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The Palais des congrès de Montréal was this year’s place for the Sixth Annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioprocessing.
The subtitle of the conference “linking biotechnology, chemistry & agriculture to create new value chains” underlines the main goal of the conference: networking. More than 1.000 participants from companies, universities and research institutes from a large variety of research fields came together to discuss the following topics:
- Advanced Biofuels
- Synthetic Biology
- Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
- Food Ingredients & Flavorings
- Fragrances & Cosmetics
- Biopolymers
- Renewable Chemical Platforms
- Fine Chemicals from Biomass
- Biomass Pretreatment
- Biotechnology for Climate Change
- Ethanol & Cellulosic Ethanol
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- Biodiesel
- Microbial Fuel Cells
- Energy from Algae
- Use of Agricultural & Forestry Residues
- New Energy Crops
- Feedstock Collection
- Cell Wall Modification
- Enzyme Development
- Health & Personal Nutrition
- New Business Models
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More than 22 CEOs of industrial biotechnology companies presented their companies’ technology and business plans.
Additionally, a new one on one business partnering service was provided. Meetings were scheduled web based before the conference. Meetings were then held in private meeting areas to discuss potential partnering.
More information including podcasts, interviews as well as pictures can be downloaded from the website. The program (including breakout sessions), information concerning the plenary speakers and a list of attending organizations can be found there as well.
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