Symposium

Preliminary program and registration fees for XI SLATCC 2026.

Dates: 28 – 30 October 2026
Venue: Instituto de Biotecnología · Cuernavaca, México

About the symposium

Three days of invited lectures, oral presentations and poster sessions at the Institute of Biotechnology of UNAM. The working languages are Spanish, Portuguese and English.

How to take part

Attending does not require presenting. Anyone who wants to present sends an abstract, and there are two deadlines, because orals close a month before posters.

Preliminary programme

28 October 2026

Day 1

08:00–08:30Ceremony
Registration
08:30–09:00Ceremony
Opening ceremony
09:00–09:40Invited lecture
Continuous Bioprocesses to Produce Virus Like Particles (VLPs) and Adeno Associated Viruses (AAVs) by Transient Transfection of HEK293 cells
Dr. Francesc Gòdia
09:40–10:05Invited lecture
Customized CHO Cell Platforms for Streamlined Continuous Manufacturing
Dra. Claudia Altamirano
10:05–10:30Invited lecture
Molecular and engineering strategies to mitigate metabolic overflow associated with recombinant protein production in CHO cells
Dr. Octavio T. Ramírez
10:30–11:00Coffee Break
11:00–11:25Invited lecture
Glycoengineering Around a Hinge Molecule: Reshaping the Biological Activities of Erythropoietine
Dr. Marcos Oggero-Eberhardt
11:25–11:50Invited lecture
Invited lecture3D Cellular Complexity: Organoids as a Platform for the Study of Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases
Dra. Mariela Bollati
11:50–12:15Invited lecture
From Proteomic Signatures to the Productive Phenotype: Understanding the Cellular Mechanisms that Determine Recombinant Protein Production in CHO Cells
Dra. Norma Adriana Valdez-Cruz
12:15–12:30Oral presentation session
ORAL 1To be confirmed
POR DETERMINAR
12:30–12:45Oral presentation session
ORAL 2To be confirmed
POR CONFIRMAR
12:45–13:00Oral presentation session
ORAL 3To be confirmed
POR DETERMINAR
13:00–14:00Lunch
14:00–15:00Social activity
Institute tour and commercial exhibition area
Dr. Octavio T. Ramírez
15:00–15:30Technical talk
Sartorius, Technical Talk: Applications of Bio-Layer Interferometry: Clonal Selection in CHO Cells and Quantification of Adeno-Associated Viruses (AAVs) and Virus-Like Particles (VLPs).
M.Sc. Marcos Iván González
15:30–15:55Invited lecture
Organ-on-Chip Systems at LaNSBioDyT: From Biological Questions to Functional Validation
Dra. Tatiana Fiordelisio Coll
15:55–16:15Invited lecture
Understanding CHO Cell Performance in Dynamic Bioprocesses: From Hydrodynamic Control to Cellular Stress Responses
Dr. Mauricio A. Trujillo-Roldán
16:15–16:35Invited lecture
Dynamic analyses of the glycoprotein folding process in CHO cells
Dr. Santiago Benavides López
16:35–16:50Oral presentation session
Oral 4To be confirmed
POR DETERMINAR
16:50–17:05Oral presentation session
ORAL 5To be confirmed
POR DETERMINAR
17:05–17:20Oral presentation session
ORAL 6To be confirmed
POR DETERMINAR
17:30–19:00Poster session
Poster session

