BIOTEC 2023
XVIII CONGRESS OF THE SPANISH SOCIETY OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
FROM JULY 17 UNTIL 20, 2023
Faculty of Pharmacy / Complutense University of Madrid



WELCOME TO BIOTEC 2023

The XVIII Congress of the Spanish Society of Biotechnology, BIOTEC 2023 will be held in Madrid, at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the Complutense University of Madrid, from July 17 until July 20, 2023. It is a pleasure to be able to celebrate this new edition of BIOTEC in-person after these last years marked by COVID isolation.
SEBiot has organized National Biotechnology Congresses (BIOTEC) since 1986. These meetings provide an excellent opportunity for researchers and professionals to establish contacts and agree on collaboration with colleagues in the field of biotechnology, as well as with other agents involved in this field of research. All of the parties concerned, from private companies to public administrations and other organizations at a national level, benefit from these meetings. The scientific program of the congress allows leading specialists to provide updates on a broad spectrum of topics of interest and also makes it possible for young researchers to present their work to the scientific community
PROTECTIVE PARTNERS
COLLABORATING COMPANY
PROGRAM

SPEAKERS OF PLENARY CONFERENCES

Sabine L Flitsch
Manchester Institute of Biotecnology
"Design and implementation of de novo biocatalytic cascades"

Sabine L Flitsch
Manchester Institute of Biotecnology

Víctor de Lorenzo
CNB-CSIC

Marisol Soengas
CNIO
"Imaging and targeting (pre)metastatic niches in melanoma: Implications for other tumor types"

Marisol Soengas
CNIO

Lluís Montoliu
CNB-CSIC
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
A. Biocatálisis

Vicente Gotor-Fernandez
Facultad de Química, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo
“The golden age of biocatalysis. Design of metalloenzymatic processes”

Eva García Ruiz
Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica, CSIC, Madrid
"Engineering polyethylene terephthalate (PET) hydrolases by evolutionary means: a journey from ancestral reconstruction to directed evolution"

Fernando López Gallego
CIC biomaGUNE, Donostia-San Sebastían
“Heterogeneous biocatalysis towards artificial cell-free biosynthesis of beta-hydroxy acids”

Bernardo J. Gómez Fernández
Evoenzyme S.L., Parque Científico de Madrid, Madrid
"EvoEnzyme: Evolving modern and ancestral enzymes in the lab bench: case studies in plastic degradation, pharma/chemical industries and health monitoring"
B. Biotecnología y Salud

María J. Vicent
Polymer Therapeutics Lab. Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe (CIPF, Valencia)
“Polypeptide-based Therapeutics targeting Tumor Microenviroment"

Eugenia Puentes Colorado
Biofabri
"MTBVAC, a live freeze-dried MTB vaccine against tuberculosis"
C. Biotecnología Ambiental

Eduardo Díaz
CIB-CSIC
“Engineering bacteria for environmental sustainability: valorization of aromatic waste”

Marta Carballa
CRETUS_University of Santiago de Compostela
"The challenge of understanding organic micropollutants biotransformation in wastewater treatment plants"

Manuel Porcar Miralles
Darwing Bioprospecting
“Selecting microbial consortia for industrial applications”

Victoria Moreno
CIAL-CSIC
"Understanding human micro- and nanoplastics exposure and their gut and health impact"
D. Biotecnología Alimentaria

Eva Balsa Canto
IIM
“Genome-scale metabolic models in food biotechnology"

Gloria Sánchez Moragas
IATA
“Emerging viruses in water and food”

Ignacio Belda Aguilar
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
“Phylo-functional diversity and inter-species interaction patterns in wine yeast communities”

José Antonio Aznar Moreno
Instituto de la Grasa - CSIC
“Improvement of the nutritional quality of soybean seeds”
E. Biotecnología Vegetal

Rafael Catalá
Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB-Margarita Salas) CSIC
“TMAO: a new biotechnological tool to increase plant tolerance to environmental stress”

Jose Antonio Darós Arnau
Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP – CSIC / Universitat Politècnica de València)
“CRISPR-Cas plant genome engineering using viral vectors”
F. Nuevos retos en Biotecnología

Antonio Barreiro Vázquez
R&D Researcher & Project Manager Human Health. HIPRA Scientific SLU
“HIPRA Covid-19 vaccine BIMERVAX®”

Álvaro Sánchez
CNB-CSIC
“Optimization and design of microbial consortia”

Humberto Martín Brieva
Dpto. de Microbiología y Parasitología. Facultad de Farmacia. Universidad Complutense de Madrid
“Beer, a drink integrated in the Mediterranean diet and in the biotechnological revolution"
G. Biotecnología Microbiana

Ángel Manteca Fernández
Universidad de Oviedo
"Activation of secondary metabolite silent pathways in Streptomyces through hyphal differentiation and copper homeostasis"

Ana Torrejón Cabello
AINIA
“Biobased antimicrobials: biotechnology as a tool to achieve a safer food chain”
H. Biotecnología Industrial

Fuensanta Máximo
Dept de Ingeniería Química. U. de Murcia
“Sustainable production of wax esters: optimization and simulation of an industrial plant”

Francesc Godia
Dept. d’Enginyeria Química, Biológica y Ambiental. U: Autònoma de Barcelona
“The MELiSSA project: bioprocess technology for human life support in Space”

Manuel Rendueles
Dept. de Ingeniería Química y Tecnología del Medio Ambiente. U. Oviedo
“New bioplastics for food packaging: from the laboratory to larger-scale design”

Félix García Ochoa
Dept. de Ingeniería Química y de Materiales. U. Complutense de Madrid
“OTR-OUR and Cell Stress in Bioprocesses. Bioreactor Scale-up”.
ROUND TABLES
Biotechnology: Job Opportunities for Young Biotechnologists
Coordinada por Álvaro González de la Universidad de Salamanca y coordinador de la seción joven de SEBIOT
Participan:
- Dra. Alba Ramos, Natac
- Dr. Bernardo Gómez, Evoenzyme
- Dr. Miguel Ángel Llamas, ComunicaBiotec
- Albert Sales, doctorando de la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
Higher Education in the Field of Biotechnology in Spain in 2023: University Degrees “Grado” and Masters
Coordinada por Federico Moran. Director Fundacion madri+d / Catedratico de la UCM
María Fernández-Lobato. Directora del Departamento de Biología Molecular UAM /Catedrática de la UAM
Participan:
- Dra. Maite Iglesias directora del grado en Biotecnología en la Universidad Francisco de Votoria
- Dr. David Ruano, Ramón y Cajal en el Centro de Biología Molecular, CBM-CSIC, Madrid
- Dr. Javier Viña, Evoenzyme
Entrepreneurship and Biotech companies in Spain and Europe
Coordinada por Ion Arocena (Director de Asebio) y Enrique Samper (CEO de Mingenetic)
Participan:
- Carmen Vela Olmo, Directora of Collaborative Projects in Gold Standard Diagnostics
- Guzman Sanchez, Agencia Europea del cambio climático
- Jordi Gibert, Klinea Biopharmaceutical Engineering
VENUE
FACULTAD DE FARMACIA DE LA UNIVERSIDAD
COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID
Plaza de Ramón y Cajal, s/n
Ciudad Universitaria – 28040 Madrid
Subway Stop: Ciudad Universitaria línea 6
Buses: 82, 132, G, U
