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Barcelona Meeting 2026

COST Action CA21108 Annual Meeting

📍 Barcelona, Spain • January 27-29, 2026
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Day 1 - Tuesday

January 27, 2026
12:00
13:00
1h
📋 Registration
13:00
13:30
30min
🎤 Welcome & Introduction
Chairs: Sandrine Dubrac & Hristijan Gjoreski
13:30
13:45
15min
Session 1 - Introduction
Chair: Ivana Pantelic
WG5
13:45
14:45
1h
Session 2 - Talks
WG5
13:45 - 14:05 • Sofia Lima
14:05 - 14:25 • Jordi Arbusà - Cuantum
14:25 - 14:45 • Discussion
14:45
15:15
30min
☕ Coffee Break & Poster Session
15:15
16:00
45min
Mentoring Session
15 min update + 30 min mentoring: Joachim + Anna
Chair: Joachim Fluhr
WG4
16:00
17:20
1h 20min
STSM Presentations
Chair: Ruben Pereira
All WGs
16:00 - 16:20 • STSM Presentation 1
16:20 - 16:40 • STSM Presentation 2
16:40 - 17:00 • STSM Presentation 3
17:00 - 17:20 • STSM Presentation 4
WG5
WG4 - Mentoring
Break
Social
2

Day 2 - Wednesday

January 28, 2026
09:00
09:20
20min
Session 1 - Introduction: What was done and what is planned?
Chairs: Diego Velasco & Vincent Flacher
WG1
09:20
09:50
30min
Investigating Host-Microbe Interactions in a Human Epidermal Equivalent Model
Dr. Deborah Monzaghi
WG1
09:50
10:10
20min
A Human Skin-Microbiome-on-Chip (SMoC) Model for Nanomaterial Safety Assessment
Samantha Costa
WG1
10:10
10:30
20min
Integrating Melanocytes into 3D Human Skin Equivalents: Progress, Pitfalls, and Lessons Learned
Dr. Maria Cavinato
WG1
10:30
11:00
30min
Discussion: Melanocytes in Skin Models
WG1
11:00
11:30
30min
☕ Coffee Break & Poster Session
11:30
12:10
40min
Session 1 - Updates on Deliverables and Output in WG2
Chairs: Sandra Simoes & Jos Smits
WG2
11:40 - 11:55 • Septuce Zin: Skin Models to Investigate Cold Atmospheric Plasma Effects on Acute Wound Healing in Spaceflight Conditions
11:55 - 12:10 • Catarina Pereira-Leite: Entoingredients in Lipid-based Nanosystems to Tackle Atopic Dermatitis
12:10
12:55
45min
Interactive Session: Minimal Requirements to Validate a "Disease"
Focus: AD, PSO, Aging
Chairs: Craig Murdoch, Sandra Simoes & Jos Smits
WG2-WG4
12:55
13:45
50min
Session 2: Breaking News on 3D Skin Disease Model Development
Chairs: Sandra Simoes & Jos Smits
WG2
12:55 - 13:10 • Michel Simon: Canine Atopic Dermatitis
13:10 - 13:25 • Ana Isabel Barbosa: Completing the Loop for Skin Barrier Repair with Co-evolving Non-lamellar Nanosystems and Skin Biomimetic Models
13:25 - 13:45 • Discussion: Epidermal Differentiation Diseases, Ichthyosis, Wound Healing in Diabetes Context
13:45
15:15
1h 30min
🍽️ Lunch Break
15:15
15:40
25min
Session 1 - Introduction: What was done and what is planned?
Presentation of Opinion papers in review. Schedule for task forces/guidelines.
Chairs: GĂźlcihan GĂźlseren, Reiko Tanaka & Roman Bauer
WG3
15:40
17:20
1h 40min
Session 2 - Talks
WG3
15:40 - 16:05 • Elise Byron (TBC)
TBC • Sustainability Topic
TBC • AI Topic
16:05 - 16:30 • Discussion: Facilitate AI Models + In Vitro Models (News & Perspectives)
16:30
16:40
10min
Session 3 - Closing Remarks
GĂźlcihan GĂźlseren & Roman Bauer
WG3
16:30
16:50
20min
Open Flash Talks & Trouble Shooting
All WGs
WG1
WG2
WG3
Break
Social
3

Day 3 - Thursday

January 29, 2026
09:00
10:00
1h
Session 3 - Guidelines (Emphasis); Task Forces, Deliverables
Chairs: Diego Velasco & Vincent Flacher
WG1
10:00
11:00
1h
Action Deliverables: What Can Be Accomplished in the Final Year?
Chairs: Sandra Simoes & Sandrine Dubrac
WG2
10:00 - 10:20 • Update from Task Force Leaders
10:20 - 11:00 • Define Focus on Deliverables in the Last Year
11:00
11:30
30min
☕ Coffee Break
11:30
12:30
1h
Discussion Session (Paper?)
Led by Roman Bauer & GĂźlcihan GĂźlseren
Chairs: GĂźlcihan GĂźlseren, Reiko Tanaka & Roman Bauer
WG3
12:30
13:00
30min
🎤 Closing Remarks & Announcements
WG1
WG2
WG3
Break