Organizing Committees

The 13th European Congress on Biotechnology is overseen by a prestigious Scientific Programme Committee

Scientific Programme Committee

Chairman: Prof. Mathias Uhlen, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Prof. Em. Marc Van Montagu, EFB President, Ghent University - IPBO, Belgium
Prof. Brian F.C. Clark, Congress President, EFB Vice President, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Prof. Joost Teixeira de Mattos, Scientific Secretary, BioCentrum Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Dr. Roland Wohlgemuth, Chairman, EFB Section on Applied Biocatalysis, Fluka Group, Switzerland
Prof. Marc Zabeau, Chairman, European Plant Science Organisation (EPSO), Ghent, Belgium
Prof. Mike Taussig, Chairman, EFB Section on Applied Functional Genomics, Babraham Institute, United Kingdom
Dr. Jorgen Dirach, Chairman, EFB Section on Medicines Development, Novo Nordisk A/S, Bagsvaerd, Denmark
Dr. Jaime Algorta, Vice Chairman, EFB Section on Medicines Development, Hospital Txagorritxu, Spain
Prof. David McConnell, Chairman, EFB Task Group European Action on Global Life Sciences (EAGLES), Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Ireland
Jens Degett, Executive Director of EAGLES, Spain
John Hodgson, CEO, Critical I, United Kingdom
Dr. A. Puehler, Chief Editor Elsevier, Journal of Biotechnology, Bielefeld University, Germany
Prof. Klaus Ammann, Chairman, EFB Section on Biodiversity, University of Bern, Switzerland
Prof. Julian Kinderlerer, Chairman EFB Task Group on Public Perceptions of Biotechnology, Sheffield Institute of Biotechnological Law & Ethics, UK
Prof. Marin Berovic, Chairman, EFB Section on Biochemical Engineering Science (ESBES), University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Prof. Alois Jungbauer, Vice Chairman, ESBES, University of Natural Resources & Applied Life Sciences, Austria
Dr. Maria Garcia Parajo, EFB Section on Nanobiotechnology, Catalonian Institute for Bioengineering (IBEC), Spain
M.Sc. Marc Brehme, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board, Young European Biotech Network (YEBN), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria
Dr. Piet Lens, Chairman, EFB Section on Environmental Biotechnology, Wageningen UR, The Netherlands
Prof. Antonio Villaverde, Delegate, EFB Section on Microbial Physiology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
Dr. Pau Ferrer, Delegate, EFB Section on Microbial Physiology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
Prof. Charlie Bryce, EFB Vice President, Chairman EFB Task Group on Education & Mobility, Napier University, United Kingdom
Dr. Patrick Rudelsheim, Chairman, EFB Task Group on Safety in Biotechnology, PERSEUS BVBA, Belgium
Dr. Willi Meier, Delegate, EFB Task Group on Safety in Biotechnology, DECHEMA e.V., Germany
Dr. Bo Heiden, Chairman, EFB Task Group on Innovation, Center for Intellectual Property Studies, Sweden

Oversight Committee

Chairman: Prof. Em. Marc Van Montagu, EFB President, Ghent University - IPBO, Belgium
Prof. Brian Clark, Congress President, EFB Vice President, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Jens Sundbye, EFB Treasurer, Biomedico Forum, Denmark
Christian Suojanen, Secretary General, European Federation of Biotechnology, Spain

Organizing Committee

Chairman: Prof. Francesc Godia, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain
Prof. Joost Teixeira de Mattos, Scientific Secretary, BioCentrum Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Dr. Wilf Mitchell, Congress Treasurer, Heriot-Watt University, UK
Christian Suojanen, Secretary General, European Federation of Biotechnology, Spain

International Advisory Board

Chairman: Dr. Federico Mayor Zaragoza, President, Foundation for a Culture of Peace, Spain
Janez Potocnik, Commissioner for Science & Research, European Commission, Belgium
Prof. Fotis C. Kafatos, Chairman, Scientific Council of the European Research Council (ERC)
Dr. Ellis Rubinstein, President, New York Academy of Sciences, USA
Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director, Library of Alexandria & Chairman BioVisionAlexandria, Egypt
Prof. Huanming Yang, Director, Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI), China
Dr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa, Former President, Science Council of Japan
Dr. Johan Vanhemelrijck, Secretary General, EuropaBio, Belgium
Dr. Stephen Dahms, President & CEO of the Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Biomedical Engineering, USA
Dr. Manel Balcells, President, The Bioregion of Catalonia, Spain
Dr. Emmanuel Chantelot, Executive Manager, European Biopharmaceutical Enterprises (EBE), Belgium
Prof. Zhangliang Chen, President, China Agricultural University, China
Dr. Jose Luis Garcia Lopez, President, Spanish Society of Biotechnology (SEBIOT)
Dr. Jordi Cami, Director, Barcelona Biomedical Research Park, Spain
Prof. Frank Gannon, Executive Director, European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Dr. Enric Banda, Director, Catalan Foundation for Research & Innovation, Spain



