STEMNET 2026 :: Programme

9:00-10:30	Registration
10:30-11:00	Welcome and opening of the meeting
11:00-12:30	Innovative Trends in Science Communication (in Italian) Chairs: Augusto Pessina (Milan, Italy), Umberto Galderisi (Naples, Italy)
11:00	Emanuele Frontoni (Macerata, Italy) Lo storytelling della scienza nell’epoca della intelligenza artificiale
11:20	Samuele Negro (Padua, Italy) Alla scoperta dei meccanismi della rigenerazione nervosa: la mia ricerca raccontata attraverso i Social Media
11:40	Round table and discussion
13:00-14:00	Lunch
14:00-16:00	“StemNet Next Generation” Chairs: Pasquale Marrazzo (Urbino, Italy), Federico Divincenzo (Turin, Italy)
14:00-14:20	Valentina Bugani (Meldola, FC, Italy) Training and development strategies in healthcare research organizations
14:20-14:40	Filippo Piccinini (Bologna, Italy) Scientific medical writing with Artificial Intelligence
14:40-15:00	Akos Diosdi (Szeged, Hungary) Patenting microscopy technologies: a case study
15:00-15:15	3rd winner “StemNet Next Generation – Contest 2026”
15:00-15:15	2nd winner “StemNet Next Generation – Contest 2026”
15:00-15:15	1st winner “StemNet Next Generation – Contest 2026”
15:45-16:00	Award Ceremony “StemNet Next Generation – Contest 2026”
16:00-16:30	Coffee break
16:30-18:00	Innovation, Sustainability and Market Access for ATMPs Chairs: Laura Calzà (Bologna, Italy), Lorenza Lazzari (Milan, Italy)
16:30	Simona Guidi (Leiden, The Netherlands) Innovative technologies, decentralized model versus centralized model in ATMPs manufacturing, the state of the art
16:50	Claudio Jommi (Novara, Italy) Sustainability and market access for medicines: general issue and focus on ATMPs
17:10-17:30	2 Talks selected from submitted abstracts
17:30	Discussion
18:00-19:00	GISM General Assembly and Elections
20:00	Dinner
21:00	Social Event and Dancing, the event will include a bachata lesson with DJ Set and group dances

9:00-10:30	Biofabrication and Bioengineering Tools for Tissue Repair Chairs: Maria Letizia Focarete (Bologna, Italy), Laura Mercatali (Bologna, Italy)
9:00	Gianluca Cidonio (Rome, Italy) Skeletal stem cell 3D bioprinting for the functional engineering of bone tissue
9:20	Dario Carugo (Oxford, United Kingdom) Ultrasound-mediated stimulation of biological systems for enhanced drug delivery and tissue repair
9:40-10:00	2 Talks selected from submitted abstracts
10:00	Discussion
10:30-11:00	Coffee break
11:00-12:30	Stem Cells in Cartilage (Tissue) Repair Chairs: Gina Lisignoli (Bologna, Italy), Eleonora Iacono (Bologna, Italy)
11:00	Serena Duchi (Melbourne, Australia) Stem cell cartilage tissue engineering for post post-traumatic osteoarthritis prevention: advancing equity in regenerative medicine
11:20	Leonardo Ricotti (Pisa, Italy) Stimulation of cartilage healing with ultrasound stimulation of stem cells
11:40-12:00	2 Talks selected from submitted abstracts
12:00	Discussion
12:30-13:30	Lunch
13:30-14:30	Poster Session
14:30-16:00	Omic Studies for Stem Cell Biology Chairs: Kristina Buzas (Szed, Hungary), Roberta Piva (Ferrara, Italy)
14:30	Giada Pietrosi (Palermo, Italy) The application of perinatal stem cells in advanced liver disease: results and future perspectives
14:50	Nereo Kalebic (Milan, Italy) Glioblastoma stem cell morphotypes convey distinct cell states and clinically relevant functions
15:10-15:30	2 Talks selected from submitted abstracts
15:30	Discussion
16:00-17:00	Cancer Stem Cells Chairs: Francesco Alviano (Bologna, Italy), Gianandrea Pasquinelli (Bologna, Italy)
16:00	Ilio Vitale (Turin, Italy) Immune escape by cancer stem cells: mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities
16:20-16:40	2 Talks selected from submitted abstracts
16:40	Discussion
17:00-17:30	Poster Award
18:00	Conclusions