The determination of the equation of state of neutron matter at different densities is still one of the key topics in our field of research. Its understanding would shed light on the composition of the most dense objects in our universe: neutron stars. Beyond nucleons, hadrons with strange quarks as hyperon and kaons might also play an important role in this kind of studies. Indeed, the large densities expected within neutron stars might favor the production of antikaons and hyperons within the neutron-dominated dense interior. Several scenarios can be depicted and the latter strongly depends on the Antikaon-nucleon and hyperon-nucleon interactions.
In this talk, the state of art of the knowledge about the interaction of strange hadrons with nucleons will be presented by means of the results measured in heavy ion and proton-induced collisions at kinetic energies of few GeV. The most relevant experimental findings published by the FOPI and HADES experiments will be discussed together with their implication for the physics of neutron stars. Future perspective for new measurements will be presented.