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ESMEC 2026 – PROGRAMME<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cT<\/strong>he Rise of RNA in Modern Medicinal Chemistry \u2013 New Targets, New Modalities, New Opportunities\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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SUNDAY, JULY 5<\/strong><\/p>\n

15.00 \u2013 18.30 Registration, Putting up of Posters<\/p>\n

19.00-19.45 Opening Lecture
Ingo V. HARTUNG <\/strong>– Merck (DE)
“Designing Impactful Drugs”<\/em><\/p>\n

20.00-22.00 Welcome Buffet<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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MONDAY, JULY 6<\/strong><\/p>\n

09.00 \u2013 09.20 Opening of ESMEC 2026
Giorgio CALCAGNINI<\/strong> – Rector of the University of Urbino Carlo Bo
Luc VAN HIJFTE<\/strong>\u00a0– President of the European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Stefano ALCARO<\/strong> – President of the Medicinal Chemistry Division of the Italian Chemical Society
Gabriele COSTANTINO<\/strong> – Director of the European School of Medicinal Chemistry<\/p>\n

1st<\/sup><\/span> session: INTRODUCTION TO OLIGONUCLEOTIDE-BASED COMPOUNDS
Co-chair: Antimo GIOIELLO<\/strong> – University of Perugia (IT), Marco Lucio LOLLI<\/strong> – University of Torino (IT)<\/p>\n

09.20 \u2013 09.35 Introduction to the Session<\/p>\n

09.35 \u2013 10.20 Mattia BERNETTI<\/strong> – University of Urbino Carlo Bo (IT)
“RNA Structures: from Function to Molecular Design”<\/em><\/p>\n

10.20 \u2013 11.00 Paolo BRUNO<\/strong> – Chiesi (IT)
“Nucleic Acid Therapeutics”<\/em><\/p>\n

11.00 \u2013 11.30 Coffee Break<\/p>\n

11.30 \u2013 12.15 Lucia FERRAZZANO<\/strong> \u2013 University of Bologna (IT)
“From Green Metrics to Practice: Integrating Sustainability Across Iterative Oligonucleotide and PNA Synthesis”<\/em><\/p>\n

12.15 \u2013 13.00 Montserrat TERRAZAS MARTINEZ<\/strong>\u00a0– University of Barcelona (ES)
“Hitting multiple targets: Controlled and selective multi-targeting oligonucleotide approaches for cancer treatment”<\/em><\/p>\n

13.00 \u2013 15.00 Lunch<\/p>\n

15.00 \u2013 16.00 Workshop \u201cLanding chemical space travellers to the bench: how to select the final hit series – a collaborative lead identification simulation\u201d: set up<\/p>\n

16.00 \u2013 17.00 Poster Session 1<\/p>\n

17.00 \u2013 18.00 Workshop: Brainstorming<\/p>\n

19.45\u00a0Dinner<\/p>\n

21.00\u00a0Walking tour of the historic center of Urbino, UNESCO heritage site<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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TUESDAY, JULY 7<\/strong><\/p>\n

2nd<\/sup><\/span> session: session: RNA THERAPEUTIC MODALITIES
Co-chair: Laura CARZANIGA<\/strong> – Chiesi (IT), Enza LACIVITA<\/strong>\u00a0– University of Bari Aldo Moro (IT)<\/p>\n

09.00 \u2013 09.15 Introduction to the Session<\/p>\n

09.15 \u2013 10.00 Modesto OROZCO<\/strong>\u00a0– University of Barcelona (ES)
“What can theoretical methods do in therapeutic nucleic acids design?”<\/em><\/p>\n

10.00 \u2013 10.45 Ketaki DESHMUKH<\/strong> – Novo Nordisk (US)
“Lipid Nanoparticles: Introduction to Applications”<\/em><\/p>\n

