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Morning

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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14:00	PLENARY LECTURE: Oxygen, Enzymes, and k_La: Leveraging Automation to Enable Robust and Scalable Biocatalysis Keith Mattern, MSD, Process Research and Development, Rahway, New Jersey, United States
14:45	Poster Session

Under the Spotlight

BlueTools-Webinar on April 30
The Nagoya Protocol on ‘Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (ABS)’ represented a deep transformation on the discovery and use of new enzymes from nature since 2014. The recent COP16 decision to adopt the necessary arrangements for the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of DSI on genetic resources (see https://www.cbd.int/doc/decisions/cop-16/cop-16-dec-02-en.pdf) will undoubtedly impact academic and industrial research and innovation on microbiomes and biocatalysis, in which databases are often mined to find novel enzymes and biosynthetic pathways but also to develop computational tools.

This workshop seeks to inform researchers on microbiome and biocatalysis about the recent agreements regarding benefit sharing for DSI and features different academic and industrial stakeholders. The aim is to reflect on >10 years of ABS and on the expectations for the new paradigm around DSI.
21 April 2025
Webinars 2021-24 on the Digital Platform
ESAB Webinars from 2021 till now are finally available on the ESAB Digital Science and Technology Platform on the subscription basis. Choose between 30-Days- and 1-Year-Subscription.
26 November 2024

Latest news

Jobs & Positions
The new website area "Jobs & Positions" is online. These pages can only be accessed by the ESAB members. You are kindly invited to apply for ESAB Membership.
6 April 2023
ESAB Institutional Membership
Institutional membership has been established as a new membership category. Academic, governmental, research and other public Institutions as well as private companies based inside or outside Europe and whose activities are related to the field of applied biocatalysis, are welcome to apply for Institutional Membership.
24 February 2023