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On Monday 14th of December 2026, the 12th Microbial Biotechnology Symposium (MB12) will take place at the Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences in Amsterdam, from 09:30 to 17:30.
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The annual Microbial Biotechnology Symposium brings together researchers from academia and industry working across microbial biotechnology. This year’s programme spans topics such as systems biology, metabolic engineering, sustainable bioprocesses and microbiomes.
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Three invited speakers will join us:
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In addition, the programme includes talks, poster pitches, a poster session and opportunities for networking.
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KNVM members can register free of charge using the ticket code: KNVM-MB12.
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Registration is possible via the MB12 event page: MB12 registration and event information
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Location Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences Science Park 904 1098 XH Amsterdam
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Full programme
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09:30 – 10:00 Registration and coffee
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10:00 – 10:15 Opening
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10:15 – 10:50 Invited lecture – Maria Suarez Diez, Wageningen University Systems biology in the HOLOMICROBIOME Innovation Institute
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10:50 – 11:10 Leon Bäcker, University of Groningen Phage-mediated just-in-time circuits for expression of recombinant toxic proteins
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11:10 – 11:30 Effie Leijten, Delft University of Technology Engineering Saccharomyces cerevisiae for efficient gluconic acid consumption
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11:30 – 11:50 Jurrian Wijnheimer, University of Amsterdam Machine Learning identifies novel mechanisms of action of antimicrobials
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11:50 – 12:10 Poster pitches
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12:10 – 13:30 Lunch, poster session and networking
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13:30 – 14:05 Invited lecture – Hugo Federico Cueto, Koppert Large-scale cultivation of nematodes and symbionts
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14:05 – 14:25 Laura Claret Fernández, HAN University of Applied Sciences Biotechnological production of bacterial cellulose from industrial side streams: a promising avenue to replace polystyrene
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14:25 – 14:45 Lorenzo Garcia Tejada, RWTH Aachen Lactic acid production at low pH
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14:45 – 15:45 Coffee break and poster session
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15:45 – 16:05 Carlos Serrano Fajardo, Wageningen University Safe-by-design autohydrogenotrophic SCP production via biochemical looping
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16:05 – 16:25 Pascal Schneider, IFF Biotechnology at IFF: Turning Protein Science into Solutions
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16:25 – 17:00 Invited lecture – Andreas Gombert, State University of Campinas Microbial ecology and (meta)genomics for a better understanding and improvement of bioethanol production from sugarcane
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We hope to see many of you in Amsterdam!
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Kind regards,
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Microbial Biotechnology division Nico, Marcel and Sebastian
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