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Program

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Wednesday June 17th 2026

3RD INTERNATIONAL COURSE EMERGING TRENDS IN NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY & NANOMEDICINE

08:00 | 08:30
Registration
08:30 | 09:00

Opening Remarks

- Alda Maria da Cruz - Vice-President of Research and Biological Collections

- Zênia Maciel - General Coordinator for the Promotion of the Health Industrial Complex

- Wim Degrave – Scientific Consultant for the Translational Research Program

- Cristiane Sendim – Executive Director of FIOTEC

- Coordenação Rede Fio-Nano:

◦ Fábio Formiga – Aggeu Magalhães Institute, Fiocruz PE, Brazil

◦ Carlos Eduardo Calzavara – René Rachou Institute, Fiocruz MG, Brazil

Master Class

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

Thematic Seminar 1

NANOTECHNOLOGY TOWARDS LIFE SCIENCES: REVISITING CONCEPTS

CHAIR: Wim Degrave - VPPCB
10:00 | 10:30
Eder Romero – University of Quilmes, Argentina
10:30 | 11:00
Coffee-break
11:00 | 11:30
Diego Martinez – Brazilian Nanotechnology National Laboratory (LNNano), Brazil
11:30 | 12:00
Heloisa Bordallo – University of Copenhagen, Denmark
12:00 | 1:30
Lunch

Thematic Seminar 2

SYNTHESIS OF NANOPARTICLES FOR PHARMA & BIOTECH PRODUCTS

CHAIR: Helvécio Rocha – CDTS/Fiocruz RJ, Brazil
1:30 | 2:00
Letícia Marques - Croda, Brazil
2:00 | 2:30
Tiago Balbino – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ, Brazil
2:30 | 3:00
Eliana Lima - Federal University of Goiás, UFG, Brazil
3:00 | 3:30
Coffee-break

Thematic Seminar 3

NANOMETROLOGY AND NANOTOXICOLOGY

CHAIR: Alessandra Aguiar - ICC - Fiocruz PR, Brazil
3:30 | 4:00
James Doutch – ISIS/UKRI Neutron and Muon Source, UK
4:00 | 4:30
Christoph Malkmus – Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC, Germany
4:30 | 5:00
Beatriz Patricio – Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, UNIRIO, Brazil

Thursday June 18th 2026

Plenary Lecture

09:00 | 10:00
Mark Bathe - Biological Engineering, MIT, USA

Scientific Session 1

NANOPARTICLES FOR NUCLEIC ACID DELIVERY

CHAIR: Danielle Regina de Almeida de Brito e Cunha, Biomanguinhos-Rj, Brazil
10:00 | 10:30
Mariane Melo - Scripps Research Institute, USA
10:30 | 11:00
Coffee-break & Poster presentations
11:00 | 11:30
Ana Paula Dinis Ano Bom – Biomanguinhos, Fiocruz RJ, Brazil
11:30 | 12:00
Pedro Pires Guimarães - Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
12:00 | 1:30
Lunch

Scientific Session 2

3D BIOPRINTING, AUTOMATION AND ENGINEERED NANOMATERIALS

CHAIR: Janine Boniatti – RPT/VPPCB
1:30 | 2:00
Hélder Santos - University of Groningen, Netherlands
2:00 | 2:30
Mariana Waghabi – Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Fiocruz RJ, Brazil
2:30 | 3:00
Coffee-break & Poster presentations
3:00 | 3:30
Jan Hansmann – Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC, Germany
3:30 | 4:00
Ruy Beck - Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Thematic Round Table

4:00 | 5:00

TRANSLATIONAL NANOMEDICINE: PLAYERS, COLLABORATION AND CONVERGENCE

CHAIR: André Bastos Daher - Clinical Research Network, Fiocruz - RJ, Brazil
Camila Moreira – ANVISA, Brazil
Silvia Fialho – Funed MG, Brazil
Monica Felts – CNPq, Brazil
Letícia Koester - CAPES, Brazil

Fridy June 19th 2026

Plenary Lecture

09:00 | 10:00
Roger Leblanc - University of Miami, USA

Scientific Session 1

NANOMEDICINE IN CANCER

CHAIR: André Sampaio - Farmanguinhos, Fiocruz RJ, Brazil
10:00 | 10:30
Flávia Sousa - University of Groningen, Netherlands
10:30 | 11:00
Coffee-break & Poster presentations
11:00 | 11:30
Manuel Bañobre-López - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
11:30 | 12:00
Carlos Calzavara – René Rachou Institute, Fiocruz MG, Brazil
12:00 | 1:30
Lunch

Scientific Session 2

NANOMEDICINE IN INFECTIOUS AND SOCIALLY DETERMINED DISEASES

CHAIR: Roberto Nicolete – Fiocruz Ceará, Brazil
1:30 | 2:00
Anna Carolina Pinheiro Lage – René Rachou Institute, Fiocruz MG, Brazil
2:00 | 2:30
Fabio R. Formiga – Aggeu Magalhães Institute, Fiocruz PE, Brazil
2:30 | 3:00
Coffee-break & Poster presentations
3:00 | 3:30
Alejandro Paredes - Queen's University Belfast, UK
3:30 | 4:00
André Mariúba - Instituto Leônidas Deane- Fiocruz Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil

Posters on the podium

4:00 | 5:00

SELECTED ABSTRACTS PRESENTATION

CHAIR:
Alessandra Viçosa – Farmanguinhos, Fiocruz RJ, Brazil
Carlos E. Calzavara – René Rachou Institute, Fiocruz MG, Brazil

PRESENTATION AWARDS AND CONCLUDING REMARKS

CLOSING CEREMONY

5:00