Preliminary Programme & Keynote speakers

Definitive Program

Monday, 22th June

Pre-Symposium course (9h00 - 13h30). See the programme below

Workshop: Quantitative analysis of histological, histochemical, and immunohistochemical parameters.ç

Link to drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10hiKVnYBkh-Z20TP9Y0hhoCjTM9GE9-8?usp=sharing

Registration (15h00- 15h30).

15h30 – 15h45. Welcome.

15h45 – 16h30. Keynote lecture I:

Prof. Antonio Campos Muñoz. The legacy of Jorge Francisco Tello (1880 – 1958). Pioneer in Peripheral Nerve Regeneration.

Chair: Prof. Jesús Chato Astrain.

16h30 – 17h30. Scientific session: Tissue Engineering (OC: OC.01 - OC.04).

Chairs: Prof. Melissa Rayner and Prof. Fernando Campos.

17h30 – 18h45. Coffee break & Poster session I (P.01 - P.16).

20h00 - 21h30. Networking session

Carmen de la Victoria

Tuesday 23th June

8h30 - 9h15. Keynote lecture II:

Prof. Christin Radtke. Nerve repair of extended nerve defects. Chair: Prof. David Hercher.

9h15 – 10h15. Scientific session: In vitro & in vivo studies I (OC: OC.05 – OC.08).

Chairs: Prof. Rui Alvites and Prof. Óscar García.

10h15 – 11h30. Break & Poster session II (P.17 - P.30).

11h30 – 12h30. Scientific session: In vitro & in vivo studies II (OC: OC.09 – OC.12).

Chairs: Prof. José A. Gómez and Prof. Víctor Carriel.

12h30 - 12h50: Platinum sponsor session (Frontiers).

13h00 – 14h00. Lunch Break & Mentoring session.

Chairs: Dr. Sarah Stadlmayr and Miguel Etayo-Escanilla.

14h00 – 15h00. Scientific session: Biomaterials I (OC: OC.13 - OC.16).

Chairs: Prof. Poppy Smith and Prof. David Sánchez.

15h00 – 15h45. Keynote lecture III:

Prof. Andrés Maldonado. Machine-human interface for severe peripheral nerve injuries.

Chair: Prof. Kirsten Haaster-Talini.

15h45 – 16h00. Short break.

16h00 – 16h45. Keynote lecture IV:

Prof. Antonio Salgado. Biomolecular therapies for nervous systems regenerative medicine based on stem cells secretome.

Chair: Prof. Giovanna Gambarotta.

16h45 – 17h45. Scientific session: Biomaterials II (OC: OC.17 – OC.20).

Chairs: Prof. Tamara Weiss, Prof. Frank Bosse.

17h45 – 18h00. Short break.

18h00 – 18h45. ESPNR General Assembly

21h00. Networking session - Together Dinner

(Restaurant La Chumbera)

Wednesday 24th June

8h30 – 9h15. Keynote lecture V:

Prof. Dr. Giulia Ronchi. The Hidden Gut–Nerve Conversation: Exploring Microbial Impacts on Peripheral Nerves.

Chair: Prof. James B. Phillips.

9h15 – 10h15. Scientific session: Cellular & molecular mechanism I (OC: OC.21-OC.24).

Chairs: Prof. Federica Fregnan, Prof. Ivan Varga.

10h15 – 11h00. Coffee break

11h00 – 12h00. Scientific session: Cellular & molecular mechanism II (OC: OC.25-OC.28).

Chairs: Prof. Esther Udina and Prof. Sandra Vieira.

12h00 – 13h30. Closing ceremony, recognitions & awards.

Chair: Prof. Stefania Raimondo.

Invited lecture:

Prof. Stefano Geuna. History of the ESPNR.

Download the definitive program here:

PROGRAMA DEFINITIVO ISPNR 2026.pdf

Keynote Speakers

Prof. Dr. Antonio Campos Muñoz

Full professor (Emeritus)

Department of Histology & Tissue Engineering Group, University of Granada

Royal National Academy of Medicine (Spain).

Keynote lecture: The legacy of Jorge Francisco Tello (1880-1958). Pioneer in Peripheral Nerve Regeneration

Prof. Dr. Andrés Maldonado Morillo

Full Professor

Universidad Europea

Department of Plastic Surgery
University Hospital Getafe, Madrid, Spain

Coordinator peripheral nerve and brachial plexus Unit
Department of Plastic Surgery
BG Unfallklinik Frankfurt, Germany

Adjunct Associate Professor
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA.

Keynote lecture: Machine-human interface for severe peripheral nerve injuries

Prof. Dr. Christine Radtke

Full Professor

Interim Chair of the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Chief of the Burn Center (ICU) at the Medical University of Vienna

Vice Chair of the Comprehensive Center for Perioperative Medicine,

Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

President of the European Plastic Surgery Research Council (EPSRC), Europe

Executive Committee Member of the Plastic Surgery Research Council (PSRC)

Advisory Board Member of the Austrian Society of Plastic Surgeon (ÖGPÄRC), Austria

Keynote lecture: Nerve repair of extended nerve defects

Prof. Dr. Giulia Ronchi

Associate Professor

Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences and the Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi (NICO). University of Torino, Italy

Keynote lecture: The Hidden Gut–Nerve Conversation: Exploring Microbial Impacts on Peripheral Nerves

Prof. Dr. Antonio J. Salgado

Full Professor

University of Minho, Portugal

Keynote lecture: Biomolecular Therapies for Nervous Systems Regenerative Medicine based on Stem Cells Secretome

Preliminary programme - Pre-Symposium Course

Monday, 22th June - 9h - 13h30

9h-10h30 - Histomorphometrical analysis of peripheral nerve regeneration

Stefano Geuna, Giulia Ronchi, Federica Fregnan & Stefania Raimondo.

University of Torino, Italy.

10h45-12h15 - Quantitative Analysis of Histological, Histochemical, and Immunohistochemical Parameters Using Image Processing Software (Workshop).

Óscar García, Jesús Chato, Fernando Campos & Víctor Carriel.

University of Granada, Spain.

12h30-13h30 - Animal models in nerve repair and regeneration studies.

Rui Alvites & Ana Colette Maurício.

University of Oporto, Portugal.

Peripheral nerve semithin section stained with Toluidine Blue (left) and MCOLL histochemical method for myelin and collagen fibers (right).

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