Last Chance to Secure Your Ticket | Dive into our finalised event programme

We’re excited to announce that the programme for SynbiTECH2024 is officially finalised!

With just FIVE DAYS to go, this year's conference, taking place on 3rd-4th December at the IET London, promises to deliver unparalleled insights and networking opportunities in the world of synthetic biology.

 Join us for a packed agenda featuring renowned experts, engaging panel discussions, and opportunities to connect with industry leaders in a collaborative, close-knit environment.

Highlights include high-profile speakers like Patrick Vallance, Christina Smolke, Richard Traherne, Chueh Loo Poh, Jeffrey Anthony, Jens Nielsen, Sophie Peresson and so many more.

Day One

08:15-09:00 - Registration and Coffee

09:00-09:15 - Welcome: Patrick Vallance, Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation 

09:15-09:50- Keynote: Christina Smolke , CEO of Antheia, Inc. & Professor at Stanford University

09:50-10:35 - Panel Discussion: Scale Up

• Dr Jen Vanderhoven , Chief Operating Officer at the BBIA 
• Richard L. , COO & Managing Director at Holiferm 
• Mark Corbett , Director of the Biorenewables Development Centre, University of York 
• Reuben Carr , Head of Chemical Biology at Ingenza 

10:35-11:00 - Coffee Break

11:00-12:10 - Company Presentations: Scaling Success

• Ben Reeve , Co-founder & CTO at Modern Synthesis
• James Field , CEO at LabGenius
• Orr Yarkoni , CEO at Colorifix
• Cai Linton , CEO at Multus

12:10-12:30 - Review of the IP Landscape in Synthetic Biology by Dev Crease , Partner Chartered Patent Attorney at Keltie

12:30-13:30 - Lunch

13:30-14:30 - Mission Hubs

• Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro, PhD , UKRI Engineering Biology Mission Hub on Microbial Food
• Susan Rosser , Professor of Synthetic Biology & Director of the UK Centre for Mammalian Synthetic Biology
• John Heap , Principal Investigator of the GlycoCell UKRI Engineering Biology Mission Hub
• Andy Pickford , Preventing Plastic Pollution with Engineering Biology (P3EB) Mission Hub 
• Frederic Coulon , Director of the Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre 
• Martin Warren , Chief Scientific Officer of the Quadram Institute Bioscience & Lead of The Engineering Biology Mission Hub for Environmental Processing and Recovery of Metals (ELEMENTAL)

14:30-14:45 - Unlocking the Potential of Engineering Biology: The time is now by Richard Traherne , Next Frontiers | Strategy & Portfolio at Capgemini Invent

14:45-15:30 - Company Reviews

• Will Milligan , CEO & Founder of Extracellular  
• Craig Woods , CEO at Forge Genetics  
• Giovanni Stracquadanio , Co-founder of ZYTHERA  
• Alex Speakman , Founder of E.V.A Biosystems
• 李源 , Research Lead at Green Bioactives 
• Daniel de la Torre , Head of R&D at Constructive Bio
• Tom Simmons , Founder & CEO of The Supplant Company
• Adam Glen, PhD , Founder of Unicorn Biotechnologies

15:30-16:00 - Tea Break

16:00-16:30 - Modelling in Engineering Biology by Chueh Loo Poh , Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore

16:30-16:45 - The Role of Standards and Metrology as an Enabler of EngBio Powered Technologies by Jeffrey Anthony , EngBio Partnerships Lead at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL)

16:45-17:30 - Panel Discussion: Standards to Enable Engineering Biology

• Jeffrey Anthony , EngBio Partnerships Lead at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL)
• Ben Sheridan , Digital Transformation Lead at the British Standards Institution (BSI)
• Prithvi Kodialbail , CTO at Extracellular
• Scott Allen , Head of Engineering Biology at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

17:30-18:00 - Synbio Unplugged: Fireside chat with George Freeman FRSA MP , Elected Member of Parliament for the constituency of Mid Norfolk interviewed by Richard Kitney and Paul Freemont

18:00-20:00 - Drinks and Networking

Day 2

08:00-08:30 - Arrival and Coffee

08:30-09:10 - Keynote: Jens Nielsen , CEO of the BioInnovation Institute

09:10-09:30 - MiAlgae Unfiltered: The highs, the lows and the innovations of scaling a biotech by Johann Partridge , Operations Director at MiAlgae and Luke Braidwood , Senior R&D scientist at MiAlgae

09:30-09:50 Plenary: Rosa Cuellar-Franca , Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering at The University of Manchester

09:50-10:20 - Coffee Break

10:20-11:05 - Panel Discussion: Regulations

• Rick Mumford , Deputy Chief Science Advisor (dCSA) & Deputy Director of Science & Research at the Food Standards Agency
• Francesca Dawson Pell , Senior Science and Tech Policy Advisor at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
• Tanuj Jain, Head of Regulatory Horizons Council at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
• Adrian Charlton , Principal Scientist at Fera Science Ltd.
• Louise Ball , Team Leader at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• Jon Beaman , Deputy Director Innovative Medicines at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

11:05-11:25 - 101 Anticipatory Innovation Governance for Startups by Sophie Peresson , Expert in biosecurity, anticipatory governance, and responsible innovation

11:25-12:30- Company Reviews

• Dr Chiara Board , CEO & Founder of P.Happi®  
• Jacob Nathan , Founder & CEO of Epoch Biodesign
• Marta Tous Mohedano, Ph.D , Head of Bioengineering at Biome Bioplastics Limited
• Vincent Libis , CSO & Co-founder at Generare
• James MacDonald , Co-founder & CEO of Solena Materials Limited
• Stacey Vincent, PhD , Head of Biological Research & Development at Concert Bio
• Matt Proctor, Head of R&D at Deep Blue BioTech
• Ioannis Stasinopoulos , CEO & Co-founder at @Prozmyi Biolabs 
• Dei Drasutyte , Founder & CEO of HERlab
• James Allen , Co-founder & CSO of twig
• Rory Ryan , CEO & Co-founder at PentaBind
• Stuart Faldo-Hassard, CSO at deltaDOT
• Joe Healey , Co-founder & CEO at NanoSyrinx  

12:30-12:50 - Writing the Future of Biologics: Enabling discovery in synthetic biology, driving biological innovations and helping to revolutionise biotechnology through protein design by Radha Parmar , Science and Technology Specialist at Twist Bioscience

12:50-14:00 - Lunch

14:00-14:45 - Panel Discussion: Finance and Investment

• Joško Bobanović , Partner at Sofinnova Partners
• Nadav Rosenberg , Partner at Saras Capital
• Ben Reeve , Co-founder & CTO of Modern Synthesis
• Karolina Zapadka, PhD MBA , Life Science Investor at Parkwalk Advisors

14:45-16:10 - Plenary Session: Policy Presentations

• Chueh Loo Poh , Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore (Singapore)
• Hannah Boardman , Director, Emerging Technologies and Regulatory Innovation at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
• Jim Philp , Policy Consultant (EU)
• India Hook-Barnard, PhD , Executive Director at the Engineering Biology Research Consortium
• Dr Jen Vanderhoven , Chief Operating Officer at the BBIA

16:10-16:55 - Synbio Unplugged: Twenty years of evolution

Fireside Chat with Professors Richard Kitney and Paul Freemont , Co-directors of SynbiCITE, interviewed by Fiona Mischel

Find the full conference programme here!

Whether you’re looking to gain cutting-edge knowledge, explore innovations, or connect with like-minded professionals, SynbiTECH2024 is the event for you. It is your LAST chance to secure your ticket and be part of shaping the future of synthetic biology!