Plenary Speakers

Aaron Anselmo, VitaKey Inc

Henry Brem, John Hopkins University – School of Medicine

Joseph M. DeSimone, Stanford University

David A. Edwards, Johns Hopkins University

Chad Mirkin, Northwestern University

John S. Patton, InStatin Inc

Daniel Siegwart, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Molly Stevens, University of Oxford

Session Chairs

Daniel G. Anderson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Alex Denner, Sarissa Capital
Susan Langer Denner, Souffle Therapeutics
Aimee Hamilton, University of Denver
Ana Jaklenec, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Michael Langer, T.Rx Capital
Nicholas A. Peppas, The University of Texas, Austin
Howard Rosen, Stanford University
Michael Sefton, University of Toronto
Francis C. Szoka, University of California – San Francisco
Giovanni Traverso, MIT, Broad Institute, Mass General Brigham
Shelley Weinstock, Weinstock Consulting
Kathryn Whitehead, Carnegie Mellon University
Bruce Zetter, Boston Children’s Hospital

Plenary & Poster Sessions

The conference will offer morning plenary sessions, evening plenary sessions, and poster sessions. Morning sessions are scheduled from approximately 8:00 a.m. to noon. Afternoons are left open for your leisure pursuits. Evening sessions are scheduled from approximately 7:00 p.m to 10:00 p.m.

The plenary session speakers are selected by symposium chairmen on an invitation-only basis. The plenary session features presentations from academic and industrial leaders in the drug delivery field. The symposium is well-known for the important scientific inquiries and discussions held during the plenary and poster sessions.

The symposium also provides extensive opportunities for academic and business discussions, networking, and negotiations that begin at the conference site and continue long after the meeting.

Poster Session/Poster Abstract Submission

Call for Abstracts
Researchers are invited to present their latest findings in this forum. Online abstracts are due by  October 14, 2026. Abstracts are limited to a ½-page format as a brief overview of your paper.  All those accepted into the poster session should bring a printed poster describing the work cited in the abstract.

Acceptance into the poster session also provides the opportunity to be selected to give a five-minute presentation during one of the conference evening poster sessions (followed by five minutes of questions & answers). If you would like to be considered for an oral presentation, please come prepared with a five-minute presentation on your laptop.  Selections for these oral presentations are decided and announced at the conference.

[Submit Your Abstract]

Poster Board Dimension and Details

The poster boards are 4 feet (high/vertical) by 8 feet (long/horizontal) (1.22 m x 2.44m), and you will be using one side of a double-sided board. Your poster must fit within this size board and it may be one large poster or several smaller posters, providing that it does not exceed these dimensions.

Registration

Registration Fee: $795.00 US Dollars.
[Online Registration]

Registration prior to the conference start date is strongly encouraged. Please check-in at the onsite registration on Sunday, December 6th, between 2:30 and 5:30 p.m. to obtain your conference pass and materials and to complete your online registration if it has not been done previously.
Onsite online registration will also be held on Monday, December 7th, from 7:00-8:00 a.m. Conference attendees with completed registrations are invited to the welcome reception on Sunday, December 6th, from 5:45 to 6:55 p.m.
The symposium ends on Thursday, December 10, 2026, at approximately 10:00 p.m.

Cancellation Policy: There is a $100 non-refundable fee. Prior to Sunday, October 1, 2026, the registration fee minus $100 will be refunded. After Sunday, October 1, 2026, there are no refunds. Substitutions may be made.

Meeting registration includes access to all sessions, the welcome reception, coffee breaks, and one printed abstract book per registrant. Sessions will be held in the mornings and evenings, with afternoons unscheduled, so that you can plan your leisure activities independently.

Hotel Reservation

The symposium will be held at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa. We have a limited number of rooms blocked at special symposium rates, including Resort View, Golf/Mountain View, Partial Ocean View, and Deluxe Ocean View.  When reserving your room(s), please ask to be included in the 17th US-Japan Symposium on Drug Delivery Systems group.

[Online Hotel Reservations]

Group rates are available until the cut-off date of November 3, 2026 or until the conference block has been filled.

After the cut-off date, all rooms within the group’s contracted guest room block that have not been reserved will be returned to the hotel’s general inventory.

Reservation requests for rooms after November 3, 2026 or once the block has been filled will be based on availability at hotel’s prevailing rates; the group rate will not be available.

Name changes on, or other transfers of room reservations will not be accepted after the cut-off date of November 3, 2026

Travel Expenses and Meals

Meals are not provided by the conference other than the welcome reception and coffee breaks. Attendees are personally responsible for their own travel expenses, including meals, airfare, hotel accommodations, transportation, and any other travel expenses.

Sponsors

Cellics Therapeutics
Polaris Partners
Sensory Cloud
Syntis Bio
VitaKey Inc