Keynote Speaker
Session 1: Industrial Biotechnology and Bioeconomy
Prof. Dr. Dong-Myung Kim
Former President of KSBB | Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (KSBB)
Affiliation
Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Chungnam National University, Korea
Topic
Cell-Free Synthetic Biology: from Protein Production to the Construction of Artificial Cells
Session 2: Bioenergy and Renewable Energy Systems
Prof. Dr. Tsuyoshi Imai
TBA | TBA
Affiliation
Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University, Japan
Topic
Adaptive Behavior of Mesophilic Methanogens to the Thermotolerant Range around 45℃
Session 2: Bioenergy and Renewable Energy Systems
Prof. Dr. Mamoru Yamada
TBA | TBA
Affiliation
Research Center for Thermotolerant Microbial Resources, Organization for Research Initiatives, Yamaguchi University, Japan
Topic
New Ethanol Production Process: Its Background and Development
Session 2: Bioenergy and Renewable Energy Systems
Prof. Dr. Yu-Shen Cheng
TBA | Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering Society of Taiwan (BEST)
Affiliation
Graduate Program in Sustainable Technology, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan;
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Topic
From Insect Biorefinery to Drop-In Fuels: Upgrading Insect Oil into Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Green Diesel
Invited Speakers
Session 8: Food Biotechnology and Security
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Suriana Sabri
Member of AFOB-MC | Asian Federation of Biotechnology – Malaysian Chapter (AFOB- MC)
Affiliation
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Topic
Harnessing stingless bee microbial ecosystems for sustainable functional sugar innovation
Session 8: Food Biotechnology and Security
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wan Abd Al Qadr Imad Wan-Mohtar
Member of AFOB-MC | AFOB-MC
Affiliation
Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
Topic
Fruiting‐body‐base flour from an oyster mushroom farm waste in the development of antioxidative chicken patty
Session 4: Environmental Biotechnology and Green Solutions
Prof. Dr. Byung-Kwan Cho
Secretary General of KSBB | KSBB
Affiliation
Graduate School of Engineering Biology, KAIST, Republic of Korea
Topic
Synthetic Biology of Acetogenic Bacteria for Sustainable C1 gas bioconversion
Session 1: Industrial Biotechnology and Bioeconomy
Prof. Dr. Yutaka Nakashimada
Member of SBJ | Society for Biotechnology of Japan (SBJ)
Affiliation
Program of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Japan
Topic
Process Development of Thermophilic Syngas Fermentation
Session 1: Industrial Biotechnology and Bioeconomy
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yujiro Higuchi
Member of SBJ | Society for Biotechnology of Japan (SBJ)
Affiliation
Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Japan
Topic
Transcription and translation dynamics in multinuclear and multicellular filamentous fungi
Session 9: Natural Products and Biomaterials
Dr. Hiroyuki Ohashi
Member of SBJ | Society for Biotechnology of Japan (SBJ)
Affiliation
Osaka Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, Osaka, Japan
Topic
Selective glycosylation of olive phenolics for enhanced stability and functional preservation
Session 4: Environmental Biotechnology and Green Solutions
Assist. Prof. Dr. Kuan Shiong Khoo
TBA | Society for Biotechnology of Japan (SBJ)
Affiliation
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Yuan Ze University, Taiwan
Topic
Closed-loop recycling of food waste into biochar: A carbon neutral strategy
Session 9: Natural Products and Biomaterials
Prof. Dr. Pornchai Rachtanapun
TBA | TBA
Affiliation
Division of Packaging Technology, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Topic
Agricultural waste-derived functional biopolymers: From biomass valorization to sustainable packaging, biomedical, and smart sensing applications
Session 4: Environmental Biotechnology and Green Solutions
Dr. Pitak Laoratanakul
TBA | TBA
Affiliation
Principal Researcher/Research Team Leader,
Sustainable Cement and Composite Materials Research Team, Ceramics and Construction Materials Research Group, National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC), NSTDA, Thailand
Topic
Sustainable Materials Innovation from Industrial Bio-Waste toward a Low-Carbon Circular Society