Conference program is divided into the following sections:

    • Drug discovery and development
    • Omics tools in MNP research and discovery
    • Chemical ecology and ecosystems functioning linked to biotechnology
    • Natural products isolation and downstream processing
    • Synthesis of MNP and medicinal chemistry
    • MNP chemical biology and biotechnology
    • Horizontal aspects in MNP discovery (including IP, legislation and sustainability – LCA, TEA and similar)
    • Examples of good practices (success stories, projects and similar)

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    DAY 0, Monday 29.9.2025
    18:30 – 21:00 Welcome reception
    Location

    Day 1, Tuesday 30.9.2025
    09:00 – 10.45 WELCOME SESSION
    Chair: Vassilios Roussis
    11:15-13.00 Horizontal aspects in MNP discovery and good practice examples
    Chairs: Vassilios Roussis and Carlos Jiménez
    14:30 – 15:30 Interactive discussion on marine biotechnology
    Chair: Ana Rotter
    15:30-18.15 Drug discovery and development
    Chairs: Efstathia Ioannou and William Gerwick

    Day 2, Wednesday 1.10.2025
    09:15-11.00 Omics tools in MNP research and discovery
    Chairs: Olivier P. Thomas and Deniz Tasdemir
    11.30-13.15 MNP chemical biology and biotechnology
    Chairs: Valeria Costantino and Luis Botana
    15:30 – 18:00 Exploring the beautiful coastal Slovenia
    Day 3, Thursday 2.10.2025
    09:00 – 12:15 Chemical ecology and ecosystems functioning linked to biotechnology
    Chairs: Maggie M. Reddy and Alejandro Mayer
    12.15-13.15 Synthesis of MNP and medicinal chemistry
    Chairs: Fernando Reyes and Carmen Cuevas
    14.00-17.15

    Natural products isolation and downstream processing
    Chairs: Filipa A. Vicente and Valeria Ebinuma
    18:30 – 23:00 CONFERENCE DINNER

    Day 4, Friday 3.10.2025
    09:30 – 12.30

    COMBINED USE OF SPECTROSCOPIC METHODS AND BGC ANALYSIS IN THE STRUCTURAL DETERMINATION OF COMPLEX NATURAL PRODUCTS

    Workshop organized by the EU funded project EUREMAP with contributions from Bill Fenical (SIO/UC-San Diego, USA), Bill Gerwick (SIO/UC-San Diego, USA), Daniel Oves (Fundación MEDINA, Spain) and Javier Ortiz (Fundación MEDINA, Spain)
    12:30 – 13:00 CLOSING SESSION
    14:30 – 17:30 COMBO project meeting (limited to project partners)
    Day 1, Tuesday 30.9.2025

     

    Day 1, Tuesday 30.9.2025

    WELCOME SESSION
    Chair: Vassilios Roussis
    09:00 – 09:30 Participants registration
    09:30 – 10:00 Welcome to XIV ECMNP
    Ana Rotter, Slovenia, conference chair
    10:00 – 10:45 Looking Back – Looking Ahead in Marine Natural Products Research
    Bill Fenical, USA, Keynote speaker
    10:45 – 11:15 COFFEE BREAK and blue economy networking
    Horizontal aspects in MNP discovery and good practice examples
    Chairs: Vassilios Roussis and Carlos Jiménez
    11:15 – 11:45

