The European Chitin Society takes pride and great pleasure in organising and inviting delegates to attend the 15th International Conference of the European Chitin Society (EUCHIS) in in Murcia, Spain, from May 10th to 13th, 2026.

The conference will be hosted by University of Murcia, Spain, at its Social Centre, the event builds on the legacy of its fourteen preceding editions over the last three decades, started in Brest, France, in 1995. This is the undisputed leading scientific, technological, and industry European forum in the field of chitin and chitosan and their multiple related remits of knowledge and applications, ranging from agriculture, food, aquaculture, biomedicine, dentistry, biomaterials, pharmacy, cosmetics, biotechnology, water, textiles, adsorbent materials, biosensors, among others. We will feature a range of renowned international invited speakers, researchers, students, and companies to altogether make a successful and memorable scientific, innovation and exchange forum. This is to be accompanied by an exciting social and cultural programme to make the most of your stay in Murcia.

The conference is poised expected to attract delegates from Europe and all over the world. To this end, a scientific, business, cultural, and social program is being designed that will include invited presentations by international experts both the well- established leaders and from the new generation of young researchers who are currently driving research and innovation in the field.
In addition, companies working all along the chitin and chitosan value chains from biomass to production, marketing and end-user applications, as well as analytical instrument companies, are expected to participate. Importantly, the conference is also expected to attract the emerging players from the new emerging industrial chitin sources from insects, fungi and microalgae.

Duración actividad: 13h
Horas presenciales: 16.08h

• 10/05/2026
  
  • Ice breaker (Sesión Principal)
    19:00 - 21:00
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• 11/05/2026
  
  • Registration desk at Centro Social Universitario (Sesión Principal)
    08:00 - 09:00
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  • EUCHIS Conference Inauguration Auditorium (Sesión Principal)
    09:00 - 09:15
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  • Plenary (PL1) The coming age of chitosans (Sesión Principal)
    09:15 - 09:55
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    • Bruno Moerschbacher
  • Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs)-from fundamental insights to application in chitin valorization (Sesión Principal)
    09:55 - 10:35
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  • Low-molecular-weight chitosan-prednisolone conjugates for sustained drug delivery to the inner ear (Sesión Principal)
    10:35 - 10:50
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    • VERONICA NOVIKOVA
  • Crustacean and squid chitosan cause changes in rat aorta vascular tone (Sesión Principal)
    10:50 - 11:05
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    • SAEEDE POURI
  • Coffee Break (Sesión Principal)
    11:05 - 11:35
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  • The quantitative molecular weight-antimicrobial activity relationship for chitosan (Sesión Principal)
    11:35 - 12:00
    Participantes:
    
    • MAR MÁSSON
  • Chitosan based (bio) hybrid nanostructures (Sesión Principal)
    12:00 - 12:15
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    • MARCELA MIHAI
  • Achieving efficient crosslinking of chitosan-genipin hydrogels via Tween 80 micellar solubilization (Sesión Principal)
    12:15 - 12:30
    Participantes:
    
    • MENG PAN
  • Evaluation of the physical properties of dried films obtained from crustacean shell and chitin nanofibers (Sesión Principal)
    12:30 - 12:45
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    • MITSUMASA OSADA
  • Extraction-driven hierarchical architecture governs performance in chitin-based materials from Agaricus bisporus waste (Sesión Principal)
    12:45 - 13:00
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    • HELENNE BOJORGES
  • Lunch (Sesión Principal)
    13:00 - 14:00
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  • The role of Codec in structural and functional organization of the peritrophic matrix (Sesión Principal)
    14:00 - 14:25
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    • HANS MERZENDORFER
  • Cracking the chitosan code in agriculture: easier with precision nanoparticles? (Sesión Principal)
    14:25 - 14:40
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    • VANYA LOROCH
  • Chitosan scaffolds functionalized with graphene oxide direct osteogenesis via the Runx2-BMP-ECM pathway (Sesión Principal)
    14:40 - 14:55
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    • HEMENEAN ANCA
  • Coffee Break (Sesión Principal)
    14:55 - 15:25
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  • Thermosensitive chitosan derivatives. Understanding the relationships between structure and properties (Sesión Principal)
    15:25 - 15:50
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    • WALDO M. ARGÜELLES-MONAL
  • Chitinase-3-like protein I links inflammation and tissue regeneration through interaction with the extracellular matrix (Sesión Principal)
    15:50 - 16:05
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    • GHRISTIAN GORZELANNY
  • Conference Foto (Sesión Principal)
    16:05 - 16:10
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  • Posters (Sesión Principal)
    16:10 - 17:30
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  • Excursion to Jumilla (Sesión Principal)
    17:30 - 19:30
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• 12/05/2026
  