About the Congress Who Will Attend Programme Workshops Satellite Events EU International Day Tech Transfer Summit Young Bio S Speakers Registration Submit Paper/Poster Partnering Services Sponsors & Partners Organizing Committees Venue & Accommodations Contact Us Media Center	Organizing Committees The 13th European Congress on Biotechnology is overseen by a prestigious Scientific Programme Committee Scientific Programme Committee Chairman: Prof. Mathias Uhlen, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Prof. Em. Marc Van Montagu, EFB President, Ghent University - IPBO, Belgium Prof. Brian F.C. Clark, Congress President, EFB Vice President, University of Aarhus, Denmark Prof. Joost Teixeira de Mattos, Scientific Secretary, BioCentrum Amsterdam, The Netherlands Dr. Roland Wohlgemuth, Chairman, EFB Section on Applied Biocatalysis, Fluka Group, Switzerland Prof. Marc Zabeau, Chairman, European Plant Science Organisation (EPSO), Ghent, Belgium Prof. Mike Taussig, Chairman, EFB Section on Applied Functional Genomics, Babraham Institute, United Kingdom Dr. Jorgen Dirach, Chairman, EFB Section on Medicines Development, Novo Nordisk A/S, Bagsvaerd, Denmark Dr. Jaime Algorta, Vice Chairman, EFB Section on Medicines Development, Hospital Txagorritxu, Spain Prof. David McConnell, Chairman, EFB Task Group European Action on Global Life Sciences (EAGLES), Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Ireland Jens Degett, Executive Director of EAGLES, Spain John Hodgson, CEO, Critical I, United Kingdom Dr. A. Puehler, Chief Editor Elsevier, Journal of Biotechnology, Bielefeld University, Germany Prof. Klaus Ammann, Chairman, EFB Section on Biodiversity, University of Bern, Switzerland Prof. Julian Kinderlerer, Chairman EFB Task Group on Public Perceptions of Biotechnology, Sheffield Institute of Biotechnological Law & Ethics, UK Prof. Marin Berovic, Chairman, EFB Section on Biochemical Engineering Science (ESBES), University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Prof. Alois Jungbauer, Vice Chairman, ESBES, University of Natural Resources & Applied Life Sciences, Austria Dr. Maria Garcia Parajo, EFB Section on Nanobiotechnology, Catalonian Institute for Bioengineering (IBEC), Spain M.Sc. Marc Brehme, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board, Young European Biotech Network (YEBN), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria Dr. Piet Lens, Chairman, EFB Section on Environmental Biotechnology, Wageningen UR, The Netherlands Prof. Antonio Villaverde, Delegate, EFB Section on Microbial Physiology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain Dr. Pau Ferrer, Delegate, EFB Section on Microbial Physiology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain Prof. Charlie Bryce, EFB Vice President, Chairman EFB Task Group on Education & Mobility, Napier University, United Kingdom Dr. Patrick Rudelsheim, Chairman, EFB Task Group on Safety in Biotechnology, PERSEUS BVBA, Belgium Dr. Willi Meier, Delegate, EFB Task Group on Safety in Biotechnology, DECHEMA e.V., Germany Dr. Bo Heiden, Chairman, EFB Task Group on Innovation, Center for Intellectual Property Studies, Sweden Oversight Committee Chairman: Prof. Em. Marc Van Montagu, EFB President, Ghent University - IPBO, Belgium Prof. Brian Clark, Congress President, EFB Vice President, University of Aarhus, Denmark Jens Sundbye, EFB Treasurer, Biomedico Forum, Denmark Christian Suojanen, Secretary General, European Federation of Biotechnology, Spain Organizing Committee Chairman: Prof. Francesc Godia, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain Prof. Joost Teixeira de Mattos, Scientific Secretary, BioCentrum Amsterdam, The Netherlands Dr. Wilf Mitchell, Congress Treasurer, Heriot-Watt University, UK Christian Suojanen, Secretary General, European Federation of Biotechnology, Spain International Advisory Board Chairman: Dr. Federico Mayor Zaragoza, President, Foundation for a Culture of Peace, Spain Janez Potocnik, Commissioner for Science & Research, European Commission, Belgium Prof. Fotis C. Kafatos, Chairman, Scientific Council of the European Research Council (ERC) Dr. Ellis Rubinstein, President, New York Academy of Sciences, USA Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director, Library of Alexandria & Chairman BioVisionAlexandria, Egypt Prof. Huanming Yang, Director, Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI), China Dr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa, Former President, Science Council of Japan Dr. Johan Vanhemelrijck, Secretary General, EuropaBio, Belgium Dr. Stephen Dahms, President & CEO of the Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Biomedical Engineering, USA Dr. Manel Balcells, President, The Bioregion of Catalonia, Spain Dr. Emmanuel Chantelot, Executive Manager, European Biopharmaceutical Enterprises (EBE), Belgium Prof. Zhangliang Chen, President, China Agricultural University, China Dr. Jose Luis Garcia Lopez, President, Spanish Society of Biotechnology (SEBIOT) Dr. Jordi Cami, Director, Barcelona Biomedical Research Park, Spain Prof. Frank Gannon, Executive Director, European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Dr. Enric Banda, Director, Catalan Foundation for Research & Innovation, Spain
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