CINMPIS DAYS 2026 Catania

Informations

CINMPIS DAYS 2026

The conference will take place at the historic Monastero dei Benedettini in Catania, Sicily.
This UNESCO World Heritage site offers a unique setting for our scientific discussions.

Dates: February 16–18, 2026
Registration Period: Early registration until January 20, 2026 — Late registration until February 15, 2026
Abstract Submission: Open from December 8, 2025 — Close on January 20, 2026

CINMPIS Consortium

Interuniversity Consortia represent scientific networks of excellence for the development of knowledge, innovation, and technology transfer.
The National Interuniversity Consortium for "Innovative Synthetic Methodologies and Processes" (CINMPIS Consortium), which currently includes 15 Italian universities (Bari, Basilicata, Calabria, Catania, Messina, Napoli, Cagliari, Camerino, Perugia, Pisa, Bologna, Pavia, Milano-Bicocca, L'Aquila, and Salerno), operates as an effective thematic network to promote technological innovation and scientific research jointly with institutions and corporates in multidisciplinary strategic sectors, spanning from agriculture, sustainable chemistry and biotechnology to medicine and materials science.

The CINMPIS Consortium annually organizes the "CINMPIS DAYS" integrating short Oral Communications with Invited/Plenary Lectures held by italian and foreign researchers.

Accomodation

Catania is a very popular tourist destination and offers many different types of accommodation. We do not provide a hotel reservation service, but we recommend booking your stay in the city center.

There are several reliable online platforms and websites to explore available options and compare prices. You can also contact hotels directly to receive more detailed information or potentially lower rates.

UNA Palace
Via Etnea, 218, 95131 Catania CT
1,000 meters and an 15-minute walk from the conference venue.
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Il Principe Hotel
Via Alessi, 24, 95124 Catania CT
600 meters and an 8-minute walk from the conference venue.
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Hotel Manganelli Palace
Via Recalcaccia, 2, 95131 Catania CT
850 meters and an 11-minute walk from the conference venue.
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How to reach Catania

Catania is the second-largest city in Sicily and one of the most vibrant cities in Southern Italy. It is served by an international airport and a well-connected train station, so reaching the city is easy.

By plane: The Catania–Fontanarossa International Airport (CTA) is the main airport serving Catania. It is located just a few kilometers from the city center and welcomes flights from major Italian and European cities.
For more information: Catania Airport.

By train: Catania Centrale train station offers convenient connections to other Sicilian cities such as Messina, Taormina, and Palermo, as well as long-distance trains to mainland Italy.
For more information: Catania Centrale.

How to reach Monastero dei Benedettini

From the airport
Take the Alibus from Catania Airport and get off at the stop "Stesicoro". From there, you can either walk (about 12 minutes) or take bus Line 504, getting off at "Piazza Dante". For more information: ALIBUS.
A taxi ride from the airport to Monastero dei Benedettini takes around 15–20 minutes. For more information: TAXI.
Renting a car in Catania is a great option if you are looking for flexibility. For more information: Europcar Rental.

From the central station
Take the Catania subway towards Stesicoro and get off at the last stop. For more information: SUBWAY
Take the Alibus from Catania Centrale and get off at the stop "Stesicoro". From there, you can either walk (about 12 minutes) or take bus Line 504, getting off at "Piazza Dante". For more information: ALIBUS

Conference Venue: Monastero dei Benedettini – Auditorium Giancarlo De Carlo

Address: Piazza Dante, 32, 95124 Catania CT, Italy

Registration

Early registrations are open until January 20, 2026

Late registrations are open until February 15, 2026

Registration fees (EUR)

This event offers a special registration fee reserved for members of the SCI (Italian Chemical Society). Regular SCI members are required to provide their SCI membership details in the registration form.
Silver Registration Fee includes: the conference kit, access to all scientific sessions, coffee breaks, and Tuesday's on-site lunch.
Gold Registration Fee includes all benefits of the Silver Registration, plus complimentary participation in the Tuesday evening conference dinner.

