EFB Newsletter - July

Tuesday, 23 July 2024 02:35

The ÖGMBT has a very wide international network and is a member of several relevant scientific societies like EFB. ÖGMBT members are automatically members of these societies and are entitled many benefits such as 10%  member discount for EFB organized congresses. Current calls and deadlines are published on our webpage and are sent to our members within the ÖGMBT newsletter.
 

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Extended deadline for abstract submission: 31 August
 
Biocatalysis is the enabler to value generation across industries – showcase your products, technologies, and scientific advances at the Biocat4Value – Biocatalysis Conference for Biological Transformation along Renewable Value Chains. The event will be held on 18-20 November 2024 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Join us for:
  • Scientific sessions: featuring speakers from market leading companies; DSM-firmenich, AstraZeneca, Novozymes, Covestro, BYK, Adisseo, Michelin, Givaudan, and FIS.
  • Presentations: present your research as a short talk, flash poster presentation, or a poster.
  • Social events: foster informal discussions at our social gatherings.
Engage with key players from European bioeconomy regions!
 
 
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Extended deadline: 25 August
 
Deadlines for abstract submission and early bird registration have been extended.

Register before 25 August and save up to €90 on your delegate pass. Submit your abstract and benefit from early bird registration to guarantee your place. Abstract topics:
  • Sustainable agriculture and food security
  • New technologies for better health and environment
  • Responsible production and consumption, sustainable energy
  • Engineered proteins and cell-free systems
  • Synthetic biology tools and future directions
 
 
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Thank you for joining us at ECB2024
 
The organising committee would like to thank everyone who attended, spoke at, and sponsored our conference. Your support and participation made this event a remarkable success.

A special thank you to our partners for their invaluable support:
  • Nederlandse Biotechnologie Vereniging (NBV)
  • International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
  • Asian Federation of Biotechnology (AFOB)
We hope you found the conference enriching and inspiring, and we look forward to seeing you at ECB2026. The venue will be announced later this year. Stay tuned for more details!
 
 
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Save the date
 
The EFB Plant, Agriculture & Food Division is organising a new meeting on Sustainable Food Biotechnology that will take place from 12-14 February 2025 in Aveiro, Portugal.
Key topics include:
  • Crop biotechnology
  • Next-generation food
  • Smart packaging innovations
  • Food waste to bio-products
  • Boosting soil health
  • Food biotechnology ethics
 
 
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Save the date
 
The next edtion of Green Deal Biotechnology is scheduled on 26-28 May 2025 in Aveiro, Portugal.
Save the date and prepare to engage with a variety of topics, including:
  • Innovative solutions in soil bioremediation and wastewater treatment
  • Biotechnological valorization of marine and other natural resources
  • Sustainanility of environmental biotechnology solutions
  • Biotechnological approaches to nutrient cycling balances
  • Stepping-up biotechnological approaches via industrial symbiosis
  • AI and genome editing - friends or foes in environmental biotechnology?
 
 
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Papers
PAPERS OF THE MONTH

 

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The potential of microalgae for carbon capture and sequestration

 

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New Biotechnology

Autotrophic adaptive laboratory evolution of the acetogen Clostridium autoethanogenum delivers the gas-fermenting strain LAbrini with superior growth, products, and robustness


 
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS
 
Position Open: Editor-in-Chief for FEMS Microbiology Letters
The Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS) is looking for an Editor-in-Chief to lead its flagship journal, FEMS Microbiology Letters, for a period of five years, starting in January 2025. We are seeking an Editor-in-Chief who is looking to step into a leadership role on a not for profit journal, with a broad knowledge of microbiology. [+]
 
 
RSB Technical Skills Courses 2024
Learn new skills or refine your laboratory techniques with the Royal Society of Biology’s laboratory-based courses. These include courses in Microscopy and Bioimaging, Tissue Culture, DNA Analysis, and Protein Identification at University of East Anglia on 12th-13th September. Visit our training events webpage for full details and to book your place on these courses. [+]
 
 
Young Asian Biological Engineers’ Community (YABEC 2024)
We invite you to the 29th YABEC, which will be held on 17-19 October 2024 in Busan, Republic of Korea. YABEC is now open for new young researchers active in the field of biotechnology and bioprocess engineering under the umbrella of the Asian Federation of Biotechnology (AFOB) [+]
 
 
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