This preliminary program is subject to change.

Industrial Forum: Recent Advances in Biotechnology


Description:
This session will highlight recent advances in biotechnology with both invited and volunteered speakers selected from different fields of biotechnology ranging from biopharmaceuticals, biomedical, and food, to biofuels and biorefineries. Abstracts are by invitation only.

Sponsor:
Food, Pharmaceutical & Bioengineering Division
Co-Sponsor(s):
Bioengineering (15c), Engineering Fundamentals in Life Science (15d), Food (15a), Pharmaceuticals (15b)


Chair:
Yuan Wen
Staff Scientist
Life Technologies Corporation
3175 Staley Road
Grand Island, NY 14072
Email: yuan.wen@lifetech.com

Co-chairs:
Ning Liu
Senior Scientist
Irvine Scientific
Stem Cell Culture
2511 Daimler Street
Santa Ana, CA 92705-5588
Phone Number: 949-2617800
Email: ningliu.osu@gmail.com

Congcong Lu
Sr. Engineer
The Dow Chemical Company
Coatings Material
1707 Bldg
Midland, MI 48674
Phone Number: 989-636-6631
Email: fairylele1211@gmail.com


Papers:
Biobutanol Production Using Clostridium Beijerinckii From Ultrafiltered Corn Fiber Hydrolysate and Recycled Spent Broth
Michelle C. Almendrala, Philippine Sugar Research Institute Foundation; Shang-Tian Yang, Ohio State University
Re-Commercialization of the Butanol Fermentation
Edward Green, Green Biologics; Edward T. Davies, Green Biologics
Construction of a Xylose and Arabinose Utilizing Zymomonas Mobilis Strain for Commercial Use in Fuel Ethanol Production
Brian G. Lefebvre, DuPont; George C. Fox, DuPont; William D. Hitz, DuPont; Maria C. Leana, DuPont; Min Qi, DuPont; Dongmei Qian, DuPont; Sarah E. Rush, DuPont; Luan Tao, DuPont; Paul V. Viitanen, DuPont; Jianjun Yang, DuPont
Novel Enzymes Boost Performance in High pH, High Temperature Hydraulic Fracturing
Charles Armstrong, Baker Hughes Inc; Prasad Dhulipala, Baker Hughes Inc
Technologies and Approaches for Reliable Scale-up of Complex Secondary Metabolite Fermentations
Chris Stowers, Dow AgroSciences; Karan Bansal, Dow AgroSciences; Nigel Mouncey, Dow AgroSciences