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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 Session

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 - 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
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
GMEC 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
Technical Session INanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus Group - NND)

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM WEST
Tech Session I: Skin & Mucosal Delivery I
Technical Session ISkin and Mucosal Delivery (Focus Group - SMD)

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM WEST
Tech Session I: Bioengineering I
Technical Session IBioengineering (Focus Group - BE)

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM WEST
Tech Session I: Oral Delivery I
Technical Session IOral Delivery (Focus Group - OrD)

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM WEST
Tech Session I: Immuno Delivery I
Technical Session IImmuno Delivery (Focus Group - ID)

Tuesday, July 7, 2026
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM WEST
Converging Innovation and Regulation for Next‑Generation Drug Delivery
General Session

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM WEST
Technical Forums I
Industry Session

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM WEST
JCR/DDTR Journals Session
Journal Session

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM WEST
Tech Session II: Nanomedicine & Nanoscale Delivery III
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
Technical Session IISkin and Mucosal Delivery (Focus Group - SMD)

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM WEST
Tech Session II: Bioengineering II
Technical Session IIBioengineering (Focus Group - BE)

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM WEST
Tech Session II: Alternative Methods to Animal Testing
Technical Session IIAlternative Methods to Animal Testing

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM WEST
Technical Forums II
Industry Session

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
Tech Session III: Immuno Delivery II
Technical Session IIIImmuno Delivery (Focus Group - ID)

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
Tech Session III: Manufacturing and Process Scale-Up I
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
Technical Session IIIOcular Delivery (Focus Group - OcD)

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
Tech Session III: Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Models
Technical Session IIIArtificial Intelligence and Predictive Models

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
Tech Session III: Imaging in Drug Delivery: CRS Meets ESMI
Technical Session IIIImaging in Drug Delivery

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM WEST
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
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

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
Technical Session IVOral Delivery (Focus Group - OrD)

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM WEST
Tech Session IV: Immuno Delivery III
Technical Session IVImmunodelivery (Focus Group - ID)

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM WEST
Tech Session IV: Manufacturing and Process Scale-Up II
Technical Session IVManufacturing and Process Scale-Up

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM WEST
Tech Session IV: Delivery to the Nervous System II
Technical Session IVDelivery to the Nervous System

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM WEST
Tech Session IV: Skin & Mucosal Delivery III
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
Technical Session IVGene Delivery and Gene Editing (Focus Group - GDGE)

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
Tech Session V: Nanomedicine & Nanoscale Delivery IV
Technical Session VNanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus Group - NND)

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
Tech Session V: Advanced Therapies
Technical Session VAdvanced Therapies

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
Tech Session V: Skin & Mucosal Delivery IV
Technical Session VSkin and Mucosal Delivery (Focus Group - SMD)

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
Tech Session V: Nanomedicine & Nanoscale Delivery V
Technical Session VNanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus Group - NND)

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
Tech Session V: Nanomedicine & Nanoscale Delivery VI
Technical Session VNanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus Group - NND)

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
Tech Session V: Bioengineering III: CRS Meets TERMIS
Technical Session VBioengineering (Focus Group - BE)

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM WEST
Beyond Boundaries: CRS Giants
Distinguished Speaker: Nicholas A. Peppas, ScD (he/him/his) – The University of Texas at Austin
General Session

Thursday, July 9, 2026
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
Technical Session VINanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus Group - NND)

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM WEST
Tech Session VI: Gene Delivery & Gene Editing III
Technical Session VIGene Delivery and Gene Editing (Focus Group - GDGE)

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM WEST
Tech Session VI: Skin & Mucosal Delivery V
Technical Session VISkin and Mucosal Delivery (Focus Group - SMD)

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM WEST
Tech Session VI: Nanomedicine & Nanoscale Delivery VII
Technical Session VINanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus Group - NND)

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM WEST
Tech Session VI: Nanomedicine & Nanoscale Delivery IX
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
Technical Session VINanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus Group - NND)

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
Tech Session VII: Bioengineering IV
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
Technical Session VIIDelivery Technologies for Diversified Products

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
Tech Session VII: Nanomedicine & Nanoscale Delivery XI
Technical Session VIINanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus Group - NND)

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
Tech Session VII: Nanomedicine & Nanoscale Delivery XII
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
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
Awards Session

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM WEST
Closing Ceremony
General SessionAwards Session