Monday, 16 March 2026
12:45 – 18:00 CET (Check-In: 12:45 CET)
Tuesday, 17 March 2026
9:00 – 17:30 CET (Conference Dinner: 20:30 CET)
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
9:00 – 16:00 CET
※ Please note that the schedule is subject to change.
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S5. Environmental Applications and Implications of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Part 2) |
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| Coffee Break & Poster Session A | Coffee Break & Poster Session B | ||
| S4. Computational Nanoscience | S1. Nanomedicine & Bionanotechnology (Part 2) | ||
| Opening Ceremony (Check-in from 12:45 CET) |
Group Photo |
Lunch Break & Poster Session B |
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| Afternoon | S2. Nanomaterials for Energy and Catalysis |
S5. Environmental Applications and Implications of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Part 1)
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S1. Nanomedicine & Bionanotechnology (Part 3) |
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S3. Nanophotonic, Nanoelectronics, Nanosensors and Devices |
Closing & Award Ceremony |
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Networking Bingo |
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| Conference Dinner (20:30 CET) |
Detailed Schedule
Day 1 – Monday, 16 March 2026
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from 12:45 |
Check-In |
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13:45-14:00 |
Opening Ceremony |
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S2. Nanomaterials for Energy and CatalysisChaired by Eugenia Valsami-Jones |
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14:00-14:30 |
Miguel Bañares |
Nanomaterial Reactivity for Clean Air: From Operando Heterogeneous Catalysis to Airborne Pathogen Inactivation |
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14:30-14:45 |
Rodrigo Benjamín Villegas Dissett | Study on Dual Rf Plasma-Enhanced Pulsed Laser Deposition of TIO2 Thin Films |
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14:45-15:00 |
Edgar Muñoz |
Wet-Spun Carbon Nanotube/Polymeric Ionic Liquid Composite Fibers |
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15:00-15:30 |
Eugenia Valsami-Jones |
Tuning Gold Nanoparticle Properties for Catalysis Applications |
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15:30-16:00 |
Coffee Break |
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S3. Nanophotonic, Nanoelectronics, Nanosensors and DevicesChaired by Andrew Nelson |
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16:00-16:45 |
Arben Merkoçi |
Sustainable Nanobiosensors for REASSURED Point-of-Care Applications |
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16:45-17:00 |
Antonella Macagnano |
MIP-Integrated Conductive Nanofibres for Polarity-Dependent Gas and VOC Sensing |
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17:00-17:15 |
Weerakanya Maneeprakorn |
Nanoparticle-Based Multimodal Sensors for Diagnostics and Environmental Monitoring |
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17:15-17:30 |
Oksana Chukova |
Insights into Matrix Emission of Sol-Gel-Derived LaAlO₃ Nanoparticles Under Synchrotron UV Excitation |
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17:30-18:00 |
Andrew Nelson |
Membrane-on-chip Platform for Screening of Emerging Contaminants, New Material Coatings, Plastics and New Pharmaceuticals for Biomembrane Affinity and Disruption |
Day 2 – Tuesday, 17 March 2026
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09:00-09:45 |
Kostas Kostarelos |
Pathway for Clinical Translation of Advanced Materials: Lessons from the Graphene Experience |
S1. Nanomedicine & BionanotechnologyChaired by Socorro Vázquez-Campos |
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09:45-10:00 |
Giulia Matteoli |
Nanostructured Sensors Devices for Kidney Disease Biomarkers in Sweat |
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10:00-10:15 |
Elisabetta Esposito |
Development of Microfluidic-Based Liposomes for Ocular Administration of Nutlin-3a |
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10:15-10:30 |
Rodrigo Isaac Rojas-Jimenez |
Mesoporous SiO₂ Nanoparticles as Iron Nanocarriers to Induce Ferroptosis in Differentiated SH-SY5Y Neurons |
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10:30-10:45 |
Rocío Díaz |
Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Pomegranate Peel Extract: An Optimized Approach for Antibacterial Applications |
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10:45-11:15 |
Coffee Break & Poster Session A |
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S4. Computational NanoscienceChaired by Anastasios Papadiamantis |
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11:15-11:30 |
Tomasz Puzyn |
The Application of in Silico Methods for Designing Brain Drug Delivery Nanocarriers: Recent Achievements and Further Steps |
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11:30-11:45 |
Tuğba Muhlise Okyay |
Assessing Toxicity in Metal Oxide Nanomaterials: An Interpretable Machine Learning Two-Stage Workflow |
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11:45-12:00 |
Lou Kondic |
Laser Heating and Melting of Metals on Nanoscale: Breakup of Metal Filaments and Thermal Crowding |
