As part of the actions included in the Grant Agreement, the THERACAT coordinator (IBEC) with the support of all project partners, organised the THERACAT Conference. The event was held in Barcelona, Spain, on the 1st of July 2022, the day after the THERACAT Final Meeting, also held in Barcelona.The key audience of the THERACAT Conference were PhD students and PIs from the THERACAT Project, as well as other members of the scientific community interested in the subject of bio-orthogonal catalysis for cancer therapy and drug delivery.
THERACAT Conference included a series of short talks from some of the ESRs, two lectures from supervisors, two lectures from invited external speakers, and a poster session.
In line with the objective of promoting new collaborations and interactions among participants, several informal moments were scheduled during the conference (coffee breaks, lunch, and dinner) to promote spaces for exchanging opinions, sharing knowledge, and weaving connections.
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| Schedule | Activity |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Reception and coffee |
| 09:30 – 09:45 | Welcome and general introduction Lorenzo Albertazzi, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) |
| 09:45 – 10:30 | Artificial Metalloenzymes for in vivo Catalysis: Challenges and Opportunities. Thomas Ward, Universität Basel (BAS) Chair: África Gálvez Flores |
| 10:30 – 11:15 | ESR talk 1 Design of targeted PLGA-SO3 nanoparticles encapsulating PARP and PD-L1 inhibitors for BRCA-mutated breast cancer therapy. Daniel Rodriguez, Tel Aviv University (TAU) ESR talk 2 Exploring bioorthogonal approaches to activate PROTACs. Stephen Croke, University of Edinburgh (EDI) Chair: África Gálvez Flores |
| 11:15 – 11:45 | Coffee break and ESRs posters |
| 11:45 – 12:30 | ESR talk 3 Elucidating the Stability and functionality of Single-Chain Polymeric Nanoparticles in Biological Media and Living Cells. Linlin Deng, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TUE) ESR talk 4c Super-Resolution Microscopy at Catalytic Single-Chain Polymeric Nanoparticles: towards single particle structure & function. Emmanouil Archontakis, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TUE) Chair: Melissa van de L’Isle |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Design principles for precision nanomedicines Giuseppe Battaglia, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia IBEC) Chair: Alis Olea |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30 – 15:30 | Invited speaker talk Clemens Meyer, Rijksuniversiteit Groninger Chair: Melissa van de L’Isle |
| 15:30 – 16:15 | ESR talk 5 Developing single-chain polymeric nanoparticles for bio-orthogonal catalysis. Anjana Sathyan (TUE), Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TUE) ESR talk 6 Michela Vargiu, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (GRO) Chair: Alis Olea |
| 16:15 – 16:45 | Coffee break and ESRs posters |
| 16:45 – 17:30 | Bioorthogonal Prodrugs Asier Unciti-Broceta, University of Edinburgh (EDI) Chair: Emmanouil Archontakis |
| 17:30 – 17:45 | Concluding remarks Lorenzo Albertazzi, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) |
| 20:15 | Conference dinner at Ca La Nuri https://restaurantcalanuri.com/ |
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