Conference Programme

Synthetic biology for a sustainable future

Our rich conference agenda features a fantastic line up of speakers who will debate how synbio can tackle the challenges of climate change, the opportunities that AI is creating for accelerating progress in medicine, and how investors view the sector.

These unmissable two days of inspiring talks, passionate debate, insightful questions and illuminating ideas from leading speakers and audience members will ensure that everyone leaves SynbiTECH 2023 better informed and able to take the synbio revolution forward.

Plus, with ample networking opportunities each day, this London-based synthetic biology meeting is the perfect opportunity to connect with future collaborators and industry enablers.

Day One
Networking/Refreshments	09:00 – 09:15	Welcome George Freeman - UK Minister of State at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Lord David Willetts - Previous Minister of State for Universities and Science Professors Richard Kitney and Paul Freemont - Co-Directors, SynbiCITE
Keynote	09:15 – 09:35	Keynote Sir Brian Hoskins - Grantham Institute
Panel discussions	09:50 – 10:35	Panel Discussion: BioSecurity Professor Petra Oyston - Synthetic Biology Lead at Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
Networking/Refreshments	10:35 – 11:00	Coffee Break
Keynote	11:00 – 12:30	Company Reviews Dr Orr Yarkoni – Founder and CEO of Colorifix Dr Gustaf Hemberg – Founder and CEO of Scindo Dr Matthew Duchars – CEO of Chain Biotechnology Professor Anne Osbourn, OBE FRS NAS – Group Leader at the John Innes Center / HotHouse Therapeutics Dr James Field – Founder and CEO of LabGenius
Networking/Refreshments	12:30 – 13:30	Lunch
Panel discussions	13:30 – 14:15	Panel Discussion: Engineering and Global Community (Climate Change)
Presentations	14:15 – 14:45	Plenary Professor Regina Birner, Chair of Social and Institutional Change in Agricultural Development at the University of Hohenheim, Germany
Panel discussions	14:45 – 15:30	Panel Discussion: Women in SynBio Fiona Mischel (Chair) – Director of International Outreach at Synbiobeta Professor Anne Osbourn, OBE FRS NAS – Group Leader at the John Innes Center / HotHouse Therapeutics Professor Susan Rosser – Director of the Edinburgh Mammalian Synthetic Biology Research Centre Dr Izzy Webb – Head of Engineering Biology and Strategy at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Networking/Refreshments	15:30 – 16:00	Tea Break
Panel discussions	16:00 – 16:30	Panel Discussion: AI and Machine Learning Dr Leonard Wossnig – Chief Technology Officer at LabGenius Professor Guy-Bart Stan - Co-Director of the Imperial Centre of Excellence for Synthetic Biology; Deputy Director of the Imperial-Manchester-UCL Centre for Doctoral Training in BioDesign Engineering Dr Per Greisen - VP of Computational Drug Design at BioMap
Presentations	16:30 – 17:45	Company Presentations: (10 mins) Dr Rodrigo Ledesma Amaro – Cofounder of Ublii Dr Ben Reeve - Cofounder of Modern Synthesis Dr Miroslav Gasparek – CEO and Cofounder of Sensible Bio Dr Matthew Cummings - Cofounder of CC Bio Professor Natalio Krasnogor - Founder and CTO of Gitlife Dr James McDonald - CTO of Solena Materials
Panel discussions	17:45 – 18:15	Synbio Unplugged
Networking/Refreshments	18:15 – 20:00	Drinks and Networking

Day Two
Keynote	08:30 – 09:10	Keynote Dr Mary Maxon – Executive Director of Biofutures, Schmidt Futures
Keynote	09:10 – 09:30	Plenary Colin McCraken – CEO of Evonetix
Keynote	09:30 – 10:00	Plenary: Professor Nigel Scrutton – Professor and Director of the EPSRC Future Biomanufacturing Research Hub and the BBSRC Synthetic Biology Research Centre 'SYNBIOCHEM'
Panel discussions	10:00 – 10:45	Panel Discussion: Big Pharma and Regenerative Medicine David Tew (Chair) – Senior Scientific Director at GSK
Networking/Refreshments	10:45 – 11:15	Coffee Break
Presentations	11:15 – 12:30	Company Reviews: (15 mins) Dr Livija Deban – Chief Scientific Officer at Prokarium Dr Arne Scheu – Cofounder and CEO of LiliumX (Valink) Dr Rachel Shaw – CEO, Director & Cofounder of Eden Bio Cai Linton – CEO at Multus Media Dr Cian Duggan – CEO and Cofounder of Resurrect Bio
Networking/Refreshments	12:30 – 13:30	Lunch
Panel discussions	13:30 – 14:15	Panel Discussion: High Impact Investment Opportunities in Synthetic Biology
Presentations	14:15 – 15:45	Plenary session: EBRC (10mins)
Networking/Refreshments	15:45 – 16:15	Tea Break
Panel discussions	16:15 – 17:00	Synbio Unplugged: In conversation with Professor Dame Angela Mclean – Government Chief Scientific Advisor

Networking / Refreshments

Panel discussions

Presentations

Keynote