29 October 2026

Day 2

09:00–09:30Invited lecture
From bioreactor transcriptomics to engineered regulatory elements: a platform of endogenous CHO-K1 promoters for stable, high-level production of recombinant proteins
Dr. Claudio Prieto
09:30–09:55Invited lecture
From Process Development to Regulatory Submission: A Biopharmaceutical Journey
Dra. Leda Castilho
09:55–10:25Invited lecture
Development and Evaluation of Assays for Clinical Studies of Vaccines Against Respiratory Diseases
Dr. Emanuele Montomoli
10:25–11:10Invited lecture
Framework Region Engineering Improves CHO Cell Productivity and Thermal Stability of a Human Anti-MICA Antibody
Dra. María Carmen Molina Sampayo
11:10–11:30Coffee Break
11:30–11:55Invited lecture
Monoclonal antibody-based immunotherapy
Dra. Ana Maria Moro
11:55–12:20Invited lecture
LAMMB, bridging Academia and Industry: A Success Story in Mexico
Dra. Mabel Rodríguez
12:20–12:45Invited lecture
Decoding hiPSC-Hematopoiesis to Engineer Next-Generation Innate Immunocompetent 3D Tissue Models
Dra. Catarina Freitas
12:45–13:00Oral presentation session
ORAL 7
POR DETERMINAR
13:00–13:15Oral presentation session
ORAL 8
POR DETERMINAR
13:15–14:30Lunch
14:30–15:00Technical talk
Sartorius, Technical Talk: “Optimizing Antibody-Drug Conjugate (ADC) Production: From Multistep Integration to Single-Use Tangential Flow Filtration.”
Dr. Giroshi Bando-Campos
15:00–15:25Invited lecture
Platforms for the Development of 3D Cell Models and Functional Tissues Using Bioreactors
Dra Nohra Elsy Beltrán Vargas
15:25–15:50Invited lecture
Quantitative Bioprocess Design for Scalable 3D Suspension Culture: Microcarrier- and Spheroid-Based Strategies for the Production of Melanoma Vaccine LysatesInvited lecture
Dra. Ziomara Patricia Gerdtzen
15:50–16:20Technical talk
Technical talk: Thermo Fisher
Speakers
- POR DETERMINAR
- Dra. Mariana Curcio
16:20–16:35Oral presentation session
ORAL 9
POR DETERMINAR
16:35–16:50Oral presentation session
ORAL 10
POR DETERMINAR
17:00–19:00Poster session
Poster session

30 October 2026

Day 3

09:00–09:40Invited lecture
Engineering Biology in Biomanufacturing: Promise and Reality
Dr. Alan Dickson
09:40–10:05Invited lecture
Invited lecture
Dr. Ernesto Chico
10:05–10:30Invited lecture
Development of CAR-T Cell Models in Accordance with International Pharmaceutical Standards
Dra. Angélica Meneses Acosta
10:30–11:00Coffee Break
11:00–11:30Invited lecture
Overview of Continuous Bioprocessing
Dr. Sadettin S. Öztürk
11:30–11:55Invited lecture
Regulation as an Enabler of Innovation in Cell Culture: Strategies to Accelerate the Delivery of Therapies and Biologics to the Latin American Market
Qca. Adriana Hernández
11:55–13:00Roundtable
Industry roundtable
Dr. Sergio Valentinotti, Dr. William Rodríguez Limas, Ing. Jaime Uribe Wiechers, Dr. Néstor Pérez.
13:00–14:30Lunch
14:30–15:00Technical talk
Technical talk: Khuner
Dave Laidlaw, Khuner
15:00–15:15Invited lecture
ORAL 11
15:15–15:30Oral presentation session
ORAL12
POR DETERMINAR
15:30–15:45Oral presentation session
Oral 13
POR DETERMINAR
15:45–16:00Oral presentation session
Oral 14
POR DETERMINAR
16:00–16:15Oral presentation session
ORAL 15
POR DETERMINAR
16:15–16:30Oral presentation session
ORAL 16
POR DETERMINAR
16:30–17:00Ceremony
Poster awards and raffle
17:00–17:30Ceremony
Closing ceremony

Fees & Registration

XI SLATCC registration fees, in US dollars.
Registration	Reduced fee, if paid in time	From 1 October
Students	Reduced fee, if paid in time$200.00	From 1 October$250.00
Academics	Reduced fee, if paid in time$250.00	From 1 October$300.00
Professionals	Reduced fee, if paid in time$350.00	From 1 October$400.00

Figures in US dollars (USD).

Call for abstracts: format and fees Register for the symposium

What it covers: Working materials, Coffee Breaks, a midday meal on each of the three symposium days, and a certificate of attendance.
How to pay: When you register you choose where you are paying from, because the procedure differs. From Mexico, the committee issues a slip with your agreement number and your reference, and you pay it at the bank as a service payment. From outside Mexico, you deposit into UNAM's account at JP Morgan. Either way, you upload your receipt on the platform.
Invoice: An invoice can be issued on request. Ask the committee and send your tax details when you upload your receipt.
Scholarships: Scholarships can be requested. Write to the congress address with a letter explaining your reasons.

Stay on for the CATCC course2 – 5 November 2026, at the same institute, right after the symposium

The mascot

HamCell was born in March 2026 and is the official mascot of SLATCC 2026 and the CATCC course. She represents a Chinese hamster mammalian cell, drawn after the ones used to produce recombinant proteins, and carries the main compartments of a biomanufacturing cell. She will welcome attendees and accompany them through both events.