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
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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.