Programme
The detailed conference programme is available below
Downloadable versions of the conference programmes are available here!
Book of Abstracts
The Book of Abstracts is available here!
Conference Guide
Speakers information
Speakers are kindly requested to respect the allocated time to avoid any delay during the sessions. It is not permitted to use your own laptop or other device due to time constraints. A laptop PC will be available in the conference room. Presentations should be uploaded in PPT or PDF format the day before or during the break preceding the allocated session. Presentation files must be named using the following format: Name_Surname_ItaBIC26. Speakers are required to upload their presentation before their session begins. Speakers scheduled for the first sessions are strongly recommended to arrive early to allow sufficient time to upload their presentations.
Presentation formats
| Code | Presentation type | Time | Q&A | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL | Plenary lecture | 40 min | 5 min | 45 min |
| KL | Keynote lecture | 25 min | 5 min | 30 min |
| GOC | Gold oral communication | 17 min | 3 min | 20 min |
| *OC | Oral communication | 13 min | 2 min | 15 min |
| OC | Oral communication | 8 min | 2 min | 10 min |
Official language
The official language of the conference will be English.
Poster presentations
Posters may be mounted on the designated boards on the morning of 7 September and should remain on display for the duration of the conference. Dedicated poster sessions will take place on 8 September, while participants are welcome to view the posters throughout the meeting. All posters must be removed at the end of the conference on 9 September.
Poster boards will be numbered according to the scientific programme (see the downloadable version). Presenters are kindly requested to display their poster on the assigned board. Pins will be provided by the Organizing Secretariat.
The required poster format is A0 portrait (84 × 119 cm) to fit the dimensions of the poster boards.
Global schedule
Monday, September 7th, 2026
12:00
Registration
14:00 – 14:30
Welcome and Opening Ceremony
SESSION 1
Mechanistic Insight in Binding and Activity
Chairs: Michele Saviano and Marco Chino
14:30 – 15:00
[KL01]
Gianantonio Battistuzzi
— Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy
Reduction thermodynamics to unravel the molecular factors influencing the E°’ of redox metalloproteins
15:00 – 15:15
[*OC01]
Miriam Malagnini
— Aix-Marseille University, France
Electrochemical characterization of C. pasteurianum hydrogenase II and four site-directed variants: catalysis and inhibition
15:15 – 15:30
[*OC02]
Mario Prejanò
— Università della Calabria
Effect of distal aminoacidic mutations to Fe(III)/Fe(II) redox potential in human neuroglobin: insights from molecular modeling
15:30 – 15:40
[OC01]
Mirco Meglioli
— Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
Role of Distal Residues in Controlling the Interaction of Hydrogen Sulfide with Neuroglobin
15:40 – 15:55
[*OC03]
Chiara Bacchella
— Università degli Studi di Pavia
The Many Faces of Metal Ions in Neurodegeneration
15:55 – 16:10
[*OC04]
Luigi Russo
— Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Mechanistic Insights into the Early Events of Prion Protein Pathogenic Conversion
16:10 – 16:40
Coffee Break
SESSION 2a
Natural and Artificial Metalloenzymes
Chairs: Angela Lombardi and Matteo Tegoni
16:40 – 17:25
[PL01]
Thomas R. Ward
— University of Basel & NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering, Switzerland
Artificial and Repurposed Metalloenzymes for in vivo New-to-Nature Catalysis: Challenges and Opportunities
17:25 – 17:45
[GOC01]
Francesca Valetti
— Università di Torino
Deciphering H-Cluster Protection Mechanisms in [FeFe]-Hydrogenases for the Design of Oxygen-Tolerant Catalysts
17:45 – 18:00
[*OC05]