  • The performance of membranes prepared with chitin or chitosan for water remediation (Sesión Principal)
    08:45 - 09:25
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    • KORO DE LA CABA
  • Property control and functional expression of partially deacetylated nanochitin with various organic acid counter ions: Antibacterial activity and hidrogel formation (Sesión Principal)
    09:25 - 09:50
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    • SHINSUKE IFUKU
  • Chitosan is a key Hub for controlling fungal development and crop immunity: stress can be good to you (Sesión Principal)
    09:50 - 10:15
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    • LUIS LOPEZ-LLORCA
  • Role of Chitinase-3-like protein 1 in immune regulation of human keratinocytes responding to fungal infection (Sesión Principal)
    10:15 - 10:30
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    • CARLOTA IMELMANN
  • Engineering microbial systems for controlled in vivo chitooligosaccharide production (Sesión Principal)
    10:30 - 10:45
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    • HAMZA MALIK
  • Effect of chao-and kosmotropic natural Deep eutectic solvents on the chitin separation and from H.illucens pupae molt shells (Sesión Principal)
    10:45 - 11:00
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    • GUILLERMO PORTILLO PÉREZ
  • Coffee Break (Sesión Principal)
    11:00 - 11:30
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  • Chitosan hydrogelation with monoaldehydes: A simple route to biomaterials with tailored properties (Sesión Principal)
    11:30 - 11:55
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    • LUMINITA MARIN
  • Hydrothermal-and acid hydrolysis-derived chitin particles for pickering emulsions stabilization: A comparative study (Sesión Principal)
    11:55 - 12:10
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    • SORAYA RODRIGUEZ ROJO
  • Illex Argentinus pen chitin-protein fibrous nanocomposite: microstructure and flexural properties (Sesión Principal)
    12:10 - 12:25
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    • NGESA EZEKIEL MUSHI
  • Light matters: The photoresponsive properties of chitosan(s) (Sesión Principal)
    12:25 - 12:40
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    • LINUS STEIGBAUER
  • Facile preparation of polyethylene glycol-functionalized chitosan aerogel particles (Sesión Principal)
    12:40 - 12:55
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    • KATHIRIVEL GANESAN
  • Lunch (Sesión Principal)
    12:55 - 13:55
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  • From chitosan to food packaging: the role and perspectives of various deep eutectic solvents (Sesión Principal)
    13:55 - 14:20
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    • MAGDALENA GIERSZEWSKA
  • Structure-dependent bioactivities of well-defined chitooligosaccharides (Sesión Principal)
    14:20 - 14:35
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    • KECHENG LI
  • pH as a Key Regulator of Chitosan/DNA Complexes Stability and Gene Delivery Efficiency (Sesión Principal)
    14:35 - 14:55
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    • MARGUERITE RINAUDO
  • Hide and seek: The fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans uses chitosans to evade human immunity (Sesión Principal)
    14:55 - 15:15
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    • MARGARETA HELLMANN
  • Coffee/Posters (Sesión Principal)
    15:15 - 16:30
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  • EUCHIS Assembly (Sesión Principal)
    16:30 - 19:00
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  • Gala Dinner (Sesión Principal)
    19:00 - 22:00
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• 13/05/2026
  
  • The potential of chitosan coated liposomes for improving oral health (Sesión Principal)
    09:00 - 09:25
    Participantes:
    
    • MARIANNE HIORTH
  • Driving chitin biosynthesis into plants to produce cellulose-chitin hybrid cotton fibers (Sesión Principal)
    09:25 - 09:35
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    • FILIPE NATALIO
  • Industry Forum-I (Sesión Principal)
    09:40 - 11:00
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  • Coffee Break (Sesión Principal)
    11:00 - 11:30
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  • Industry Forum-II (Sesión Principal)
    11:30 - 13:00
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  • Lunch (Sesión Principal)
    13:00 - 14:00
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  • Industry forum-III (Sesión Principal)
    14:00 - 14:55
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  • Closing ceremony (Sesión Principal)
    14:55 - 16:00
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Comité organizador

• MARIA DEL MAR COLLADO GONZALEZ ( Miembro )
• FRANCISCO MARTIN GOYCOOLEA VALENCIA ( Miembro )

Comité científico

• WALDO AGÜELLES-MONAL ( Miembro )
• INMACULADA ARANAZ ( Miembro )
• TRONG-MING DON ( Miembro )
• DAVID LAURENT ( Presidente )
• HANS MERZENDORFER ( Miembro )
• BRUNO MOERSCHBACHER ( Miembro )
• MÁR MÁSSON ( Miembro )
• ANAYANCY OSORIO-MADRAZO ( Miembro )
• KATJA RICHTER ( Secretario )

Descripción: Se recibirán los resúmenes de los candidatos que envíen sus trabajos para ser valorados. Los trabajos deben estar firmados, al menos, por un autor que presentará el trabajo seleccionado en el congreso que se realizará en mayo en la Universidad de Murcia

Fechas importantes:

• 27/02/2026 - entrega de resúmenes

Tópicos / Temas:

• chemical aspects
• Biological aspects
• Physicochemical aspects
• processing
• Materials - soft matter, hydrogels, colloids, nanomaterials
• analytical - characterisation aspects
• Environmental aspects
• Agriculture and post-harvest technology
• Food and food packaging
• Aquaculture
• Feed
• Biotechnology
• Pharmaceutics
• Biomaterials
• Cosmetics
• Textiles
• Biomedicine
• Dentistry
• Advanced materials (sensors, electronics, batteries, etc.)
• Other
• Water treatment