We remind the community of “crystal makers” that the 13th Bologna’s convention on crystal forms – CF@Bo n.13 – will take place on 7-8-9 September 2025 at the University of Bologna.
As in the previous twelve occasions, the meeting is being organized jointly by the Molecular Crystal Engineering group of the Department of Chemistry G. Ciamician and by PolyCrystalLine s.p.a., a former spinoff company of the MCE group. The meeting will open on Sunday 7 in the San Giovanni in Monte historical complex of the University of Bologna and continue on Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 at the Aemilia Hotel.
In keeping with the tradition of CF@Bo, the main objective of the meeting will be that of providing a forum for an open academy-industry discussion of the new challenges that the theme “crystal forms” presents daily to researchers in both working environments.
The focus of the 13th edition will be on the following topics
The following scientists have already accepted the invitation to speak at the convention:
From Universities: Vania André (IST, Lisbon, Pt), Gareth Williams (UCL, UK), Alessia Bacchi (Parma, It), Sally Price (UCL, UK), Matteo Lusi (Limerick, Ir), Jon Steed (Durham, UK), Michele Chierotti (UniTo), It), Ivo Rietveld (Rouen, Fr), Doris Braun (Innsbruck, Austria), Franziska Emmerling (BAM, Berlin, DE), Anna Slater* (Liverpool, UK), Edyta Pindelska (Warsaw, Pl), Delia Haynes* (Stellenbosch, SA), Gerard Coquerel (Rouen, Fr), Elena Simone (Polytechnic of Torino, It), Ines Martins, Thomas Rades (Copenhagen, DK), Fabrizia Grepioni (Bologna, It), Gareth Williams (UCL, UK).
From Industries and non-academic lab.s: Joop ter Horst (Tiofarma), Irene Bassanetti (Chiesi), Helen Blade (AstraZeneca), Amy Woods-Ryan (GSK), Rajni Miglani Bhardwaj (Pfizer), Enrico Modena (Novartis), Luc Aerts (UCB Pharma S.A.), Matteo Daldosso (PolyCrystalLine, Italy), Joe Lubach (Genetech Inc, San Francisco), Fernandes Philippe (Johnson&Johnson), Federica Lazzari (Chemessentia), Lee Alfred (Merck), Martin Viertelhaus (BASF) and also from Pietro Sacchi (CCDC, Cambridge), Susan Reutzel-Edens (SurePharma), and Marcus Neumann (Avant Garde materials).
*To be confirmed.
Registration will open on March 1. Registration fees will be as follows
Participant Early bird registration Regular fee
(March 1 - May 31, 2025) (after May 31)
Industry 700€ 1000€
Academic 400€ 600€
Student 200€ 300€
Registration fees include food and beverages during the congress. Please note that the maximum number of participants, including speakers, is set to 150.
Besides invited talks, participants will have the opportunity to present their work in “flash presentations” and poster sessions. CF@Bo represents an opportunity for young researchers to meet senior scientists and researchers from both academy and industry and to establish new collaborations.
For queries about the scientific programme contact: Dario Braga (dario.braga@unibo.it), Chairman, Fabrizia Grepioni (fabrizia.grepioni@unibo.it), Lucia Maini (l.maini@Unibo.it), Simone d’Agostino (simone.dagostino2@unibo.it).
For information about the location and organization of the meeting, contact: Secretary Crystal Forms crystalforms.unibo@gmail.com
For information about Sponsorships, contact Stefano Giaffreda (slg@polycrystalline.it) or Federico Rossi (federico.rossi@polycrystalline.it)
