Bioencapsulation Conference 2025

27th International Conference on Bioencapsulation

Mons, Belgium - October 20-22, 2025

Scientific Program

Conference Program

Day 1 – Monday, October 20, 2025

Morning

11:00 – 12:30

Registration & Welcome

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch Break

Afternoon

🕒 Session 1 | 13:30–15:00

Session 1

Microencapsulation in Action: Shaping the Future of Plant Protection

Session Chair: Dr. Vesna Jerkovic, HELHa University College – CeREF Technique, Belgium
13:30-14:00

◆ Keynote Lecture : Immobilization of microalgae and plant-growth promoting bacteria for co-cultivation processes-Authors: Jnanada Joshi, Laura Fladung, Olaf Kruse, Anant Patel

◆ Keynote Speaker: Prof. Anant Patel Professor of Process Engineering & Vice President for Research, Development and Transfer Hochschule Bielefeld – University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Germany
14:00-14:15

Oral Presentation 1: Bio-sourced formulations for controlled and easily adaptable release of phytosanitary agents 🎤 Mr. Jean-Michel Thomassin

Jean-Michel Thomassin, Lara Gumusboga, Caroline De Clerck, Alodie Blondel, Marie Baes, François Henriet, Olivier Pigeon 📍Belgium
14:15-14:30

Oral Presentation 2: Extrusion versus encapsulation: a case study in the formulation of living fungal spores for the product ATTRACAP®

🎤 Dr. Thomas Philipp Zimmermann Thomas Philipp Zimmermann, Mary-Joanna Reuther, Martin Winkler, Johannes Brikmann, Karthi Balakrishnan, Valentina Lember, Angela Ries, Elisa Beitzen-Heineke, Michael Rostás, Anant Patel📍Germany
14:30-14:45

Oral Presentation 3: Advances in the use of encapsulated plant grow 🎤 Dr. Emma Piacentinith-promoting microbes (PGPMs)

Emma Piacentini, Donatela Cimini, Valeria Ventorino 📍Italy
14:45-15:00

Oral Presentation 4: Interpolyelectrolyte complex formulations of dsRNA for plant protection 🎤 Prof. Anant V. Pate

l Benjamin W. Moorlach, Ana R. Sede, Katharina M. Hermann, Alesia A. Levanova, Minna M. Poranen, Michael Westphal, Martin Wortmann, Elzbieta Stepula, Desiree Jakobs-Schönwandt, Manfred Heinlein, Waldemar Keil, Anant V. Patel 📍Germany
15:00 – 15:30

🔴Coffee Break & Poster Presentation

🕒 Session 2 | 15:30–16:30

Session 2

Feed the Future: Microencapsulation for Agriculture and Aquaculture

Session Chair: Dr. Arnaud Picot, Partnership & IP Manager, Capsulae, France
15:30-16:00

◆ Keynote Lecture: Scalable Green Manufacturing of Nearly Monodisperse Microcapsules: A Step Towards Sustainable Industrial Encapsulation

◆ Keynote Speaker: Dr. Marijana Dragosavac – Reader in Chemical Engineering Loughborough University, United Kingdom
16:00-16:15

Oral Presentation 1: Optimizing Exogenous Feed Enzyme Formulations for Enhanced Animal Nutrition 🎤 Dr. Roland Staff

Roland Staff 📍Germany
16:15-16:30

Oral Presentation 2: Enhanced Antimicrobial Efficacy of Gelucire-Encapsulated Brazilian Red Propolis for Sustainable Aquaculture 🎤 Prof. Wanderley Pereira Oliveira

Akinola J.A., Ferreira D.R., Pilarski F., Oliveira W.P. 📍Brazil
16:30-17:30

🟦Round Table 1 – Meeting for European Project Applications : Topics of Discussion: ✅ Innovative circular solutions: transforming waste into valuable resources and promoting efficient bioresource use

Chair: Prof. Claire Gaiani, Prof. Stephane Desobry, Dr. Jennifer Burgain, University of Lorraine, France

Evening

18:30 – 23:00

Mundaneum Visit & Gala Dinner

Day 2 – Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Morning

08:00 – 08:30

Registration and Welcome

08:30 – 09:00

Presentation 1

09:00 – 09:30

Presentation 2

09:30 – 10:00

Exhibitors Presentations

10:00 – 12:40

Coffee Break – Exhibition – B2B Meetings

12:30 – 13:30

Cocktail-style lunch

Afternoon

13:30 – 14:00

Presentation 3

14:00 – 14:30

Presentation 4

14:30 – 15:00

Presentation 5

15:00 – 18:40

Coffee Break – Exhibition – B2B Meetings

Free Evening / Optional Networking

Day 3 – Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Morning

08:15 – 08:30

Bus Departure to AINIA

08:30 – 10:30

Conferences at AINIA

10:30 – 10:45

Coffee Break

10:45 – 12:45

Visit of AINIA

12:45 – 13:45

cocktail style Lunch at AINIA & Discussions

13:45 – 14:00

Bus Back to Convention Venue

14:15- 18:00

B2B Meetings and Networking Sessions

19:30- 22:00

Convention Gala Dinner at The Umbracle

Day 4– Thursday, June 11, 2026

Morning

08:15 - 08:30

Morning Welcome and informatiom

08:30 - 09:00

Presentation 1

09:00 – 09:30

Presentation 2

09:30 - 10:00

Presentation 3

10:00 - 12:30

Coffee Break-Exhibitiom and B2B meeting

12:30

Lunch boxes & Departure

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