10:00

EC Recommendation for Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) Chemicals & Materials: scientific assessment framework & policy context
MSc. Irantzu Garmendia Aguirre, Project Officer – Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD), European Commission, Directorate General Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy

10:30

Biocatalytic Synthesis of High-Value Chemicals from Simple and/or Renewable Starting Materials
Prof. Dr. Dunming Zhu, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China

11:00

Sustainability as a driver for innovation
Dr. Fabrice Gallou, Novartis Distinguished Scientist – Director Science & Technology Chemical Development, Novartis, Basel, Switzerland

11:30

Biocatalysis in the synthesis of amines and amides
Prof. Dr. Dean Brady, Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa