Bioencapsulation Convention 2026

28th Microencapsulation Industrial Convention

Valencia, Spain- June 08-11, 2026

Convention Program

Convention Temporary Program

Day 1 – Monday, June 8, 2026

Evening

15:00 – 18:00

Registration & Welcome

19:00 – 21:00

Opening Reception – Convention Welcome Cocktail Party

Day 2 – Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Morning

08:30 – 09:00

Registration & Welcome

09:00 – 09:30

Smart Engineered Nanoparticles for Precision Functionality Delivery

Lorenzo Pastrana – Chair of the Research Office en INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory| Topic: Precision Delivery
09:30 – 10:00

Micro and nano-particle production utilising scalable, membrane-based technology

Dr. Rahul Sonawane – Principal Scientist at Micropore Technologies Ltd | Topic: Membrane Technology
10:00 – 10:30

Exhibitors Presentations

10:30 – 13:00

Coffee Break – Exhibition – B2B Meetings

Afternoon

13:00 – 14:00

Buffet Lunch

14:00 – 14:30

Microencapsulation and Use of Alternative Coatings Using Pulse Combustion Drying

Aritz Lekuona – Director I+D at EKONEK | Topic: Pulse Combustion Drying
14:30 – 15:00

Uniform, Scalable, and Biocompatible Microencapsulation Using In-Air Microfluidics

Tom Kamperman – CEO & Founder IamFluidics BV | Topic: Microfluidics
15:00 – 15:30

Presentation Title To Be Confirmed

Gesine Harms – R&D Principal Food Scientist at Kerry | Topic: Flavours encapsulation spray drying
15:30 – 17:00

Coffee Break – Exhibition – B2B Meetings

Evening

🕒19:30

Bus to Convention Dinner

20:00 – 22:30

Convention Dinner

Restaurant La Ferradura

Day 3 – Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Morning

🕒 8:40

Bus to AINIA

09:00 – 09:15

Registration and Welcome

09:15 – 09:45

Advanced Encapsulation Platforms for Next-Generation Therapeutics

Rafael Miravet Martí – Business Development at CURAPATH | Topic: SLNP Drug Delivery
09:45 – 10:15

How To Approach The Microencapsulation Of A Bioactive Plant Extract: From R&D To Industrial Scale Up. A Success Case Of Innovation In The Dietary Supplement Industry.

Andrea Occhipinti – Quality Control Manager in Abel Nutraceuticals S.r.l. | Topic: Spray Chilling & Bioavailability Tests
10:15 – 10:45

Coffee Break

10:45 – 11:15

Microencapsulation of microorganisms to preserve viability using rotary disk spray drying

Israel García – Sales Representative, Barcelona, ATOPOLS | Topic: Spray Drying – Industrial Scale Rotary
11:15– 11:45

From Fark to Fork: microencapsulation for agriculture, feed and food bioactives

Lorena Sanchez – R&D Director at KAPSERA
11:45 – 13:00

Visit to AINIA

Afternoon

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch at AINIA

🕒14:00

Bus to Hotel Sorolla

14:00 – 17:00

Coffee Break – Exhibition – B2B Meetings

Evening

🕒18:30

Visit to the City of Valencia

Day 4– Thursday, June 11, 2026

Morning

08:15 - 08:30

Morning Welcome and informatiom

08:30 - 09:00

Continuous Manufacturing of Polymeric Micro- and Nanocapsules Using Flow Microstructured Reactors

Dr. Anna Musyanovych – Head of Micro- and Nanoparticles: Engineering and Formulation Group at Fraunhofer IMM | Topic: Flow Microstructured Reactors
09:00 – 09:30

Enhancing Actives for Better Performance: Advanced Delivery with ECOSTRATAR

Neus Isidro – Division CEO, Encapsulation Technologies at ECOPOLTECH | Topic: Encapsulation Technologies
09:30 - 10:00

Microfluidics at tons-scale

Édouard Duliège – Head of Science and Technology at Microcaps | Topic: Microfluidics scale up
10:00 - 12:30

Coffee Break-Exhibitiom and B2B meeting

🕒12:30

Lunch boxes & Departure

🕒TBC

Visit to Albufera Natural Park-TBC (Optional)

Organizers

Participants

Will be updated progressively