Scottish Fermentation Network Event

Location: Screening Room G.04, 50 George Square, University of Edinburgh central campus

Date & Time: 7th April 2025, 1pm-4pm

Agenda

1pm - Registration & refreshments

1.30pm - Welcome talk - Luke Johnston - Senior Upstream Bioprocess Scientist, IBioIC

Session 1 - Chaired by Bart Pander - Assistant Professor of Biotechnology, Heriot Watt University and University Teacher, University of Edinburgh

1.40pm - Omics and Biotech. Why bother? - Karl Burgess - Personal Chair of Biological Mass Spectrometry, University of Edinburgh

2pm - Cheaper Than Chicken - Martin Currie - Founder, AMYBO

2.20pm - IP-A: A pint full of intellectual property - Yann Robin - Principal Associate, Marks & Clerk

2.40pm – Sponsor presentation - María Constanza Sadino Riquelme - Senior Process Engineer, Modela

2:50pm – Refreshment break

Session 2 - Chair by Alicja Zimmer - Team Lead Bioprocessing Sales UK, Getinge

3.10pm - Using Scotland’s spent grains to help solve the global cocoa crisis - Andy Clayton - CEO, Fermtech

3.30pm – Production of biobased molecules to enhance drought tolerance in plants - Josephine Giard - Postdoctoral Researcher, Heriot Watt University

3.45pm - Accelerating R&D: reducing cost improving product recovery with AI Bioprocess Simulation Software – Rafael Boni - Bioprocess Engineer, New Wave Biotech

4pm - Wrap up of main event - Luke Johnston - Senior Upstream Bioprocess Scientist, IBioIC

Main event ends

4.30pm - Whisky tour & tasting (Holyrood Distillery). Note - distillery is a 10 minute walk from 50 George Square venue.

6.15pm - Tasting concludes

Note - tasting will last between 1 hour 15 mins to 1 hour 30 min