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Last chance to submit your abstract
The European Congress on Biotechnology (ECB2026) will be held in Antwerp, Belgium, from 28 June to 1 July 2026. Submit your original research in one of the following scientific streams:
- Innovations for healthy living
- Solutions for a sustainable planet
- Manufacturing with microbes
- Feeding the planet
There are still slots available for 15-minute invited talks, flash poster presentations and poster presentations.
Submission deadline: 15 March 2026
ECB2026 - Manufacturing with microbes
The congress includes four scientific streams, including “Manufacturing with microbes”. The following presentations will be featured:
- Transport, metabolism & systems biology
Isabel Rocha, ITQB NOVA (Portugal)
- Emerging tools for metabolic engineering and SynBio
Marjan De Mey, Universtity of Ghent (Belgium)
- Prokaryotic cell factories
Kaspar Valgepea, University Of Tartu (Finland)
- Eukaryotic microbial cell factories
Nico Callewaert, VIB-Ghent University (Belgium)
- Bioprocess engineering, valorisation and upcycling
Nick Wierckx, Jülich Research Center (Germany)
- Polymers and bioengineered materials
Auxiliadora Prieto, CIB-CSIC (Spain)
The full scientific programme is available on the website.
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Registration opening soon
The Food Biotechnology Conference will take place on 8–9 September 2026 in Sion, Switzerland, at HES-SO Valais. The event is organized by the Plant, Agriculture and Food Division of the European Federation of Biotechnology.
The conference will cover key topics in food biotechnology, including sustainable ingredients, fermentation and upcycling, microbiome-active foods, clean-label innovation, enabling technologies and regulatory and societal aspects.
Registration will open soon
Express your interest to receive updates on registration, speakers and abstract submission deadlines.
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Programme highlights & Early Bird registration
The 9th Conference on Physiology of Yeasts and Filamentous Fungi (PYFF9) will be held in Valencia, Spain from 8-11 September 2026.
The scientific programme will feature sessions covering:
- Unlocking the secrets of fungal physiology and metabolism
- Adapting to survive: Inside the evolutionary strategies of fungi
- Pathogenic strategies and resistance mechanisms in fungi
- Advances in synthetic biology and innovative technologies for yeasts and filamentous fungi
- Exploring fermentation as a driver of innovation in food and beverages
- Engineering yeasts and filamentous fungi as cell factories
- Fungal contributions to the advancement of the bioeconomy
- Harnessing artificial intelligence and data science in fungal biotechnology
Early bird registration is open!
Register before 24 May 2026 and benefit from a €100 discount on the conference fee.
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Registration is now open
Registration is now open for the 8th Applied Synthetic Biology in Europe (ASBE8) Conference on 4–6 November 2026 at the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, UK.
The programme and abstract submission topics will cover four key areas:
- Factory: bio-based chemicals, materials, and sustainable production
- Pharma: cell therapies, diagnostics, gene editing, and biopharmaceuticals
- Farm & Field: crop improvement, soil and waste solutions, bioremediation
- Computational design: from proteins to networks, circuits, and microbial communities
Early bird registration is available at reduced fees until 19 July 2026.
Secure your place and benefit from the discounted rate by registering early.
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Top article of the month
Utilization and valorization of lignin and lignin-derived compounds by Pseudomonas putida KT2440: A new role for glutathione peroxidase
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Welcome to our new EFB Institutional Member
We are happy to welcome our newest Institutional Member and the new scientists joining our community. Your institution helps grow our network and encourages knowledge sharing, innovation, and collaboration in the biotech field. We are glad to have you as part of the EFB.
Become an EFB Institutional Member: key benefits
Meeting discounts
Exhibition and sponsorship discounts
Opportunity to organize and host a scientific session at selected EFB events
Boost your visibility, foster valuable connections, and position your company as a leader in the industry.
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