EuropaBio‘s European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology 2008 brings together under one roof leading experts from European Institutions and national public authorities, global companies and SMEs, researchers, investors, and other stakeholders to discuss the future of industrial biotechnology in Europe. Key industry representatives at this event include:
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Neil Parry
Head of Biomaterials
Unilever Research
UK |
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Dr Alfredo Aguilar
Head of Unit Biotechnology Directorate Food
Agriculture and Biotechnology Research Directorate General
European Commission |
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Dr Manfred Kircher
President
CLIB2021 (Evonik Industries)
Germany |
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Volkert Claassen
Vice President White Biotechnology
DSM
Netherlands |
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Nick Fanandakis
Group Vice President
Applied Biosciences, DuPont
US
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Dr George Deerberg
Director of Science
UMSICHT Fraunhofer
Germany |
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Peter Blomqvist
CEO
Processum Biorefinery Initiative
Sweden
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Anindya Mukherjee
Executive Assistant Industrial Biotechnology
Direvo Biotech AG
Germany
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Mr Iain Gillespie Head of Biotechnology Division
OECD
France

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Dr Ramani Narayan
University Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Michigan State University
US

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Dr Ling Hua
Director, China Research Center
Genencor
China
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Dr Holger Zinke
CEO
B.R.A.I.N.
Germany
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Prof Catia Bastioli
CEO
Novamont
Italy
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Dr Oskar Zelder
Fermentation Products Specialty Chemicals Research
BASF
Germany
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Prof Nicholas J Turner
Director of Centre of Excellence in Biocatalysis
CoEBio3 - Manchester Interdisciplicany Biocentre
UK |
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Prof Johanna Buchert
Research Professor
VTT
Finland

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Dr Bernward Garthoff
CTO
Bayer CropScience
Germany
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Dr Christophe Rupp-Dahlem
Marketing Development Manager
Roquette Freres
France |
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Nicolas Denis
Partner
McKinsey & Company
Belgium

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Martin Austin
Independent Venture Capital Advisor
Switzerland |
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Dr Patricia Osseweijer
Managing Director and Programme Leader Genomics and Society
Kluyver Centre
and Assistant Professor
Biotechnology and Society
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Brent Erickson
Executive Vice President
Industrial and Environmental Section Biotechnology Industry Organization
US |
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Marc Delcourt
Director R&D
Biométhodes
France
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Dr Ling Hua
Director, China Research Center
Genencor
ChinaDr Ling Hua
Director, China Research Center
Genencor
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Director, China Research Center
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