Lorena Simunic
— Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Artificial metalloenzymes inspired by LPMOs for waste valorization
18:00 – 18:10
[OC02]
Roberta Russo
— Università di Napoli Federico II
Exploring the catalytic potential of a miniaturized heme enzyme in new-to-nature reactions
18:10 – 18:40
[KL02]
Ulf Hanefeld
— TU Delft, The Netherlands
Versatility and Surprises with Manganese in Biocatalysis
19:00 – 21:00
Welcome Light Aperitif
Tuesday, September 8th, 2026
SESSION 2b
Natural and Artificial Metalloenzymes
Chairs: Flavia Nastri and Maria Elisa Crestoni
9:30 – 10:00
[KL03]
Anabella Ivancich
— CNRS & Aix-Marseille University, France
De novo designed alpha-helical heme proteins as structural/functional models of bi-functional KatGs and cyt P450 peroxygenases
10:00 – 10:15
[*OC06]
Federica Arrigoni
— Università di Milano-Bicocca
Multiscale Computational Insights into the Structure–Function Relationships of [FeFe]-Hydrogenases
10:15 – 10:25
[OC03]
Iago De Assis Modenez
— CNRS & Aix-Marseille University, France
Probing Nε- and Nδ-histidine ligation in a de novo designed α-helical heme protein
10:25 – 10:35
[OC04]
Chiara Elena Palmiero
— Università di Napoli Federico II
MetalHawk 2.0: Beyond Octahedral Geometries with Neural Network Classification of Metal Sites
10:35 – 10:45
[OC05]
Alessia Procentese
— Università di Napoli Federico II
Design, synthesis, and characterization of a stimuli-responsive peptide-based hydrogel
10:45 – 10:55
[OC06]
Oluwasegun Eric Ajayi
— Università di Siena
Copper calling: Myxinidin and the ATCUN motif in metal binding
10:55 – 11:30
Coffee Break and Poster Session
SESSION 3
Biocatalysis: Theoretical and Experimental Approaches
Chairs: Tiziana Marino and Roberto Fattorusso
11:30 – 11:50
[GOC02]
Luca Bertini
— Università di Milano-Bicocca
How Do Laccases Oxidize Recalcitrant Substrates? Insights from Classical and DFT Modeling
11:50 – 12:05
[*OC07]
Rachele Zunino
— Università di Napoli Federico II
QM/MM Investigation of O2 Binding at the Binuclear Copper Active Site of Arthropod Hemocyanins: Insights Across Arthropod Lineages
12:05 – 12:20
[*OC08]
Rajesh Kushwaha
— University of Strasbourg
Biologically Robust Copper(I) Photocatalysis Enables Oxidation of Endogenous Reductants under Aqueous Conditions
12:20 – 12:30
[OC07]
Jishnu Sai Gopinath
— Czech Academy of Sciences
A Simple yet Efficient Model for Computing H-Atom Transfer Tunneling from Transition-State Properties
12:30 – 13:15
[PL02]
Franc Meyer
— Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany
Bioinspired Dicopper/Dioxygen Chemistry: New Intermediates, Electronic Structures, and Reactivities
13:15 – 14:30
Light Lunch and Poster Session
SESSION 4a
Metals in Medicine and Diagnostics
Chairs: Stefania Galdiero and Alessandro Pratesi
Saluti istituzionali di Rossella Fasulo,
Presidente Ordine Regionale dei Chimici e dei Fisici della Campania
14:30 – 15:00
[KL04]
Fabio Carniato
— Università del Piemonte Orientale, Italy
Novel Mn(II)- and Fe(III)-based probes as alternatives to conventional Gd(III) MRI contrast agents
15:00 – 15:20
[GOC03]
Luigi Messori
— Università di Firenze
Metal compounds as prospective antibacterial agents. Case Studies
15:20 – 15:35
[*OC09]
Thomas Scattolin
— Università di Padova
Gold(I)–NHC Complexes Bearing Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: An Innovative Synthetic Approach and Antitumor Activity
15:35 – 15:50
[*OC10]
Diego Di Girolamo
— Università di Roma Tor Vergata
NAM-Oriented In Silico Dermatokinetic Modeling of TiO₂ and Cu-Phthalocyanine Tattoo Pigments for Risk Assessment
15:50 – 16:00
[OC08]
Simone Braccia
— Università di Napoli Federico II
Fe(III) coordination and membrane interaction drive the enhanced antimicrobial activity of a siderophore-peptide conjugate
16:00 – 16:30
Coffee Break and Poster Session
SESSION 4b
Metals in Medicine and Diagnostics
