Skin Ageing & Challenges 2025: Rethinking Skin Ageing
We are pleased to invite you to the 16th International Conference on Skin Ageing & Challenges 2025, taking place on November 11-12 in Valencia, Spain.
Keynote 2025: Prof. Vladimir A. Botchkarev
It is a great pleasure to welcome Professor Vladimir A. Botchkarev, Professor of Dermatology at the Boston University School of Medicine, USA, as a keynote speaker at Skin Ageing & Challenges 2025.
Registration & Abstract Submission
- Short Oral Submission: October 31, 2025
- Poster Submission: November 7, 2025
Skin Challenge 2025 Speakers
Epigenetic Regulation of Skin Ageing-Associated Genes in Short-Lived and Long-Lived Mammals
Vladimir A. Botchkarev, Boston University School of Medicine, USA
Targeting Mitochondrial Pathways and Keratinocyte–Fibroblast Crosstalk Mitigates UVB-Induced Skin Damage
Uraiwan Panich, Mahidol University, Thailand
Targeting Skin Ageing with Bioactive Peptides: From Food Sources to Functional Evidence
Andrea M. Liceaga, Purdue University, USA
Reprogramming Skin Aging: RNA Nanoparticles as Next-Generation Tools to Reverse Senescence and Restore Extracellular Matrix Homeostasis
Sandra Freitas-Rodríguez, Nanovex Biotechnologies S.L., Spain
Impact of Biomechanical Changes on Skin Aging: Current Advances and Future Perspectives
Costanza Giampietro, Empa Dübendorf and ETH Zürich, Switzerland
The Fire Within: Inflammaging, Skin Health, and the Next Generation of Anti-Aging
Christopher Griffiths, King’s College London Hospital, United Kingdom
Skin Senescence as a Driver of Whole-Body and Brain Ageing and How to Intervene
Cláudia Cavadas, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Targeting Staphylococcus Aureus: A novel therapeutic Approach for skin microbiome recovery and regeneration
Matthew Hardman, Hull York Medical School, United Kingdom
The Role of Natural Killer Cells in Skin Ageing - Perspective of a Novel Senolytic Approach
Karin Scharffetter-Kochanek, Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Germany
Protein Homeostasis and Aging: Advances, Detection and Innovations
Sebastian Iben, Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Germany
Nanotechnology and Nanosystems: Detecting and Targeting Senescent Cells
Ramon Martinez Mañez, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain
Leveraging Circadian Plasma Proteomics to Detect Ageing-induced changes in Skin Architecture
Thomas Mortimer, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Spain
Senescence in Ageing Skin : A New Focus on mTORC1 and the Lysosome
Bernadette Carroll, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
Targeting Skin Cell Senescence: Approaches and Strategies
Manuel Collado, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Who is Attending
Industrials
APIVITA SA
Beiersdorf AG
Biomed Protection, Galveston
Chanel Parfums Beauté
dermostica institute
Dr Irena Eris S.A.
e-BioSkin, Belgrade
Evonik Operations GmbH
Gattefossé
Groupe Rocher
Japan Bio Products Co.
L’Oréal
Laboratoires Clarins
Merz Aesthetics
Mesoestetic Pharma Group
OneSkin
Pierre Fabre
Provital, S.A.
RAHN AG
React4life S.p.A., Genoa
Shanghai Cheermore Biotech Co., Ltd
UNISKIN Inertia Shanghai Biotechnology
Vibiosphen
Academics
Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Health Sciences, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Mahidol University, Thailand
HBN Research Institute and Biological Laboratory, Shenzhen Hujia Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, China
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Spain
Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Spain
Keio University
Kumamoto University
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Traumatology
Mahidol University, Thailand
Mayo Clinic
Medical University of Vienna, Center for Pathobiochemistry and Genetics, Austria
Mid Sweden University
Monash University
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
National Yang Ming Chao Tung University
Olobion, Spain
Purdue University, USA
Research Unit of Oral and Maxillofacial Regenerative Medicine
Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
TruDiagnostic, USA
UCL (University College London)
Ulm University
Universitätsklinikum Ulm
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain
University of Alabama
University of Bristol
University of Coimbra
University of Ferrara
University of Geneva
University of Hull
University of Manchester
University of Michigan Medical School
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
University of Valencia
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, Croatia
University Hospital of Geneva
Volcani Institute
Successful 15th Edition of Skin Aging & Challenges 2024 Conference
The 15th International Conference on Skin Ageing & Challenges 2024, which was held at Corinthia Palace Malta on November 5-6, was a great success. Over 42 presentations on the latest skin and skin aging research were delivered to an audience of over 100 attendees representing 25 countries.
Photos from the Conference will be available soon. Check out some highlights on our LinkedIn page.
Who’s attending Skin Aging and Challenges 2025 ?
Industries
Chanel, France
GATTEFOSSE, France
Japan Bio Products, Japan
Laboratoires Clarins, France
Pierre Fabre, France
PROVITAL, Spain
RAHN AG, Switzerland
React4life, Italy
RE Biotech, Japan
Shanghai Cheermore Industrial Development, China
UNISKIN Inertia Shanghai Biotechnology, China
Institutes & Universities
Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ), Switzerland
Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Spain
Mahidol University, Thailand
Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Mid Sweden University, Sweden
Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain
Volcani Institute, Israel