Keynote Forum
April 25, 2012 (Wednesday)
Time: 13:30-15:40; Place: Meeting Room 308, 3rd Floor, QICC
Moderator:
Dr. Juergen Logemann, Director Global Technology Acquisition & Innovation Management, BASF Plant Science GmbH, Germany
13:30-13:40
Moderator's Introduction
13:40-14:10
Title: The Economic Factors of Biopharmaceutical Product Development Dr. Rolf G. Werner, Professer, Eberhard Karls University of Tuebingen, Germany
14:10-14:40
Title: Plant Biotechnology – The Global Perspective Dr. Juergen Logemann, Director Global Technology Acquisition & Innovation Management, BASF Plant Science GmbH, Germany
14:40-15:10
Title: Plant Genomes: Common Rules and Applications Dr. Francesco Salamini, President, Fondazione Edmund Mach( FEM )Foundation, Italy
15:10-15:40
Title: Ag-Bio: From Biomass to Bioeconomy Dr. German Spangenberg, Professor, Department of Primary Industries and La Trobe University, Australia
Symposium 1: Synthetic Biology and Sustainable Productivity
Symposium 1-1: Enable Technologies for Synthetic Biology
08:30-09:35, April 26, 2012 (Thursday); Place:Meeting Room 208, 2nd Floor, QICC
Chair:
Dr. Paul C.H. Li, Professor, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Co-Chair:
Dr. Hector Garcia Martin, Computational Biologist Research Scientist Engineer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
08:30-08:35
Chair’s Introduction
08:35-08:55
Title: Microfluidic Microarray Chip for Fast DNA Single-base-pair Discrimination Dr. Paul C.H. Li, Professor, Simon Fraser University, Canada
09:55-09:15
Title: Ethical Paradigms in Biomechanical Innovations in Nanotechnology and Neurotechnology for Organ Replacement and Human Enhancement: An Analysis of Bioprinting Algorithms Dr. Jeanann S. Boyce, Professor, Montgomery College, USA
09:15-09:35
Title: A Two-scale 13C-based Method for Metabolic Flux Measurement and Prediction in Genome-scale Models Dr. Hector Garcia Martin, Computational Biologist Research Scientist Engineer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
Symposium 1-2: Application and Social Issues of Synthetic Biology for Medicine
08:30-09:50, April 28, 2012 (Saturday); Place: Meeting Room 312, 3rd Floor, QICC
Chair:
Dr. Nathan D. Schwade, Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories, USA
Co-Chair:
Dr. Francoise D.Roure, Chair, French High Council for Economy, Industry, Energy and Technology, France
08:30-08:35
Chair’s Introduction
08:35-09:00
Title: Is Synthetic Biology Ready for Ethical Assessment Dr. Francoise D.Roure, Chair, French High Council for Economy, Industry, Energy and Technology, France
09:00-09:25
Title: An Overview of Synthetic Biology, Safety, Security in International Biotechnology Dr. Nathan D. Schwade, Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories, USA
09:25-09:50
Title: Glucose/Isosorbide-based Chemistries for Industry Dr. Michael Jaffe, Professor, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA
Dr. Joachim Venus, Professor, Leibniz-Institute for Agricultural Engineering Potsdam-Bornim (ATB), Germany
Co-Chair:
Dr. Henk Noorman, Corporate Scientist Bioprocess Technology, DSM Biotechnology Center, The Netherlands
09:35-09:40
Chair’s Introduction
09:40-10:00
Title: Scale-up of Continuous Mode Lactic Acid Fermentation Dr. Joachim Venus, Professor, Leibniz-Institute for Agricultural Engineering Potsdam-Bornim (ATB), Germany
10:00-10:20
Title: Structure-based Study and Design of Proteins for Developing Biocatalysts Dr. An-Ping Zeng, Professor, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany
10:20-10:30
Coffee Break
10:30-10:50
Title: Fermentation Process Optimisation of Chymosin Production by Aspergillus Niger Dr. Karsten Hellmuth, Ch. Hansen GmbH, Germany
10:50-11:10
Title: New Frontiers in Industrial Fermentation Dr. Henk Noorman, Corporate Scientist Bioprocess Technology, DSM Biotechnology Center, The Netherlands
11:10-11:30
Title: C. Necator – Novel Developments of an Old-Fashion Microorganism Dr. Nathalie Berezina, R&D Scientist, Materia Nova R&D Centre , Belgium
11:30-11:50
