Biotechnology is common these days …
Measures against climate change or the greenhouse effect as well as technologies and drugs for the treatment of diseases are inconceivable without biotechnology.
Upcoming Events
September 16, 2024
Vienna, Austria
acib Minisymposium:
Enhanced Sustainability in Pharma
We are pleased to announce the upcoming Mini-Symposium on “Enhanced
Sustainability in Pharma,” set to take place in the heart of Vienna. Join us when leading pharma companies
in Austria reveal their best sustainability practices and challenges, while academic experts suggest cutting-
edge solutions for driving sustainable product and process design in the pharma and biotech sector to next
levels. This event offers a unique opportunity to network and forge partnerships that will drive sustainability
along the value chain. Let’s collaborate and shape a healthier and greener future together.
September 19, 2024
Joint Webinar
Can you truly optimize your bioprocessing without knowing THIS about DNA vs Chromatin?
The fragment problem you likely have and don’t even know It. A Joint presentation with the Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (acib) and ArcticZymes.
September 27, 2024
Graz, Austria
Life is Science in a World Up Side Down
Under the motto “Life is Science in a World Up Side Down” we invite you to slip into the roles of Earth Explorers, Health Enthusiasts, Tech Pioneers and Science Reporters. Look forward to exciting hands-on stations, workshops, a pop-up planetarium and the grand finale of the Science Slam Austria. Be there when science comes to life!
12-14 November 2024
Graz, Austria
The European Summit of Industrial Biotechnology
esib has already established itself as one of the biggest biotech conferences in Europe and an international platform for industrial biotechnology in multiple contexts. The event not only covers science but also deals with industrial needs and hopes, economic demands, funding resources or political aspirations and still leaves space for net- working and recreation. It encourages all protagonists of industrial biotechnology to think outside the box and in new comprehensive dimensions.
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Collaboration opportunities for Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking call 2024
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Further Improving Vaccine Safety: The Role of Vasoconstrictors in mRNA Vaccine Preparation
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Next-Generation Medicines: The Promise of Plant Cell-Based Alkaloid Production
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Decoding the Cellular Symphony: The Marvels of CHO-Cell Technology in Biopharmaceuticals
In the vast realm of biopharmaceuticals, where science meets innovation, a microscopic hero has emerged—Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells. These unassuming cells have become the unsung champions of our quest …
Wastewater: On the trail of the Evolving COVID-19 Variants
Even as we approach the end of 2023, the COVID-19 pandemic, which once seemed like a narrative out of a science fiction tale, continues to evolve. Austria, having lifted all …
Sterile laboratory equipment from the 3D printer
Viennese acib and BOKU researchers are developing a sterile 3D printing process that can be used to produce laboratory equipment from environmentally friendly and biodegradable plastic. This could avoid several …
Environmentally friendly and faster drug production
Researchers have found a way to make the industrial production of pharmaceuticals, as well as flavorings and biopolymers, more environmentally friendly: Unlike chemical processes that use toxic heavy metals, the …