    The New UN Ocean Biodiversity (BBNJ) Agreement: A Scientists Guide To Policy Developments
    Federica Casolari, UK, Invited speaker
    11:45 – 12:00 The Nagoya Protocol: Does it Offer a Solution Or Does it Create More Confusion?
    Ernesta Grigalionyte-Bembič, Slovenia
    12:00 – 12:15 Comparative Environmental Assessment of Water-Free Powder Shampoo as a Litter Prevention Solution
    Annamaria Vujanović, Slovenia
    12:15 – 12:30 Maturation of Saline Peloid From Sečovlje Salina: Interactions With Brine and Petola Microbial Mat
    Neli Glavaš, Slovenia
    12:30 – 12:45 Evaluation of Cosmetic Products With Dunaliella Extracts and Water Brine From Sečovlje Soline, Slovenia
    Alenka Zvonar Pobirk, Slovenia
    12:45 – 13:00 Marine Cyanobacterial Pigments as Sustainable Alternatives for Textile Dyeing
    Mariana Reimão, Portugal
    13:00 – 14:30 LUNCH and blue economy exchange of good practices
    14:30 – 15:30 Interactive discussion on marine biotechnology
    Chair: Ana Rotter
    Drug discovery and development
    Chairs: Efstathia Ioannou and William Gerwick
    15:30 – 16:00

    Development of lurbinectedin for the treatment of SCLC
    Carmen Cuevas, Spain, Invited speaker
    16:00 – 16:15 Marine Natural Product-Derived Pharmaceutical Pipeline in 2025
    Alejandro M.S. Mayer, USA
    16:15 – 16:45 COFFEE BREAK
    Drug discovery and development, continued
    Chairs: Efstathia Ioannou and William Gerwick
    16:45 – 17:00 BLUECHEM<ON> A Chemoinformatics Exploration of Spectral Patterns For the Discovery of New Drug Leads From Natural Products – PD-1/PD-L1 Modelling
    Florbela Pereira, Portugal
    17:00 – 17:15 Therapeutic Potential Of Furanoditerpenes Obtained From Spongia tubulifera
    Luis M Botana, Spain
    17:15 – 17:30 A Natural Compound From a Marine Sponge and The Use of Its Synthetic Analogues in the Treatment of Pain
    Silvia Lino, Portugal
    17:30 – 17:45 Interrogating Stonefish Venom: Small Molecules Present in Envenomation Caused by Synanceia spp.
    Jan Tytgat, Belgium
    17:45 – 18:00 Villosane A: An Allene-Containing Bisabolane With Potent Antiplasmodial Activity Produced by the Marine-Derived Basidiomycete Halocyphina villosa
    Fernando Reyes, Spain
    18:00 – 18:15 Neuroprotective Potential of Sphaerococcenol A-Derived Analogues in Mitigating Parkinson’s Disease Pathology via Multi-Pathway Mechanisms
    Joana Silva, Portugal
    Day 2, Wednesday 1.10.2025
    Day 2, Wednesday 1.10.2025

    Omics tools in MNP research and discovery
    Chairs: Olivier P. Thomas and Deniz Tasdemir
    09:15 – 09:45

    Navigating the Natural Product Landscape:  Effective Strategies to Prioritize Metabolite Features in Metabolomics Profiles
    Justin J.J. van der Hooft, the Netherlands, Invited speaker
    09:45 – 10:00

    From Activity to Molecule: Integrated Omics Approaches for Natural Product Discovery
    Sarolt Magyari, Canada
    10:00 – 10:15

    Discovering New Antiobiotics: The Power of Marine Fungi Revealed by New Eco-Inspired Cultures
    Clémence Marivain, France
    10:15 – 10:30

    Marine Acidobacteriota as Halogenation Reservoirs: Discovery of Novel Biosynthetic Gene Clusters
    Pavlo Hrab, the Netherlands
    10:30 – 10:45

    Marine Cyanobacteria as a Natural Source of Kahalalide F-Like Depsipeptides
    William H. Gerwick, USA
    10:45 – 11:00

    Monitoring Cyanobacterial Blooms and Application of the FDS Strategy in the Lucrino Sea
    Germana Esposito, Italy
    11:00 – 11:30 COFFEE BREAK

    MNP chemical biology and biotechnology
    Chairs: Valeria Costantino and Luis Botana
    11:30 – 12:00

    Contribution of Marine Invertebrates to the Chemical Diversity of Benthic Seawater
    Charlotte Simmler, France, Invited speaker
    12:00 – 12:15