Title: Metabolic Engineering of Thermoanaerobacterium to Simultaneously Produce Hydrogen and Ethanol at High Yields Shuang Li, Associate Professor, South China University of Technology, China
11:50-12:10
Title: Metabolic Engineering of Clostridium cellulolyticum H10 for Ethanol Production Guzhen Cui, Ph.D. candidate, Qingdao Institute of BioEnergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Symposium 3: Food Biotechnology
Symposium 3-1: Food Biotechnology (Part I )
08:30-11:20, April 26, 2012 (Thursday); Place: Meeting Room 209, 2nd Floor, QICC
Chair:
Dr. Junkuan Wang, Head, Nestle Research Center Beijing, China
Co-Chair:
Dr. Gary Acuff, Professor, Texas A&M University, USA
08:30-08:35
Chair’s Introduction
08:35-09:00
Title: Validation and Verification of HACCP Plans with Emphasis on Beef Slaughter Processing Dr. Gary Acuff, Professor, Texas A&M University, USA
09:00-09:25
Title: The Bioconversion of Whey Permeate into Prebiotic Galactooligosaccharides Using Bifidobacterium Bifidum -Galactosidases Dr. A. Osman, University of Reading, UK
09:25-09:50
Title: Genetically Modified Foods: Successes and Controversies Dr. Kelley C. Fitzpatrick, Director, Flax Council of Canada , Canada
09:50-10:15
Title: Recent Advances of the Plant-Derived Lactic Acid Bacteria(LAB) KB290 in Japan Dr. Nobuhiro Yajima, Senior Scientist, Kagome Co. Ltd., Japan
Title: Purification and Characterization of Exo- and Endo-inulinase from Aspergillus ficuum JNSP5-06 Dr. Han-Qing Chen, Associate Professor, Hefei University of Technology, China
Title: Wheat Fractionation to Increase Bioactive Components Mr. Walter Von Reding, Buhler AG, Switzerland
09:00-09:25
Title: Modulation of Cell Wall Modifying Enzymes by Physical Stressors for Structural Engineering of Plant Based Food Products Dr. Netsanet Shiferaw Terefe, Research Scientist, CSIRO Food and Nutritional Sciences, Australia
09:25-09:50
Title: Structure of Milk Proteins on Smooth and Porous Interfaces Dr. Ronald Gebhardt, Technische Universitt München(TUM), Germany
09:50-10:15
Title: Ultrasound Applications in Food and Bioprocessing Dr. Kasiviswanathan Muthukumarappan, Professor, South Dakota State University, USA
Symposium 4: Environmental Biotechnology
Symposium 4-1: Environmental Biotechnology (Part I )
13:30-16:20, April 26, 2012 (Thursday); Place: Meeting Room 208, 2nd Floor, QICC
Chair:
Dr. Margaret Britz, Professor and Dean, University of Tasmania, Australia
Co-Chair:
Dr. Samuel D. Bernal, Professor, UCLA, USA
13:30-13:35
Chair’s Introduction
13:35-14:00
Title: Molecular Profiling of Cancer: Steps to Personalized Combinations of Chemotherapy, Biotherapy and Immune Therapy Dr. Samuel D. Bernal, Professor, UCLA, USA
14:00-14:25
Title: Development of Nanoscale Sorbents for Applictions in Environmetal Remediation and Separations Dr. Somenath Mitra, Professor , New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA
Title: Enhanced and Sustainable Biotechnological Treatment Processes of Carbonaceous Pollutants with Zero Carbon Emission and Bioenergy Production Dr. Bela Tozser, General and Technical Managing Director, Envihorizont Ltd, Hungary
15:15-15:30
Coffee Break
15:30-15:55
Title: Structure Model and Physiological Role of Azoreductase and Microarray Analysis of Bacterial Reduction of Azo Dye Dr. Guangfei Liu, Lecturer, Dalian University of Technology,China
15:55-16:20
Title: A Novel Resource-oriented Agricultural Waste Management Model for Supporting Rural Sustainable Development Dr. Bing Chen, Associate Professor, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
Dr. Katarzyna Turnau, Professor, Jagiellonian University, Poland
Co-Chair:
Dr. Pal Borjesson, Professor, Lund University, Sweden
13:30-13:35
Chair’s Introduction
13:35-14:00
Title: Use of Microbes for the Toxic Metal Restoration Tool Box Dr. Katarzyna Turnau, Professor, Jagiellonian University, Poland
14:00-14:25
Title: Phytoremediation of Cd-contaminated Agricultural Soils by Multi-functional Biomass Production Systems Dr. Pal Borjesson, Professor, Lund University, Sweden
14:25-14:50
Title: Accelerated Bioreduction of 2,4-dinitrotoluene in Water Using Polypyrrole-immobilized Mediators Dr. Jing Wang, Professor, Dalian University of Technology, China
