Day 1: 20/09/2023
18:30-20:00 Registration
18:30 -22:00 Welcome Reception – Art Exhibition Office (Biuro Wystaw Artystycznych), Jana III Sobieskiego 18, Rzeszów city center (https://www.bwa.rzeszow.pl/)
Day 2: 21/09/2023
08:30 – 12:00 Registration
09:00 – 09:25 Opening Ceremony: Prof. Agata Jurkowska-Gomułka, Vice-Rector for Science and International Collaboration, UITM in Rzeszów; Prof. Kazimierz Głowniak, Head of the Department of Cosmetology UITM in Rzeszów and the Chairman of the NCIM Organizing Committee; Prof. Franz Bucar, The Phytochemical Society of Europe
09:25 – 9:50 Opening lecture: Austrian Drug Screening Institute – Bridging Basic Research and Industry – Prof. Günther K. Bonn (Austrian Drug Screening Institute, University of Innsbruck, Austria)
9:50 – 11:50 Session I “Innovative sources of natural cosmetic ingredients”
Chair: Dr hab. Katarzyna Gaweł-Bęben, Dr Simon Vlad Luca
09:50 – 10:15 Classic and innovative biotechnological methods for obtaining of cosmetic raw materials from exotic plant species – Prof. Halina Ekiert, Dr hab. Agnieszka Szopa (Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland)
10:15 – 10:45 Evolving trends in extracting, fractionating, and separating natural bio-active ingredients from green herbal biomass of potential importance to phyto-cosmetic industry worldwide – Prof. Henry O. Meissner (NICM, TTD International, Sydney, Australia)
10:45 – 11:05 Biological photoprotectives from fruit rinds of Garcinia indica: an approach beyond sun protection factor – Dr Manjushri A. Deodhar (University of Mumbai, India)
11:05 – 11:25 Urolithin A – a postbiotic metabolite of natural ellagitannins as an innovative molecule for skin inflammations – Prof. Sebastian Granica (Medical University of Warsaw, Poland)
11:25 – 11:45 Innovations – the possible sources of inspiration – Dr Danuta Raj (Wrocław Medical University, Poland)
11:45 – 12:30 Coffee Break + Poster Session
12:30 – 14:30 Session II “Modern technologies in natural cosmetic formulations”
Chair: Prof. Wirginia Kukuła-Koch, Prof. Rudolf Bauer
12:30 – 13:00 Challenges in cosmetic formulations – our studies focused on nanocosmetics – Prof. Ilkay Erdogan Orhan (Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye)
13:00 – 13:30 CosmoGreen Project: active green solvents for eco-friendly, high-value cosmetic products – Prof. Marijana Zovko Končić (University of Zagreb, Croatia)
13:30 – 13:50 Reconstructed human skin models and cosmetics safety – Dr Silvia Letasiova (MatTek, Bratislava, Slovakia)
13:50 – 14:10 The effectiveness of the selected plant secondary metabolites as the functional ingredients in cosmetic formulations – Dr Magdalena Malinowska (Cracow University of Technology, Poland)
14:10 – 14:30 Nanoformulated essential oils for cosmetic applications – Dr hab. Elwira Sieniawska (Medical University of Lublin, Poland)
14:30 – 15:30 Lunch
15:30 – 17:20 Session III “Methods of extraction and isolation of natural cosmetic ingredients”
Chair: Prof. Marijana Zovko Končić, Prof. Sebastian Granica
15:30 – 16:00 Polyphenols as preventive agents for viral infections – Prof. Rudolf Bauer (University of Graz, Austria)
16:00 – 16:20 Probing Greek flora towards the discovery of novel cosmetic entities employing chemical and biological profiling approaches – Prof. Maria Halabalaki (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece)
16:20 – 16:40 Identification of novel bioactive natural compounds, using in vivo zebrafish phenotypic assays – Dr Dimitris Beis (University of Ioannina, Greece)
16:40 – 17:00 Extraction and analysis of cosmetically relevant alkylamides – Prof. Franz Bucar (University of Graz, Austria)
17:00 – 17:20 Exploring phytocannabinoids as potential cosmeceuticals – Dr Simon Vlad Luca (Technical University of Munich, Germany)
19:00 – 23:00 Conference Dinner – Taberna pod Sosnami, Kielnarowa (http://tabernapodsosnami.pl/pl/)
Day 3: 22/09/2023
09:00 – 11:00 Session IV “Global trends in natural cosmetics”
Chair: Prof. Agnieszka Szopa, Prof. Maria Halabalaki
09:00 – 09:30 Discovering of novel raw materials for cosmetics industry: fruit and vegetable seed oils – Prof. Nazim Şekeroğlu (University of Gaziantep, Türkiye)
09:30 – 10:00 2023 trends and changing requirements for natural cosmetics – Viktoria Potko (NaTrue, Brussels, Belgium)
10:00 – 10:15 Skin-health promoting properties of natural products coming from plants of the Greek flora – Dr Aikaterini Argyropoulou (PharmaGnose, Athens, Greece)
10:15 – 10:30 Cosmetic and antiglycation potential of Spirulina platensis extract – Dr Ahmad Ali (Univeristy of Mumbai, India)
10:30 – 10:45 Cinnamic acid derivatives as emerging ingredients of cosmetic formulations for hyperpigmentation disorders – Dr hab. Agnieszka Gunia-Krzyżak (Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland)
10:45 – 11:00 Study of obtaining the ointment base from livestock fat – Dr Daariimaa Khurelbat (Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia)
11:00 – 11:15 Microbiome Stimuli Base, innovative solution for psoriasis skin care – Dr Magdalena Biesiadecka (Orcideo, UITM, Rzeszów, Poland)
11:15 – 12:00 Coffee break + Poster Session
12:00 – 13:00 Session V – Short presentations of selected posters
Chair: Prof. Halina Ekiert, Prof. Franz Bucar
12:00 – 12:10 Changes in the biological activity of Hamamelidis cortex extract after incubation with skin microbiota – Weronika Skowrońska (Medical University of Warsaw, Poland)
12:10 – 12:20 The assessment of polyphenolic content and biological activities of the extracts from in vitro cultures of selected Vitis vinifera cultivars – Marta Sharafan (Cracow University of Technology, Poland)
12:20 – 12:30 Development of an in vitro test method for irritation of medical devices used in the oral cavity – Marek Puskar (MatTek, Bratislava, Slovakia)
12:30-12:40 Potential cosmetic application of extracts from aerial parts of eight Hemerocallis cultivars – Dr hab. Katarzyna Dos Santos Szewczyk (Medical University of Lublin, Poland)
12:40 – 12:50 Nanoencapsulation of bioactive compounds from plant by products to produce sensitive skin cosmetics – Dr Stefan Martens (Edmund Mach Foundation, Italy)
12:50 – 13:00 Anti-proliferative potential of β-damascenone and related C13-norisoprenoids – Dr Teresa Pirker (University of Graz, Austria)
13:00 – 13:10 Award ceremony
13:10 – 13:20 Closing remarks
13:20 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:15 MatTek Workshop (for registered participants)
15:15 – 16:15 Urtica Technologies/Orcideo Workshop (for registered participants)
16:30 – 17:30 Formulation of Natural Cosmetics Workshop (for registered participants)
The final programme of the conference may be changed for resons beyond the Organizer’s control.