Programme


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May 26th, 10:00 CET

  • 04.00-06.00 Eastern Standard Time (EST)
  • 09.00-11.00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
  • 10.00-12.00 Central European Time (CET)
  • 16.00-18.00 China Standard Time (CST)
  • 17.00-19.00 Japan Standard Time (JST)

Chairs: Pablo Domínguez de María (Sustainable Momentum SL, ESAB Working Group Sustainable Chemistry, SusChem Management Team); Andrés R. Alcántara (Complutense Univ. of Madrid, ESAB Working Group Sustainable Chemistry, SusChem Board)

Time

Lecture

10:00-10:30

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

10:30-11:00

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

11:00-11:30

Sustainability as a driver for innovation

Dr. Fabrice Gallou, Novartis Distinguished Scientist – Director Science & Technology Chemical Development, Novartis, Basel, Switzerland

11:30-12:00

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

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