10.45 \u2013 11.15 Coffee Break<\/p>\n

11.15 \u2013 12.00 Chiara DE SANTI<\/strong> – Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (IE)
“RNA with a twist: microRNAs and circular RNAs as drug molecules”<\/em><\/p>\n

12.00 \u2013 12.45 Marlen C. LAUFFER<\/strong> – University of Oxford (UK)
“Antisense oligonucleotides as therapeutics for common and rare disease”<\/em><\/p>\n

12.45 \u2013 14.30 Lunch<\/p>\n

Chair: Stephanie FEDERICO<\/strong> – University of Trieste (IT)<\/p>\n

14.30 \u2013 15.15 Fernando PASTOR<\/strong>\u00a0– University of Navarre (ES)
“The Therapeutic Aptamer Toolbox”<\/em><\/p>\n

15.15 \u2013 16.00 Iain LINGARD<\/strong> – Evotec (IT)
“Oligonucleotide vs Small Molecule Therapeutics \u2013 How RNA based modalities are changing the drug discovery processes in Pharma and Biotech”<\/em><\/p>\n

16.00 \u2013 17.00 Poster Session 2<\/p>\n

17.00 \u2013 18.00 Workshop: Brainstorming<\/p>\n

19.45 Dinner<\/p>\n

21.00 Guided tour of the Ducal Palace<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 8<\/strong><\/p>\n

3rd<\/sup><\/span> session: SMALL MOLECULES TARGETING RNA STRUCTURES
Co-chair: Sandro COSCONATI<\/strong> – University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli (IT), Giovanni BOTTEGONI<\/strong> – University of Urbino Carlo Bo (IT)<\/p>\n

09.00 \u2013 09.15 Introduction to the Session<\/p>\n

09.15 \u2013 10.00 Christian KERSTEN<\/strong> – Johannes Gutenberg-Universit\u00e4t Mainz (DE)
“Structure-Based RNA-Ligand Design – Chances & Challenges”<\/em><\/p>\n

10.00 \u2013 10.45 Maria DUCA<\/strong> – Universit\u00e9 C\u00f4te d’Azur, CNRS (FR)
“Small molecules targeting non-coding RNAs: scope and applications”<\/em><\/p>\n

10.45 \u2013 11.15 Coffee Break<\/p>\n

11.15 \u2013 12.00 Wim VELEMA<\/strong> – Radboud University (NL)
“Bacterial RNA targeting”<\/em><\/p>\n

12.00 \u2013 12.45 Peng WU<\/strong> – TU Dortmund University (DE)
“RNA post-transcriptional modulations via small molecules targeting RNAs and RNA-binding proteins”<\/em><\/p>\n

12.45 \u2013 14.30 Lunch<\/p>\n

14.30 \u2013 17.00 Workshop: team presentation on the results<\/p>\n

17.00 \u2013 18.00 Assemblea della sezione Giovani della Divisione di Chimica Farmaceutica della SCI<\/p>\n

20.30 Social Dinner<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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THURSDAY, JULY 9<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chairperson: Beatriz DE PASCUAL-TERESA<\/strong> – University CEU San Pablo, Madrid (ES)<\/p>\n

09.00 \u2013 10.00 Fabio BERTOZZI<\/strong> \u2013 Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa (IT)
Market watch: new drug approval in 2025 and synthetic strategies<\/p>\n

10.00 \u2013 10.30 Coffee Break<\/p>\n

10.30 \u2013 10.45 Michele MARI<\/strong> \u2013 University of Urbino Carlo Bo (IT)
EFMC-YSN: join the young scientists network!<\/p>\n

10.45 \u2013 12.45 Chairperson: Giovanni BOTTEGONI<\/strong> – University of Urbino Carlo Bo (IT)
Selected oral lectures by participants<\/p>\n

12.45 \u2013 13.15 Director of ESMEC\u00a0
Awards of selected posters
Concluding remarks<\/p>\n

13.15 Lunch and leaving<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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