Monday 9 December 2024, Professor Jack Pronk hosts a Novozymes Prize Symposium under the title: “Yeast biotechnology beyond carbohydrates: substrates, strains and processes”.
Yeasts are applied for industrial-scale biotechnological production of a large and rapidly growing of products, ranging from yeast extracts to life-saving drugs. Yeast-based processes typically use agriculture-derived carbohydrates as carbon- and energy substrates. These carbohydrates are renewable, which enables many biotechnological processes to have smaller carbon footprints than petrochemical processes. However, carbohydrate production remains associated with greenhouse gas emissions and land use.
The focus of this symposium will be on the development of alternative, near-zero emission alternatives for carbohydrate-based yeast biotechnology. There will be exciting talks from experts in industrial process design, (electro)chemical and biotechnological generation of alternative substrates and on the development of efficient yeast strains and processes. Participants will have the opportunity to meet and discuss science during poster sessions, lunch, and Symposium dinner.
Registration is free for all attendees. Spaces are limited so please register soon at: