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Full Schedule

  • Monday, July 14, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM EDT
    Registration Hours
  • 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM EDT
    Speaker Ready Room Hours
  • 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM EDT
    Childcare Room
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Workshop: Liquid Chromatography to Characterize and Purify your LNP Drug Product
    Industry Session
  • 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
    CRS/IPEC-Americas Biologics Summit 2025: Unlocking the Code: Cutting-Edge Advances in Gene & RNA Delivery
    Industry Session
  • 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM EDT
    Workshop: Recent Advances in Oral Peptide Delivery – From Molecule to Market
    Chair: Andy Lewis, BPharm (Hons) PhD (he/him/his) – Quotient Sciences
    Chair: Stephen T. Buckley, PhD – Novo Nordisk
    Chair: David J. Brayden, PhD (he/him/his) – University College Dublin
    Industry Session
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Workshop: Oral Drug Delivery - Technology of Today and Tomorrow
    Chair and Speaker: Ali Rajabi-Siahboomi, PhD (he/him/his) – Colorcon, Inc.
    Chair and Speaker: Sandip Tiwari, PhD (he/him/his) – BASF
    Chair and Speaker: Daniel Treffer, PhD (¯\_(ツ)_/¯) – MeltPrep
    Industry Session
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Break
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    GMEC Committee Meeting

    Chair: Adriana Avila Flores, Associate Professor – Auburn University

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Workshop: Applications of 3D Printing Technology to Accelerate Formulation of Challenging Molecules and Manufacturing
    Industry Session
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Workshop: Development Pathways and Considerations for Subcutaneous Biologic Formulations
    Industry Session
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Workshop: Diagnostics with Phospholipids - Quality standards and areas of application
    Chair and Speaker: Simon Drescher, PD Dr (he/him/his) – Phospholipid Research Center
    Chair and Speaker: Simon Matoori, PhD – Université de Montréal
    Industry Session
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    Science Communication Workshop: Sharing Your Research with Impact
    Chair: Marwa Sallam, PhD (she/her/hers) – school of Engineering, Brown University
    Chair: Heloísa A S Ferreira (she/her/hers) – Institute of Biological Sciences / UFMG
    Chair: Soraia FT Pinto, PhD (she/her/hers) – Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S), University of Porto, Portugal
    YSC Session
  • 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Unlocking Innovation: A Practical Guide to IP Protection
    Chair: Rahaf Mihyar, MSc – Uniklinik RWTH Aachen
    Chair: Quim Peña, PhD (he/him/his) – RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Institute for Experimental Molecular Imaging
    YSC Session
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Global Membership Engagement Leadership Training
  • 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
    Afternoon Break
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM EDT
    Plenary Lecture I: Robert Langer Ph.D.

    Plenary Speaker: Robert Langer – Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
    Opening Ceremony
    Speaker: Avi Schroeder
    General SessionAwards
  • 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM EDT
    Attendee Free Time - Fun in the City
  • Tuesday, July 15, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM EDT
    Rise and Walk
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM EDT
    Registration Hours
  • 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM EDT
    Speaker Ready Room Hours
  • 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM EDT
    Childcare Room
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM EDT
    A Collaborative Breakfast Discussion on the Impact of Impartiality in Science

    Chair: Mariah L. Arral, PhD – Tufts University

    Co-Chair: Jilian R. Melamed

    Panelist: Darryl N. Williams, PhD – Franklin Institute

    Panelist: Sheila Alexander-Reid – PHL Diversity, Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau

    Panelist: Laura Ensign, PhD – Johns Hopkins University

    Panelist: Stephanie Barrett, PhD – Merck & Co., Inc.

  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM EDT
    Breakfast
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM EDT
    DDTR Editorial Board Meeting
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Forum: Innovative Excipient Technologies for Next Generation Drug Delivery Systems
    Industry Session
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Forum: Molecular Modeling and Machine Learning for Drug Formulation

    Speaker: John Shelley, PhD – Schrödinger

    Speaker: David A. Nicholson, PhD – Schrödinger

  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Forum: The Role of a Trusted Partner in Advancing Resorbable Polymers for Controlled Drug Release
    Industry Session
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Forum: Transforming Nanoparticle Analysis: What Light Scattering Techniques Reveals About LNPs & Liposomes

    Speaker: William Penny, PhD – Waters | Wyatt Technology

  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    YSC Meet & Greet with a Luminary
    Chair: Antoni Torres Coll – Institut Químic de Sarrià (IQS)
    Chair: Hagar Labouta, PhD – University of Toronto
    YSC Session
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session I: Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Models
    Chair: Yosi Shamay, PhD – Technion, Israel Institute of technology
    Co-Chair: Christine Allen, Dr. – University of Toronto
    Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Models
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session I: Bioengineering I
    Chair: Michael Dunne, PhD – Moffitt Cancer Center
    Co-Chair: Ayelet David, PhD (she/her/hers) – Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
    Bioengineering
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session I: Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus: Gene)
    Chair: Simon Drescher, PD Dr (he/him/his) – Phospholipid Research Center
    Co-Chair: Cristina Fornaguera Puigvert, PhD (she/her/hers) – Institut Químic de Sarrià (IQS) - Universitat Ramon Llull (URL)
    Nanomedicine and Nanoscale DeliveryGene Delivery and Gene Editing
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session I: Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus: Immuno)
    Chair: Lisa Volpatti, PhD – Northwestern University
    Co-Chair: Mansoor M. Amiji, PhD – Northeastern University
    Nanomedicine and Nanoscale DeliveryImmuno Delivery
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session I: Skin and Mucosal Delivery I
    Chair: Ryan Donnelly, PhD (he/him/his) – Queen's University Belfast
    Co-Chair: Jiamin Wu, PhD (he/him/his) – The Johns Hopkins University
    Skin and Mucosal Delivery
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session I: Women's Health I
    Co-Chair: Andrea Joseph, PhD – Syracuse University
    Women's Health
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Plenary Lecture II: Molly Stevens, Ph.D.

    Plenary Speaker: Molly Stevens, DBE, FRS, FREng – University of Oxford

  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Focus Group Chat & Chew
    FG SessionAwards
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Lunch Break
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Mix it Up at Lunch – Impartiality in Science

    Chair: Mariah L. Arral, PhD – Tufts University

  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session II: Gene Delivery and Gene Editing I
    Chair: Francesca Taraballi, PhD (she/her/hers) – Houston Methodist Research Institute
    Gene Delivery and Gene Editing
  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session II: Immuno Delivery I
    Chair: Abhinav Acharya, PhD – Case Western Reserve University
    Co-Chair: Wyatt Shields, IV, PhD – University of Colorado Boulder
    Immuno Delivery
  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session II: Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus: Imaging)
    Chair: Twan Lammers, PhD, DSc – RWTH Aachen University Clinic
    Co-Chair: Katrien Vandoorne, PhD, DVM (she/her/hers) – Technion, Institute of Technology
    Nanomedicine and Nanoscale DeliveryImaging in Drug Delivery
  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session II: Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus: Nervous)
    Chair: Rangaramanujam Kannan, PhD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Co-Chair: Jessica Larsen, PhD (she/her/hers) – Clemson University, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    Nanomedicine and Nanoscale DeliveryDelivery to the Nervous System
  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session II: Ocular Delivery
    Chair: Crystal Shin, PhD – Baylor College of Medicine
    Co-Chair: Katelyn E. Swindle-Reilly, PhD (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University
    Ocular Delivery
  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session II: Oral Delivery I
    Chair: Katie Whitehead, PhD (she/her/hers) – Carnegie Mellon University
    Co-Chair: Matteo Tollemeto (he/him/his) – Technical University of Denmark
    Oral Delivery
  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    Afternoon Break
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
    General Session I: Titans of CRS #1
    Chair: Hannah Zierden, PhD – University of Maryland
    Co-Chair: Alexandros Marios Sofias, PhD (he/him/his) – RWTH Aachen University Hospital
    Panelist: Maria J. Alonso, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Santiago de Compostela
    Panelist: Yvonne Perrie, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Strathclyde
    Panelist: Jindrich Kopecek, DSc (he/him/his) – University of Utah
    Panelist: Hamid Ghandehari, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Utah
    Award Winner: Twan Lammers, PhD, DSc – RWTH Aachen University Clinic
    General SessionAwards
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM EDT
    Innovation Showcase
    Moderator: Ron Smith, PhD – Pharmawyze, LLC
    Moderator: Peter Wuelfing, PhD – Merck
    Industry Session
  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
    Welcome Reception
  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
    YSC/FG Networking Event
  • 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM EDT
    Attendee Free Time - Fun in the City
  • Wednesday, July 16, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM EDT
    Rise and Walk
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM EDT
    Registration Hours
  • 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM EDT
    Speaker Ready Room Hours
  • 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM EDT
    Childcare Room
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM EDT
    Breakfast: Exhibit Hall & Posters
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM EDT
    Mentoring: Moving from one-size fits all to meeting the individual needs of trainees
    Chair: Juan Aparico Blanco, PhD (he/him/his) – Complutense University of Madrid
    Chair: Sarah S. Nasr (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland, College Park
    YSC Session
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM EDT
    FG Leadership Meeting
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Forum: Advancing Nucleic Acid Therapeutics: Certest Pharma’s Development of Ionizable Lipids, LNP Platforms, and Targeted Delivery Systems.
    Industry Session
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Forum: Chroniject Technology: A Solution to Long Acting Injectable Formulation and Scale-Up Challenges

    Speaker: Rachel Minrovic – Oakwood Labs

  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Forum: Non-viral RNA Delivery with Biodegradable Ionizable Lipids

    Speaker: Syed Reza, MD, PhD – NOF AMERICA Corporation

  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Forum: The Recent Advancements in the Gene Delivery Toolbox
    Chair: Anthony D. Duong, PhD – Battelle Memorial Institute
    Co-Chair: Cherry Gupta, PhD – Battelle Memorial Institute
    Industry Session
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session III: Delivery to the Nervous System I
    Chair: Eliana M. Lima, PhD (she/her/hers) – Universidade Federal de Goias
    Co-Chair: Claudia Martins (she/her/hers) – i3S-University of Porto
    Delivery to the Nervous System
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session III: Gene Delivery and Gene Editing II
    Chair: Guarav Sahay, PhD – Oregon State University
    Co-Chair: Yvonne Perrie, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Strathclyde
    Gene Delivery and Gene Editing
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session III: Manufacturing and Process Scale-Up
    Chair: Stephanie Barrett, PhD (she/her/hers) – Merck & Co., Inc.
    Co-Chair: Stefaan De Smedt, PhD – Department of Pharmaceutics - Ghent University - Belgium
    Manufacturing and Process Scale-Up
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session III: Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Bioengineering)
    Chair: Laura Ensign, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Chair: Huiliang Wang, PhD – University of Texas at Austin
    Nanomedicine and Nanoscale DeliveryBioengineering
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session III: Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Nano)
    Chair: Ronit Satchi-Fainaro, PhD (she/her/hers) – Tel Aviv University
    Co-Chair: Nathalie M. Pinkerton, PhD (she/her/hers) – NYU Tandon School of Engineering
    Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session III: Skin and Mucosal Delivery II
    Chair: Jill Steinbach-Rankins, MSE, PhD – Boehringer Ingelheim
    Co-Chair: Simon Matoori, PhD – Université de Montréal
    Skin and Mucosal Delivery
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Plenary Lecture III: Drew Weissman, Ph.D.

