MSc. PhD (she/her/hers) – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Technical Session VIIGlobal Health, Special Populations, and Women's Health
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
    Tech Session VII: YSC Workshop
    Chair: Rahaf Mihyar, rmihyar@ukaachen.de (she/her/hers) – Uniklinik RWTH Aachen
    Co-Chair: Jing Yi Estee Lee – Universiti Sains Malaysia
    Technical Session VIIYSC Session
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM WEST
    MSD GRAD Awards Final
    Chair: Alexandros Marios Sofias, PhD (he/him/his) – RWTH Aachen University Hospital
    Co-Chair: Claudia Martins, PhD (she/her/hers) – i3S - University of Porto
    Awards Session
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM WEST
    Closing Ceremony
    General SessionAwards Session