INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP 2026 - 3D SPHEROIDS FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT DRUG DISCOVERY
International Workshop Friday 19/June/2026, Sant’Orsola Hospital, Bologna, Italy
Pubblicato: 04 giugno 2026 | Innovazione e ricerca
In memory of Prof. Francesco Canganella (Science Counsellor 2013-2021, Embassy of Italy, Seoul, South Korea)
Venerdì 19 giugno 2026, presso l’Aula Magna Nuove Patologie del Policlinico di Sant’Orsola, si terrà l’International Workshop 2026 - 3D Spheroids for High-Throughput Drug Discovery.
L’iniziativa, promossa con la responsabilità scientifica del professor Filippo Piccinini del Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche dell’Università di Bologna, sarà dedicata alle nuove metodologie per il test dei farmaci antitumorali attraverso modelli cellulari tridimensionali e piattaforme avanzate di high-content screening.
Il workshop, organizzato in memoria del professor Francesco Canganella, Science Counsellor dell’Ambasciata d’Italia a Seoul dal 2013 al 2021, sarà un’occasione di confronto tra Università di Bologna, istituzioni di ricerca italiane e partner internazionali, con particolare attenzione alla collaborazione scientifica tra Italia e Corea del Sud.
Durante la giornata si parlerà di sferoidi multicellulari, imaging 3D, drug delivery, bioelettronica, bioprinting, radiomica, modelli matematici e applicazioni precliniche nella ricerca oncologica.
ORGANISING COMMITTEE:
- Filippo Piccinini, Responsabile Scientifico, Università di Bologna e IRCCS IRST Meldola (FC), Italia (f.piccinini@unibo.it).
- Gastone Castellani, Università di Bologna, Italia (gastone.castellani@unibo.it).
- Mariachiara Stellato, Università di Bologna, Italia (m.stellato@unibo.it).
- Jae-Chul Pyun, Università Yonsei, Seul, Corea del Sud (jcpyun@yonsei.ac.kr).
- Misu Lee, Università Nazionale di Incheon, Incheon, Corea del Sud (misulee@inu.ac.kr).
PROGRAM (Italian - IT - and South Korean - SK - local time):
Chairs:
- Enrico Lucarelli (Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna, Italy, enrico.lucarelli@ior.it).
- Gianandrea Pasquinelli (University of Bologna, Italy, gianandr.pasquinelli@unibo.it).
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SPEAKER |
TIME |
PRESENTATION TITLE |
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Filippo Piccinini (University of Bologna, Italy, f.piccinini@unibo.it). Gastone Castellani (University of Bologna, Italy, gastone.castellani@unibo.it). |
09:30-09:40 IT 16:30-16:40 SK |
Introduction to the workshop and opening greetings by Authorities: - Prof. Manuela Ferracin (University of Bologna, DIMEC Vice-Director). - Dr. Giovanna Bianconi (Italy and South Korea Diplomatic mediator). - Prof. Massimo Passera (Science Counselor, Embassy of Italy, Seoul). |
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Jae-Chul Pyun (Yonsei University, South Korea, jcpyun@yonsei.ac.kr). |
09:40-09:47 IT 16:40-16:47 SK |
Screening of anti-cancer drugs using Fv-antibody library. |
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Olivier De Wever (Cancer Research Institute, Ghent, Belgium, olivier.dewever@ugent.be). |
09:50-09:57 IT 16:50-16:57 SK |
MISpheroID and beyond: reproducibility in spheroid research (presentation delivered remotely). |
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Misu Lee (Incheon National University, South Korea, misulee@inu.ac.kr). |
10:00-10:07 IT 17:00-17:07 SK |
Three-Dimensional Spheroids as In Vitro Preclinical Models (presentation delivered remotely). |
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Peter Horvath (Biological Research Centre, Hungary, horvath.peter@brc.hu). Akos Diosdi (Biological Research Centre, Hungary, diosdi.akos@brc.hu). |
10:10-10:17 IT 17:10-17:17 SK |
HCS-3DX: imaging platform for 3-dimensional cell cultures using light-sheet microscopy. |
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Jung Heon Lee (Sungkyunkwan University, jhlee7@skku.edu). |
10:20-10:27 IT 17:20-17:27 SK |
DNApatite: A DNA-Inorganic Hybrid Nanoplatform for Programmable Drug Delivery. |
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Sumin Lee (Tomocube Seoul, slee@tomocube.com) |
