Event agenda
Monday, 9 November 2026
12:00 - 18:30
Satellite Workshop: Genetic Engineering (Lunch-to-Lunch!)
- Creating Value in Biotechnology
Hands-on workshop about Genetic Engineering, hosted by bisy GmbH Please note that this event lasts from 9th (12:00) to 10th November (12:00).
Tuesday, 10 November 2026
09:00 - 12:00
Satellite Workshop: Genetic Engineering (Lunch-to-Lunch!) - Part II
- Creating Value in Biotechnology
Hands-on workshop about Genetic Engineering, hosted by bisy GmbH Please note that this event lasts from 9th (12:00) to 10th November (12:00).
12:00 - 13:00
Registration Reception & Welcome Lunch
13:00 - 14:45
Trends in Circular Bioeconomy
- Circular Bioeconomy & Biotech for Environment
Step into a future where waste becomes opportunity and renewable resources power the next wave of innovation. This plenary session explores how the circular bioeconomy is reshaping industries ...
14:45 - 15:15
Coffee Break
15:15 - 18:30
Trends in AI and Biopharmaceutical Production
- AI & Biopharmaceutical Production
The biopharmaceutical landscape is being reshaped by intelligent technologies that accelerate discovery and transform how we design, monitor, and optimize complex processes. Let’s dive into the rapidly evolving role of AI in drug development...
2 speakers
Wednesday, 11 November 2026
09:00 - 11:00
From physiology to performance: Current perspectives and future trends in yeast-driven bioprocesses
- Circular Bioeconomy & Biotech for Environment
Yeast sits at the heart of brewing, beverage innovation, and modern biopharma – and unlocking its full potential is reshaping how we design reliable, scalable processes...
Manufacturing of vaccines, gene therapies & advanced therapy medicinal products
- AI & Biopharmaceutical Production
Vaccines, viral-based gene therapy products and other bionanoparticles, including virus-like particles and extracellular vesicles, pose unique challenges in bioprocessing...
Scale me up, Europe! An overview about plants and production facilities for biotechnological products
- Creating Value in Biotechnology
What are the most relevant and/or specific production plants for biotechnological products in Europe?
Session of the Cluster of Excellence "Circular Bioengineering"
- Get to know Biotech Networks
TBD
11:00 - 11:30
Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:15
Science Flash
You have an idea you want to place on the market? You have an outstanding new finding that you want to present? This is your stage!
12:15 - 13:30
Lunch Break & poster Session
13:30 - 15:30
AI in Life Sciences: unlocking the next wave of biological discovery and design
- AI & Biopharmaceutical Production
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming life sciences by enabling analysis of vast biological datasets, from DNA sequences to protein structures, uncovering patterns that are difficult to detect through traditional methods.
Biotech Innovations Made in Austria: Turning Bioprocess Innovation into Industrial Reality
- Get to know Biotech Networks
powered by HTS Cluster In this session we bring together four Austrian innovators who are tackling one of the biggest hurdles in industrial biotech: making processes that work in the lab perform reliably, reproducibly, and economically at scale.
Creating robust bioprocesses through advanced process analytical technology and automation
- Creating Value in Biotechnology
The increasing complexity of pharmaceutical products requires ever more sophisticated bioprocesses. To ensure sufficient robustness and reliability, advanced automation is required.
Trends in microbiome biotechnology for human and environmental health
- Circular Bioeconomy & Biotech for Environment
Microbiomes have long been recognized as powerful drivers of both environmental and human health - and we are now entering a moment where this understanding can finally be put into action.
13:30 - 15:30
World Café: Technology Transfer after EU Projects – From Results to Real World Impact
- Creating Value in Biotechnology
World Café organized by FFG & acib GmbH
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee Break
16:00 - 18:00
Advanced liquid biopsy: From molecular insights to clinical implementation
- Creating Value in Biotechnology
Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) has become a cornerstone of liquid biopsy, providing new opportunities for non-invasive diagnostics and personalized medicine. As technologies advance, the ability to decode circulating nucleic acids with precision is increasing ...
CAARE – A doctoral network for bionanoparticles in vaccine delivery and gene therapy
- Get to know Biotech Networks
The CAARE project (Characterization and Recovery of Bionanoparticles for Vaccine Delivery and Gene Therapy), launched in October 2024, is an EU funded doctoral network, under the Marie Skłodowska Curie programme.
Integrated approaches in circular and sustainable chemistry
- Circular Bioeconomy & Biotech for Environment
The field of chemistry is at a turning point, pivoting away from fossil-based value chains and a linear take-make-use-dispose model towards circular processes based on sustainable carbonaceous resources, ...
Scalable bioprocesses through advanced computational tools
- AI & Biopharmaceutical Production
Scale effects in bioprocesses can be challenging to predict accurately. These effects can cause significant issues during scale-up or scale-down of processes, lengthening development timelines or introducing uncertainty during manufacturing...
16:00 - 18:00
Satellite Event "Zukunft am Teller: Biotechnologie & Alternativproteine für Österreich 2036 "
- Creating Value in Biotechnology
GERMAN EVENT: Impulsvortrag und World Café zum Thema Ernährungssicherheit und technologischen Innovationen in diesem Zusammenhang (organized by AIT & acib GmbH)
18:15 - 19:45
Science meets economy
- Galerie
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots
21:00 - 23:59
Chilling Life Science
Thursday, 12 November 2026
08:30 - 10:00
Biotech Breakfast & Poster Session
10:00 - 12:00
Intensified and continuous biomanufacturing
- Creating Value in Biotechnology
As global demand for biologics accelerates, the biopharmaceutical industry is entering a phase where smarter, more efficient production is essential. Continuous processing is emerging as a powerful answer...
Pathways in EU Bioeconomy Innovation: Integrated Approaches to Waste Valorisation and Sustainable Biorefineries
- Circular Bioeconomy & Biotech for Environment
This session highlights how Horizon Europe projects contribute to the transition towards a circular, low emission bioeconomy. It brings together research and innovation actions spanning forestry and agricultural waste valorisation...
Recent trends of computational tools in biocatalysis
- AI & Biopharmaceutical Production
Machine learning and artificial intelligence, de novo enzyme design, molecular dynamics, and quantum-mechanical approaches are transforming research on enzyme catalysis.
12:00 - 12:30
Coffee Break
12:30 - 13:15
Science Flash
You have an idea you want to place on the market? You have an outstanding new finding that you want to present? This is your stage!
13:15 - 14:15
Lunch Break & Poster Session
14:00 - 15:30
esib Closing & MaPEB Opening - Bridging Tomorrow
- MaPEB
14:00 - 18:30
Satellite Workshop: Fermentation (Lunch-to-Lunch!)
- Creating Value in Biotechnology
Hands-on Workshop about Fermentation hosted by bisy GmbH. Please note that this workshop is held for 2 days, from 12th Nov (14:00) until 13th November (12:00).
16:00 - 18:00
MaPEB: China-Europe Cooperation - Challenges & Opportunities
- MaPEB
The challenges for our planet cannot be solved by one country alone. Scientists across the world need to join their efforts and address together developments like the dramatic increase of plastic pollution and the reduction of carbon dioxide pollutions.
19:00 - 22:30
Friday, 13 November 2026
09:00 - 11:00
09:00 - 13:00
Satellite Workshop: Fermentation (Lunch-to-Lunch!) - Part II
- Creating Value in Biotechnology
Hands-on Workshop about Fermentation hosted by bisy GmbH. Please note that this workshop is held for 2 days, from 12th Nov (14:00) until 13th November (12:00).
11:30 - 13:00
14:15 - 15:45
16:15 - 17:30