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12:00-12:15 |
Cuiying Jian |
Data-Driven Insights into the Thermodynamic, Dynamic, and Energetic Properties of Atomic Systems |
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12:15-12:45 |
Anastasios Papadiamantis |
Developing FAIR, Machine-Actionable Metadata Templates for Materials, Nanomaterials, Chemicals, and Biological Assays |
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MTI France |
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12:45-14:45 |
Group Photo |
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S5. Environmental Applications and Implications of Nanoscience and NanotechnologyChaired by Antonella Macagnano |
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14:45-15:00 |
Patricia Solórzano (Virginia Cazzagon presenting on her behalf) |
Safer and biodegradable micro and nano-encapsulations for agricultural applications in pest control |
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15:00-15:15 |
Karla Ximena Vargas-Berrones |
Perfluorooctane Sulfonate and Bisphenol A Evaluation in Daily Consumption Products Using Molecularly Imprinting Polymers and Gas Chromatography Coupled to Mass Spectrometry |
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15:15-15:30 |
Aparna Sudarsana Babu |
Lignin-Derived Metal-Organic Frameworks for Effective Removal of Methylene Blue from Water |
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15:30-15:45 |
Vicenç Pomar-Portillo |
Methods and Tools for the Safety Assessment of Nanomaterials |
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15:45-16:00 |
Lionel Marcon |
Spermidine-Assisted Growth of ZnO Nanostructures for Enhanced Photocatalysis |
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16:00-16:30 |
Susana Loureiro |
Nanomaterials in Agriculture: The Effects on Plants, Soil Invertebrates and Microbiome |
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16:30-17:30 |
Networking Activity (Bingo, Beers & Snacks!) |
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at 20:30 |
Conference Dinner Address: Gallery Hotel. C/ del Rosselló, 249, 08008 Barcelona |
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Day 3 – Wednesday, 18 March 2026
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09:00-09:45 |
Gregory Lowry Keynote Speaker |
From Nanomedicine to Nanofarming: Precision Delivery for Climate-Resilient Crops |
S5. Environmental Applications and Implications of Nanoscience and NanotechnologyChaired by Antonella Macagnano |
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9:45-10:00 |
Cuiying Jian |
Laser-Induced Graphene and Graphene Oxide for Environmental Applications |
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10:00-10:15 |
Virginia Cazzagon |
The SAbyNA Platform: A Guidance tool to support industry in the implementation of Safe and Sustainable by Design concept for nanomaterials, processes and nano-enabled products |
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10:15-10:45 |
Nuria Vázquez Mera Invited Speaker |
Encapsulation technologies for new developments and optimization of agricultural inputs |
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10:45-11:15 |
Coffee Break & Poster Session B |
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S1. Nanomedicine & BionanotechnologyChaired by Socorro Vázquez-Campos |
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11:15-11:30 |
Szymon Tomczak | Validated HPLC–DAD Method for the Determination of 20-hydroxyecdysone as a Bioactive Compound in Nanocarrier Lipid-Based Formulations |
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11:30-11:45 |
Farwa Nurjis |
Harnessing Maillard Reaction Byproducts for Dual-Emissive Carbon Quantum Dots: A Tunable Optical Platform |
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11:45-12:00 |
Pedro Valentín Badía Hernández | Development of Photoactive Delivery Systems Based on Polymeric Nanofibers for Localized Therapy Against Glioblastoma |
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12:00-12:15 |
Suwussa Bamrungsap |
Gold Nanorod–Based SERS Nanotags for Sensitive and Selective Biomarkers Detection |
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12:15-12:30 |
Kamila Jarzynska |
Expanding the Applicability of a Multicomponent Nano-Quantitative Structure–Property Relationships Approach from Hard to Soft Nanomaterials: Predicting Liposome Stability |
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12:30-14:30 |
Lunch Break & Poster Session B |
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S1. Nanomedicine & BionanotechnologyChaired by Socorro Vázquez-Campos |
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14:30-14:45 |
Sherif Ashraf Fahmy |
Thermo-Responsive Asplatin-Loaded NanoLiposomes for Hyperthermia-Triggered Cytotoxicity in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer |
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14:45-15:00 |
Karen Pillay |
Therapeutic Potential of Nanoparticles Derived from Medicinal Plants |
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15:00-15:30 |
Nihal Engin Vrana |
Multifunctional Nanoscale Biopolymeric Structure Design, Development and Testing for Safe and Sustainable by Design Coating Systems |
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15:30-16:00 |
Closing Remarks and Award Ceremony |
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