TERACHEM 2026 Summer School

PRELIMINARY AGENDA

September 21-23, 2026
Seminario Maggiore/Accademia Cusanus, Bressanone, Italy

INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL

Innovating Cancer Care: Next-Gen Theranostic Radiopharmaceuticals
from Lab to Clinic for Best Investigational Practices

September 21, 2026

08.00 - 08.30 Registration

08.30 - 09.00 Welcome & Introduction

09.00 - 10.30 Theranostic Radionuclides Production
Cathy S. Cutler (BNL, USA)

10.30 - 11.00 Coffee Break

11.00 - 12.30 Metal-Based Theranostic Radiopharmaceuticals: Where Are We?
Carolyn Anderson (University of Missouri – Columbia, USA)

12.30 - 14.00 Lunch

14.00 - 15.00 Imaging and Therapy with Bio-Orthogonal Chemistry
Raffaella Rossin (Tagworks, The Netherlands)

15.00 - 17.00 Workshop I: Professional Development
Presenters TBD (at least one from each unique aspect of the field)

17.00 - 19.00 Workshop II: Scientific Writing
Presenters TBD

September 22, 2026

08.30 - 10.30 Principles of Pharmacokinetics, Basics of Pharmacology & Medical Statistics
M. Cecilia Giron, Sara De Martin (University of Padova, Italy)

10.30 - 11.00 Coffee Break

11.00 - 12.30 Theranostics: In Vitro & In Vivo Studies
Cathy S. Cutler, Carolyn Anderson & Roger Schibli

12.30 - 14.00 Lunch

14.00 - 15.30 SPECT/PET Non-Clinical Studies and Kinetic Modeling
Henry VanBrocklin (UCSF, USA)

15.30 - 15.45 Coffee Break

15.45 - 17.30 Workshop III: Development of Theranostic Agent
(small molecules or macromolecules)
Presenters TBD

September 23, 2026

08.30 - 09.30 Bringing Radiotracers from Bench to Bedside
Julie Sutcliffe (UC Davis, USA)

09.30 - 10.30 Quality Control and Radiochemical/Chemical Purity and Formulation
Roger Schibli (Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland)

10.30 - 10.45 Coffee Break

10.45 - 11.30 Theranostics Potential in Clinical Practice
Diego Cecchin (University of Padova, Italy)

11.30 - 13.00 Preparation of Workshop III Presentations

13.00 - 14.00 Lunch

14.00 - 14.30 Presentation and Feedback Workshop III
C. Anderson, C.S. Cutler, R. Rossin, R. Schibli, H. VanBrocklin, T. Quinn

14.30 - 20.00 Attendance @ TERACHEM 2026 Opening Ceremony & Symposium Lecture

September 24th, 2026

08.30-18.00 Attendance @ TERACHEM 2026 & Group Breakout Sessions with
C. Anderson, C.S. Cutler, R. Schibli, H. VanBrocklin, S. De Martin

September 25th, 2026

08.30-18.00 Attendance @ Terachem 2026 & Focus Time with the Instructors
R. Rossin, J. Sutcliffe, M.C. Giron, D. Cecchin

September 26th, 2026

08.30-12.00 Attendance @ Terachem 2026 & Focus Time with the Instructors
C.S. Cutler, R. Schibli, M.C. Giron, H. VanBrocklin, R. Rossin, J. Sutcliffe, D. Cecchin,
S. De Martin

14.00-16.00 Final Test & Student Satisfaction Survey

General Information

Summer School Registration Fee: Approximately 250 EUR including VAT