Description	Academic participant	Young participant^*
Gold SCI members	190	125
Silver SCI members	130	65
Gold NOT SCI members^**	270	205
Silver NOT SCI members^**	210	145
Gold late SCI members	240	170
Silver late SCI members	180	110
Gold late NOT SCI members^**	320	250
Silver late NOT SCI members^**	260	190

^*Young participant rates apply to retirees, students, Ph.D. candidates, research fellows, and RTD-a researchers born in 1991 or later.

^**The "NOT SCI member" rates include SCI membership for the year 2026 (Academic participant) or 2026-2027 (Young participant).

Please complete the Registration Form by January 20, 2026, to take advantage of the regular registration benefits. Registration will be considered valid only after the conference fee has been received. A confirmation email will be sent once your payment is processed.

Payment

The payment is possible by credit card or bank transfer to

Beneficiary: Società Chimica Italiana
Bank: Intesa San Paolo
IBAN: IT36U0306909606100000132471
Transfer Reason (Causale): [Your Name] – CINMPIS2026

Please instruct your bank to process the remittance "free of all charges to beneficiary."

Please, send a copy of receipt of the bank transfer using exclusively the following link CINMPIS DAYS 2026 Secretariat

Please note that the Italian Chemical Society (SCI) (Tax Code: 02908800580), which manages registrations for CINMPIS DAYS 2026, is a non-profit organization and, as such, is exempt from VAT under Italian law (Art. 4 D.P.R. 633/72). Upon confirmation of your payment, SCI will promptly issue the corresponding receipt.

Abstract submission

CLOSED

Speakers

Plenary Speakers

Prof. Martin Oestreich

Technische Universität Berlin

CINMPIS Lecturer 2026

Prof. Daniele Castagnolo

University College London

Invited Speakers

Prof. Agostino Casapullo

University of Salerno

Prof. Andrea Citarella

University of Cagliari

Dr. Emanuele Cocco

University of L'Aquila

Prizewinner of Best Ph.D. Thesis

Prof. Filippo Doria

University of Pavia

Prizewinner of Innovation in Organic Synthesis

Dr. Giacomo Filippini

University of Trieste

Prof. Bartolo Gabriele

University of Calabria

Prof. Paola Manini

University of Napoli

Dr. Andrea Nitti

University of Pavia

Prof. Laura Palombi

University of L'Aquila

Dr. Vincenzo Patamia

University of Catania

Prof. Francesco Peri

University of Milano-Bicocca

Prof. Marino Petrini

University of Camerino

Prof. Giovanni Piersanti

University of Urbino

Prof. Antonio Salomone

University of Bari

Prof. Claudio Santi

University of Perugia

Prof. Angela Scala

University of Messina

Prof. Stefano Superchi

University of Basilicata

Prof. Alessandra Tolomelli

University of Bologna

Prof. Gian Cesare Tron

University of Piemonte Orientale

Program

13:00–14:00

REGISTRATION

Auditorium Giancarlo De Carlo – Main Hall

14:00–14:20

Opening Ceremony

Proff. Vito Capriati – Cosimo Fortuna – Enrico Foti (Magnifico Rettore) – Luigi Mondello – Antonio Rescifina

14:20–14:30

BP Corrado Tringali

Il «Vero» Segreto del Monastero

Section 1: Chair Vito Capriati

14:30–15:15

PL1 Martin Oestreich

The Cation Shuffle

15:15–15:45

IL1 Giacomo Filippini

New Catalytic Approaches Towards the Synthesis of Organic Compounds

15:45–16:15

IL2 Angela Scala

Amphiphilic Polymeric Architectures Based on PolyLactic Acid: Synthesis and Biological Applications

16:15–16:30

OC1 Marco Lombardo

Diastereoselective Synthesis of Functionalized Pyrrolidines: from Chiral Building Blocks to Organocatalysis

16:30–17:00

Tea Break

Section 2: Chair Cosimo Fortuna

17:00–17:30

IL3 Andrea Citarella

Greener Synthetic Methodologies for 1,4-Disubstituted-1,2,3-Triazoles and Emerging Biological Applications

