Program, Speakers and Abstract Submission

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Plenary Speakers

Diethard Mattanovich
The University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria

Inês Cardoso Pereira
OTQB, Nova University
Portugal

Kristala L Jones Prather
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
USA

Thomas Sauer
Sanofi
Germany

Vijay Yabannavar
The Gates Foundation
USA

Conference Topics

Please note that only proposals with relevance to microbial engineering and its application will be considered.

Healthcare

  • Proteins and Peptides
  • Vaccines
  • Natural Products
  • Secondary Metabolites
  • Microbiomes

 Modern tools and their application in microbial engineering

  • Nucleotides
  • RNA applications
  • Adaptive evolution 

Industrial Biotechnology

  • Environmental engineering: bioremediation; polymer (plastic and textiles) recycling; biofuels
  • Innovation in microbial mining technologies
  • Agricultural engineering: biofertilizers / biopesticides / food biotechnology

Complementary technologies

  • Synthetic/minimal cells
  • Cell-free Technology

Call for Abstracts

One-page abstracts should be submitted as soon as possible and no later than the deadlines noted below. The abstract should include both the significance of the research as well as results that will be discussed in order to allow a scientific assessment of the work by the organizers. 

Please choose one of the most relevant conference topics, as noted in the topics listed above, where you believe your work fits best. 

Oral abstract submission deadline:  October 20, 2026

Poster abstract submission deadline:  October 20, 2026

  • Abstracts must be submitted electronically and prepared according to this template: docx or doc.
  • All submissions will be considered for both oral and poster presentation.
  • Abstracts of all presentations will be made available to conference participants prior to the start of the conference.
  • Awards will be presented to the top poster presentations.

Poster Guidelines

The best posters display a succinct statement of major conclusions at the beginning, followed by supporting text in later segments and a brief summary at the end. Click here for instructions and more information.

Poster Size: 1.0 meter wide and 1.5 meters in length (Portrait style).

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