The Phospholipid Research Center (PRC) hosted its biennial Researcher's Day Conference from July 3–5, 2023, in Bad Dürkheim, Germany. The hybrid conference was organized into four sessions covering different aspects and recent advances in the research on phospholipids and their applications for drug delivery and analytical purposes. The aim of the conference was to foster the dialogue between different academic researchers and institutes about the role of phospholipids in different pharmaceutical applications.

Topics included formulation of phospholipid-based nanocarriers, therapeutic applications of phospholipids and phospholipid-based nanocarriers, phospholipids as excipients in oral, dermal, and parenteral dosage forms, interactions of phospholipids and phospholipid-based vesicles in biological environment and their use as analytical platforms. 58 attendees participated in-person and further 20 online.

The objective of this Focus on Meetings report is to summarize the lectures and to highlight the role of phospholipids in those applications.