Yeast as a cell factory
30 November 1998 - 30 November 1998
Netherlands
A symposium on "Yeast as a cell factory" will be held in Vlaardingen, The Netherlands, from 30 November to 2 December 1998. The symposium is a sectoral meeting of the Cell Factory project, funded under the EU's Biotechnology research programme.
The aim of the symposium is to bring together yeast researchers involved in the biochemical, physiological and genetic engineering of yeast for industrial applications. The focus of the event will be on the industrial exploitation of yeast and issues such as public perceptions of gene technology and its use in the food industry.
The event will examine new uses of yeast in food processes, enzyme and drug production. Specific topics to be covered during the symposium will include:
- Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for the improvement of industrial processes;
- Fermentation of sugars in starch hydrolysates;
- Industrial biotechnology in Europe: Options and obstacles;
- Impact of gene technology on the food industry;
- From genome to metabolome: the systematic analysis of the yeast gene function;
- Lactic acid bacteria as cell factories;
- DNA chip technology and future perspectives of function analysis;
- Nutrient-induced signal transduction and the control of metabolism, stress resistance and growth in yeast;
- Optimisation of protein secretion in yeasts;
- Modifying metabolic flux in yeast: engineering and analysis.
The event will also feature a presentation from Bruno Hansen, the European Commission's Director responsible for Life Sciences research, who will outline the EU's plans for research in the field of "the cell factory" under the Fifth Framework Programme. A special session will be devoted to public perception of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), where industry board members from Unilever and Nestlé will present important achievements in EU-supported research, and major concerns in consumer acceptance of biotechnology.
Further information on the event can be found on the Web, at:
http://www.ecyeastsymp.com/(opens in new window)
The aim of the symposium is to bring together yeast researchers involved in the biochemical, physiological and genetic engineering of yeast for industrial applications. The focus of the event will be on the industrial exploitation of yeast and issues such as public perceptions of gene technology and its use in the food industry.
The event will examine new uses of yeast in food processes, enzyme and drug production. Specific topics to be covered during the symposium will include:
- Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for the improvement of industrial processes;
- Fermentation of sugars in starch hydrolysates;
- Industrial biotechnology in Europe: Options and obstacles;
- Impact of gene technology on the food industry;
- From genome to metabolome: the systematic analysis of the yeast gene function;
- Lactic acid bacteria as cell factories;
- DNA chip technology and future perspectives of function analysis;
- Nutrient-induced signal transduction and the control of metabolism, stress resistance and growth in yeast;
- Optimisation of protein secretion in yeasts;
- Modifying metabolic flux in yeast: engineering and analysis.
The event will also feature a presentation from Bruno Hansen, the European Commission's Director responsible for Life Sciences research, who will outline the EU's plans for research in the field of "the cell factory" under the Fifth Framework Programme. A special session will be devoted to public perception of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), where industry board members from Unilever and Nestlé will present important achievements in EU-supported research, and major concerns in consumer acceptance of biotechnology.
Further information on the event can be found on the Web, at:
http://www.ecyeastsymp.com/(opens in new window)