EFIB 2010 will commence with 2 pre-conference workshops, followed by 2 day conference comprising 2 plenary sessions and 3 parallel tracks focused at:

  • Feedstock
  • Policy, Business and Financing
  • Innovation

Plenary sessions will cover topics such as industrial biotechnology & sustainable development, end users perspectives, UK's government initiatives and provide an insight into latest developments within the European Commission.

Parallel tracks will discuss the following themes:

  • Policy vs Politics
  • Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
  • European lead market for biobased products
  • Reducing time from research into a product commercialisation
  • Biorefinery R&D
  • New innovative biobased products

Contributions from:
Alois Jungbauer, Austrian Centre for Industrial Biotechnology
Andreas Pilzecker - DG Agriculture, European Commission
Dave Benko, Goodyear
Giulia Del Brenna, European Commission
Graham Rice, Ineos-BIO
Ian Dobson, BP Biofuels
Ian Hudson, President, EMEA, DuPont
Jack Huttner, GEVO
Jeremy Tomkinson, NNFCC
Jeremy Woods, Imperial College London
John Sime, Biosciences, KTN
Karl Sanford, Genencor
Liz Zurkovic, BIS
Maive Rute, DG Research
Marcel Jaspers, Univ. of Aberdeen
Michael Osbourne, OECD
Peter Schintlmeister, Austrian Economic Ministry
Stephan Tanda, Member of the Board, DSM
Steve Fletcher, Chemistry Innovation Limited
Avantium
Biocatalysts
C-Lecta
Delft University
Neuron


 
 

Call for papers!
If you have relevant knowledge and expertise in the topics mentioned above, we would like to hear from you. For more information or to submit an abstract, please contact Ciaran Little on +44 (0)1372 802063 or at ciaran.little@pira-international.com by 12 March 2010.

 
  Call for posters!
EFIB 2010 is an ideal opportunity to present a scientific poster alongside an extensive exhibition covering new lB products and processes. This event will ensure your work is seen by the most influential leaders in the field. Postdocs and PhD students are eligible to participate in the conference poster session and can also benefit from a special academic rate. Click here to find out more!