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Full Schedule

  • Tuesday, July 7, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM WEST
    Sunrise by the River: Mindful Walk from Belém Tower
    Networking
  • 7:30 AM - 7:00 PM WEST
    Registration Hours
  • 7:30 AM - 7:00 PM WEST
    Speaker Ready Room Hours
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM WEST
    Advancing Access in Science: A Community Conversation

    Chair: Mariah L. Arral, PhD – Tufts University

  • 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
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM WEST
    Morning Coffee Break | Exhibit Hall & Posters
  • 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 ÄorÄ‘ević, 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
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM WEST
    Plenary Lecture II: Chunying Chen, PhD
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM WEST
    Lunch Break | Exhibit Hall & Posters
  • 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: Bioengineering
  • 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
  • 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM WEST
    Afternoon Coffee Break | Exhibit Hall & Posters
  • 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
  • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM WEST
    Welcome Reception: Exhibit Hall & Posters
  • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM WEST
    YSC/FG Networking: Exhibit Hall