Venue

UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA

DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOSCIENCES, BUILDING U3

P.ZZA DELLA SCIENZA 2

20126 – MILANO

 

 

How to reach us

How to reach us by plane, train, surface lines, subway or car.
The Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences of the University of Milan-Bicocca is located in the north-east of Milan, in an area between Viale Sarca and the Milano Greco Pirelli railway station.From the Porta Nuova train station you can walk to our Center (15 minutes) or take the metro, direction “Lingotto”, and get off at “Nizza” (2 stops).

 

By Plane

 

MILANO LINATE AIRPORT

https://www.milanolinate-airport.com/en/from-to/by-coach

from Milan Linate it is easy to reach Milan Central Station, Fiera Milano City, Rho Fiera Milano.

To and from the center of Milan: The connection between Milan Duomo M1 – M3 (Piazza Diaz) and Linate Airport is operated by bus line 73. (Travel time ca 60 minutes).

To and from Milan Central Station there is also a direct shuttle (Travel Time: 25 minutes). It is possible to buy the ticket on the bus – without any surcharge applied and in all authorized retailers.

For any further information visit https://www.airpullman.com/

 

MILANO MALPENSA AIRPORT

https://www.milanomalpensa-airport.com/en/from-to/by-coach

From Milan Malpensa it is easy to reach Milan Central Station, Fiera Milano City, Rho Fiera Milano.

Malpensa – Milan Central Station

Bus connections between Milan Central Station and Malpensa Airport are available every 20-30 minutes and are operated by Terravision, Malpensa Bus Express (Autostradale), Caronte and Malpensa Shuttle (Air Pullman). Travel Time: ca 60 minutes.

For any further information and updated timetables, please visit the websites www.terravision.eu – www.autostradale.it – www.malpensashuttle.it

Malpensa Express train

Milan Malpensa airport can be easily reached from the center of Milan with the Malpensa Express train from Milan Cadorna, Milan Central, and Milano Porta Garibaldi stations.

Malpensa Express train stops at Malpensa Terminal 1 and Malpensa Terminal 2.

STOPS
• Milano Centrale – Milano Porta Garibaldi – Milano Bovisa – Saronno – Rescaldina – Castellanza – Busto Arsizio FN – Ferno-Lonate Pozzolo – Malpensa Terminal 1 – Malpensa Terminal 2.
• Milano Cadorna – Milano Bovisa – Saronno – Busto Arsizio FN – Malpensa Terminal 1 – Malpensa Terminal 2

For tickets and timetables, please visit www.milanairports-shop.com

 

MILANO BERGAMO (ORIO AL SERIO) AIRPORT (RYANAIR, EASYJET)

https://www.milanbergamoairport.it/en/airport-position/

By bus it is possible to reach Milano Stazione Centrale FS (Milan Central Railway Station); Travel Time ca 55 minutes; available every 20-30 minutes; https://www.milanbergamoairport.it/en/bus/ – https://www.terravision.eu

 

By Train

 

• Paris is connected to Milan (via Lyon, Chambery, Modane) with high-speed TGV and Frecciarossa (Italian Railways) trains. The travel takes ca 7 hours. For info please visit https://www.thetrainline.com/
• Central Station and Pta Garibaldi are the final stations of TGV from Paris and Lyon.

The closest station to the University of Milan-Bicocca is Milano Greco Pirelli, served directly by the railway lines:

• S9 Seregno-Milan S. Cristoforo
• S8 Lecco-Milan-Pta Garibaldi
• S11 Chiasso-Milan Pta Garibaldi

 

Regional trains:

• Milan-Treviglio-Brescia
• Milan-Bergamo via Carnate
• Milan-Monza-Molteno-Lecco
• Milan-Lodi-Piacenza
• Milan-Pavia- Voghera

 

Milano Greco Pirelli station can be reached from the stations of:

• Milano Pta Garibaldi in about 7 minutes with 4 trips every hour; Milano Lambrate in about 7 minutes with the S9 line, and R trains to / from Brescia, plus some trains from Piacenza, Voghera.
• From the Central Station you can take bus 87.

 

For more information visit the website of Ferrovie dello stato and Trenord

 

With Surface Lines

 

TRAM

• Line 31: Bicocca M5 stop, Viale Fulvio Testi 184
• Line 7: Università Bicocca Scienza stop for buildings near Piazza della Scienza U1 / U2 / U3 / U4

The Stazione Greco stop allows interchange with the Bicocca Eco-Bus.

 

 BUS

• Line 87: runs along the avenues inside the campus, the line connects Sesto Marelli to the Central station
• Line 51: Via Arganini – Via Della Pila stop
• Line 81: from the Via Breda- Via Rucellai stop it is possible to use the pedestrian underpass to reach Piazzale Egeo

 

SUBWAY

• Line 5: Bicocca stop, in Viale Fulvio Testi near Piazza della Scienza
• Line 1: Precotto stop then light rail 7 towards Messina

For more information, you can visit the ATM website

Download the final programme in pdf updated on 20th september 

 

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

Alexander Barnes (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) Angelo Bifone (University of Turin, Italy) David Bryce (University of Ottawa, Canada) Roberto Fattorusso (University of Campania, Italy) Patrick Giraudeau (University of Nantes, France) Angela Gronenborn (University of Pittsburgh, USA) Michal Leskes (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel) José Martins (University of Gent, Belgium) Françoise Ochsenbein (CEA-Saclay, France) Miquel Pons (University of Barcelona, Spain) Hélène Ratiney (CNRS Lyon, France) Daniel Topgaard (University of Lund, Sweden) Paola Turano (University of Florence, Italy) Andrew Webb (University of Leiden, Netherlands) Winner of the GIDRM/GIRM Gold Medal 2022 (to be awarded)

Abstracts

The deadline for abstract submission is May 31, 2022 extended to 10 June

One page abstract (please use the Word or OpenDocument template provided) written in English must be sent by e-mail to: milano2022@gidrm.org .

