09:30 am – 10:00 am

Opening

1^st session

10:00 am – 12:30 am

Maria José Alonso (University of Santiago de Compostela)

Polysaccharide-based nanocarriers for local and systemic delivery of oncological drugs

Elias Fattal (University of Paris-Saclay)

Hyaluronic acid as a multi-target ligand in guiding nanomedicines

Selected Short Talks

Discussion

12:30 pm – 14:00 pm

Lunch

2^nd session

14:00 pm – 16:30 pm

Andreas Bernkop-Schnürch (University of Innsbruck)

Thiolated polysaccharides: from the bench to market

Carsten Huetterman (IFF)

How to overcome modified release formulation challenges using optimized hypromellose properties

Selected Short Talks

Discussion

16:30 pm – 17:00 pm

Coffee break

3^rd session

17:00 pm – 18:30 pm

Nicola Tirelli (Italian Institute of Technology)

Knowns and unknowns in the use of hyaluronic acid for targeting purposes

Selected Short Talks

Discussion

20:00 pm

Social dinner @ Nobile Collegio Chimico Farmaceutico (Universitas Aromatoriorum Urbis)

4^th session

09:30 am – 11:30 am

José Kovensky (University of Amiens)

Targeting cancer cells by defined small oligohyaluronates-decorated liposomes

Selected Short Talks

Discussion

11:30 pm – 12:30 pm

Networking time in front of a cup of coffee

12:30 pm – 14:00 pm

Lunch

5^th session

14:00 pm – 16:00 pm

Ivan Donati (University of Trieste)

Tuning the mechanical response of polysaccharide-based substrates to control cell activity

Selected Short Talks

Discussion

16:00 pm – 16:30 pm

Conference Conclusion