    Plenary Speaker: Drew Weissman, MD, PhD – Perelman School of Medicine

  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    International Chapter Meeting
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Lunch Break: Exhibit Hall & Posters
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    The Translational Path Through DDTR & CRS
    DDTR Session
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    Industry Roundtable: Critical considerations, challenges, opportunities and strategies in development of once a day (QD) formulations

    Moderator: Tracy Danneker – Thermo Fisher Scientific

    Panelist: Firouz Asgarzadeh – OSD Pharmaceutical Solutions

    Panelist: Sandip Tiwari, PhD – BASF

    Panelist: Anil Kane – Thermo Fisher Scientific

  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session IV: Alternative Methods to Animal Testing I
    Chair: Bruno Sarmento, PhD (he/him/his) – i3S . Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, University of Porto
    Co-Chair: Jasmina Lovrić, n/a – University of Zagreb Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry
    Alternative Methods to Animal Testing
  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session IV: Bioengineering II
    Chair: Owen S. Fenton, PhD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Co-Chair: Mark S. Bannon, MS, PhD (he/him/his) – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Bioengineering
  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session IV: Immuno Delivery II
    Chair: Helena F. Florindo, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Lisbon
    Co-Chair: Kristy Ainslie, PhD (she/her/hers) – Division of Pharmacoengineering & Molecular Pharmaceutics, UNC
    Immuno Delivery
  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session IV: Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus: Gene)
    Co-Chair: Biana Godin, MPharm, PhD (she/her/hers) – Houston Methodist Research Institute
    Nanomedicine and Nanoscale DeliveryGene Delivery and Gene Editing
  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session IV: Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus: Nano)
    Chair: Paolo Caliceti, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Padova
    Co-Chair: Mark A. Tracy, PhD (he/him/his) – Tracy BioConsulting, LLC
    Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery
  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session IV: Oral Delivery II
    Chair: Amirali Popat – School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland
    Co-Chair: Marwa Sallam, PhD (she/her/hers) – school of Engineering, Brown University
    Oral Delivery
  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    Afternoon Break: Exhibit Hall & Posters
  • 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM EDT
    JCR Special Session
    Chair: Yoon Yeo, PhD (she/her/hers) – Purdue University
    Chair: Davide Brambilla, PhD (he/him/his) – Université de Montreal
    JCR Session
  • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM EDT
    General Session II: Physicians & Editors Insights and Challenges
    Chair: Assaf Zinger, PhD – Technion- Israel Institute of Technology
    General Session
  • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
    Exhibit Hall & Posters
  • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
    WIS Networking Reception & Awards
    NetworkingWIS SessionWomen's HealthAwards
  • 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM EDT
    Attendee Free Time - Fun in the City
  • Thursday, July 17, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM EDT
    Rise and Walk
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM EDT
    Registration Hours
  • 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM EDT
    Speaker Ready Room Hours
  • 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM EDT
    Childcare Room
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM EDT
    Breakfast: Exhibit Hall & Posters
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM EDT
    YSC Chats with Luminaries
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Forum: Functional Ready-to-Fill Capsules: A Targeted GI Delivery Solution from Pre-Clinical to Commercial