17:30–17:45

OC2 Roberto Scipione

Radical Nitrations Under Mechanochemical Conditions: Revisiting Zincke Nitration

17:45–18:00

OC3 Erika Saccullo

Efficient and Reusable Deferiprone-Derived Catalyst for Solvent-Free CO₂ Utilization

18:00–18:15

OC4 Ciro Romano

Homogeneous Niobium Redox Catalysis: a New Platform with Untapped Potential in Synthesis

18:15–18:20

FP1 Serena Riela (Gold Patronage)

Project presentation: EONANOBIOPS – Essential Oil-derived Next generation Nano-Biopesticides for Sustainable Eco-Friendly Agriculture

Section 3: Chair Luana Bagnoli

18:20–18:50

IL4 Paola Manini

Harnessing the Multifunctional Properties of Melanin to Design Sustainable Catalysts

18:50–19:05

OC5 Ines Bruno

Multicomponent Reactions: Potent Tools in Drug Discovery Process

19:05–19:10

FP2 Annarita Vicenti

Shifting Lithium Amide-Reactivity to the Radical Domain: Synthesis of 1,5-Dioxaspiro[2.3]hexanes

19:10–19:15

FP3 Giulia Monda

Enantioselective Construction of Quaternary Stereocenters Via Electrochemical Pd-Catalyzed Dearomatization of Tropones

19:15–19:20

FP4 Valerio Chiroli

Continuous Flow "On-Water" Organosodium Addition to Aldehydes

19:20–19:25

FP5 Claudia Sciacca

Laccase-Mediated One-Pot Reaction for New Benzothiazole and Benzoxazole Derivatives

19:25–19:30

FP6 Emanuela Bua

Nanocellulose-Based Hydrogels as a Platform for Locoregional Treatment of Glioblastoma

19:45–20:45

Visit to the Benedictine Monastery

21:00

CINMPIS Representatives' Dinner

Section 4: Chair Daniela Montesarchio

8:45–9:15

IL5 Filippo Doria (Prizewinners Innovation in Organic Synthesis)

Tunable Naphthalene Diimides as Functional Ligands for G-Quadruplex Structures

9:15–9:45

IL6 Gian Cesare Tron

From Reactivity in Organic Synthesis to Molecular Interactions with Biological Targets: Isocyanides between Synthesis and Function

9:45–10:15

IL7 Francesco Peri

Pharmacological Modulation of Human Immunity: A Chemistry-Based Approach

10:15–10:30

OC6 Maristella Simone

Iron-Promoted Kumada Cross-Coupling Under Mild Conditions

10:30–10:45

OC7 Caterina Campinoti

e-Carbonyl: Electrochemical Synthesis of α-Keto Esters Via α-Carbonyl Carbocations

10:45–11:00

OC8 Simone Potenti

Exploring the Boundaries of Cyclometallated Iridium(III) Sensitizers in Photoelectrochemical Organic Transformations

11:00–11:30

Coffee Break

Section 5: Chair Walter Cabri

11:30–12:15

PL2 Daniele Castagnolo

Biocatalysis and Chemo-Enzymatic Cascades: Expanding the Toolbox of Organic Synthesis

12:15–12:45

IL8 Agostino Casapullo

MS-Based Functional Proteomics, a Powerful Tool in the Target Discovery of Bioactive Small Molecules

12:45–13:00

OC9 Barbara La Ferla

Sweet Tools in the Biomedical Field

13:00–14:30

Lunch Break

Section 6: Chair Serena Riela

14:30–15:00

IL9 Vincenzo Patamia

Bridging Nature and Advanced Technology through Multifunctional Biomimetic Materials

15:00–15:30

IL10 Bartolo Gabriele

Developing Functionalized Membranes for Environmental Remediation

15:30–15:45

OC10 Giuseppe Cinà

Modification of Halloysite for the Design of 2D and 3D Multifunctional Nanocomposite Systems for Several Applications

15:45–16:00

OC11 Eleonora Colombo

Light-Driven Reactions in Deep Eutectic Solvents

16:00–16:30

Tea Break

Section 7: Chair Francesco De Riccardis

16:30–17:00

IL11 Emanuele Cocco (Prizewinners Best Ph.D. Thesis)

