PROGRAM OUTLINE 12:30 RECEPTION 13:00 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION 13.15 PANEL DISCUSSION PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF RESEARCH DONE AT HAN BIOCENTRE 13.45 PARALLEL SESSION 1 - TOPICS: • Transforming Tradition: How Fermentation Shapes Today’s Biotech with contributions from Thom de Jager (HAN BioCentre), Bob Ignacio (Biotech Booster), Patrick Lemmens (LLTB - Limburgse Land en Tuinbouwbond) and Laura Claret Fernández (HAN BioCentre) • Building Better Medicines: The Role of Key Technologies with contributions from Koen Dechering (TropIQ) and Bart Smeets (HAN BioCentre) • Multipurpose use of fiberhemp with contributions from René Sauveur (Pantanova), Bo Saals (WUR) and Karin Struijs (HAN BioCentre) • Unlocking the full potential of Biochemistry: Inside the Molecular Toolbox 14:30 BREAK AND NETWORKING 15.00 PARALLEL SESSION 2 - TOPICS: • Towards Valorisation of Lignin with contribution from Sandra Corderi Gándara (MNext) and Karin Struijs (HAN BioCentre). • The Future of Drug Discovery and Development with contributions from Stefan van Rootselaar (HAN BioCentre) and Emma Schuler & Florian Zielke (Radboud University) • Unlocking New Possibilities in Fermentation Technology with contributions from Chantal Christis (Cellular Agriculture), Carlien Verberne (HAN BioCentre), Yvonne Das (BIOMA Lab) and Wim de Laat (The Protein Brewery & The Protein Express) • Threads of Tomorrow: Data-Driven and Sustainable Textiles with contributions from Anke ten Berge (Saxion) and Bram Visscher (From Cotton to Color, HAN BioCentre) 16:00 PLENARY KEYNOTE ON CLIMATE CHANGE, SUSTAINABILITY & INNOVATION BY GERRIT HIEMSTRA, METEOROLOGIST AND ENTREPENEUR 16:30 CLOSING 16:45 NETWORKING DRINKS AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS SYMPOSIUM TUESDAY JANUARY 27 2026 26
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