14:50-15:15
Title: VFA Production from Sewage Sludge Fermentation for Biological Removal of Nitrogen and Phosphorous in Wastewater Dr. He Liu, Professor, Jiangnan University, China
15:15-15:30
Coffee Break
15:30-15:55
Title: Utility of Gel-free, Label-free Shotgun Proteomics Approaches in Microbial Biotechnology Dr Rolf Nilsson, University of Tasmania, Australia
15:55-16:20
Title: Design of Composites Porphyrin-based Materials Used as Biomimetic Catalysts for the Photodegradation of Pollutants Dr. Giuseppe Mele, Professor, University del Salento, Italy
Symposium 5: Agriculture and Plant Biotechnology
Symposium 5-1: Agriculture and Plant Biotechnology (Part I )
13:30-16:20, April 26, 2012 (Thursday); Place: Meeting Room 209, 2nd Floor, QICC
Chair:
Dr. Diter von Wettstein, Professor, Washington State University , USA
Co-Chair:
Dr. Christine Gietl, Professor, Technische Universitaet Muenchen ,Germany
13:30-13:35
Chair’s Introduction
13:35-14:00
Title: Epigenetics and Artificial Evolution in Breeding of Wheat and Barley for Improved Health Dr. Diter von Wettstein, Professor, Washington State University, USA
14:00-14:25
Title: Programmed Cell Death in Ricinus and Arabidopsis: Function of KDEL-Peptidases in Development and Pathogen Defense Dr. Christine Gietl, Professor, Technische Universitaet Muenchen ,Germany
Title: Expression Systems for the Production of Pharmaceutical or Technical Proteins in Barley Dr. Goetz Hensel, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Germany
Symposium 5-2: Agriculture and Plant Biotechnology (Part II)
13:30-15:15, April 27, 2012 (Friday); Place: Meeting Room 209, 2nd Floor, QICC
Chair:
Dr. Peiqiang Yu, Strategic Research Chair, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Co-Chair:
Dr. German Spangenberg, Professor, Department of Primary Industries and La Trobe University, Australia
13:30-13:35
Chair’s Introduction
13:35-14:00
Title: Transgenic Pastures and Crops in a Climate of Change Dr. German Spangenberg, Professor, Department of Primary Industries and La Trobe University, Australia
14:00-14:25
Title: Food Biosecurity: Markers of Contamination Dr. Farida K. Alimova, Professor, Kazan Federal University, Russian
14:25-14:50
Title: Transgenic-alfalfa for Ruminants: Molecular Structure and Nutritive Profile Dr. Peiqiang Yu, Strategic Research Chair, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
14:50-15:15
Title: Multi-functional Effects of Gold Nano-particles inducing Plant Virus Resistance Crops Dr. Nagwa Aref, Professor, King Saud University , Sardi Arabia
15:15-15:30
Coffee Break
Symposium 6: Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
Symposium 6-1: Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (Part I ) 13:30-16:45, April 26, 2012 (Thursday); Place: Meeting Room 210, 2nd Floor, QICC
Chair:
Dr. Wolfgang Zimmermann, Professor, University of Leipzig, Germany
Co-Chair:
Dr. Norman Munroe, Professor, Florida International University, USA
13:30-13:35
Chair’s Introduction
13:35-14:00
Title: Biocatalytic Degradation and Modification of Synthetic Polymers Dr. Wolfgang Zimmermann, Professor, University of Leipzig, Germany
14:00-14:25
Title: Recent Developments in the Design of Polymer Coated and Bioabsorbable Metal Alloys Dr. Norman Munroe, Professor, Florida International University, USA
14:25-14:50
Title: Medical Devices and the Biointerface, Creating the Desired Host Response Dr. Victoria E. Carr-Brendel, Vice President, Boston Scientific, USA
14:50-15:15
Title: Tissue Engineering: Matching Chemical and Material Properties to the Desired Tissue Dr. Bruce Milthorpe, Professor, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
15:15-15:30
Coffee Break
15:30-15:55
Title: C Chip: Carbon Nanotube Network-CMOS Integration for a General Biomolecule Sensing Platform Dr. Young-June Park, Professor, Seoul National University, Korea
15:55-16:20
Title: Novel Oxidative Thermal Characterization of Several Biodegradable Polymers,Poly (caprolactone), Poly (butylene succinate adipate), and Poly (lactic acid) Dr. Masatomo. Minagawa, Professor, Yamagata University, Japan
