7th International Caparica Conference on Chromogenic and Emissive Materials 2026

12th – 16th July 2026 | Caparica | Portugal

Oral Speakers

Franz-Josef Meyer-Almes

Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (Germany)

Covalent Targeting of Human Histone Deacetylase 8

Yoshinobu Nishimura, PhD

University of Tsukuba (Japan)

The Role of π-Electron Systems in Excited-State Deprotonation and Charge Reorganization of Aromatic Urea Compounds

Jim A Thomas, PhD

University of Sheffield (UK)

Preclinical development of luminescent complexes as antimicrobials

Beomsue Kim, PhD

Korea Brain Research Institute – KBRI (South Korea)

Developing Brain Cell–Type-Specific Fluorescent Probes: From Phenotypic Screening to Molecular Target Identification

Ewen Bodio, PhD

Nantes University (France)

Where Aza-BODIPYs Meet Metals: Unlocking Multimodal Imaging and Theranostics

Joaquín C. García Martínez, PhD

Facultad de Farmacia - UCLM (Spain)

Strategy for Converting Fluorescent Molecular Rotors into anti-Kasha Emitters Through Rational Design

Elena V Orlenko, PhD

Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University (Russia)

Coherent Phonon States in Heat Transfer in Nanomaterials

Kazutaka Hirakawa, PhD

Shizuoka University (Japan)

Aggregation-induced emission of berberine and palmatine in aqueous solution

Arthur David, PhD

CNRS, Moltech-Anjou Lab, Université d'Angers (France)

Triplet Harvesting in Dithiaheptazethrene Diimides

Frederico Duarte, PhD

NOVA FCT - NOVA University Lisbon (Portugal)

Tunable Fluorescent Dye Systems for Selective Metal Ion Sensing: From Molecular Design to Structure–Property Control

Alessandra Garau, PhD

University of Cagliari (Italy)

New fluorogenic probe based on benzothiazole functionalized acridine for iron(III) detectio

Stela Minkovska, PhD

Institute of Catalysis, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (Bulgaria)

Photochromic switches based on spironaphthoxazines for selective metal ions detection: synthesis, photophysical studies and quantum-chemical calculations

María-Jesús Blesa, PhD

Departamento de Química Orgánica, INMA, Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC (Spain)

Vinylquinoline and vinylisoquinoline dyes for photoelectrochemical hydrogen production

Moises Dominguez, PhD

Universidad de Santiago de Chile – USACH (Chile)

Controlling Excited States through Solvent and Interfacial Organization in Push–Pull fluorophores

Eva Maria Garrido Garcia, PhD

Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (Spain)

RAPID AND ON-SITE DETECTION OF GHB IN URINE USING ADVANCED NANOSENSOR PLATFORMS

Gauthier Sébastien, PhD

Univ Rennes, Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes – ISCR, UMR CNRS 6226 (France)

From Diazine-Based Platinum(II) Complexes to Multi-Stimuli-Responsive Luminescent Materials

Maria Claudia Franca da Cunha Felinto, PhD

Nuclear and Energy Research Institute – IPEN-CNEN (Brazil)

Crystallographic and Spectroscopic Characterization of Nd³⁺ - Doped Ba(Mo,W)O₄: Shining in the near-infrared

Eva Maria Garcia Frutos, PhD

Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid – ICMM, CSIC (Spain)

Design and Optoelectronic Study of Molecular Fluorescent Compounds based on 7-azaindole derivatives

Sandrine Perruchas, PhD

Institut des Matériaux de Nantes – IMN (France)

Luminescence mechanochromism of copper-based materials

Olesia Kulyk, PhD

Institute for Single Crystals, NAS of Ukraine (Ukraine)

Squaraine Rotaxanes: From Design to Applications

Paula Gawryszewska, PhD

University of Wroclaw (Poland)

Intentional structural modification and the unique photophysical properties of homo- and heteronuclear lanthanide chelates

Dijana Pavlović Saftić, PhD

Rudjer Boskovic Institute (Croatia)

BODIPY-Lysine Conjugates as Versatile Fluorescent Platforms: Design, Photophysical Properties, and Intracellular Applications

Beatriz Lora Maroto, PhD

Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain)

Expanding the BODIPY Toolbox: Nucleophilic Functionalization Made Simple

Dominik Lungerich, PhD

Univ Toulouse, CNRS, CEMES (France)

Recent Advancements in Synthesis and Properties of Benzoporphyrins

Oksana Kharchenko, PhD

CNRS, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Strasbourg (France)

A Palette of Solvatochromic Probes for Ratiometric Fluorescent Imaging of Cellular Compartments in Live Cells

Olivier Mongin, PhD

University of Rennes (France)

Porphyrinic photosensitizers for combined two-photon photodynamic therapy and fluorescence imaging

Carla Santos, PhD

Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa (Portugal)

Tetrapyrrolic Macrocycles and Carbon-Based Nanomaterials as Fluorescent probes for Molecular Recognition

Luca De Vico, PhD

Università degli Studi di Siena (Italy)

Pushing the Applicability Limits of Multiconfigurational Methods