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

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

Please download the template (in Word or OpenDocument format) and follow the style therein in writing your abstract.

You will be notified of the acceptance of your contribution by June 15, 2022.

Template file 

 

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Oral Communications

Scientific contributions presented as oral communications must last a maximum of 20 minutes (15′ presentation followed by 5′ of questions). The official language of the meeting is English.

 

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Posters

The language for posters is English.

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

 

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Poster Contest

All posters presented by early career researchers are eligible to take part in the Poster Contest. Posters will be judged by a committee composed by invited speakers (excluding those of Italian and French nationalities).

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 registration deadline is June 30, 2022.

 

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Fee

 

		Full Congress	One Day
GIDRM/GERM Members		350 Euros	120 Euros
non-GIDRM Members		400 Euros + IVA	180 Euros + IVA
GIDRM/GERM PhD Students / Post-Doc		250 Euros	100 Euros

 

Lunches, coffee breaks and social dinner are included.

Please note that to be entitled to pay the GIDRM (Italian society) member registration fee it is sufficient to subscribe the GIDRM membership for 2022 following this link

For GIDRM (Italian society) members who have the registration fee 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.”

 

In the case you should encounter any difficulty in filling the form, please contact us by e-mail at: milano2022@gidrm.org

 

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GIDRM Attendance Grants

A limited number of GIDRM attendance grants will be awarded to early careers researchers (students, PhD students and Post-Docs) after evaluation of the submitted documents.

If you are a student, PhD student or Post-doc researcher and want to apply for a GIDRM grant, please submit your abstract, your curriculum vitae and a presentation letter from your research supervisor before May 31^th by e-mail to: milano2022@gidrm.org

GIDRM Grants will cover registration fee and accommodation expenses and are intended for regular GIDRM members that have subscribed the membership for 2022.

A limited number of GIDRM attendance grants will be awarded after evaluation of the submitted documents.

 

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GERM Attendance Grants

GERM grants will cover the registration fee for early careers researchers (students, PhD students and Post-Docs).

If you want to apply for a GERM grant, please submit your abstract and your curriculum vitae before May 31^th by e-mail to: milan2022@germ.asso.fr (note that this is a specific email address).

A limited number of early career attendance grants will be awarded after evaluation of the submitted documents. Details are also available on the GERM website

 

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Cancellation and Refunds

Notification of cancellation must be sent to the congress e-mail address (milano2022@gidrm.org). If cancellation is made before 20 August 2022, 90% of the registration fee will be refunded.

No refund will be given for cancellation requests reaching the GIDRM/GERM after 20 August 2022. 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 Milan as soon as you can.

 

Suggested Hotels

Hotel	WEB site	Connections to public transport	Indicative Daily price
Meininger Garibaldi Via Privata Giovanni Calvino 11, 20154 Milano	https://www.meininger-hotels.com/en/hotels/milan/hotel-milan-garibaldi-station/	MM CENISIO	177 euro per night in single room or double for single use
Meininger Lambrate Piazza Monte Titano, 10, 20132, Milano	https://www.meininger-hotels.com/en/hotels/milan/hotel-milan-lambrate/	MM LAMBRATE Lambrate FS (5’ from Greco-Pirelli/Bicocca train stop)	75 euro per night in single room or double for single use
Hotel Gamma Via Valvassori Peroni 85, 20133 02 26413152	https://hotelgammamilano.it/it/	MM LAMBRATE Lambrate FS (5’ from Greco-Pirelli/Bicocca train stop)	80 euro per night in single room or double for single use
Hotel Lombardia Viale Lombardia 75, 20131 Tel. +39 022824849	https://hotellombardia.com/it/	MM PIOLA	88 euro per night in single room
Il Girasole, Via Doberdo’ 19, 20126	https://www.ilgirasolemilano.com/	5’ walk distance from conference site	91 euro per night in single room
Albergo Città Studi (3 *) Via Saldini 24, 20133 Milano Tel.: 02 744 666	https://citta-studi.worhot.com/ info@hotelcittastudi.it	1 Km from MM2 PIOLA	65,00  Euro/gg (single) 95,00 Euro/gg (double) (citing the congress)
Hotel 10 (4 *) Largo Rio de Janeiro 12, 20133 Milano Tel.: 02 7060 8180	http://www.hoteldieci.it/ info@hoteldieci.it	700 mt  from MM2 PIOLA	150,00 Euro/gg (double)
B&B Hotel Milano Ornato Via Luigi Ornato 64, 20162 Milano. Tel.: 02 744 666	mi.ornato@hotelbb.com	1,7 Km from congress site or 5 min walk from 52 bus line	70,00  Euro/gg (double) (citing the congress)