Conferences

2008

October 12-17, 2008. Dalian, China. 13th International Biotechnology Symposium (IBS) and Exhibition. The International Biotechnology Symposium (IBS) is organized under the auspices of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). The first IBS was held in 1960 in Rome under the name "International Fermentation Symposium". The name "International Biotechnology Symposium" was first adopted in 1984 in New Delhi, India. Since its inception, IBS has been successfully convened in 10 different countries. Today, it is recognized as the largest international conference in the rapidly growing field of biotechnology. The upcoming IBS is the first to be held in China. http://www.ibs2008.org/Scope.htm

October 17-18, 2008. Arlington, Texas Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Symposium (BIOT-2008). Research and development in biotechnology requires the collaboration of scientists and engineers in the fields of biology, chemistry, computer science, chemical engineering, and electrical engineering. This symposium brings together scientists, engineers and scholars from relevant fields with practitioners from industry in order to help each group to understand progress made in the area as a whole. http://www.biotconf.org/

25-30 October, 2008, Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain, Protein Design and Evolution for Biocatalysis. The meeting will bring together internationally renowned speakers who will review the current state of knowledge in the field of protein design and evolution for biocatalysis. The symposium will be the third event in a series held in Paris (2002) and Greifswald (2006). The main objective of the 2008 meeting will be to intensify discussion and collaboration between experimentalists with theoreticians, which is needed for development of novel biocatalysts by combining directed evolution with rational protein design. The meeting will be highly interdisciplinary through the participation of speakers with various backgrounds and research interests. The lectures will span the fields of mechanistic enzymology, biocatalysis, protein crystallography, computer simulations, phylogenetics, structural bioinformatics and synthetic biology. http://www.esf.org/?id=4569

November 12-14, 2008. Hamburg, Germany BIO Europe 2008. BIO-Europe brings together international decision-makers from the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and financial sectors, offering networking opportunities, workshop participation, and private, pre-scheduled one-to-one meetings. Investment and collaboration opportunities developed in prior BIO- Europe conferences have produced many highly successful business partnerships. http://www.ebdgroup.com/bioeurope/index.htm

November 17-19, 2008. Mannheim/Heidelberg, Germany Bio-Europe 2008. BIO-Europe brings together international decision-makers from the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and financial sectors, offering networking opportunities, workshop participation, and private, pre-scheduled one-to-one meetings. Investment and collaboration opportunities developed in prior BIO- Europe conferences have produced many highly successful business partnerships http://www.ebdgroup.com/bioeurope/

2009

July 5-9, 2009. Berne, Switzerland. Biotrans 2009. Biotrans takes place every two years in Europe with attendance of 500-600 participants from academia and industry, focusing on applied and fundamental aspects of biocatalysis. Topics: Directed Evolution and Screening, Metabolic Engineering, Biotransformations in Organic Synthesis, Bioinformatics, Modeling, and Mechanisms, Carbohydrate Active Enzymes, Industrial Applications http://89.207.232.22/~biotrans/docs/Biotrans2009_FLYER.pdf

September 18-20, 2009. Balaclava, Mauritius, Mauritius International Conference on Biotechnology and Bioinformatics. The conference objective is to showcase research and development activities in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics. More details to follow .