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Full Schedule

  • Thursday, July 9, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM WEST
    Connecting the Pieces: Lisbon Tile Challenge
    Networking
  • 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM WEST
    Registration Hours
  • 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM WEST
    Speaker Ready Room Hours
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM WEST
    YSC Chats with Luminaries

    Chair: Anne Rodallec, PharmD, PhD – COMPO/SMARTc-CRCM - Aix Marseille University

    Presenter: Hélder Santos, DSc – University Medical Center Groningen

    Presenter: Choon Fu Goh, PhD – Universiti Sains Malaysia

    Presenter: Paula Hammond, PhD – Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Presenter: Ben Boyd, PhD – Monash University

    Presenter: Eliana M. Lima, PhD – Universidade Federal de Goias

  • 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
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM WEST
    Morning Coffee Break | Exhibit Hall & Posters
  • 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)
  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM WEST
    Exhibitor Advisory Council (EAC)
  • 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM WEST
    JCR Editorial Meeting
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM WEST
    Plenary Lecture IV | Industry Session
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM WEST
    C&DP Lunch
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM WEST
    JCR Board Meeting
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM WEST
    Lunch Break | Exhibit Hall & Posters
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM WEST
    YSC Careers in Industry Round Table
  • 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