We are pleased to invite you to the Next-Gen Nanocoatings: Accelerating Antimicrobial Innovation with Modeling & AI workshop, taking place during Smart Materials and Surfaces 2025 in Rome on 30 October 2025!
The full day event organized by three leading Horizon Europe projects RELIANCE, NOVA and NANOBLOC, will explore the cutting-edge advancements in antimicrobial nanocoatings. Through a unique blend of modeling, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) principles, the event will highlight the synergistic power of digital tools and advanced materials science to reshape innovation, from fundamental research to real-world industrial deployment.
This workshop is an exceptional networking opportunity, designed to bring together scientists, industry leaders and policymakers in our collective mission to strengthen antimicrobial resilience.
Our mission
- Innovation Acceleration: To demonstrate how modeling and AI can drastically shorten the innovation cycle in antimicrobial nanocoatings development.
- Sustainability by Design: To embed SSbD principles in every stage of development, ensuring safe, eco-conscious and future-fit solutions.
- Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing: To connect European research projects, industries and investors for smarter and faster transition from lab to market.
- Practical Impact: To highlight real-world applications, case studies and pathways towards industrial adoption of novel nanocoating technologies.
The day is tailored to a diverse interdisciplinary audience of researchers, innovators, regulators and industry practitioners!
Main Topics
Project Spotlights: RELIANCE, NOVA & NANOBLOC
Get an overview of three leading EU-funded projects pioneering antimicrobial nanocoatings:
- RELIANCE: Smart response self-disinfected bio-based nanocoated surfaces for healthier environments.
- NOVA: Next Generation BiOactiVe NAnocoatings.
- NANOBLOC: Antiviral, Antibacterial & Antifungal Nanocoating Platform.
Modeling & AI Methodologies
Dive into the technical foundations of digital innovation. Learn how computational tools and AI-driven design are transforming antimicrobial material discovery and testing.
Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) Frameworks
Explore how sustainability and safety assessments, ranging from environmental health to long-term human safety, are being integrated into the next wave of nanocoating development.
From Concept to Application: Industry Case Studies
Discover practical examples of how antimicrobial nanocoatings are moving from the lab into industrial deployment. Real-world case studies will showcase both opportunities and challenges in bringing these innovations to market.
Detailed session schedule and speaker information will be announced soon.
All workshop participants are entitled to a conference fee discount.
Register at Setcor - Home by creating an account first. To receive the discount code, email alexia.nardin@setcor.org with the subject RELIANCE-NOVA-NANOBLOC joint workshop.