Chairs: Maria Pia Donzello and Riccardo Pettinari
16:30 – 16:45
[*OC11]
Diego Tesauro
— Università di Napoli Federico II
Insights into the behaviour of N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) Gold(I) complexes targeting the Thioredoxin System
16:45 – 17:00
[*OC12]
Lara Massai
— Università di Firenze
Metal-Based Anticancer Drugs Targeting Cytochrome c: Molecular Insights and Clinical Perspectives
17:00 – 17:15
[*OC13]
Erika Ferrari
— Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
Charge Matters: A Sulfonated TACN Chelator Enabling Neutral and Stable Cu(II) Complexes for ⁶⁴Cu radiopharmaceuticals
17:15 – 17:30
[*OC14]
Gina Elena Giacomazzo
— Università di Firenze
From Metal Complexes to Clinical Application: Ru(II)- and Os(II)-based Photosensitizers for PDT of Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia
17:30 – 17:40
[OC09]
Erika Stefàno
— Università del Salento
NMR-Based Metabolomic Approach revealed different response of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma cells to [Pt(O,O′-acac)(γ-acac)(DMS)] and cisplatin treatment
17:40 – 17:50
[OC10]
Lorenzo Risolo
— Università del Piemonte Orientale
Fluoride Coordination in Metal Complexes: Thermodynamic, Kinetic and Structural Insights for Sensing and Diagnostic Applications
17:50 – 18:00
[OC11]
Giulia Marcolli
— Politecnico di Milano
Enhanced metal ion recognition with bispidine-based fluorinated chemosensors
20:30
Social Dinner
Wednesday, September 9th, 2026
SESSION 5
Metal-based drugs: Theoretical and Experimental Approaches
Chairs: Michele Benedetti and Giorgio Pelosi
9:30 – 10:00
[KL05]
Emilia Sicilia
— Università della Calabria, Italy
Computational insights on the anticancer activity of redox-activated Pt(IV) complexes
10:00 – 10:15
[*OC15]
Tiziano Marzo
— Università di Pisa
Human Serum Albumin: A Hidden Player in the Success of Anticancer Metallodrugs
10:15 – 10:30
[*OC16]
Mauro Ravera
— Università del Piemonte Orientale
An Unsymmetric Cisplatin-Based Pt(IV) Compound Containing 2-(2-Propynyl)Octanoate: A Coin With Many Faces
10:30 – 10:40
[OC12]
Giovanni Tonon
— Università di Venezia
Harnessing Mesoionic Carbenes: Synthesis and Antiproliferative Activity of Novel Steroidal Metal Bioconjugates
10:40 – 10:50
[OC13]
Daniele Belletto
— Università della Calabria
Passive diffusion of cisplatin and cisplatin-derived Pt(IV) prodrugs across a breast cancer plasma membrane: computational insights into the role of axial ligands
10:50 – 11:00
[OC14]
Alessia Dodaro
— Università della Calabria
Advanced computational investigation of human Transferrin as a vehicle for metallodrugs absorption against cancer
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee Break
SESSION 6
Metals in Medicine
Chairs: Daniela Marasco and Francesco Paolo Fanizzi
11:30 – 12:15
[PL03]
Gilles Gasser
— Chimie ParisTech, PSL University, CNRS i-CLeHS, France
Metal Complexes for Medicinal Applications
12:15 – 12:25
[OC15]
Federica De Castro
— Università del Salento
Sub-Lethal Stress vs Cytotoxic Threshold: Metabolic Rewiring of Neuroblastoma Cells Exposed to [Pt(η¹-C₂H₄OMe)(DMSO)(phen)]⁺ complex
12:25 – 12:35
[OC16]
Anna Maria Di Cosola
— Università di Bari
In vitro and ex vivo evaluation of dinuclear platinum–bisphosphonate complexes against prostate cancer bone metastasis models
12:35 – 12:45
[OC17]
Lorenzo Luciani
— Università di Camerino
Carbazole-Based NHC Cu(I) And Au(I) Complexes As Anticancer Agents
12:45 – 12:55
[OC18]
Claudia Ghelarducci
— Università di Pisa
Novel Pt(II) Complex-Peptide Conjugates for Targeted Anticancer Therapies: Synthesis, Characterization, and Bioactivity
12:55 – 13:10
[*OC17]
Damiano Cirri
— Università di Pisa
Iodide in Gold and Platinum Anticancer Complexes: Reactivity Is Not Activity
13:10 – 13:30
[GOC04]
Annie Castonguay
— INRS, Canada
Design of biologically active ruthenium-based organometallic complexes
13:30
Awards and Concluding Remarks