Invited Speakers

The following speakers have accepted our invitation to biocat2010:

Eric Althoff , Arzeda Corp., USA
“Robust computational enzyme design”

Ed Bayer , Weizmann Institute, Israel
"From natural to synthetic cellulosomes: Synergistic biocatalysis of plant cell walls"

Per Berglund , KTH Stockholm, Sweden
“Omega-Transaminases – Tailored for chiral amine synthesis”

Andreas Bommarius , University Georgia, USA
“Optimization of beta-lactam hydrolases with respect to stability and substrate specificity”

Uwe Bornscheuer , University of Greifswald, Germany
“Protein engineering by in silico analysis”

Nediljko Budisa , MPI Martinsried, Germany
"Synthetic biology in biocatalysis"

Ellen Eberhard , Codexis, USA
“Efficient catalyst optimization for practical processes”

Kurt Faber , University of Graz, Austria
“Characterisation, cloning and biocatalytic application of the first inverting sec-Alkylsulfatase”

David Hogsett , Mascoma Corp., USA
"Development of Whole Cell Biocatalysts for the Consolidated BioProcessing of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Ethanol"

Martin Keller , Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
“BioEnergy Science Center: The way to a sustainable bioenergy industry”

James Kellis , Genencor, USA
"Altering Enzyme Surfaces to Dramatically Improve Performance"

Byung-Gee Kim , University of Seoul, South Korea
“Vitual screening of PLP dependent enzyme and its application”

Oliver May , DSM, The Netherlands
"Impact of process and enzyme development for production of chiral amines and other pharma intermediates"

Magali Remaud-Simeon , University of Toulouse, France
“Integrating enzyme dynamics in protein design to generate transglycosidases specifically adapted for chemo-enzymatic strategies of molecular glycodiversification”

Gill Stephens , COE Biocatalysis Manchester, UK
“Ionic liquids in redox biocatalysis”

Erick Strauss , University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
“Application of the Coenzyme A biosynthetic enzymes in the biocatalytic production of CoA”

Oliver Thum , Evonik, Germany
"Improving enzyme long-term stability by preparation of silicone composites"

Stefan Verseck  , Cognis, Germany
"Application of lipid biotechnology in the production of specialty chemicals"