Innovative Research in Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences
Focus on Bioactive Substances and Pharmaceutical process optimization
8th International Congress IRPES2026 - November, 16th 2026
Centro Congressi Le Benedettine, Pisa
Piazza S. Paolo a Ripa D'Arno, 16, 56125 Pisa PI, Italy
Don't forget to register and submit your abstract to join the congress!
The Deadline for abstract submissions has been extended to Monday
November, 20th at 11.59 pm
You will also have the opportunity to join the conference online.
About The Conference
Join us for the upcoming IRPES2026 International Conference on "Innovative Research in Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences; Focus on Bioactive Substances and Pharmaceutical process optimization", organized by the Department of Pharmacy at the University of Pisa and the Ph.D students of the doctoral school in "Science of Drug and Bioactive Substances".
This conference offers an exceptional scientific program including keynote presentations, plenary lectures, symposia, and poster presentations. With a focus on multidisciplinarity and the sharing of scientific knowledge, IRPES2026 aims to create synergies between different research realities. Highly qualified international scientists with diverse expertise in the chemical-pharmaceutical, medical, biological, and molecular fields will be present, ensuring an excellent scientific level and the dissemination of the most recent discoveries and advances in research.
The unique multidisciplinary nature of our Doctoral Course in Drug and Bioactive Substances Science inspired us to organize this workshop. With our expertise in different sectors including Phytochemistry, Computational Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Technology, Organic Chemistry, Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology, we are actors in a multi-sectoral field of research. Sharing research results with internationally renowned speakers will allow us to enrich our knowledge, create new collaborative networks for the development of project ideas, increase the level of internationalization of the Ph.D program, and promote the growth of Ph.D students towards autonomous and conscious research. Join us at IRPES2026 and be part of this exciting opportunity to network and learn from leading experts in the field!
Program
You can download the IRPES2025 conference program
PROGRAM
Congress Registration
8.15 am – 8.45 am
Opening Ceremony
8.45 am – 9.15 am
Professor Riccardo Zucchi
Rector of University of Pisa
Professor Vincenzo Calderone
Director of the Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa
Professor Tiziano Tuccinardi
Director of the Doctoral School of Science of Drug and Bioactive Substances, University of Pisa
First Session
9.15 am – 9.45 am
Dr. Sotiria Psoma
School of Engineering and Innovation
The Open University, UK
"Next-Generation Wearable Nanobiosensors for Precision Medicine: Advances and Challenges"
9.45 am – 10.00 am
Cheherazade Trouki
3rd-year PhD student
Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa
"An Engineered Cardiac Patch as an Advanced Delivery System for Bioactive Peptides and Nanoparticles in Myocardial Repair"
10.00 am – 10.15 am
Maria Chiara Santangelo
3rd-year PhD student
Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa
"Stereoselective synthesis of oligosaccharides and glycoconjugated Lanthanide complexes with bioactive properties"
Coffee Break
10.15 am – 10.45 am
Second Session
10.45 am – 11.15 am
Professor Marcos Garcia Fuentes
CiMUS - Centro Singular de Investigación en Medicina Molecular y Enfermedades Crónicas, Spain
"Nanostructures for Shifting Cancer Immunological Niche"
11.15 am – 11.30 am
Jacopo Castagnoli
3rd-year PhD student
Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa
"Design and development of NPs based on thiolated derivative of Hydroxypropyl-β-Cyclodextrin (HPβCD-SH) for improving ocular delivery of lipophilic drugs"
11.30 am – 11.45 am
Mariacristina Di Gangi
3rd-year PhD student
Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa
"Biomimetic-Camouflaged Nanoparticles for ocular delivery of corticosteroids"
Third Session
11.45 am – 12.15 pm
Dr. Diletta Squarzanti
Synbalance srl, Origgio (VA), Italy
"The Microbiota Revolution: Probiotics, Postbiotics and Their Systemic Impact"
12.15 pm – 12.30 pm
Maria Vitiello
3rd-year PhD student
Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa
"Integrating untargeted metabolomics with chemometrics to unveil the health-promoting properties of ancient Italian apple varieties"
12.30 pm – 12.45 pm
Lorenzo Raffellini
3rd-year PhD student
Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa
"Different drug discovery approaches for neuroprotection: design, synthesis and biological evaluation of pro-autophagic enhancers"
Lunch & Poster Session
12.45 pm – 2.15 pm
Fourth Session
2.15 pm – 2.45 pm
Dr. Filippo Spriano
Institute of Oncology Research (IOR), Switzerland
"Aberrant human endogenous retroviruses expression in Lymphoma: A potential target for novel treatments"
2.45 pm – 3.00 pm
Matteo Banti
3rd-year PhD student
Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa
"Microalgae biomass for sustainable extraction of high-value bioactive compounds in the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical fields"
3.00 pm – 3.15 pm
Bianca Laura Bernardoni
3rd-year PhD student
Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa
"Targeting ALDH1A3 in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: From Rational Design to In Vivo Validation"
3.15 pm – 3.30 pm
Lorenzo Chiaverini
3rd-year PhD student
Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa
"Biocompatible Targeted Nanoparticles for Platinum Combination Therapy in Prostate Cancer"
3.30 pm – 3.45 pm
Francesca Sardelli
3rd-year PhD student
Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa
"Synthesis and Reactivity of Biologically Active Heterobicyclic Ring Systems"
Closing Ceremony
3.45 pm – 4.15 pm
Closing remarks and farewell
