> 11th European Congress on Biotechnology
11th European Congress on Biotechnology
24 -29 August 2003
Basel, Switzerland
The 11th European Congress on Biotechnology (ECB11) was organised by the Swiss Coordination Committee for Biotechnology of the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences in collaboration with the Convention Center Basel, on behalf of the Swiss member societies of the European Federation of Biotechnology.
The Congress offered Symposia dedicated to the most recent developments and achievements in modern Biotechnology and aimed at bridging the gaps and promoting the open dialogue between Molecular and Engineering Biosciences, Academia and Industry, Bioscience and Society.
Selected topics for the Congress:
- Biotechnology for Animal and Human Health
- Agricultural Biotechnology
- Environmental Biotechnology
- Microbial Biotechnology
- Functional Genomics, Proteomics, Metabolomics
- Array technologies
- Computational Biotechnology
- Biochemical Engineering Sciences
- Nanobiotechnology
- Protein Engineering
- Biocatalysis
- Biosafety
- Biotechnology and Society
- Economic Aspects of Biotechnology (Start-ups, Spin-offs)
- Education in Biotchnology
A parallel International Biotechnology Exhibition (industry, biotechnology organizations, technology transfer) took place.
The Congress has been organised by the Swiss Coordination Comittee for Biotechnology of the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences in collaboration with the Convention Centre Basel on behalf of the Swiss Societies belonging to the European Federation of Biotechnology.