All events of interest to members
IEA Bioenergy Task 37’s webinar on The Role of Biogas Systems in Building a Sustainable Society is now available to view for those who missed the live event. The webinar included an introduction to Task 37 by the Task Lead Dr Bernhard Drosg, followed by technical presentations: Sustainability effects associated …
Episode 2 of the Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre‘s Podcast Series features Prof Natalio Krasnogor and Yasir Akbar of Newcastle University. In this episode, they discuss their pioneering work at the intersection of computer science and engineering biology, with a particular focus on the innovative use of barcodes in engineered microbes. From …
The most recent webinar in our current BES series, from 8 Sept 2025, is now available HERE on EBNet’s YouTube channel. The topic was Interfacial Bioelectrochemistry – Enzymatic NO and COâ‚‚ Reduction and Hâ‚‚ Evolution. Our speaker was Dr Cristina M Cordas, from the NOVA School of Science and Technology …
Date: Thurs 16 Oct 2025 15-17:00 UK Register here BBSRC has announced its Engineering Biology Scale-up Infrastructure Preliminary Activity (EBSI PA) – a new initiative to scope and develop a plan for national scale-up infrastructure supporting researchers and innovators. This is envisioned as an 18-month community-led project that will investigate: Current …
The Bio-Based and Biodegradable Industries Association (BBIA) is hosting three free online sessions introducing key concepts in Bio-based and Biodegradable Materials for the circular bioeconomy. These sessions may be of interest to all EBNet members, especially ECRs and those interested in the activities of our Anaerobic Fermentation WG. Demystifying the …
Date: 3 Oct 2025 12-13:00 UK Venue: Online, free to attend The Chartered Institiution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) and the Constructed Wetland Association (CWA) are inviting water professionals to a webinar presenting comprehensive evidence on treatment wetlands as established biological treatment systems in the UK. Based on the …
Webinar & Networking: Tues 30 Sept 17:00 UKÂ Register here Application Deadline: Wed 15 Oct 2025, 17:00 UK The Elemental Hub has launched Catalysing New UK-US Critical Minerals Research Partnerships, a scheme designed to strengthen transatlantic collaboration on critical minerals and materials (CMM). Funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and …
Application deadline: Sun 21 Sept 2025 23:00 UK Dates: 09:00 on 20 Nov to 17:00 on 21 Nov 2025 Venue: Radisson Hotel York (day 1) & Biorenewables Development Centre, York (day 2) IB scale-up course: From concept to kilos: scaling-up in biorefining The Biomass & Biorefinery Network (BBNet) is accepting …
Date: 23 Sept 2025, 13:30-15:00 UK (14:30-16:00 CET) IEA Bioenergy Task 37 (Energy from Biogas), in collaboration with Biogass Norge – the Norwegian Biogas Association, is hosting a free webinar on sustainability effects associated with biogas solutions. The webinar focuses on the multiple benefits that can arise from anaerobic digestion …
Date:Â 18 Nov 2025 13-14:00 UK, online The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) is hosting a webinar on Pilot Plant Protocol and Scale-up: “Aerobic fermentation is the most common way to produce products by bioprocessing. Mechanically agitated systems are the most common way of dispersing gasses into liquids, due to …
Date: Tues 25 Nov 2025, 14-15:30 UK Venue: Online The National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) is holding its first online Women in Science: Building Careers, Shaping Futures event which aims to bring together leading experts to share their personal journeys, professional insights, and the challenges and triumphs they have experienced …
Date: Mon 6 Oct 2025 16-17:00 UK, online A new episode in the Happy Scientist Live podcast series looks at When Experiments Don’t Go as Planned: How to Stay Curious Instead of Frustrated Bitesize Bio, the makers of the series, note that in science, things rarely go exactly as planned. An …
Abstract deadline: 31 Oct 2025 Conference: 24-27 May 2026 Bologna, Italy The International Conference on Biomass (ICONBM2026) is calling for abstracts for its next session. The conference is organised by the Italian Association of Chemical Engineering (AIDIC), and selected papers are published in the journal Chemical Engineering Transactions. Topics relevant …
Date: Mon 8 Sept 2025 12-13:00 UK Venue: Online The Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association (BBIA) and the Global Center for Sustainable Bioproducts (GCSB) are hosting a webinar on Bioplastics from Biomass: Innovative Pathways for Sustainable Conversion. Topics include: Global Center for Sustainable Bioproduct overview Biocomposites overview: Environmental drivers and policy incentives Integrated …
The latest webinar in our new BES series, from 4 Aug 2025, is now available here on the EBNet Youtube channel. The topic was Microbial electrolysis cells for H2 production and CO2 microbial electrosynthesis. The speakers were Dr Sovik Das, Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the …