16:20-16:45
Title: Current Situation and Future of Lactic Acid and PLA Industry under the Global Warming Crisis Dr. K. Jim Jem, General Manager of Purac, China
Symposium 6-2: Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (Part II) 13:30-16:20, April 27, 2012 (Friday); Place: Meeting Room 210, 2nd Floor, QICC
Chair:
Dr. Willy Hofstetter, Professor, University of Bern, Switzerland
Co-Chair:
Dr. Eberhard Burkel, Professor, University of Rostock, Germany
13:30-13:35
Chair’s Introduction
13:35-14:00
Title: Biomaterials Modulate the Bone Microenvironment and Control Osseointegration Dr. Willy Hofstetter, Professor, University of Bern, Switzerland
14:00-14:25
Title: Characteristic of Temperature Responsive Cell Culture Surfaces to Support Cell Sheet Engineering Dr. Yoshikatsu Akiyama, Assistant Professor, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Japan
14:25-14:50
Title: Advanced Titanium Alloys and Foams for Orthopedic Applications Dr. Eberhard Burkel, Professor, University of Rostock, Germany
14:50-15:15
Title: In Vitro Studies of Novel Biomaterials: From Peptide based Self-assembled Monolayers, Sams, to Surface Anchored Porous Frameworks Dr. Christof Woll, Professor, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany
15:15-15:30
Coffee Break
15:30-15:55
Title: Biomimetic Ca-P Coatings Obtained by Chemical/Electrochemical Methods from Hanks’ Solution on a Ti Surface Dr. M. Pisarek, Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS, Poland
15:55-16:20
Title: Injectable Bioactive Bulking Agents for the Effective Treatment of Urinary Incontinence Dr. Jin Ho Lee, Researcher, Hannam University, Korea
Title: Anionic Clay Nanoparticles for Efficient Gene Delivery Dr. Zhi Ping Xu, Associate Professor, University of Queensland, Australia
11:15-11:35
Title: Protein Production for Structural Studies to support Pharmaceutical Research Dr. George Oscar Lovrecz, Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO, Australia
11:35-11:55
Title: Revival of Expanded Bed Technology for the Recovery of Biopharmaceuticals Dr. Emile J.A.X. van de Sandt, Principal Scientist Downstream Processing, DSM, The Netherlands
11:55-12:15
Title: New Development of Purification of Recombinant Protein Drugs in Large Scale by Liquid Chromatography Dr. Xindu Geng , Professor, North West University, China
Symposium 8: Medical Biotechnology and Biomedical Devices andEquipment
Symposium 8: Medical Biotechnology and Biomedical Devices and Equipment
15:30-17:15, April 27, 2012 (Friday); Place: Meeting Room 209, 2nd Floor, QICC
Chair:
Dr. Bo Cui, Professor, University of Waterloo, Canada
Co-Chair:
Dr. Huw Griffiths, Professor, Swansea University, UK
Title: Magnetic Induction Spectroscopy for Biological Tissues Dr. Huw Griffiths, Professor, Swansea University, UK
16:00-16:25
Title: Application of Nanoimprint Lithography in Tissue Engineering and Biosensing Dr. Bo Cui, Professor, University of Waterloo, Canada
16:25-16:50
Title: Matching the Needs and Challenges of New Bioplastics for Medical Device Industry Dr. Goy Teck Lim, Managing Engineer, Exponent Science and Technology Consulting Co. Ltd. USA(China)
16:50-17:15
Title: Nano-metric Manipulation with Optical Tweezers and Its Application to Diagnostics of Single Cell Dr. Tadao Sugiura, Associate Professor, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
Yeast session: Yeasts in Biotechnology: Achievements, Problems, Perspectives
08:30-10:15, April 27, 2012 (Friday); Place: Meeting Room 209, 2nd Floor, QICC
Chair:
Dr. Alexander Rapoport, Professor, University of Latvia. Latvia
Co-Chair:
Dr. Diethard Mattanovich, Professor, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria
Title: Kluyveromyces Marxianus: Potential, Problems and Prospects for Bioethanol Production Dr. James Charles du Preez, Professor, University of the Free State, South Africa
Title: Engineering of Recombinant Protein Secretion Based on Systems Biology Dr. Diethard Mattanovich, Professor, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria
