Venue

UNIVERSITY OF VERONA (Dept. of Biotechnology)

CA’ VIGNAL 1

STRADA LE GRAZIE, 15

37134 – VERONA

How to reach us

Google Maps Position

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By Plane

From “Valerio Catullo Airport” – Verona

Verona Airport is connected to “Verona Porta Nuova train station” by a daily shuttle/Aerobus service (provided by the company “Verona Airlink”) available every 20 minutes (the journey takes 15 minutes). The shuttle operates every day and the ticket can be purchased on the Airlink Service with a credit card thanks to the BIP&VAI system.

By Train

From “Verona Porta Nuova train station”

From “Verona Porta Nuova train station” take either bus 21 or 22 from the platform B2. Get off at the “Via Tunisi/Parco B” stop (it takes about15-20 minutes). Once there, you should walk about 10 minutes to Strada le Grazie, 15. The bus service operates every ~15 minutes from the station.

 By Car

In front of the university buildings, there is a free parking area. It is also possible to park your car in the surrounding streets.

Coming Soon…

The following speakers have so far agreed to give plenary lectures at the meeting:

Mauro Botta(University of Eastern Piedmont)

Anna De Angelis (University of California)

Danielle Laurencin (Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier)

Flaminia Cesare Marincola (University of Cagliari)

Thomas Vosegaard (University of Aarhus)

Winner of the GIDRM/GIRM Gold Medal 2025 (to be awarded)

The following keynote speakers have so far agreed to give lectures at the meeting:

Cristina Airoldi (University of Milan Bicocca)

Ilaria Boscolo Galazzo (University of Verona)

Elisa Carignani (CNR-ICCOM-Pisa)

Luca Fusaro (University of Namur)

Vito Gallo (Polytechnic University of Bari)

Nasrollah Rezaei-Ghaleh (University of Pavia)

Giacomo Saielli (ITM-CNR, Padova)

Alba Silipo (University of Naples Federico II)

Abstracts

The deadline for abstract submission is May 31, 2025.

One page abstract (please use the Word template provided) written in English must be sent by e-mail to: verona2025@gidrm.org

Please specify in the message if you prefer a poster or an oral communication and send the Word and NOT the .pdf file. Please name the file with just your last name.

In the template, a list of keywords is provided. Please, select those ones suitable for your contribution.

Please download the template and follow the style therein in writing your abstract.

You will be notified of the acceptance of your contribution by June 20, 2025.

Download the template file

Oral Communications

The duration for oral presentations of scientific contributions is restricted to a maximum of 15 minutes, with precise timing information to be shared after the abstract has been accepted.

The official language of the meeting is English.

Posters

The language for posters is English.

Posters preferred size: A1 (594 mm width x 841 mm height), maximum size: 700 mm width x 1000 mm height.

Poster Contest

All posters presented by under 35 researchers are eligible to take part in the GIDRM poster contest.

The posters presented by young researchers who are entitled to an Attendance Grant are automatically part of the competition.

A panel consisting of all international invited speakers will evaluate the posters.

The winners of the Poster Contest will receive a prize and will present their posters as an oral communication of 10 minutes (7’ + 3’ dedicated to questions).

Deadline

The early registration deadline is July 7th 2025

Fee

The registration fee, which includes coffee breaks, lunches and the social dinner, is:

	Before July 7th, 2025	After July 7th, 2025
GIDRM Members	320 Euros	400 Euros
non-GIDRM Members	400 Euros + IVA 22%	480 Euros + IVA 22%

It is possible to register for a single day at a cost € 150 for GIDRM members and of € 180 + IVA for non members.

Even if you are a GIDRM member but still require the invoice you will have to add 22% VAT to the registration fee. In this case please contact pagamenti@gidrm.org 

Please note that to be entitled to pay the GIDRM member registration fee it is sufficient to subscribe the GIDRM membership for 2025.

To attend the event, you must purchase the ticket of your choice at the top of this page.

You must be registered and logged into the GIDRM website to purchase tickets.

To complete the purchase, you will need to complete the registration form.

– If you don’t have an account yet, create one on the home page of the site by clicking below on the red “Become a member” button (the account on the old site is no longer valid) and selecting “Free Membership”. After a succesful registration log in into your new account, return to this page and buy the ticket you want;

– If you are already registered or a GIDRM member, please login to your account and go to the top of this page and buy the ticket.

The registration fee can be paid by Credit Card or PayPal or Bank Transfer. In order to pay by bank transfer please contact pagamenti@gidrm.org

In the case you should encounter any difficulty in filling the form, please contact us by e-mail at: verona2025@gidrm.org

For GIDRM members whose registration fee is paid by their institution: “Qualora la quota di registrazione a un evento venga pagata a seguito di emissione di fattura intestata all’Ente invece che direttamente dal Socio, è possibile applicare l’esenzione IVA su dichiarazione dell’Ente stesso. A questo scopo è necessario che l’Ente invii al GIDRM copia della dichiarazione di esenzione IVA ai sensi dell’art. 10 del D.P.R. n. 633 del 26.10.72 e successive modificazioni e integrazioni.”

Attendance Grants

A limited number of Attendance Grants will be available for early career (under 35) researchers.

If you are an under 35 researcher and want to apply for a GIDRM grant, please submit your abstract, your curriculum vitae (using this template) and a presentation letter from your research supervisor before May 31^th by e-mail to: verona2025@gidrm.org

These grants are specifically designated for regular members of GIDRM who have enrolled in the membership for the year 2025.

GIDRM grants will cover for either the registration fee or accommodation expenses (accommodation will be booked by the organizers), or potentially both, based on the available budget.

Attendant Grants will be allocated by 15 June 2025.

Students applying for a grant are kindly requested to wait for the results before proceeding with registration.

Those who are awarded a grant will receive a code for their registration process.

Cancellation and Refunds

Notification of cancellation must be sent to the congress e-mail address verona2025@gidrm.org

If cancellation is made before August 20, 2025, 90% of the registration fee will be refunded.

No refund will be given for cancellation requests reaching the GIDRM after August 20, 2025.

All refunds will be processed after the congress.

Refund claims must include bank address and account number for money transfer.

Accommodation is NOT included in the registration fee.

Participants are kindly invited to book their own hotel rooms.

IMPORTANT: to save money and benefit from the best prices, please book your accommodation in Verona as soon as you can.

A list of suggested hotels will be added as soon as is ready… stay tuned!