    Marine Natural Products as a Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Developing Neuroprotective Agents in Parkinson´s Disease
    Francisca Soledade, Portugal
    12:15 – 12:30

    Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Bromoditerpenes Isolated From the Red Seaweed Sphaerococcus coronopifolius
    Celso Alves, Portugal
    12:30 – 12:45

    Unveiling Innovative Siderophore Synthesis in Pathogenic Vibrio Through Interactions Between Different Iron Uptake Systems
    Carlos Jiménez, Spain
    12:45 – 13:00

    Unlocking Jellyfish Mucus Secrets: From Chemical Composition to Biotechnological Potential
    Katja Klun, Slovenia
    13:00 – 13:15

    Marine Natural Products Valorization: Sustainable Active Materials From Crustacean Waste
    Jessica Costa, Italy
    13:15 – 14:45 LUNCH
    Exploring the beautiful coastal Slovenia
    15:30 – 18:00

    Group 1
    Izola
    15:30 – 18:00

    Group 2
    Koper
    15:30 – 18:00

    Group 3
    Škocjanski zatok Nature Reserve
    Day 3, Thursday 2.10.2025

    Day 3, Thursday 2.10.2025

    Chemical ecology and ecosystems functioning linked to biotechnology
    Chairs: Maggie M. Reddy and Alejandro Mayer
    09:00 – 09:30 The Chemical Language of Marine Forests
    Ernesto Mollo, Italy, Invited speaker
    09:30 – 09:45 Chemical Ecology of Parasite (Parvilucifera sp.) Induced Metabolic Adaptations in the Toxic Dinoflagellate Alexandrium minumtum
    Ruchicka O’Niel, Germany
    09:45 – 10:00 Do Seaweeds From High UV-Exposure Areas Offer Natural UV Protection? Insight Into Bioactive Properties of Mycosporine Like Amino Acids (MAAs) and Isolation of Novel MAAs From Chondria cornuta
    Sabeena Farvin Koduvayur Habeebullah, Kuwait
    10:00 – 10:15 Exometabolomics to Illuminate the Waterborne Pathogen Suppression Effect of Seagrasses in Water Column
    Deniz Tasdemir, Germany
    10:15 – 10:30 Metabolomic Changes in Antarctic Marine Invertebrates in a Warming Ocean
    Andrea Prófumo, Spain
    10:30 – 10:45 Chemodiversity of Marine Invertebrates in Highly Anthropized Environments
    Alexandre Le Loarer, France
    10:45 – 11:00 Chemical Interactions of Carijoa (Telesto) riisei on Fish and Benthic Reef Communities on Artificial Reefs in South-East Queensland, Australia
    Pauline E. Lindholm, Australia
    11:00 – 11:30 COFFEE BREAK
    Chemical ecology and ecosystems functioning linked to biotechnology, cont.
    Chairs: Maggie M. Reddy and Alejandro Mayer
    11:30 – 11:45 Chemo-Taxonomical Markers of Phyllidiidae Species (Heterobranchia) From Koh Tao Island (Thailand)
    Giulia Quaini, Italy
    11:45 – 12:00 New Tetrahydrofuran Containing Lipid as First Chemical Evidence of the Kleptopredation in Cratena peregrina (Aeolidioidea: Facelinidae) Nudibranch
    Genoveffa Nuzzo, Italy
    12:00 – 12:15 Crossing Ecosystems: How Ocean4Biotech Bridged Microbial Research in Extreme Habitats
    Lada Lukić Bilela, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Synthesis of MNP and medicinal chemistry
    Chairs: Fernando Reyes and Carmen Cuevas
    12:15 – 12:45 Lecture title TBC
    Karl-Heinz Altmann, Switzerland, Invited speaker
    12:45 – 13:00 A SAR Study of Tetrahydro-β-Carboline and β-Carboline Containing Natural Products
    Melissa M. Cadelis, France
    13:00 – 13:15

    Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activities of Acarnidine C12:0 and Analogues
    Tim Liu, New Zealand
    13:15 – 14:30 LUNCH
    Natural products isolation and downstream processing
    Chairs: Filipa A. Vicente and Valeria Ebinuma
    14:30 – 15:00 Promoting Interdisciplinary Conversations for Advancing Sustainable Research on Marine Natural Products
    Valeria Costantino, Italy, Invited speaker
    15:00 – 15:15 Bioassays for Natural Resources: Use With Caution
    Jerica Sabotič, Slovenia
    15:15 – 15:30 Unveiling the Metabolic Potential of the Deep-Sea-Derived Streptomyces profundus Through the OSMAC Approach
    Sofia Correia, Portugal
    15:30 – 15:45 Isolation and Characterization of Bioactive New Chlorinated Secondary Metabolites from the Deep-Sea Streptomyces acrimycini B188M101
    Emmanuel T. Oluwabusola, UK
    15:45 – 16:00 From Algal Cells To Self-Assembled Vesicles: Unlocking Drug Delivery Potential
    Nadica Ivošević DeNardis, Croatia
    16:00 – 16:30 COFFEE BREAK
    Natural products isolation and downstream processing, continued
    Chairs: Filipa A. Vicente and Valeria Ebinuma
    16:30 – 16:45 Chlorophyll Derivatives From Arthrospira platensis for Novel Nutraceutical Applications
    C. Filipe Henriques, Portugal
    16:45 – 17:00 Valorization of the Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) Shell Wastes
    Elena Bellini, Italy
    17:00 – 17:15 In-Vitro Wound Healing Activities of Chitosan Based Films Containing Astaxanthin Extract (Aristeaomorpha foliacea and Aristeus antennatus)
    Cigdem Dikel, Turkey
       
    18:30 – 23:00 CONFERENCE DINNER
    Information about the dinner
    Day 4, Friday 3.10.2025
    Day 4, Friday 3.10.2025

    COMBINED USE OF SPECTROSCOPIC METHODS AND BGC ANALYSIS IN THE STRUCTURAL DETERMINATION OF COMPLEX NATURAL PRODUCTS

    Workshop organized by the EU funded project EUREMAP with contributions from Bill Fenical (SIO/UC-San Diego, USA), Bill Gerwick (SIO/UC-San Diego, USA), Daniel Oves (Fundación MEDINA, Spain) and Javier Ortiz (Fundación MEDINA, Spain)
    9.30-9.45

    Introduction to EUREMAP and the workshop.
    Fernando Reyes, Fundación MEDINA
    9.45-10.30

    Introduction to Bioinformatics-Based Structural Prediction in Bacterial PKS/NRPS Systems.
    Daniel Oves-Costales, Fundación MEDINA
    10.30-11.00

    Structure and Stereochemistry Elucidation of Complex Microbial Natural Products by Combining NMR and BGC Analysis: Three Case Studies.
    Francisco Javier Ortiz-López, Fundación MEDINA
    11:00 – 11:30 COFFEE BREAK
    11.30-12.00

    Stereochemical Assignments using NMR data from Linear Type 1 Polyketides can be Dangerous.
    Bill Fenical, Scripps Institution of Oceanography/ University of California San Diego
    12.00-12.30 Integration of Artificial Intelligence and Genomic Information to Efficiently Solve Natural Product Structures.
    William H. Gerwick, Scripps Institution of Oceanography/ University of California San Diego        
    12:30 – 13:00

    CLOSING SESSION
    Group photo (Everybody)
    Closing speaches, XV ECMNP and other invitations (Ana Rotter, XIV ECMNP chair)
    13:00 – 14:30 LUNCH
    14:30 – 16:15 COMBO project meeting (limited to project partners)
    16:15 – 16:45 COFFEE BREAK
    16:45 – 17:30 COMBO project meeting (limited to project partners)