Events

6 May 2025 • 3:00 – 6:00 PM • Tulln, Austria

Science Connection

we are pleased to invite you to Science Connection, a new networking event designed for early-career researchers in Lower Austria. It offers a unique opportunity to connect with peers, explore potential collaborations, and gain insights from experts in research and innovation.

Join us for an inspiring afternoon, where you will have the chance to engage in inspiring discussions, build a strong professional network, and discover practical support for translating research into impact. You can find further details in the attached invitation.

1-4 July 2025 • Graz, Austria

17th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology

The 17th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology (BAGECO), in conjunction with the 11th Theodor Escherich Symposium, will take place from July 1 to 4, 2025, in Graz, Austria. The symposium will focus on recent advancements in bacterial genetics and ecology, providing a platform for researchers to share insights and foster collaborations. The abstract submission deadline has been extended to March 14, 2025.

9-12 November 2025 • Munich, Germany

International Symposium and Exhibition on the Purification of Proteins, Peptides and Polynucleotides (ISPPP)

The International Symposium and Exhibition on the Purification of Proteins, Peptides and Polynucleotides (ISPPP) cordially invites you to participate in the 44th edition in November 2025, at the Garching campus of Technical University of Munich near Munich, Germany. Over forty years after the first meeting in Washington DC, USA, the ISPPP remains a leading scientific event fostering innovation and advancements across all areas of bioseparation – from analytical techniques to bioprocess operations.

May 20, 2025 • Graz, Austria

Biotechnology in Food & Feed

Let’s discuss where biotechnological approaches are suitable for a sustainable food and/or feed production. Our program combines insightful presentations from leading companies and innovative startups, a keynote address focusing on advances in feed biotechnology, and cutting-edge scientific talks.

Webinar Series: Modeling and Simulation in Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering

Third Webinar: Sustainability in Bioprocessing

Speakers:
Dr. Barbara Petschacher (acib GmbH)
Dr. Peter Satzer (BOKU University)

Contact:
Nico Lingg

We are excited to announce the launch of our webinar series on “Modeling and Simulation in Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering,” aimed at fostering knowledge exchange and collaboration across academia, industry, and the public. This series will delve into cutting-edge methodologies and applications that are transforming the field.

Overview

Join us for an engaging webinar where we will explore cutting-edge techniques in sustainability modeling for bioprocesses and the assessment of their ecological impacts. This session will feature two distinguished speakers who will dive into advanced approaches for evaluating resource efficiency, carbon footprints, and environmental trade-offs in biotechnological production.

Gain valuable insights into the latest advancements in sustainability modeling, understanding of impacts, the knowledge gap and data scarcity in ecological modelling and how to address them. There will be ample opportunity for questions and one-on-one discussions with the speakers.

Topics

Dr. Petschacher from acib will give an overview on possibilities of sustainability assessment with special focus on importance and challenges of assessment in research projects. She will introduce an in-house spread-sheet tool (developed with the partner STRATECO OG) for environmental and carbon footprint assessment and hot-spot analysis at the process unit level. She will showcase its application (and challenges thereby) through a real-world example from evaluation of a biocatalytic process development.

Dr. Peter Satzer from BOKU University will discuss the importance of a holistic process view in biopharmaceutical sustainability. and will explore how understanding factors like water for injection, buffer substances, and lab space contribute to sustainable practices. Key performance indicators for sustainability such as Process Mass Intensity (PMI) and the Water-Related Impact of Energy (WARIEN) will be presented. He will discuss case studies on biopharmaceutical process sustainability, such as monoclonal antibody (mAb) production and share strategies for obtaining meaningful results in data-scarce environments.

Past Webinars

Webinar Series: Modeling and Simulation in Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering
First Webinar: Mechanistic and Hybrid Modeling in Downstream Processing

Webinar Series: Modeling and Simulation in Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering
Second Webinar: Metabolic modeling in microbial and mammalian cells