13:00–14:30
Lunch
Lunch in the convent cloister
11 May 2026
14:30–15:20
Keynote
New Biomaterials for Gene Delivery
Robert M. Waymouth
Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, CA
15:20–15:40
Extended
UV-Induced Thiol-Limonene Reactions for the Development of Polyvinyl Butyral-Based Polymeric Networks
Giuliana Gorrasi
Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Italy
15:40–16:00
Extended
A novel adsorbent based on metal oxide functionalized hemp fibers to remove anionic dyes and anti-inflammatory drugs from water effluents
Gianluca Viscusi
Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Italy
16:00–16:20
Extended
Multifunctional nanogels targeting persistent Staphylococcus aureus: a novel strategy for bovine mastitis
María Soledad Orellano
POLYMAT, Spain
16:20–16:50
Break
Coffee break
16:50–17:10
Extended
Dynamic Interfacial Nanopores: Real-time Regulation of Molecular Passage
Morteza Aramesh
Laboratory of Single-Molecule & Single-Cell Biophysics, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
17:10–17:30
Extended
Accelerated techniques and AI tools for the simulation of reaction mechanisms in biological systems
Stefano Leoni
School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, UK
17:30–17:50
Extended
Volumetrically Printed Porous Hydrogels as Tissue-Mimetic Platforms for Ultrasound-Enhanced Drug Delivery
Julia Stanny
Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
17:50–18:10
Extended
Title to be announced
Nicola Tirelli
IIT – Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy
18:10–18:17
Short
Pollutant removal from wastewater by a functionalized membrane based on poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene)oxide (PPO)
Domenico Riccardi
Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Salerno, Italy
18:17–18:24
Short
Uniplanar crystalline phase orientation in PBS films
Angela Erbaggio
Department of Chemistry and Biology and INSTM Reaserch Unit, University of Salerno, Italy
18:24–18:31
Short
Waveform-Based Cuffless Blood Pressure Estimation from Photoplethysmography Using a Temporal Convolutional Network
Hicham Loumissi
Faculty of Sciences, Industrial Engineering, Data Processing and Logistic Laboratory, Casablanca, Morocco
12 May 2026
13:00–14:30
Lunch
Lunch in the convent cloister
14:30–15:20
Keynote
From Chemical Synthesis to Tissue Regeneration: Engineering Degradable Polymers and Scaffolds for Living Tissues
Anna Finne Wistrand
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Fibre and Polymer Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
15:20–15:40
Extended
Polymer-to-Metal Approaches in 3D-Printed Scaffolds for Guided Tissue Engineering
Mónica Echeverry-Rendón
Materials Institute, Getafe, Spain
15:40–16:00
Extended
Engineering perfusion and oxygenation in 3D biofabricated tissue models for controlled transport and therapeutic evaluation
Armin S. Shavandi
Faculty of Engineering, Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
16:00–16:20
Extended
Revisiting Nanomaterial–Immune System Interactions through ECM-Mimetic Biomaterial Systems
Marianna Roca
Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Salerno, Italy
16:20–16:50
Break
Coffee break
16:50–17:10
Extended
Hybrid Electrospun–Electrosprayed Nanoplatforms for Localized Cancer Therapy
Bahareh Azimi
Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa, Italy
17:10–17:30
Extended
Antimicrobial Activities of Plant Extract-Loaded Wound Dressing Films Against Bacterial and Parasitic Strains
Zişan Toprak
Department of Bioengineering,Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
17:30–17:50
Extended
Engineering β-sheet peptide supramolecular hydrogels for biomedical applications
Alberto Saiani
Division of Pharmacy and Optometry & Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, School of Health
Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, UK
17:50–17:57
Short
Lithium-charged gold nanoparticles encapsulated in liposomes as nanocarriers for biomedical applications
Nicolina Castagno
Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Salerno, Italy
17:57–18:04
Short
Engineering Tissue Interfaces via 3D Bioprinting and growth factor-loaded nanocarriers
Federica Montella
Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Italy
18:04–18:11
Short
Coated tablets containing BSA for colon targeting
Abir K. N. Morsi
PEGASO Doctoral School in Life Sciences, University of Siena, Italy
20:30–23:00
13 May 2026
13:00–14:20
Lunch
Lunch in the convent cloister
14:20–14:40
Institutional
Collaboration Pathways and Funding Opportunities in BIONAM
Stefano Piotto
Department of Pharmacy / BIONAM Center, University of Salerno, Italy
14:40–15:30
Keynote
Living materials for advanced sustainable technologies
Gianluca Maria Farinola
Department of Chemistry, University of Bari, Italy
15:30–15:50
Extended
Bio-Based Dynamic Polymer Networks from PLA: Toward Sustainable and Recyclable Thermosetting Materials
Licia Gaeta
Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Salerno, Italy
15:50–16:10
Extended
Zinc-complexes for the synthesis and chemical recycling of sustainable polyesters
Federica Santulli
Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Salerno, Italy
16:10–16:30
Extended
Ultrafine electrospun fibers produced from furan-based copolymers
Saeed Ismaeilimoghadam
National Interuniversity Consortium for Materials Science and Technology (INSTM), Florence, Italy
16:30–17:00
Break
Coffee break
17:00–17:20
Extended
Nacre, mother of pearl, the queen of biomaterials is born as a liquid crystal
Julyan Cartwright
Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra CSIC, Universidad de Granada, Spain
17:20–17:40
Extended
Title to be announced
Pietro Favia
Department of Chemistry, University of Bari, Italy
17:40–18:00
Extended
CD44v6-targeted nanotherapy shapes the colorectal cancer immune landscape in combination with PD-L1 inhibition
Anna Baiao
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Portugal
18:00–18:07
Short
Biobased Thermoset Networks via Ring Opening Copolymerization
A. Araiz Marquez
Department of Science and Technology, University of Benevento, Italy
18:07–18:14
Short
A sustainable approach to 3D-printing: synthesis of polymacrolactone-based acrylate-free photoresins
Alfredo D’Elia
Department of Science and Technology, University of Benevento, Italy
18:14–18:30
Concluding
Concluding remarks