ISAM 2026 Congress Schedule Overview
Sunday 13 July 2026
8:00 - 9:00
Registration Open
9:00 - 12:30
Workshops
Workshop 1: Foundations and Advances in Respiratory Drug Delivery
Chairs
Speakers
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Wei-Ren Ke
Basics of respiratory drug delivery: physical principles of aerosol drug deposition (in vitro)
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Jie Li
Aerosol devices: comparison of functional principles and design elements
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Arzu Ari
Pediatric consideration: device selection and integration of device to patient
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Jim Fink
In Vitro–In Vivo Translation and Aerosol Performance
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Kim Chan
Advanced Aerosol Therapeutics and Translational Engineering
Workshop 2: Inhaled Biologics – Development, Manufacturing and Regulatory Perspectives
Chair
Speakers
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David Cipolla
The Beginning of Inhaled Biologics
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Gur Jal Pal Singh
Regulatory Gaps Influencing the Development of Inhaled Biologics Therapeutics
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Irene Rossi
Enabling Respiratory Delivery of Nucleic Acids: A Lipid Nanoparticles Manufacturing Assessment
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Lucas Silva
Compatibility and performance assessment of biological molecules with nasal and pulmonary devices
12:30 - 1:30
Lunch & Networking Group Meetings
1:30 - 2:00
Conference Opening
2:00 - 3:15
Session 1: Latest Clinical Insights in Pulmonary Science
Chairs
- Omar Usmani
- Ying Huang Tsai
Speakers
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Arzu Yorgancioğlu
GINA 2026 update
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Meng-Jer Hsieh
Comparing clinical outcomes of fixed-dose combination therapy in COPD patients in Taiwan: a multicenter cohort study
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Hsia-Lin Chen
Treatment of neonatal respiratory distress in premature infants by inhaled exogenous surfactant: a pilot study
3:15 - 4:15
Social Break / Exhibitor Hall
4:15 - 5:30
Session 2: New Devices, Emerging Therapies and e-Health
Chair
Speakers
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Sabine Häussermann
Smart tools to enhance lung deposition of daily inhaled therapy at home
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Arzu Ari
Digital health in aerosol drug delivery: innovations, evidence, and patient impact
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Gabriella Costabile
Toward repositioning niclosamide for antivirulence therapy of Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infections: development of inhalable formulations through nanosuspension technology
5:30 - 7:30
Reception with Local Drinks & Delicacies; Young Investigator Gathering
Monday 14 July 2026
8:00 - 9:00
Registration Open
9:00 - 9:30
Plenary Lecture
9:30 - 10:45
Session 3: Congress Chair’s Session
Chair
Speakers
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David Shu Cheong Hui
Would chronic mucus hypersecretion affect the clinical response to medications of COPD patients?
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Satomi Onoue
Formulation approaches to overcome biopharmaceutical limitations of inhaled drugs
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Jann-Yuan Wang
Current challenges in the treatment of nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease
10:45 - 11:30
Coffee Break / Exhibitor Hall
11:30 - 12:45
Flash Talks
Networking Groups: New Devices and Imaging
12:45 - 2:00
Lunch & Networking Group Meeting
2:00 - 3:15
Flash Talks
Networking Groups: Clinical and Toxicology
3:15 - 4:15
Social Break & Chaired Poster Session
4:15 - 5:30
Session 4: Inhalation Toxicology
Chair
Speakers
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Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser
Transport-related air pollution: effects in the lung and beyond
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Yuanpu Peter Di
The lung as a gateway to human health: the dynamic balance of inhaled exposures, the microbiome, and therapeutic response
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Hsiao-Chi Chuang
Air pollution and emphysema: pathogenic mechanisms and clinical implications
5:30 - 7:30
Reception with Local Drinks & Delicacies
Tuesday 15 July 2026
8:00 - 9:00
Registration Open
9:00 - 9:30
Plenary Lecture
9:30 - 10:45
Session 5: Imaging, Modelling, and Physiology
Chairs
- Chantal Darquenne
- Ulf Krüge
Speakers
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Armele Dornelas de Andrade
Radioaerosol pulmonary deposition using mesh and jet nebulizers during noninvasive ventilation in healthy subjects
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Young-Jae Cho
Lung organoid on a chip: a new ensemble model for preclinical studies
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Francesca Buttini
High-dose administration of engineered antibiotic powder via orbital inhaler and simulation of lung deposition
10:45 - 11:30
Coffee Break / Exhibitor Hall
11:30 - 12:45
Session 6: Best Oral Presentations
Chairs
- Monbi Chakma
- Cheng-Yu Tsai
12:45 - 2:00
Lunch & Networking Group Meeting
2:00 - 3:15
Flash Talks
Networking Groups: Formulations and Regulatory
3:15 - 4:15
Social Break & Chaired Poster Session
4:15 - 4:30
Award Ceremony: Best Oral and Poster Presentations
6:30 - 9:00
Gala Dinner at the Grand Hotel
Wednesday 16 July 2026
8:00 - 9:00
Registration Open
9:00 - 9:30
Plenary Lecture
9:30 - 10:45
Session 7: Regulatory and Standardization
Chair
Speakers
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Ta-Chih Hsiao
The 10 nm regulatory gap in UFP monitoring and its impact on lung-deposited surface area health risk assessment
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Bryan Newman
Regulatory challenges from a bioequivalence perspective
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Ross Walenga
Fostering generic orally inhaled drug products in the United States: regional deposition modeling as model-integrated evidence
10:45 - 11:30
Coffee Break / Exhibitor Hall
11:30 - 12:45
Session 8: Formulation of OINDP
Chairs
- Bernhard Müllinger
- Cathy Fromen
Speakers
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Kin Hang Kok
A nasal omicron vaccine booster elicits potent neutralizing antibody response against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants
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Teerapol Srichana
Novel approaches for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis
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Philip Kwok
Advances and future perspectives in epithelial drug delivery
12:45
Close of Congress
