May 18, 2026 (Day 1)
- 8:30 - 9:30. Registration
- 9:30. Institutional Welcome
- 10:00 - 11:00. Opening Lecture - Prof. Rosario Rizzuto (Università di Padova, IT)
- "The Italian Center on RNA therapeutics: a coordinated effort"
- 11:00 - 11:30. Coffee break
Session 1. RNA Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets, What Is New?
- 11:30 - 12:00. Invited Lecture - Prof. Rory Johnson (University College Dublin, IE)
- "RIBOncology: Targeting Regulatory RNAs in Cancer"
- 12:00 - 12:15. Podium Presentation 1 (Selected from abstracts, 10 min + 5 min Q&A)
- 12:15 - 12:30. Podium Presentation 2 (Selected from abstracts, 10 min + 5 min Q&A)
- 12:30 - 12:45. Podium Presentation 3 (Selected from abstracts, 10 min + 5 min Q&A)
- 12:45 - 13:00. 2x Flash presentations (Selected from abstracts, 6 min + 2 min Q&A)
13:00 - 14:30. Lunch and Poster Session
Session 2. Delivery Challenges for RNA Therapeutics
- 14:30 - 15:00. Plenary Lecture - Prof. Raymond Schiffelers (UMC Utrecht, NL)
- "RNA-Enabled DNA Therapy: Targeted Lipid Nanoparticles for In Vivo CAR-T"
- 15:00 - 15:15. Podium Presentation 4 (Selected from abstracts, 10 min + 5 min Q&A)
- 15:15 - 15:30. Podium Presentation 5 (Selected from abstracts, 10 min + 5 min Q&A)
- 15:30 - 16:00. Coffee break
- 16:00 - 16:15. Podium Presentation 6 (Selected from abstracts, 10 min + 5 min Q&A)
- 16:15 - 16:30. Podium Presentation 7 (Selected from abstracts, 10 min + 5 min Q&A)
- 16:30 - 17:00. 4x Flash presentations (Selected from abstracts, 6 min + 2 min Q&A)
17:00 - 18:30. Poster Session
19:30. Social Dinner
May 19, 2026 (Day 2)
Session 3. Therapeutic Applications Beyond the Liver
- 9:30 - 10:00. Invited Lecture - Prof. Olivia M. Merkel (LMU Munich, DE)
- "From Molecular Dynamics to Materials: AI-Guided Pulmonary RNA Delivery"
- 10:00 - 10:15. Podium Presentation 8 (Selected from abstracts, 10 min + 5 min Q&A)
- 10:00 - 10:15. Podium Presentation 9 (Selected from abstracts, 10 min + 5 min Q&A)
- 10:30 - 11:00. Invited Lecture - Prof. Paolo Decuzzi (IIT, IT & Stanford University, USA)
- "Title TBD"
- 11:00 - 11:30. Coffee break
Session 4. Manufacturing Challenges
- 11:30 - 12:00. Invited Lecture - Prof. Giovanni Tosi (Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, IT)
- "Shaping Nanomedicine: How to Move Faster and Better?"
- 12:00 - 12:15. Podium Presentation 10 (Selected from abstracts, 10 min + 5 min Q&A)
- 12:15 - 12:30. Podium Presentation 11 (Selected from abstracts, 10 min + 5 min Q&A)
- 12:30 - 12:45. Podium Presentation 12 (Selected from abstracts, 10 min + 5 min Q&A)
- 12:45 - 13:00. 2x Flash Presentations (Selected from abstracts, 6 min + 2 min Q&A)
13:00 - 14:30. Lunch & Poster Session
Session 5. Advanced Models for RNA Therapeutics Validation
- 14:30 - 15:00. Invited Lecture - Prof. Sarah Hedtrich (Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, IT)
- "Local Gene Therapies to Reduce Genetic Diseases of the Skin and Lungs"
- 15:00 - 15:15. Podium Presentation 13 (Selected from abstracts, 10 min + 5 min Q&A)
- 15:15 - 15:30. Podium Presentation 14 (Selected from abstracts, 10 min + 5 min Q&A)
- 15:30 - 16:00. 2x Flash presentations (Selected from abstracts, 6 min + 2 min Q&A)
16:00 - 16:30. Awards and Closing Remarks