Other events of interest outside the NIBBs
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 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 …
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, …
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. …
Date and venue: 7 Oct 2026, Natural History Museum, London The Elemental Hub is running a 1-day event exploring the role of Engineering Biology in the environmental recovery and processing of metals. This event brings together researchers, industry leaders, policymakers, and strategic organisations, the event to provide a platform for …
Congratulations to Dr Meredith Barr, who leads EBNet’s Biochar WG, on her Keynote Lecture at WasteEng2026 on Scoping the Potential of Integrating Thermal, Thermochemical, and Biological Conversion Technologies. The presentation covered the outcomes of the joint BBNet/EBNet workshop she ran last year on Integration of thermal and bio-conversion technologies. A Summary …
Date: 4 August 2026 16:00 UK, online The Better Water for All Network+ invites participants to a webinar on Biotransformation of Emerging Organic Contaminants. The speaker is Dr Yaochun Yu of Stanford University. His talk will describe the biological processes behind contaminant removal, and how these processes can improve our …
Date and venue: 4 Sept 2026, The Guildhall, York This 1-day training conference is organised by the UKRI Digital Research Skills Catalyst, with funding support from AIBIO-UK. The programme brings together expert talks and hands-on workshops designed to introduce AI methods in bioscience research. The sessions will provide a working knowledge …
If you missed the joint PhycoClub / EBNet webinar on 26 June 2026, or want to hear it again, a recorded version is now available HERE. Dr Marin Sawa’s talk on Bioefficiency led to many questions and further discussion continuing well after the session ended. The concept can readily be …