    Speaker: Mohammed I. Syed, PhD – Evonik Corporation, St. Johns University

  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Forum: Innovations in Oral Delivery of New Drug Modalities
    Industry Session
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Forum: Innovative Strategies for Long-Acting Injectables: Exploring PharmaShell Technology
    Industry Session
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Forum: Opportunities and Challenges in the Design of mRNA LNPs
    Industry Session
  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    Exhibitor Advisory Council Meeting
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session V: Gene Delivery and Gene Editing III
    Chair: Maria Kavallaris, PhD (she/her/hers) – Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, University of New South Wales
    Co-Chair: Dan Peer – Tel Aviv University
    Gene Delivery and Gene Editing
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session V: Imaging in Drug Delivery
    Chair: Alexandros Marios Sofias, PhD (he/him/his) – RWTH Aachen University Hospital
    Co-Chair: Rafael T. M de Rosales, PhD – King's College London
    Imaging in Drug Delivery
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session V: Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus: Nano)
    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
    Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session V: Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus: Oral)
    Chair: Stefano Salmaso, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Padova
    Co-Chair: Yahya E. Choonara, BPharm, MPharm, PhD (he/him/his) – University of the Witwatersrand
    Nanomedicine and Nanoscale DeliveryOral Delivery
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session V: Skin and Mucosal Delivery III
    Co-Chair: Alejandro J. Paredes, PhD (he/him/his) – Queen's University Belfast
    Chair: Hélder Santos, DSc (he/him/his) – University Medical Center Groningen
    Skin and Mucosal Delivery
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session V: Women's Health II
    Chair: Hannah Zierden, PhD – University of Maryland
    Co-Chair: Christine Allen, Dr. – University of Toronto
    Women's Health
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
    JCR Editorial Meeting
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Industry Plenary Lecture IV: Rubi Burlage
    Chair: Stephanie Barrett, PhD (she/her/hers) – Merck & Co., Inc.
    Co-Chair: Marianne Ashford, PhD (she/her/hers) – AstraZeneca
    Plenary Speaker: Rubi Burlage
    Invited Speaker: Avi Schroeder
    Award Winner: Arthur Tipton, PhD (he/him/his) – Vulcan Gray
    Plenary SessionAwards
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    JCR Board Meeting
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Lunch Break: Exhibit Hall & Posters
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    YSC & Industry Foresight Council - Chat with Industry
    Chair: Gulcin Arslan Azizoglu, MSc PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Chair: Marwa Sallam, PhD (she/her/hers) – school of Engineering, Brown University
    Presenter: Stephanie Barrett, PhD (she/her/hers) – Merck & Co., Inc.
    Presenter: Liz Pierson
    Presenter: Hunter Chen, PhD – Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
    YSC SessionCommittee Meeting
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    Industry Roundtable: Industry Advances in the Advancement of Long-Acting Therapies - Round Table Discussion with Gilead Sciences

    Panelist: Tyler Novak, PhD – Gilead Sciences

    Panelist: Marcus Deloney, PhD – Gilead Sciences

    Panelist: Robert C.H Gresham, PhD. – Gilead Sciences

    Panelist: Bhanu Singh, BVSc, MS, DACVP, DABT, Fellow IATP – Gilead Sciences

    Panelist: Emily Lewkowicz

  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    C&DP Board Meeting
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Tech Forum: Enhancing Patient Care Through Advancements in Orally Disintegrating Tablets

