March 27 -28, 2023. Virtual online meeting, Sofia, Bulgaria
You are invited to join the ICSUMAP’23 conference. For this, you need to register a user account at the COMET platform. You can reach the platform by clicking on the button below. The conference participation is free of charge. However, the number of slots is limited
Deadline for poster submission: March 17th, 2023
Deadline for submission of videos: March 17th 2023
This Conference is organized by the Center of Competence “Sustainable utilization of bio-resources and waste of medicinal and aromatic plants for innovative bioactive products”, a project supported by the Operational Program SCIENCE AND EDUCATION FOR SMART GROWTH, project number BG05M2OP001-1.002-0012

Aims and Scope
The Conference is an international, interdisciplinary platform focusing on the effective use of the resources of medicinal and aromatic plants and the utilization of agro-bio-waste, as well as the application of green technologies to generate and offer to the innovative industry technologies and products and thus to create conditions for sustainable growth of the bio-economy. It aims to cover the wide spectrum of applications of medicinal and aromatic plants with special emphasis on the sustainable use of bioresources for the development of innovative products with high added value.
The book of abstracts will be available online from the Conference site
Delegates who will not be presenting: after registering, please email to vassya.bankova@orgchm.bas.bg in order to get access to the sessions.
Topics
Plenary speaker: Prof. Vladimir Dimitrov, DSc, Head of the Center of Competence
Invited Speakers
Plenary Speaker
Head of the Center of Competence
"Sustainable utilization of bio-resources and waste of medicinal and aromatic plants for innovative bioactive products"
Lecturer Phytopharmacy and Quality Management
ZHAW School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
Einsiedlerstrasse 29
Co Founder and Managing Director
of SWT Stevia
President of FAS (
American Federation of Stevia)
“Stevia: Why this ancient plant has a key role in the sustainable and healthy substitution of sugar at a global scale?“;
Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences
Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej 34, 41-819 Zabrze, Poland
"Copolymers 2-oxazoline for applications in biology and medicine"
Jean Monnet University (a member of the University of Lyon) Saint Etienne, France
"Secretion and evolution of the perfume in roses - Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology"
Division of Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products
Department of Pharmacy
Senior Scientist (Soil Chemistry & Fertility) Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
Department of Macromolecular Engineering,
Institute of Polymers, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Acad. G. Bonchev Str., block 103-A 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
“Original Synthesis of new assemblies by initiator-free thiol–ene “click” coupling reactions performed by LED UV illumination”
Principal Research Fellow, Institute for Biological Research „Siniša Stanković“- National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Serbia
„Catmints (Nepeta sp.): biological activities and applicative potential“
Institute of Pharmacy,
University of Greifswald, Germany
"Mushrooms - their potential for medicine and a healthy nutrition"
Department of Polymeric Biomaterials,
Institute of Polymers, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences,
Acad. G. Bonchev Str., block 103-A
1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
“Novel fibrous materials based on polylactide and Portulaca oleracea plant extract: Preparation, physico-chemical and biological properties”
Senior Research Associate, Institute for Biological Research „Siniša Stanković“-National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Serbia
„Plant industrial by-products as sources of bioactive compounds with potential food and cosmeceutical applications“
Book of Abstracs will be available on the website of the Conference.
Contact
Vassya Bankova, Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia,
email: vassya.bankova@orgchm.bas.bg
Members of the Scientific Committee
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emi Haladjova, Institute of Polymers, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria,
email: ehaladjova@polymer.bas.bg - Dr. Iliana Rasheva, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski, Sofia, Bulgaria,
email: i_rasheva@biofac.uni-sofia.bg - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kalina Danova, Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria,
email: kalina.danova@orgchm.bas.bg - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Krasimir Rusanov, Arobioinstitute, Agricultural Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria,
email: krusanov@abv.bg - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zahari Vinarov, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy. Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Sofia, Bulgaria,
email: zv@lcpe.uni-sofia.bg