Feb 25, 2016

BIO Previews "Must Attend" Breakout Sessions at 13th Annual BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) announces the “must attend” Breakout Sessions for BIO’s 2016 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology. The 2016 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology program will feature 70 sessions in eight 8 tracks over three days. This year’s conference will be held April 17-20 in San Diego, CA at the San Diego Convention Center.
 
“We are excited to celebrate the 13th anniversary of BIO’s World Congress by looking back at how far the industry has progressed in commercializing industrial biotech solutions,” said Brent Erickson, executive vice president for BIO’s Industrial & Environmental Section. “BIO’s 2016 World Congress breakout program will showcase the current innovations in this growing market space and highlight products that meet consumer demand.”
 
The featured breakout sessions include:
 
“Developing Carbon Neutral Fuels in an Era of Low Price Crude”
  • Track: Advanced Biofuels and Biorefinery Platforms
  • Wednesday, April 20, 10:30am-12:00pm
  • Victor Oh, Lux Research, Tom Jensen, Joule Unlimited, Thomas Buhl, Global Bioenergies, Timothy Cesarek, Enerkem Inc.
“Innovation in Collaborations Makes a Difference”
  • Track: Growing Global Biobased Markets
  • Wednesday, April 20, 10:30am- 12:00pm
  • Moderator: Joel Stone, ConVergInce Advisers
  • Matthew Engler, Verdezyne, Damien Perriman, Genomatica, Cindy Thyfault, Westar Trade Resources, Michael Wolcott, Washington State University
“Charting the New Algae Industry Roadmap”
  • Track: Algae, Biomass Supply, and Specialty Crops
  • Monday, April 18, 8:30am- 10:00am
  • Moderator: Len Smith, Heliae
  • Peter Lammers, Arizona State University, Arizona Center for Algae Technology and Innovation (AzCATI), Harold Schmitz, Mars, Inc., Ross Zirkle, DSM
“Genomics Research: Design, Build, Deploy”
  • Track: Synthetic Biology and Genomics Research
  • Tuesday, April 19th, 2:30pm-4:00pm
  • Moderator: Blake Simmons, JBEI, United States Department of Energy (DOE)
  • Darren Platt, Amyris, Neil Parry, Unilever, Mark Burk, Genomatica, Vinayak Kaaptral, Igenbio Inc.
“New Renewable Food & Flavor Ingredients”
  • Track: Specialty Chemicals, Food & Nutritional Ingredients
  • Monday, April 18th, 2:30pm-4:00pm
  • Moderator: Josh Silverman, Calysta, Inc.
  • Edi Eliezer, Conagen, Inc., Emmanuel Petiot, Deinove, Benjamin Gonzalez, Metabolic Explorer, Michael Vevera, Mercurius Biorefining
“Building Aromaticity in Renewable Chemicals”
  • Track: Renewable Chemicals and Biobased Materials
  • Monday, April 18th, 8:30am-10:00am
  • Moderator: Philipp Walter, Succinity
  • Joop Groen, TNO, Michael Saltzberg, Dupont, Len Rand, xF Technologies, David Sudolsky, Anellotech, Inc.
“Renewable Chemical Platforms”
  • Track: Technical Presentations
  • Monday, April 18th, 2:30pm-4:00pm
  • Moderator: James Wynn, MBI
  • Shawn Jones, White Dog Labs, Cesar Granda, Earth Energy Renewables, Rishi Jain, Praj Matrix, Allen Barbieri, Biosynthetic Technologies
“Process Improvement for Biobased Materials”
  • Track: Research Presentations
  • Monday, April 18th, 10:30am-12:00pm
  • Moderator: Jian Yu, University of Hawaii
  • Yinhua Wan, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Manju Misra, University of Guelph, Amar Mohanty, University of Guelph, Amit Goyal, Southern Research Institute
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