International Symposium on Macromolecular Bioscience and Biomaterials

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  •  June 8, 2025

We are excited to invite you to the International Symposium on Macromolecular Science and Biomaterials taking place on July 6-9, 2025, at the “Scuderie Aldobrandini Museum” in Frascati.

The symposium will feature eight keynote speakers, and opportunities for oral presentations from the participants of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research
and Innovation Staff Exchange programs PEPSA-MATE and BIOCOCOMER, funded by the
European Union’s Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programmes.

The goal of this Symposium is to gather scholars from all over the world to present advances in the fields of biomacromolecule-based nanomaterials, drug delivery
and tissue engineering and to foster an environment conducive to exchanging ideas and information.
This Symposium will also provide an ideal environment to engage with long-term collaborators
and develop new international and multidisciplinary collaborations with peers and young researchers.

FRANCESCA CAVALIERI

University of Rome “Tor Vergata”
An overview of PEPSA-MATE and BIOCOCOMER MSCA EU Projects

Keynote speakers

BRUNO DE GEEST

Ghent University
Tumor acidosis targeted delivery of immunotherapy by Marker-Agnostic Tumor-Anchoring Chimeras

LORENZO ALBERTAZZI

Eindhoven University
Super-resolution imaging of nanomaterials.

JIWEI CUI

Shandong University
Circumvention of Biological Barriers for Improved Therapeutic Delivery.

PAOLA LUCIANI

University of Bern
Bioderived and bioinspired drug delivery systems.

LORENZO DI MICHELE

University of Cambridge
Genetically encoded designer RNA condensates and organelles.

NEVENA TODOROVA

RMIT University
Interfacial Interactions Enhancing Biomaterial Stability.
Insights from Molecular Modelling

ANDREAS FERY

Leibniz Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden
From Hairy Particles to Particle-based Metamaterials

Invited speakers

MARGHERITA MORPURGO

University of Padova
The Avidin-Nucleic Acids interaction. investigation on the molecular bases.

MANUEL BANOBRE

International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
A targetless theranostic strategy for precise combinatorial treatment of solid tumors using smart magnetic nanocomposites

MARIA KITSARA

Bioemtech
Radio-theranostics. combining targeted radiopharmaceuticals and molecular imaging in preclinical studies.

FRANK CARUSO

The University of Melbourne
Nanoparticle Engineering for Organ Deposition.

GIANCARLO FORTE

King’s College London
The different layers of pathological mechanosensing.

SORAIA FERNANDES

The University of Melbourne
Antibody-Free Glycogen Nanoparticles Engage Human Immune T Cells for Intracellular Delivery of Small Drugs or mRNA

MARIET WIUM

International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Cape Town
| The role Axl tyrosine kinase in Cancer resistance

VERÓNICA SALGUEIRIÑO

University of Vigo
Manipulation and guiding of magnetic biodevices

PIETRO MATRICARDI

University of Rome La Sapienza
Polysaccharide nanohydrogels and drug delivery. an effective combination

SUKHVIR KAUR BHANGU

The University of Melbourne
Machine Learning for Antimicrobial Peptide Discovery. Advancing AI-Driven Drug Innovation.

NITIN MANTRI

RMIT University
Hyaluronic Acid-Based Nanohydrogel as Effective Carrier for Transdermal Delivery of CBD for Melanoma Cancer Therapy

QUINN BESFORD

Leibniz Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden
Exerting Control over Biomolecular Corona Formation at the Nano-Bio Interface

NOEMI FIASCHINI

Nanofaber
Advanced u-Sponge Platform Enabling Sustained Delivery for Rheumatic Disease Therapies

ALESSANDRO PORCHETTA

University of Rome Tor Vergata
Input-responsive CRISPR-Cas systems for sensing applications

MIRIAM QUATTROCIOCCHI

University of Rome Tor Vergata
DNA-based dimerization Networks.

HILDA GARAY PEREZ

Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
CIGB-552. Development of an anticancer peptide candidate from research to the clinic.

NADIIA DAVYDIUK

Leibniz Institut für Polymerforschung
Dresden Glycogen Nanoparticles for Thrombolytic Therapy

WENDEL ALVES

UFABC University
Conductive Microneedle Platforms for Electrochemical Biosensing Applications.

EMANUELA GATTO

Splastica
Innovation and Female Leadership. The Role of Women Researchers in Shaping the Future.

CHAN-JIN KIM

Gyeongsang National University
Supramolecular Assembly of Macroscopic Functional Building Blocks via Organic–Inorganic Networks

GERARDO ENRIQUE GUILLEN NIETO

Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
Formulation strategies to enhance the immunogenicity of the therapeutic vaccine "HeberNasvac" against chronic hepatitis B.

MUTHUPANDIAN ASHOKKUMAR

The University of Melbourne
Ultrasonics in Bioprocessing

MARCO LATTUADA

Fribourg University
Using Molecular Dynamics simulations to predict surfactants micellization and micelles-drug interactions

DOMITILLA VANNI

Novo Nordisk Foundation
Engineering Microbes for Health. Innovative Solutions for Diverse Diseases

GAETANO BARBATO

Innosol
High frequency ultrasound impact on drug loaded nanoparticles release kinetics.

BEN McLEAN

RMIT University
Computational insights into self-assembly and modulation of biomaterial properties