New Designs in Organocatalysis to Unlock Novel Catalytic Systems and Complex Chemical Spaces

17:00–17:30

IL12 Giovanni Piersanti

From Enantiopure Tryptophan Derivatives to Asymmetric Synthesis of Clavines

17:30–17:45

OC12 Giulio Bertuzzi

Organocatalytic Enantioselective Activation of Bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes

17:45–18:00

OC13 Marilena Caporale

Synthetic Strategies Toward Ascaulitoxin Aglycone and Its Stereoisomers

Section 8: Chair Marco Lessi

18:00–18:30

IL13 Andrea Nitti

Simplifying Synthetic Pathways for Organic Electronic Materials: Cascade Reactions and Platform-Based Approaches

18:30–19:00

IL14 Marino Petrini

Recovery & Discovery in the Field of Azomethine Chemistry

19:00–19:15

OC14 Antonio Massa

Novel Synthetic Applications of 3-Isochromanone and Its Derivatives

19:15–19:20

FP7 Elisabetta Tomarchio

AI-Guided Virtual Screening and Consensus Docking: Accelerating the Discovery of Novel IDO1 Cancer Inhibitors

19:20–19:25

FP8 Gabriele D'Anna

Design and Synthesis of Fluorinated Polymers as Theranostic Platforms

19:25–19:30

FP9 Pasquale Rapacciuolo

From Drug Repositioning to Rational Design of Estra-4,9-diene-3,17-dione Derivatives as Dual LIFR/GPBAR1 Modulators for Fibrosis

21:00

Social Dinner

Section 9: Chair Barbara La Ferla

8:45–9:15

IL15 Laura Palombi

Challenges and Opportunities in Batch Electrosynthesis

9:15–9:45

IL16 Stefano Superchi

Pro-Atropisomeric Biaryls for Multi-Technique Chiral Sensing

9:45–10:15

IL17 Claudio Santi

Organoselenium-Based Catalysts in Oxidation Reactions: A Biomimetic Perspective

10:15–10:30

OC15 Giuseppe Gattuso

Water-Dispersible Bis-Pillar[5]arene/CTAB Nanoparticles as Efficient Quercetin Carriers

10:30–10:45

OC16 Eva Palomba

Multivalent Benzopyran–Curcumin Systems targeting Neurodegenerative Diseases

10:45–11:00

OC17 Francesca Sardelli

Development of Photo-Induced Acyl Nitroso Diels-Alder Reactions En Route to Novel Heterobicyclic TRPA-1 Modulators

11:00–11:30

Coffee Break

Section 10: Chair Armando Carlone

11:30–12:00

IL18 Alessandra Tolomelli

Exploring Solutions for Shifting to Green the Paradigm of Peptide Synthesis

12:00–12:30

IL19 Antonio Salomone

Green Solvent Strategies for Metal-Catalysed Reactions

12:30–12:45

OC18 Elena Quadri

Photocatalyzed Elaboration of Aldehydes Via Hydrogen Atom Transfer in Flow

12:45–13:00

OC19 Alessandro Brusa

Direct Photochemical α-Functionalization of Carbonyl Compounds with Aryldiazosulphones

13:00–13:15

OC20 Elettra Gheco

Synthesis of Poly Substituted Furans Starting from Functionalized Nitroolefins

13:15–13:20

FP10 Maria Antonietta Di Stefano

Dioxo-Vanadium(V) Complexes with ONO Pincer Ligands for Aerobic Photocatalytic C=C Oxidative Cleavage

13:20–13:25

FP11 Tommaso Boselli

Alkyldiazirine Warheads for G-Quadruplex Photoaffinity Labelling

13:25–13:30

FP12 Daniele Comi

Design and Synthesis of Selective NDI-Conjugates for Targeting G-Quadruplex Nucleic Acids Including Stem Loops

13:30–13:35

FP13 Ernesto Santoro

HPLC Separation and Absolute Configuration of Chiral N-Methylcorroles

13:35

Closing Remarks & Greetings

All downloadable files will be placed in this section.