    Speaker: Charli A. Smardon, MBiochem – Catalent

  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Tech Forum: Presented by Dionamix Scientific Inc
    Industry Session
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Tech Forum: Process Optimization and Scale Up of a Complex Modified Release Multiparticulate Product
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    YSC Industry Career Panel
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    General Session III: Titans of CRS #2
    Chair: Juliane Nguyen, PhD (she/her/hers) – UNC at Chapel Hill
    Co-Chair: Roy van der Meel, PhD – Eindhoven University of Technology
    Panelist: Tamara Minko, PhD: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD – Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
    Panelist: Alexander Kabanov, PhD: FOUNDERS AWARD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Panelist: Maria Kavallaris, PhD (she/her/hers) – Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, University of New South Wales
    Award Winner: Ronit Satchi-Fainaro, PhD (she/her/hers) – Tel Aviv University
    General SessionAwards
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Translational Research Panel: Advancing Discoveries from the Research Bench to the Clinic
    Chair: Paolo Decuzzi, PhD – Italian Institute of Technology
    Co-Chair: Maria Teresa Peracchia, PhD – Sanofi
    Panelist: Benjamin Winkeljann, PhD (he/him/his) – Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
    Panelist: Nicholas J. Hunt, BSc, PhD – The University of Sydney
    Panelist: Jeff Hrkach – Advisor & Consultant, Boston (MA)
    Panelist: Brian Schanen, PhD – mRNA Center of Excellence | Sanofi
    Panelist: Hamideh Parhiz – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
    Industry SessionAwards
  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    Afternoon Break: Exhibit Hall & Posters
  • 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM EDT
    Tech Session VI: Bioengineering III
    Chair: John R. Clegg, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Oklahoma
    Co-Chair: Zongmin Zhao
    Bioengineering
  • 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM EDT
    Tech Session VI: Delivery Technologies for Diversified Products
    Chair: Jie Shen, PhD (she/her/hers) – Northeastern University
    Co-Chair: James Oxley, PhD (he/him/his) – Southwest Research Institute
    Delivery Technologies for Diversified Products
  • 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM EDT
    Tech Session VI: Immuno Delivery III
    Chair: Yang -. Shi, PhD (he/him/his) – RWTH Aachen University
    Co-Chair: Jai Prakash, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Twente
    Immuno Delivery
  • 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM EDT
    Tech Session VI: Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus: Gene)
    Chair: Álvaro Somoza, PhD (he/him/his) – IMDEA Nanociencia
    Co-Chair: Roy van der Meel, PhD – Eindhoven University of Technology
    Nanomedicine and Nanoscale DeliveryGene Delivery and Gene Editing
  • 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM EDT
    Tech Session VI: Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus: Skin / Mucosal)
    Chair: Joe Kakkassery, PhD – Halozyme Inc.
    Co-Chair: Chun Wang, PhD – University of Minnesota
    Nanomedicine and Nanoscale DeliverySkin and Mucosal Delivery
  • 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM EDT
    Tech Session VI: Oral Delivery III
    Chair: Ana Beloqui, PhD (she/her/hers) – Université catholique de Louvain
    Co-Chair: Davide Brambilla, PhD (he/him/his) – Université de Montreal
    Oral Delivery
  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
    Exhibit Hall & Posters
  • 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM EDT
    Closing Reception
  • Friday, July 18, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Registration Hours
  • 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Speaker Ready Room Hours
  • 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Childcare Room
  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Session VII: Alternative Methods to Animal Testing II
    Co-Chair: José das Neves, PhD – i3S/University of Porto
    Alternative Methods to Animal Testing
  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Session VII: Delivery to the Nervous System II
    Chair: Rachela Popovtzer, PhD – Bar Ilan University
    Co-Chair: Juan Aparico Blanco, PhD (he/him/his) – Complutense University of Madrid
    Delivery to the Nervous System
  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Session VII: Gene Delivery and Gene Editing IV
    Chair: Sara Elsafy, MSc (she/her/hers) – RWTH Aachen University
    Co-Chair: Mariah L. Arral, PhD (she/her/hers) – Tufts University
    Gene Delivery and Gene Editing
  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Session VII: Immuno Delivery IV
    Chair: Yuval Shaked, PhD (he/him/his) – Technion
    Co-Chair: Kuo-Ching Mei, PhD – Department of Molecular Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah
    Immuno Delivery
  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Session VII: Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus: Bioengineering)
    Chair: Adam J. Gormley, PhD – Rutgers University
    Co-Chair: Alexandre Detappe, PhD (he/him/his) – Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe
    Nanomedicine and Nanoscale DeliveryBioengineering
  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    YSC Scientific Workshop
    Chair: Hagar Labouta, PhD – University of Toronto
    Co-Chair: Soraia FT Pinto, PhD (she/her/hers) – Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S), University of Porto, Portugal
    YSC Session
  • 10:00 AM - 11:05 AM EDT
    CRS Around the World: Local Chapters
    Chair: Eliana M. Lima, PhD (she/her/hers) – Universidade Federal de Goias
    General Session
  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Morning Break
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
    MERCK GRADS Awards Final
    Chair: Ceren Kimna, PhD (she/her/hers) – Helmholtz Munich
    Co-Chair: Claudia Martins (she/her/hers) – i3S-University of Porto
    Awards
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Closing Ceremony
    General SessionAwards
  • 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
    RSC Editorial Meeting