General Session
Eliana Lima, PhD (she/her/hers)
Professor
Universidade Federal de Goias
Goiania, Goias, Brazil
The Controlled Release Society is truly global -- and it's time to celebrate that!
We warmly invite you to attend the special session "CRS Around the World", taking place on Friday, July 18th, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM, during the CRS 2025 Annual Meeting & Exposition in Philadelphia, PA, USA. This unique gathering will bring together representatives from CRS Local Chapters across the globe to:
š¬ Showcase specialized techniques, models, and tools from their labs
š¤ Propose concrete opportunities for collaboration -- from training and sample exchange to join research projects
š Strengthen international ties and create new partnerships in the field of drug delivery science
You'll discover cutting-edge technologies, get inspired by real-world applications, and meet potential collaborators from across continents. Whether you're a young researcher or a senior Pl, this is your chance to build global connections -- and maybe your next project team.
Invited Speaker: Becky Chen, PhD – National Tsing Hua University
Invited Speaker: Yoon Yeo, PhD (she/her/hers) – Purdue University
Chair and Speaker: Eliana M. Lima, PhD (she/her/hers) – Universidade Federal de Goias
Invited Speaker: Assaf Zinger, PhD – Technion- Israel Institute of Technology
Invited Speaker: Yahya E. Choonara, BPharm, MPharm, PhD (he/him/his) – University of the Witwatersrand
Invited Speaker: Soyoung Shin, PhD (she/her/hers) – Chung-Ang University
Invited Speaker: Alessio Malfanti, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Louvain
Invited Speaker: SebastiĆ£o A. Mendanha, PhD (he/him/his) – Federal University of GoiĆ”s
Invited Speaker: Juan Aparico Blanco, PhD (he/him/his) – Complutense University of Madrid
Invited Speaker: Sahadev Shankarappa, MBBS, MPH, PhD – Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences
Invited Speaker: Matteo Tollemeto (he/him/his) – Technical University of Denmark
Invited Speaker: Paola Luciani, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Bern
