Programme

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

This is a preliminary programme and may be subject to minor changes. 

TUESDAY May 12th

18:00–20:00 Registration

WEDNESDAY May 13th

08:30–09:30 Registration
09:30–10:00 Opening
10:00–10:45 Keynote 1 — Julian Ma (SGUL, UK)
10:45–11:15 President’s Prize talk
11:15–11:45 Coffee

11:45–13:25 Oral Session — Plant-Made Biologics (20 min talks 1–5)
13:25–14:40 Lunch
14:40–15:20 Oral Session — Plant-Made Biologics (20 min talks 6–7)

15:20–16:05 Keynote 2 — Alfredo Quijano (Monod Bio, USA)
16:05–16:30 Coffee
16:30–17:30 AGM

17:30–18:00 Flash Talks Session I (talks 1–6, 5 min each)
18:00–20:00 Poster Session I
18:30–20:00 Welcome Reception

THURSDAY May 14th

09:00–09:45 Keynote 3 — Nicole Steinmetz (UCSD, USA)

09:45–11:25 Oral Session — Viral Vectors & Nanoparticles (5 talks, 20 min each)
11:25–11:55 Coffee

11:55–12:40 Keynote 4 — Björn Örvar (ORF Genetics)

12:40–13:20 Oral Session — Scaling Plant Production (20 min talks 13–14)
13:20–14:30 Lunch
14:30–15:50 Oral Session — Scaling Plant Production (20 min talks 15–18)

15:50–16:35 Keynote 5 — Kirsi-Marja Oksman (VTT, Finland)
16:35–17:00 Coffee

17:00–18:20 Oral Session — Smart Chassis (20 min talks 19–22)

18:20–18:40 Flash Talks Session II (talks 7–10, 5 min each)
(18:00–19:30 Parallel Widening Event)
18:40–19:30 Poster Session II

20:30 Conference Dinner

FRIDAY May 15th

09:00–09:45 Keynote 6 — Toni Granell (IBMCP-CSIC, Spain)

09:45–11:05 Oral Session — Metabolic Engineering (20 min talks 23–26)
11:05–11:35 Coffee

11:35–12:20 Keynote 7 — Ana Judith de la Fuente (MAPA, Spain)

12:20–12:50 Flash Talks Session III (talks 11–15, 5 min each)
12:50–14:00 Lunch

14:00–14:40 Oral Session — Marketplace / Phytotech (20 min talks 27–28)

14:40–15:25 Keynote 8 — Marc-André D’Aoust (Aramis Biotechnology, Canada)
15:25–16:00 Closing & Awards

17:00 onwards — City Tour (optional)