DAY 1 – WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2023

08:00 – 08:45 Accreditation Reception

08:45 – 09:00 Opening Ceremony

OPENING PLENARY SESSION Day 1

09:00 – 10:00 Emmanuel Ho – University of Waterloo, Canada

 Nanotechnology and the future of healthcare

SCIENTIFIC SESSION 1 - Revisiting fundamental concepts on nanotechnology towards life sciences

10:00 – 10:30 Maria José Morilla – National University of Quilmes, Argentina (Virtual Lecture)

 An introduction to the new physical and biological phenomena in nanotechnology

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee-break 

11:00 – 11:30 Adriana Fontes – Federal University of Pernambuco, UFPE, Brazil

 Quantum dots and metal nanoparticles - from basic principles to biological applications

11:30 – 12:00 Ricardo Bentes de Azevedo – University of Brasília, UnB, Brazil

 One-step assay for Sars-Cov-2 using Dynamic Light Scattering and gold nanoparticles

12:00 – 14:00 Lunch 

SCIENTIFIC SESSION 2 - Nanotoxicology and sustainability of nanomaterials

14:00 – 14:30 Rosângela Itri – University of São Paulo, USP, Brazil (Virtual Lecture)

Toxicity of the biosurfactant Rhamnolipid upon plasma membrane

14:30 – 15:00 Eder Romero – National University of Quilmes, Argentina (Virtual Lecture)

 Nanotoxicity of parenteral and inhaled nanomedicines with an emphasis on nanomaterials

15:00 – 15:30 Coffee-break

15:30 – 16:00 Severino Alves Júnior – Federal University of Pernambuco, UFPE, Brazil

 Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs): from gunshot residue to nanotheranostics

ABSTRACT PODIUM SESSION

16:00 – 18:00 Short oral presentations from selected Abstracts 

DAY 2 –  THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2023

OPENING PLENARY SESSION Day 2

09:00 – 10:00 Juan Manuel Irache – University of Navarra, Spain

 Protein-based nanoparticles for drug delivery purposes

SCIENTIFIC SESSION 3 - Diverse applications of nanomedicine: drug, gene, cell delivery and beyond

10:00 – 10:30 Renata Fonseca Vianna Lopez – University of São Paulo, USP, Brazil

 Nanomedicine and electric current: targeted topical delivery for cancer treatment

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee-break 

11:00 – 11:30 Maria Vitória Lopes Badra Bentley – University of São Paulo, USP, Brazil

 Challenges in antisense gene therapy of skin diseases: topical delivery of siRNA by nanocarriers

11:30 – 12:00 Fabio Rocha Formiga – IAM, FIOCRUZ, Brazil

 Mending broken hearts with stem cells, biomaterials and nanoparticles

12:00 – 14:00 Lunch

THEMATIC ROUND TABLE - Nano-based products for health: the translational challenge

14:00 – 15:30 Helvécio Rocha – ITF/Farmanguinhos, FIOCRUZ, Brazil

  Translationality in nanotechnology: new challenges, old problems

Patrícia Sampaio Tavares Veras – IGM, FIOCRUZ, Brazil

        Overcoming Challenges in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Treatment with new Formulations Based on Hsp90 Inhibitors

Ruy Beck – Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS, Brazil

               3D printed nanomedicines: current overview and translational challenges

15:30 – 16:00 Coffee-break 

PANEL DISCUSSION WITH EDITORS

16:00 – 17:00        Publishing with success in pharmaceutics, drug delivery and nanomedicine

Juan Manuel Irache - International Journal of Pharmaceutics (Elsevier)

  Renata Fonseca Vianna Lopez - Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology (Elsevier)

  Emmanuel Ho - Drug Delivery and Translational Research (Springer)

CLOSING CEREMONY

17:00   Presentation awards and concluding remarks