10:30-10:37 IT 17:30-17:37 SK |
Label-Free 3D Profiling of Tumor Spheroids by Holotomography for Drug Response Assessment (presentation delivered remotely). |
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Anna Tesei (IRCCS IRST, Meldola, Italy, anna.tesei@irst.emr.it). |
10:40-10:47 IT 17:40-17:47 SK |
From Tumor Spheroids to Bioprinted Constructs: Patient-Derived Glioma 3D Platforms for High-Throughput Screening and Translational Research. |
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ACTIVITY |
TIME |
DESCRIPTION |
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COFFEE BREAK |
10:50-11:30 IT 17:50-18:30 SK |
COFFEE BREAK |
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SPEAKER |
TIME |
PRESENTATION TITLE |
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Timea Boroczky (Biological Research Centre, Hungary, boroczky.timea@brc.hu). |
11:30-11:37 IT 18:30-18:37 SK |
Dynamic perfusion-based modeling of HER2-positive tumor spheroids for EV-based treatment evaluation (presentation delivered remotely). |
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Lorenzo Anconelli (University of Bologna, lorenzo.anconelli3@unibo.it) |
11:40-11:47 IT 18:40-19:47 SK |
Monocyte infiltration into 3D osteosarcoma spheroids: a novel axis of immune polarization and treatment efficacy |
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Tobias Cramer (University of Bologna, Italy, tobias.cramer@unibo.it). Isabella Zironi (University of Bologna, Italy, isabella.zironi@unibo.it). |
11:50-11:57 IT 18:50-18:57 SK |
Probing Cell–Material Interactions with Bioelectronics and Impedance Techniques. |
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Francesco Alviano (University of Bologna, Italy, francesco.alviano@unibo.it). Pasquale Marrazzo (University of Bologna, Italy, pasquale.marrazzo2@unibo.it). |
12:00-12:07 IT 19:00-19:07 SK |
Engineering 3D models from perinatal stem cells for regenerative applications. |
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Mattia Lauriola (University of Bologna, Italy, mattia.lauriola2@unibo.it) |
12:10-12:17 IT 19:10-19:17 SK |
Neuroendocrine-like/EMT dedifferentiation mediates resistance to EGFR inhibitors via the NRG1/HER3 axis. |
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Giovanni Pasini (National Research Council, Italy, giovanni.pasini@uniroma1.it). |
12:20-12:27 IT 19:20-19:27 SK |
From Clinic to Bench: Translating Radiomic Expertise into Ex‑Vivo Applications. |
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Michele Zanoni (IRCCS IRST, Meldola, Italy, michele.zanoni@irst.emr.it). Giacomo Miserocchi (IRCCS IRST, Meldola, Italy, giacomo.miserocchi@irst.emr.it). |
12:30-12:37 IT 19:30-19:37 SK |
Diving into cancer: when 3D models meet zebrafish (presentation delivered remotely). |
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Ciro De Luca (University of Campania, Italy, ciro.deluca@unicampania.it) |
12:40-12:47 IT 19:40-19:47 SK |
3D bioscaffolds as Ariadne’s Thread for the vascular labyrinth. |
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Elena Maria Tosca (University of Pavia, Italy, elenamaria.tosca@unipv.it) |
12:50-12:57 IT 19:50-19:57 SK |
Translational Mathematical Modeling of Tumor Growth Inhibition in 3D Tumor Spheroids. |
INFORMATION:
- Venue: Room:
Aula Magna Nuove Patologie, padiglione 5, Sant’Orsola Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
- Remote meeting address via Microsoft Teams: ID meeting: 361 108 262 759 43; Passcode: HA6Xc2pQ, or just copy and paste into a browser the following link:
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_Njk0Yjg4NmMtNmIxZC00YWY3LThiYzQtZjAxNTUxNjc4MGIw%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22e99647dc-1b08-454a-bf8c-699181b389ab%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22d24f6c9a-f088-4bd2-a652-fe38c5831aca%22%7d
- Costs:
Free admission for all registered participants. To register, send an email to Mariachiara Stellato (m.stellato@unibo.it) including your name, surname, and institution by 11/June/2026.
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