Monday, July 1st, 2024 

8:30 - 9:15 Registration

9:15 - 9:30 Opening remarks and practical information

Session 1: Introduction to Formulation Science

9:30 - 10:30 Jean-Marie Aubry (ENS de Chimie de Lille, France) Formulation Science: Challenges, Trends and Paradigm Shifts

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:00 Jean-Marie Aubry (ENS de Chimie de Lille, France) A fresh perspective on HLB and HLD concepts for selecting the "best" surfactant

12:00 - 13:00 Steven Abbott (Steven Abbott TCNF Ltd) Formulator’s Guide to Adhesion Science

13:00 - 14:15 Lunch

Session 2: Formulation tools

14:15 - 15:15 Steven Abbott (Steven Abbott TCNF Ltd, UK) Formulating via Apps and AI

15:15 - 16:45 Tobias Halthur (CR COM, Sweden), Surfactant – Polymer compatibility: From miscibility to phase separation 

Session 3: Formulations for cultural heritage conservation

16:45 - 17:45 Piero Baglioni (Univ. Florence & CSGI, Italy) Green formulations for the cleaning of works of Art

Engage with the Speakers

17:45 - 18:45 Poster & Aperitivo Session Participants, Speakers and Sponsors will have the chance to meet and discuss emerging trends and problems, while enjoying snacks and refreshments.

Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024 

Session 4: Formulations and sustainability

8:45 - 9:45 Gerardo Palazzo (Univ. Bari, italy) Recent progress in the hydrophilic-lipophilic difference (HLD)

9:45 - 10:45 Gerardino D’Errico (Univ. Naples, Italy) Strategies for the design of eco-sustainable functional formulations

10:45 - 11:15 Coffee Break

Session 5: Formulations for personal and home care

11:15 - 12:15 Giacomo Chiti (Manetti & Roberts - Bolton Group, Italy) Personal Care Product Formulations: Basics and Industrial Challenges

12:15 - 13:15 Andy Gray (Unilever, UK) Formulation science of hair care products: Innovation in an industrial research lab

13:15 - 14:30 Lunch

14:30 - 15:30 Giulia Bianchetti (R&D Senior Director) Designing detergents for colored loads: dye suspension and dye transfer processes

Session 6: Formulations for building and constructions

15:30 - 16:30 Clelia Sarta (Mapei, Italy) Low Carbon Concrete Admixture (LCCA) formula optimization and multicriteria decision: strategy and example

16:30 - 17:30 Roberta Alfani (Ecocem, France) Sustainability in Construction Materials

Engage with the Speakers

17:30 - 18:45 Poster & Aperitivo Session 

Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024 

Session 7: Pharmaceutical formulations

8:45 - 9:45 Nunzio Denora (Univ. of Bari, Italy) 3D Printing of solid pharmaceutical formulations

9:45 - 10:45 Paola Luciani (Univ. Bern, Switzerland) Challenges and opportunities in formulating drug delivery systems 

10:45 - 11:15 Coffee Break

11:15 - 12:15 Paola Luciani (Univ. Bern, Switzerland) Regulatory aspects for the development of pharmaceutical products

12:15 - 13:15 Steven Abbott (Steven Abbott TCNF Ltd, UK) Accelerated ageing: How to be fast and efficient

13:15 - 14:30 Lunch

Session 8: Instruments, tools and sponsors

14:30 - 15:15 Carlotta Giacobbe (Xenocs, France) SAXS/WAXS in the lab. How does it work?

15:15 - 15:45 Stefano Del Buffa (Alfatest, Italy) Lab-scale solutions to prepare and characterize solid/liquid formulations

15:45 - 16:15 Alessandro Cianchi (ISIS@MACH Italia) ISIS@MACH ITALIA, a Multidisciplinary User Facility in Italy from life science to engineering

16:15 - 17:00 Awards ceremony and final remarks