Institutional opening

• Departmental Council Chamber - State Garden, Saint-Denis
• Scientists and stakeholders in the PAPAM sector
• Open from 8:00 am - closes in the evening

The day sets the stage. In the morning, the strategic vision for the overseas biodiversity territory, approaching One Health, followed by two roundtables: the valorization of PAPAMs (Protected Areas of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants) through science and health, and the transmission of traditional knowledge. The competition pitch Inno'zerbaj concludes the morning.

The afternoon is devoted to the economy: the challenges of valorization, support mechanisms, and the regulations applicable to medicinal plants.

At 6:00 PM, the exhibition will be inaugurated at Natural History Museum, guided tour, then closing cocktail dinner.

Morning - territory, science & society

• 8:00 Reception for participants (Hemicycle)
• 8:30 Official opening - strategic vision for the territory: biodiversity, overseas territories, One Health
• 9:30 / 10:30 Round table 1 - Valorization of PAPAM: science, technology, health
• 10:35 Pitch for the Inno'zerbaj competition
• 11:00 / 12:00 Round table 2 - Science and society: transmission of traditional knowledge
• 12:30 / 13:30 Luncheon cocktail reception (partners, speakers and guests)

Afternoon - Innovation, Business & Regulation

• 1:45 PM Issues and challenges of the economic valorization of PAPAM
• 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM Round table 3 - Support mechanisms
• 3:20 PM – 4:30 PM Roundtable 4 - Regulations

Evening - Natural History Museum

• 6:00 PM Opening of the exhibition and visit to the Museum, followed by the closing cocktail reception

Free access, upon registration.

Public open day

• State Garden, Saint-Denis
• Open to all
• From 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM

The day of shared knowledge. From 9:00 to 11:00, a public conference on traditional knowledge and herbalists, in the Department's hemicycle.

Then, until 1:30 p.m., the local market It sets up in the Jardin de l'État: local producers, stands, demonstration workshops. There you can discover the extract library of Reunion Island and its extraction processes, observe biological screening under a microscope, and meet the Reunion Island companies that transform the plant into a finished product.

• 9:00 / 11:00 Public conference on traditional knowledge and herbalists (humanities and social sciences component) - Departmental Council Chamber
• Until 1:30 PM Local market and stalls: local producers, traditional knowledge, entertainment for the general public

Demonstration workshops

• Educational activities and interactions to discover medicinal plants
• Reunion Extract Library plant extracts and extraction processes
• Biological screening : microscopic observation, search for plants and valuable molecules
• Finished products from companies in Réunion

Field discoveries

Visits to medicinal plant crops, Creole gardens, conservatories and producers. Process demonstrations and discussions with herbalists on site.

• Location to be confirmed
• Open to all
• Registration required - limited places

International scientific day (part 1)

Session 1 - Pharmacopoeias, ethnopharmacology and traditional knowledge

Traditional knowledge about aromatic and medicinal plants, their transmission, documentation and integration into contemporary research.

• Traditional pharmacopoeias and local medicines
• Ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology
• Transmission and preservation of traditional knowledge
• Anthropology of health and the uses of medicinal plants
• Floristic inventories and ethnopharmacological surveys
• Scientific validation of traditional uses
• Ethical, cultural and legal issues

Session 2 - Plant biodiversity, natural resources and the One Health approach

Plant biodiversity as a source of scientific innovation and sustainable development, within an integrated "One Health" approach.

• Tropical and island plant biodiversity
• Conservation of natural resources
• Genetic resources and biobanks
• Plant adaptation to environmental changes
• Chemical ecology
• One Health approach applied to medicinal plants
• Sustainable management of biodiversity and ecosystems

International scientific day (part 2)

Session 3 - Natural Molecules and Therapeutic Innovations

Discovery, characterization and biological evaluation of natural substances from medicinal plants, and development of new therapeutic approaches.

• Isolation and characterization of natural compounds
• Chemistry of natural substances, pharmacology and pharmacognosy
• Antiviral, antibacterial, antiparasitic and antifungal activities
• Emerging infectious diseases, metabolic diseases, inflammatory diseases, and cancers
• Natural products and immunomodulation
• Artificial intelligence applied to molecule discovery
• Metabolomics, chemometrics and systems biology
• Plant biotechnology and biomolecule production

Session 4 - Valuation and Regulation

Transforming research results into innovations that serve health, the economy and the development of territories.

• Valorization of results and development of products based on medicinal plants
• Cosmetics, nutraceuticals and phytotherapy
• Patents and intellectual property
• Access to Genetic Resources and the Nagoya Protocol
• National and international regulations
• Economic sectors and entrepreneurship
• Public-private partnerships and technology transfer
• Territorial development and the biodiversity economy

Evening

• In the evening Gala evening and poster awards ceremony (one award per session)

Paid entry (Gala evening at an additional cost).