Symposium Green meets White
Date: February 9th 2009
Location: Keygene Wageningen
Biotechnology: Green meets White
Synergy in innovation and application
In the Netherlands research community the White and Green biotech scientists and industry players are rather separated entities. This is unfortunate because several connections are relevant. For example, many of the high throughput biotech solutions are applicable in both Green and White Biotech and also the new focus on the bio-based and sustainable product development would greatly benefit from a Green and White Biotech collaboration. To stimulate the interaction between these two Biotech area’s the working group Green Biotechnology of the Dutch Biotechnology Society (NBV) organizes a stimulating symposium.
The symposium will take place at the headquarters of Keygene N.V. in Wageningen (www.keygene.com/). Apart from a number of inspiring presentations by specialists working the area of Green and White Biotech, and a network buffet, there is an opportunity to see the facilities of KeyGene in a guided tour.
Date: February 9, 2009
Venue: Keygene N.V., Agro Business Park. Wageningen www.keygene.com
Costs: € 20 but free for members of NBV and for BSc en MSc students.
Programme
15.30 Welcome
16.00-16.30 Mark JJ van Haaren – KeyGene N.V.
High throughput DNA technologies applicable for green and
white biotech
16.30-17.00 Jeroen Rouppe van der Voort – ENZA Zaden
Biotechnology research and applications for vegetable
breeding
17.00-17.30 Theo Soncke - DSM
Green biocatalysts for white biotech applications
17.30-19.00 Buffet and guided tour
19.00-19.30 Piet van der Linde - D1 Oils
Jatropha curcas, a tabula rasa
19.30-20.00 Gerrit Eggink – WUR AFSG Bioprocess Engineering
Industrial biotechnology, the white motor
20.00 Closure
For further details: see NBV website www.nbvsite.nl link to green biotech
To register send an E-mail to Valerie Koster valerie.koster@keygene.com
