Conferences
25–27 September 2019, Straubing, Germany
10th European Symposium on Biopolymers
The 10th European Symposium on Biopolymers is co-organized by C.A.R.M.E.N eV. and the TUM Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability.
For nearly 20 years, the European Symposium on Biopolymers (ESBP) has been held as a biannual conference, which takes place in a different European country every year, and the ESBP is coming back to Germany for its 10th anniversary.
Based on the initiation of outstanding scientists and pioneers in their field, the first ESBP was born in the year 2000 and took place in the beautiful city of Münster. From that time on it took place in many different countries to connect academic research with innovative future industrial applications. The 10th anniversary of the ESBP reflects recent developments in research and innovation in the field of biopolymers.
Today, new technologies in material processing and state-of-the-art techniques for genetic engineering such as synthetic biology brings novel and innovative materials as well as applications and pushes the research on biopolymers towards a new level. Ergo, the focus of the 10th ESBP is the same as it was in 2000, biopolymer production by a vast number of microbes and it will connect young and well-established outstanding researchers with industry players to bring innovative and sustainable solutions to the market.
The symposium will focus on major research advances, including the following:
- Molecular basis of biopolymer synthesis and metabolic engineering
- Synthetic biology for biopolymer production and biopolymer engineering
- Bioreactors and biopolymer production technologies
- Downstream processing
- Analytics in the field of biopolymers
- Biopolymer processing technologies and polymer stability
- Biopolymers from non-natural monomers
- Applications (including biomedical): Biomaterials and biopolymers
- Commercialization of biopolymers/Market analysis
- Life Cycle Assessment of biopolymer production and uses
- Biopolymer and bioplastic degradation, recycling and environmental fate
- Biorefineries: Feedstock and production chains
