Programme



Morning

Prof. Roland Wohlgemuth (Lodz University of Technology); Prof. Willi Meier (ESAB Scientific Secretary); Jennifer Littlechild (University of Exeter)

10:00

WELCOME ADDRESS
Prof. Roland Wohlgemuth (Lodz University of Technology); Prof. Willi Meier (ESAB Scientific Secretary)

10:15

PLENARY LECTURE
STRENDA – (Reporting) Standards for Enzymology Data and Applications

Carsten Kettner, Beilstein-Institut, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

11:00

IN Silico Informed metaGenomic Harvesting Technology - INSIGHT - How a smart platform can accelerate the timelines of genes-to-GMP
Jane Mueller, Almacgroup Ltd., UK

11:30

ENZYME ENGINEERING AT ALMAC: Case Studies
Daniel Dourado, Almacgroup Ltd., UK

12:00

Presentation by RADICALZ
Aurelio Hidalgo, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Afternoon

Prof. Roland Wohlgemuth (Lodz University of Technology); Prof. Willi Meier (ESAB Scientific Secretary)

14:00

PLENARY LECTURE: From lab feasibility studies to full scale manufacturing, an overview of Biocatalysis at Novartis Pharma - A journey towards sustainable catalysis
Dr. Thierry Schlama, Novartis Pharma, Basel, Switzerland

14:45

Poster Session

Morning

Prof. Roland Wohlgemuth (Lodz University of Technology); Prof. Willi Meier (ESAB Scientific Secretary); Prof. Andrés R. Alcántara (Complutense University of Madrid)

10:00

WELCOME ADDRESS

10:15

PLENARY LECTURE: Synthetic exploitation of laccases for the selective oxidation of new and old substrates
Prof. Sergio Riva, SCITEC - CNR

11:00

Enzymes and membranes based innovative processes for synthesis of biobased esters
Yamini Satyawali, VITO NV, Belgium

10:30

CO2 Valorisation: Multienzymatic synthesis of lactic acid
Albert Carceller, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain

12:00

H2-dependent recycling of NADH and reduction of carboxylic acid by tungsten aldehyde oxidoreductase
Maciej Szaleniec, Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry Polish Academy of Science, Poland

Afternoon

Prof. Roland Wohlgemuth (Lodz University of Technology); Prof. Willi Meier (ESAB Scientific Secretary); Prof. Andrés R. Alcántara (Complutense University of Madrid)

14:00

PLENARY LECTURE: Development of industrial biocatalytic processes: from screening to (pilot) plant
Dr. Martin Schürmann, InnoSyn

14:45

Process developments by application of reaction engineering approach: biocatalytic synthesis of enantioenriched fluorinated hydroxynitrile
Nevena Milčić, University of Zagreb Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Croatia

15:15

Identification of plastic-active enzymes from a wastewater treatment plant microbiota
Andrea Salini, Università degli Studi di Verona, Italy

15:45

PLENARY LECTURE: Quantum Chemistry as a Tool in Biocatalysis
Prof. Fahmi Himo, Univ. of Stockholm, Sweden

Morning

Prof. Roland Wohlgemuth (Lodz University of Technology); Prof. Willi Meier (ESAB Scientific Secretary)

10:00

WELCOME ADDRESS

10:15

PLENARY LECTURE: GtHNL Catalyzes Oxidative C=C Bond Cleavage
Prof. Ulf Hanefeld, TU Delft

11:00

Portable colorimetric L-asparaginase-based biosensors using supported ionic liquid materials for L-asparagine detection
João C. F. Nunes, University of Aveiro, Portugal

11:30

Combinatorial assembly and design of enzymes
Rosalie Lipsh-Sokolik, Weizmann Institute, Israel

12:00

Biosynthesis of cis-α-irone from simple carbon source
Xixian Chen, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore

Afternoon

14:00

PLENARY LECTURE: Oxygen, Enzymes, and kLa: Leveraging Automation to Enable Robust and Scalable Biocatalysis
Keith Mattern, MSD, Process Research and Development, Rahway, New Jersey, United States

14:45

Poster Session


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