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Registration and abstract submission are now open for the Green Deal Biotechnology meeting on 6-8 November 2023.

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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE: Four sponsorship levels (platinum, gold, silver and bronze) are available to promote your brand and showcase new products at the meeting. For further information contact us at [email protected]

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REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
Green Biopharmaceuticals: Molecular Farming in Plants, Moss, and Algae

A joint conference of the EFB Biopharmaceutical and Medical Biotechnology Division, the EFB Plant, Agriculture and Food Division and the International Society for Plant Molecular Farming (ISPMF) will address the topics:

Molecular and cellular advances for non-protein biopharmaceuticals
Molecular and cellular advances for protein biopharmaceuticals
Production platforms
Products and applications

The event will take place on 13-15 November 2023 in Barcelona Spain. The conference venue is located a few steps away from Sagrada Familia, in Casa Convalescència that forms part of the complex of the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, one of the greatest works of Catalan Art Nouveau.

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BURSARIES AVAILABLE TO ASSIST WITH ATTENDANCE

A number of bursaries are available to help Early Career Scientists to attend the 6th Microbial Stress Conference. Bursaries are reserved for those who are presenting a short talk or a poster at the meeting.

Session topics include:

Molecular mechanisms of stress
Microbial stress in bioproduction systems
Challenges to microbial life in the natural environment: adaptation and evolution
Plant microbe interactions and soil microorganisms
Stresses associate with human-microbe interactions

Deadline for bursary application and abstract submission: 30 MAY 2023

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The 11th Recombinant Protein Production (RPP) Conference will be held in Girona (Catalonia, Spain) from 17-19 October. Topics include:

Cell engineering for RPP (including large-scale genome engineering)
Cellular biology and physiology under RPP conditions; comparative physiology across cell factories
Recombinant protein smart biomanufacturing (RPP4.0)
Dealing with challenges in post-translational modifications
Biofabrication of recombinant proteins incorporating non-canonical amino acids
Cell-free expression systems
RPP and the SDGs: Meeting the sustainability challenges - from food systems to vaccine production

The abstract submission deadline for oral and poster presentation is 15 July 2023. Meeting grants for early career scientists are available. For sponsorship opportunities, please visit the website or contact the conference chairs.

Jan Maarten van Dijl and Pau Ferrer, Co-chairs

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Pre-conference Workshop on Regenerative Agriculture
13 September 2023 from 9.00-12.00
Organized by Pascal Boivin, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland

Regenerative agriculture has been steadily gaining steam. Join us for input talks from academia, farmers, the food industry, distributors, instrument suppliers, insurers, and NGOs, followed by an interactive discussion:

Limitations and pain points
Goals and expected achievements
New technologies, systemic research, and management schemes
Expectations from research and role of living labs
Available frameworks, standards and labels, and their compatibility
Role and collaboration of value chains

Register before 31 May 2023 to benefit from the early-bird rate and participate in this exciting workshop, which is included in the conference fee.

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The 28th Young Asian Biological Engineers’ Community (YABEC) will be held at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan City, Taiwan from 12-14 July 2023. With an increasing demand for innovative groundbreaking work after COVID-19 and dedication to create a better world, the theme of YABEC 2023 is “Innovation of Biochemical and Biomedical Technology Toward Zero-Carbon Era”.

There are 2 plenaries, 4 keynotes, 4 biofuns and 14 invited talks from international academics and young scientists in this year. We welcome all the energetic young scientists and friends to join in YABEC 2023 and visit the beautiful campus of NCKU.

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What Drug Hunters Need to Know About Computational Chemistry

The ability to exploit information through computational chemistry is vital for any modern drug hunter wishing to develop a therapeutic approach more efficiently and effectively. This new meeting will focus on conceptual understanding of key topics, from basic theory to applied case studies. Topics range from cheminformatics and model building to computational-driven drug design and structural understanding.

Join us on 3-4 October 2023.

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The 16th Asian Congress on Biotechnology will be held in the Biotechnology Centre of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on 15-19 October 2023. Even though there has been some disturbance due to the Covid pandemic situation, ECB and ACB will be held in alternate years.

The meeting will include a variety of important sessions ranging from agricultural and food biotechnology, applied microbiology, medical biotechnology, nanotechnology, biomaterials/regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, and more.

“Frontiers in Biotechnology” is the theme of the ACB 2023 which will provide an opportunity for scientists worldwide to present novel findings and innovations on biotechnology for 2023 and beyond.

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Biology Week on 16- 20 October 2023
This year’s Biology Week (organised by the Royal Society of Biology) will take place from Monday 16 to Friday 20 October 2023. Please take part and help celebrate all the biosciences. Please see details on our website to find out more, including an updated online guide for hints, tips and inspiration. Biologists from all stages of their career will be invited to tweet photographs of themselves capturing their love for biology using the hashtag #iamabiologist and tagging @RoyalSocBio. Further details to follow on the Royal Society of Biology website later this year.

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EuropaBio invites you to register for the 16th edition of the European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology and the Bioeconomy organized together with local partners HollandBIO and ChemistryNL. On 24-25 October, EFIB brings you to cosmopolitan Rotterdam, at De Doelen ICC, a unique meeting place with a breathtaking view of the city center.

500+ professionals from across the value chain, including researchers, policy makers, regulators, SME representatives and global organisations are expected to meet and discuss advancements in industrial biotechnology and its contribution towards positioning Europe as a global leader in addressing societal and sustainability challenges. Preliminary program available here.

Register now and benefit from the early bird fee.