Scientific Programme

Thursday, 28 May 2026

8.00-9.00           REGISTRATION

9.00-9.20        CONFERENCE OPENING AND WELCOME REMARKS

 

SESSION:        DESIGN, SYNTHESIS AND CHEMICAL MODIFICATIONS OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS

 

Chairpersons of the session:

Stefano Serra, Witold Gładkowski

 

9.20–10.00      PLENARY LECTURE 1

                           Lupane-type triterpenoid saponins for therapeutic and prophylactic applications

                           Charles Gauthier

10.00–10.15    ORAL PRESENTATION 1

                           Selective functionalisation of bioactive molecules with engineered ancestral cytochrome P450 enzymes          

                           Elizabeth Gillam

10.15–10.30    ORAL PRESENTATION 2

                           Innovative lipid delivery systems for bioactive compounds

                           Izabela Nowak

10.30–10.45    ORAL PRESENTATION 3

                           Valorization of metal-accumulating plant biomass for the preparation of polymetallic catalysts and their catalytic application

                           Tomasz Olszewski

10.45–11.00    ORAL PRESENTATION 4

                          Optimization of bioactalytic cascade in the production of raspberry ketone from birch secondary metabolites

                           Emerik Leaković

 

11.00–11.30    COFFEE BREAK

 

SESSION: ISOLATION, ANALYSIS AND IDENTIFICATION OF NATURAL COMPOUNDS

 

Chairpersons of the session:

Elisabetta Brenna, Filip Boratyński

 

11.30–12.10    PLENARY LECTURE 2

                           Dissecting bioactives from multicomponent mixtures

                           Judith Rollinger

12.10–12.25    ORAL PRESENTATION 5

                           Bioactive compounds obtained via NADES extraction: Impact on in vitro cell migration

                           Kristina Radošević

12.25–12.40    ORAL PRESENTATION 6

                           Hydrolates revised: How distillation and analytical methodology fundamentally reshape chemical profile

                           Kamil Szymczak

12.40–12.55    ORAL PRESENTATION 7

                           From silence to signal: An integrated microgravity–metabolomics platform for discovering microbial bioactives

                           Yosephine Gumulya

12.55–13.10      ORAL PRESENTATION 8

                            From waste to platform chemicals: Adsorption-based fractionation of food waste-derived volatile fatty acids

                            Baserehtaromsary Negar

 

13.10–14.10        LUNCH BREAK

 

SESSION: VALORIZATION OF AGRI-FOOD BY-PRODUCTS AND WASTES

 

Chairpersons of the session:

Elizabeth Gillam, Agnieszka Krawczyk – Łebek

 

14.10–14.50    PLENARY LECTURE 3

                           Exploitation of olive oil industry products and by-products for pilot isolation and semi-synthesis of promising medicinal agents

                           Leandros Skaltsounis

14.50–15.05    ORAL PRESENTATION 9

                           Continuous-flow lipase-mediated synthesis of bioactive derivatives from renewable sources

                           Elisabetta Brenna

15.05–15.20    ORAL PRESENTATION 10

                           Flaxseed oil cakes as a source of proteins – implications for animal cell technology and cellular agriculture

                           Višnja Gaurina Srček

15.20–15.35    ORAL PRESENTATION 11

                           Every molecule matters: Designing biorefineries where no fraction is left behind

                           Swarnima Agnihotri

15.35–15.50    ORAL PRESENTATION 12

                           Fungal-based solid-state fermentation: A sustainable approach for lignocellulosic biorefineries

                           Marina Tišma

 

15.50–16.20    FLASH POSTER PRESENTATIONS (6 x 5 min)

  • Cannabidiol as a nefroprotective agent against ionophore coccidiostat cytotoxicity – Oliwia Kończak
  • Whole cell transformation of cannabidiol – Daniel Łój
  • Blue-biorefinery of brown macroalgae: Green extraction strategies for phlorotannins recovery from Fucus Hamed Mariem
  • Upcycling spent hops: A low-cost method for the isolation of xanthohumol – Aleksandra Modzelewska
  • Synthesis and antibacterial activity of fabimycin – a new antibiotic candidate against Gram-negative bacteria – Marcin Ochowicz
  • The effect of 4-methylcatechol on platelet aggregation in patients with asthma – Magdalena Walková

16.20–17.20    POSTER SESSION COMBINED WITH COFFEE BREAK

 