Plenary Lecture

40 min + 5

Invited Lecture

27 min + 3

Oral Communication

12 min + 3

Flash Presentation

5 min

Prizewinners and CINMPIS Lecturers

Recognizing excellence in chemical research

Prizewinners
Innovation in Organic Synthesis

2004 Andrea Basso (University of Genova)
2005 Marco Lombardo (University of Bologna)
2006 Leonardo Manzoni (ISTM-CNR Milano) & Ernesto Giovanni Occhiato (University of Firenze)
2007 Pier Giorgio Cozzi (University of Bologna)
2008 Gianluca Maria Farinola (University of Bari)
2009 Vito Capriati (University of Bari)
2010 Stefano Cicchi (University of Firenze)
2011 Maurizio Fagnoni (University of Pavia)
2012 Laura Cipolla (University of Milano-Bicocca)
2013 Cosimo Cardellicchio (CNR-ICCOM)
2014 Maurizio Benaglia (University of Milano) & Renzo Luisi (University of Bari)
2015 Serena Perrone (University of Salento)
2016 Alessandro Abbotto (University of Milano-Bicocca)
2017 Raffaella Mancuso (University of Calabria)
2018 Oscar Francesconi (University of Firenze)
2019 Daniela Montesarchio (University of Napoli Federico II)
2020 Stefano Menichetti (University of Firenze)
2021 Marco Lombardo (University of Bologna)
2022 Sergio Rossi (University of Milano)
2023 Andrea Porcheddu (University of Cagliari)
2024 Alessandro Palmieri (University of Camerino)
2026 Filippo Doria (University of Pavia)

Prizewinners
Best Ph.D. Thesis

2003 Luigi Anastasia (University of Milano)
2004 Luca Bernardi (University of Bologna)
2005 Matilde Guala (University of Pavia) & Carlo Punta (Politecnico di Milano)
2006 Alberto Bossi (University of Milano)
2007 Stefano Protti (University of Pavia)
2008 Giacomo Ghini (University of Firenze)
2009 Anna Llanes-Pallas (University of Trieste)
2010 Patrizia Galzerano (University of Bologna)
2011 Elisa Mosconi (University of Bologna)
2012 Alex Manicardi (University of Parma)
2013 Nicola Castellucci (University of Bologna)
2014 Eleonora Tenori (University of Firenze) & Michele Mingozzi (University of Milano)
2015 Massimo Manuelli (University of Firenze)
2016 Stefano Fedeli (University of Firenze) & Vincenzo Campisciano (University of Palermo)
2017 Luka Ðorđević (University of Trieste)
2018 Gianluca Salerno (University of Firenze) & Claudia Riccardi (University of Napoli Federico II)
2019 Giulio Bertuzzi (University of Bologna)
2020 Marco Colella (University of Bari)
2021 Antonia Rinaldi (University of Firenze)
2022 Gianluca Casotti (University of Pisa)
2023 Enrico Marcantonio (University of Parma)
2024 Giulia Brufani (University of Perugia)
2026 Emanuele Cocco (University of L'Aquila)

CINMPIS
Lectures

CINMPIS Lecturer 2012:
Prof. Ilan Marek, Technion – Istrael Institute of Technology, Haifa, IL
CINMPIS Lecturer 2017:
Prof. Dieter Seebach, ETH Zürich, CH
CINMPIS Lecturer 2018:
Prof. Syuzanna R. Harutyunyan, University of Groningen, NL
CINMPIS Lecturer 2019:
Prof. Karl Anker Jørgensen, Aarhus University, DK
CINMPIS Lecturer 2021:
Prof. M. Carmen Carreño, Madrid Autonomous University, ES
CINMPIS Lecturer 2022:
Prof. Darren J. Dixon, University of Oxford, UK
CINMPIS Lecturer 2023:
Prof. Helma Wennemers, ETH Zürich, CH
CINMPIS Lecturer 2024:
Prof. Carmen Galan, University of Bristol, UK
CINMPIS Lecturer 2026:
Prof. Martin Oestreich, Technische Universität Berlin, DE