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Full Schedule

  • Wednesday, July 8, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM WEST
    LX Factory Wake-Up Challenge (via MAAT)
    Networking
  • 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM WEST
    Registration Hours
  • 7:30 AM - 7:00 PM WEST
    Speaker Ready Room Hours
  • 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
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM WEST
    Morning Coffee Break | Exhibit Hall & Posters
  • 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)
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM WEST
    Plenary Lecture III: Paula Hammond, PhD

    Plenary Speaker: Paula Hammond, Ph.D. – Koch Institute of Integrative Cancer Research | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM WEST
    ADDR Board Meeting
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM WEST
    C&DP Board Meeting
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM WEST
    DDTR Editorial Board Meeting
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM WEST
    Focus Group (FG) Leadership Committee Meeting
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM WEST
    Industry Advisory Group (IAG) Committee Meeting
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM WEST
    International Chapters Meeting
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM WEST
    Lunch Break | Exhibit Hall & Posters
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM WEST
    Mix-It-Up Lunch – Access in Science
  • 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)
  • 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM WEST
    MDPI Editorial Board Meeting
  • 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM WEST
    Afternoon Coffee Break | Exhibit Hall & Posters
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM WEST
    Beyond Boundaries: CRS Giants

    Distinguished Speaker: Nicholas A. Peppas, ScD – The University of Texas at Austin

  • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM WEST
    Exhibit Hall & Posters
  • 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM WEST
    Closing Party | Exhibit Hall