19.30                GALA DINNER

Friday, 29 May 2026

SESSION: BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION AND TRANSFORMATION OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS

 

Chairpersons of the session:

Amir Mahboubi Soufiani, Aleksandra Grudniewska

 

9.30–10.10      Plenary lecture 4

                           Protein engineering of cofactor-dependent enzymes for biocatalysis

                           Jon Stewart

10.10–10.25    ORAL PRESENTATION 13

                           Chemo-enzymatic valorisation of industrial hemp distillation waste from essential oil production

                           Fabio Parmeggiani

10.25–10.40    ORAL PRESENTATION 14

                           Exploring the promiscuous activity of fatty acid hydratases

                           Stefano Serra

10.40–10.55    ORAL PRESENTATION 15

                           Microbial biocatalysts for the preparation of flavonoid metabolites: applications in metabolic and biological research

                           Kateřina Valentová

10.55–11.10    ORAL PRESENTATION 16

                           Noble metal nanoparticles as elicitors enhancing biotechnological production of bioactive metabolites in plant in vitro systems

                           Agnieszka Szopa

 

11.10–11.40    COFFEE BREAK

 

SESSION: BIOACTIVES IN MEDICINE AND COSMETOLOGY

 

Chairpersons of the session: 

Kristina Radošević, Marcelina Mazur

 

11.40–12.20    Plenary lecture 5

                           Are small phenolic metabolites of flavonoids responsible for the observed arterial blood pressure-decreasing effect?

                           Přemysl Mladěnka

12.20–12.35    ORAL PRESENTATION 17

                           Caffeic acid-functionalized silver nanoparticles enhance anti-melanogenic activity in melanocytes

                           Enrique Calvo Manso

12.35–12.50    ORAL PRESENTATION 18

                           Lactate: nutrient, oncometabolite, or key modulator of cellular metabolism

                           Małgorzata Zakłos-Szyda

12.50–13.05      ORAL PRESENTATION 19

                            Halogenated flavonoid derivatives modulating gut microbiota composition as supportive agents in colorectal cancer therapy

                            Martyna Perz

13.05–13.20    ORAL PRESENTATION 20

                            Pluchea grevei essential oil as multifunctional active ingredient

                            Alicja Surowiak

 

13.20–14.30      LUNCH BREAK

 

SESSION: BIOACTIVES IN FOOD

 

Chairpersons of the session:

Fabio Parmeggiani, Anna Chojnacka

 

14.30–15.10    PLENARY LECTURE 6

                           Solid-state fermentation of agro-industrial by-products

                           Wolfram Brück

15.10–15.25    ORAL PRESENTATION 21

                           Glycosylated mycotoxins – a hidden challenge in food safety

                           Vladimir Kren

15.25–15.40    ORAL PRESENTATION 22

                           Combining enzyme inhibition assays to targeted metabolomics for food bioactivity assessment

                           Aristeidis Tsagkaris 

15.40–15.55    ORAL PRESENTATION 23

                           Antihypertensive and sex-dependent metabolic effects of protein hydrolysates from agri-food by-products: Potential role of gut microbiota                                         Francisca Isabel Bravo

15.55–16.10    ORAL PRESENTATION 24

                           Circular economy in the sugar industry: waste valorisation for the discovery, development, production and application of bioactive compounds

                           Krzysztof Kołodziejczyk

16.10–16.25    ORAL PRESENTATION 25

                           The BIOPEP-UWM database of peptides and proteins – opportunities available in 2026

                            Piotr Minkiewicz

 

16.25–17.00    AWARDS AND CLOSING REMARKS

Social Programme

As part of the social programme of BioActive 2026 – International Conference on Bioactive Compounds, participants are invited to attend the Conference Gala Dinner, which will take place on Thursday, 28 May 2026, following the first day of the scientific sessions.

 

The gala dinner will provide a relaxed and friendly environment where conference participants can continue scientific discussions, exchange ideas, and establish new professional connections beyond the formal conference programme. Such social events play an important role in scientific meetings by encouraging networking and collaboration among researchers from different institutions, disciplines, and countries.

 

The evening will include a formal dinner accompanied by music, creating an enjoyable atmosphere for informal conversations and interaction among participants. The event will offer an excellent opportunity to strengthen existing collaborations and initiate new research partnerships within the international bioactive compounds research community.

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