Bioprosp conference

Programme 2013

The 6th BIOPROSP Conference will take place in Tromsø, February 20th - 22nd 2013

February 21

09:15
Prof. Charlotte Jacobsen
Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Oxidative degradation products from omega-3 fatty acids. Identification, Quantification and Implications for human health
10:45
Prof. Colin Ratledge
University of Hull, UK
Oils from microalgae: Achievements and prospects
13:00
Prof. Bernhard Hauer
University of Stuttgart, Germany
Overview of the field of biocatalysis, bringing up possibilities and hurdles in areas such as choice of reactions and enzyme development
13:45
Prof. Gudmundur Haraldsson
University of Iceland
Restructuring of fatty acids by enzymes
15:15
Vice President David Weiner
Verenium Corp, USA
Commercializing the best enzymes from Nature for a sustainable future

February 22

09:00
Prof. Dieter Schinzer
Universität Magdeburg, Germany
From Detected Biological Activity to a Commercial Product - A Road Jammed with Hurdles
09:45
Prof. Evgeny V. Grishin
Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
Natural venom components as promising leads for drug development
12:00
Prof. Lene Lange
Aalborg University Copenhagen, Denmark
Closing Talk