All events of interest to members
Last week was European Biomethane Week, organised by the European Biogas Association (EBA). The flagship event was a 2-day conference and workshops in Brussels, Belgium featuring high-profile speakers from industry and the European Union’s DG ENERGY and a wide range of sponsors including the UK’s Future Biogas. In parallel with …
Date: 28 Oct 2026 15:30-16:30 UK (14:30-15:30 CET), online As noted in previous posts, digestate as a resource is currently a very hot topic. Don’t miss this webinar by the Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP)! As agricultural systems face growing pressure from volatile fertiliser markets and dependence on imported mineral fertilisers, …
Date and venue: 10 Dec 2026, London The UK’s AD and biomethane sector is entering its next phase, with a new policy framework taking shape to replace the Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS), new markets emerging for energy, fuel and carbon and existing assets facing critical commercial decisions. The ADBA …
Abstracts deadline: 20 Oct 2026 Date and venue: 24-28 May 2027, Ghent, Belgium The IWA Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies (LET 2027) is designed as a place to share the latest insights into how pioneering science and innovation in technologies and practices will shape the major transformation …
Date: 29 Oct 2026 14:00 UK, online Don’t miss this webinar exploring current advances and emerging trends in polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production. Dr Seongbong Heo will discuss research spanning mixed microbial cultures, waste-derived feedstocks, nutrient-decoupled and integrated production strategies, and data-driven approaches to PHA accumulation. The session will provide an accessible …
Date: 16 Oct 2026, 16:00 UK Don’t miss this much-anticipated webinar on Environmental Biotechnology: How to Partner with Microbial Communities; a topic at the heart of EBNet’s Theme 2, and central to many of the processes and systems that we work on. The speaker is the internationally-renowned Prof Bruce Rittmann …
Abstracts deadline: 3 Nov 2026 Date and venue: 23-24 March 2027 Leipzig, Germany The 7th International Conference on Monitoring and Control in Biomass Conversion Processes (CMP 2027), which is hosted by DBFZ GmbH, is now inviting abstracts. The conference brings together the international community to discuss innovative approaches for improving …
Date: 17 Sept 2026 13-14:30 UK (14-15:30 CEST) IEA Task 37 is hosting a webinar on Industrial Biogas Systems and Unlocking Circular Economy Solutions. The speakers are: David Wall of University College Cork, Ireland – Biogas Systems in Industry: An Analysis of Sectoral Use, Sustainability, Logistics and Technology Development Wolfgang Gabauer …
Date: 21 Sept 2026 14-15:00 UK, online The Global Center for Sustainable Bioproducts (GCSB) is hosting a webinar on AI, Synthetic Biology and Biofoundries: Accelerating the Next Generation of Biomanufacturing with Professor Huimin Zhao, the Steven L. Miller Chair Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Illinois …
Abstracts deadline: 14 Sept 2026 Event: 21 Oct 2026, online The Microbiology Society’s Education and Outreach Network (EON) is inviting participants to its online Winter Conference 2026. This half-day event will explore internationalisation, collaboration, and connectivity in microbiology education, outreach, and scholarship. The meeting aims to bring together educators, researchers, …
Bad luck if you missed an excellent presentation by Jake Wiseman of MiAlgae on From Waste to Value: Scaling circular biotechnology at last month’s PhycoFriday on 31 July: the Group very wisely does not record these events, in order to encourage more open discussion. It was a great session, full …
As part of its Policy to Practice initiative, the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) is hosting a pair of webinars on PFAS: From Source to Solution. These will take place on 21 and 29 Sept 2026 from 12-13:00 UK. They will explore the topic of poly- and perfluoroalkyl …
A reminder from some EBIC and EBNet ECRs – don’t miss the chance to register for EBIC’s 2nd Annual ECR Conference! The event is on the theme of Engineering Biology for Environmental Solutions and is open to all. This post highlights one area of interest: synthesis of value-added products from …
On 8 September 2026, the National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) is hosting an in-person workshop on Biofilms Beyond Healthcare: Industry Challenges, Solutions and Collaboration at the University of Nottingham. This event will bring together industry, technology providers and academic researchers to explore the challenges and opportunities that biofilms present beyond …
Date: 14 Sept 2026 14-15:00 UK, online You are warmly invited to join an upcoming webinar hosted by the Elemental Hub and featuring Prof Jeantine Lunshof from Harvard University’s Wyss Institute. Dr Lunshof will discuss why new models of ethics are needed to co-evolve with advances in the life sciences. …
