OneBAT Final Event
About the Event
The OneBAT Final Event will take place in Bologna, Italy, on 13 November 2026, at Galliera E20 – Sala Tanari, bringing together project partners, researchers, students, stakeholders and representatives from related European initiatives.
The event will present and discuss the key results and knowledge generated throughout the OneBAT project, with a focus on One Health surveillance, emerging pathogens and bat-borne viruses, host ecology and modelling approaches.
The programme will also explore new tools for pandemic preparedness, with contributions from related European projects, fostering synergies and exchange across the research community.
A dedicated session on new diagnostic approaches for wildlife surveillance will showcase advances in air sampling, pathogen and antibody detection, and pseudotyped virus technologies.
The event will conclude with a discussion on future challenges and opportunities for One Health surveillance, pandemic preparedness and emerging infectious disease research.
Location
The event will take place at Galliera E20, Sala Tanari, located in Via Galliera 18/c, 40121 Bologna (Italy) 📍
Galliera E20 is an event venue located in the heart of Bologna, managed by the communication agency Mediamorphosis. The venue offers a versatile setting for seminars, meetings, conferences, workshops and corporate events. The event will be hosted in Sala Tanari, a welcoming and functional space designed to accommodate professional gatherings and encourage discussion and networking among participants.
Agenda
13th November 2026
09:00 – 09:15 > Welcome and Introduction to OneBAT and to the Event
Speaker: Paola De Benedictis, OneBAT Project Coordinator, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie
Research and Surveillance in a One Health Framework
09:15 – 09:45 > Research and Surveillance in a One Health Framework
Speaker: Alessandra Scagliarini, Università di Bologna
One Health Surveillance
09:45 – 10:05 > PANDASIA Project Presentation
Speaker: Overgaard Hans
10:05 – 10:25 > BCOMING Project Presentation
Speaker: Pauline Van Leeuwen
10:25 – 10:45 > One Health Living Lab
Speaker: Dr. Alessandra De Pascali, Università di Bologna
☕ 10:45 – 11:15 | Coffee Break
OneBAT, Three Viruses
11:15 – 11:35 > Prioritizing Pathogens for One Health R&D
Speaker: Paola De Benedictis, OneBAT Project Coordinator, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie
11:35 – 11:55 > Coronaviruses and Lyssaviruses of Miniopterus
Speaker: Stefania Leopardi, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie
11:55 – 12:15 > The European Filovirus Lloviu
Speaker: Gabor Kemenesi, University of Pecs
Host Ecology
12:15 – 12:35 > Modelling Approaches to Predict Host Distribution
Speaker: Brownen Hunter, University of Sussex
12:35 – 13:00 > Bat Ecology in a World at War
Speaker: Anton Vlashenko, Kharkiv National Pedagogical University
🍽️ 13:00 – 14:10 | Lunch Break
New Tools for Pandemic Preparedness
14:10 – 14:30 > LEAPS Project Presentation
Speaker: Anne-Sophie Habs, One Health and International Collaboration, Statens Serum Institut
14:30 – 14:50 > UniHealth Project Presentation
Speaker: Electra Gizeli
14:50 – 15:10 > PCR-4-ALL Project Presentation
Speakers: Stefano Landi & Giulia Montresor, Università di Verona – Catia Nicodemo
15:10 – 15:30 > DURABLE Project Presentation
Speaker: Lucie Cappuccio, Institut Pasteur – Environment and Infectious Risks Unit
☕ 15:30 – 15:45 | Coffee Break
New Diagnostic Approaches for Wildlife Surveillance
15:45 – 16:05 > Air Sampling to Investigate Viral Diversity in Bats
Speakers: Silvia Boffil and Sandra Martinez Puchol, Universitat de Barcelona
16:05 – 16:25 > Recent Advances and Remaining Challenges in Pathogen and Antibody Detection in Bats
Speaker: Laurent Dacheux, Institut Pasteur
16:25 – 16:45 > The Development and Use of Pseudotyped Viruses to Investigate OneBAT Viruses
Speaker: Simon Scott, University of Kent
16:45 – 17:45 > Final Remarks & Discussions
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Contacts
> Andrea Spotti (beWarrant – TInexta Innovation Hub): [email protected]
> Paola De Benedictis (IZSVe): [email protected]
> Stefania Leopardi (IZSVe): [email protected]