Scientific programme

Provisional Program

June 10, 2026

Morning Session

9:00 Welcome and registration

9:30 Workshop opening 

10:00-11:00Andrew Zydney (Penn State University) : New developments in membranes for bioprocessing 

11:00-11:30 Xing Yang (KU Leuven) Module Design for Membrane Chromatography Applications in Downstream Bioprocessing:(To be confirmed)

Lunch

Afternoon Session

14:00-15;00 Yung Chang (Chung Yuan Christian University): Medical applications: blood filtration and wound healing

15;00-15:30 Aka Doche (University of Toulouse): Forward osmosis process optimisation for blood platelet concentration

15:30-16:00 Cristiana Boi (University of Bologna): Membrane chromatography devices for biomolecule purification (To be confirmed)

Coffee break

16:30 Repligen (Industry): Biotechnology industry perspective (To be confirmed)

17: 00 Presentation from University of Montpellier  (To be confirmed)

 June 11, 2026

Morning Session

9:00 Presentation from University of Compiègne (To be confirmed)

9:30 Frédéric Violeau (University of Toulouse): Flow field fractionation for biomolecule separation(To be confirmed)

Coffee break

10:00 Antoine Venault (Chung Yuan Christian University): Membrane formatio n and surface modifications for bioseparations

10:30 Sartorius (Industry): Membrane adsorbers for antibody purification(To be confirmed)

Lunch Session (11:00–14:30)

• Flash poster presentations by BioGentle students

• Poster session for participants

Afternoon Session

14:30 Andrew Zydney (Penn State University): Forward osmosis for highly concentrated biotherapeutics / downstream separation processes 

15:30 Jane Wang (National Tsing Hua University): Photocurable biodegradable scaffolds for liver lobule regeneration 

Coffee break

16: 30 Clémence Coetsier (University of Toulouse): Biomolecule affinity and separation on membranes 

17: 00 Olivier Lorain (Polymem): Membrane fabrication industry perspective(To be confirmed)

Evening – Workshop dinner in the city

 June 12, 2026

Morning Session

9:00 João Crespo (NOVA University of Lisbon): Bioseparations 

10:00 Sylvain Galier (University of Toulouse): Nanofiltration and electrodialysis for biomomecule separation 

Coffee break

11:00 Gian Vincent Dizon (Chung Yuan Christian University): Bio-inspired zwitterionic membranes for platelet separation 

11:30 Emmanouil Papaioannou (Lancaster University): Downstream processes for biofluid purification(To be confirmed)

Lunch

Afternoon session

14:00 Presentation from Evotec company  (To be confirmed)

15:30 Presentation from University of Twente (To be confirmed)

16: 00 Presentation from University of Calabria (To be confirmed)

16:30 Workshop closure