Biotechnology

Microbial Cell Culture

Horst Werner Doelle, MIRCEN-Biotechnology, Australia

Algal Cell Culture

Peter A. Thompson, School of Aquaculture, University of Tasmania, Australia

Plant Cell Culture

Mary Bridget Taylor, South Pacific Commission, Fiji

Mammalian Cell Culture

Christopher P. Marquis, Department of Biotechnology, University of New South Wales, Australia

Cell Thermodynamics and Energy Metabolism

Horst Werner Doelle, MIRCEN-Biotechnology, Australia

Basic Strategies of Cell Metabolism

Horst Werner Doelle, MIRCEN-Biotechnology, Australia

The Importance of Microbial Culture Collections and Gene Banks in Biotechnology

Lourdes M. Mahilum-Tapay, Philippine National Collection of Microorganisms, National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of the Philippines, Los Banos, College , Philippines

Biosafety in Biotechnology

Jean-Marc Collard, Didier Breyer, Suzy Renckens, Myriam Sneyers, Ellen Van Haver, Bernadette Van Vaerenbergh, and William Moens, Institute of Public Health, Service of Biosafety and Biotechnology, Brussels, Belgium

Bioinformatics

Bojana Boh, International Centre for Chemical Studies, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Microbial Chemistry

Horst W. Doelle and Monica Wilkinson, MIRCEN-Biotechnology Brisbane and Pacific Regional Network, Brisbane, Australia

A Concise History of Biotechnology – Some Key Determinants

John E. Smith, Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland

Instrumentation and Control of Bioprocesses

Ricardo Pérez-Correa and Eduardo Agosin, Department of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

Chemical Methods Applied to Biotechnology

Nadia Krieger and Luiz P. Ramos, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Paraná, UFPR, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

José D. Fontana, Departments of Pharmacy and Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, Federal University of Paraná, UFPR, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

Physical Methods Applied to Biotechnology

José D. Fontana, Departments of Pharmacy and Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, Federal University of Parana, UFPR, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil

Nádia Krieger and Luiz P. Ramos, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Parana, UFPR, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil

Mathematical Modeling in Biotechnology

Joan Mata-Alvarez, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Barcelona, Spain

David A. Mitchell, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Parana, Brazil

Biosensors

Enrique Galindo, Institute of Biotechnology, National University of Mexico, México

Computers in Biotechnology

Jaime A. Moreno, National University of Mexico

Molecular Biotechnology : Application in Livestock System

Ala E. Lew-Tabor, Emerging Technologies, Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries -QLD and Centre for Comparative Genomics, - WA, Australia

Molecular Biotechnology - Application in Plant Systems

Ralf Dietzgen, DPI, Australia

Molecular Biotechnology - Discovery of Proteins and Peptides for Sustainable Development

Lene Lange, Novozymes, USA

Genetic Manipulation of Bacteria

Christopher Morton Thomas, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, UK

Genetic Engineering of Fungal Cells

Margo M. Moore, Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada

Genetic Engineering of Algal Species

Anna Godhe, Marine Botany, Marine Ecology, Göteborg University, Sweden

Ann-Sofi Rehnstam-Holm, Clinical Bacteriology, G'teborg University, Sweden

Genetic Engineering of Plants

Jennifer Ann Thomson, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Genetic Engineering of Mammalian Cells

Hugo H. Montaldo, Departamento de Genetica y Bioestadistica, Cub. 3220, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), México

Protein Engineering

Donn N. Rubingh, Corporate Research Division, The Procter & Gamble Company, USA

Robert A. Grayling, Corporate Research Division, The Procter & Gamble Company, USA

Health and Gene Sciences

Yongyuth Yuthavong, National Science & Technology Development Agency, Thailand

GMO-Technology and Malnutrition – Public Sector Responsibility and Failure

Ingo Potrykus, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Switzerland

New opportunities revealed by biotechnological Exploration of Extremophiles

Mircea Podar and Anna-Louise Reysenbach, Department of Biology, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97201, USA.

The Challenges of Genetic Information

Trudo Lemmens and Lisa Austin, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Genetics and Genomics

Gerald A. Tuskan

Principles of Metabolic Engineering

John Villadsen, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark

Bioreactors

Marin Berovic, Department of Chemical, Biochemical & Ecology Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Upstream Processing - Sterilization in Bioprocess Technology

Marin Berovic, Department of Chemical, Biochemical & Ecology Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Downstream Processing of Proteins Using Foam Fractionation

Liping Du, Department of Chemical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, USA

Robert Tanner, Department of Chemical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, USA

Cesar Santana, School of Engineering, Department of Biotechnological Processes, State University of Campinas, Brazil

Process Optimization Strategies for Biotechnology Products: From Discovery to Production

M. J. Kennedy, S. L. Reader, D. Krouse, and S. Hinkley, Biopharmaceuticals, Industrial Research Ltd, New Zealand

Microbial Dynamic Transformations: Basic Concepts

J.M. Bruno-Bárcena, Department of Microbiology & Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center (BTEC), North Carolina State University, North Carolina, USA

E. Picó-Marco and J.L. Navarro, DISA (Departamento de Ingeniería de Sistemas y Automática), Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, España

J. Picó, Institute for Industrial Computing and Control Systems (AI2), Universidad Politécnicade Valencia, Valencia, España

Biotransformations

Hiltrud Lenke, Chemgineering Business Design AG, Switzerland

Andreas Schmid, Technische Universität Dortmund and ISAS Leibniz Institute of Analytical Sciences, Germany

Plant Cell Bioreactors

Regine Eibl, Johanna Brändli, Dieter Eibl, Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), School of Life Sciences and Facility Management, Institute of Biotechnology, 8820 Wädenswil, Switzerland

Pichia Pastoris: A Platform Organism To Produce Proteins

M. Jahic, DuPont Central Research and Development, Wilmington, DE, USA

Bioreactoes and Cultivation Systems for Cell and Tissue Culture

M.K. Popović, Beuth Hochschule für Technik,University of Applied Sciences, Berlin, Germany

Ralf Pörtner, Hamburg University of Technology, Institute of Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, Germany

Stem Cell Bioreactors

Carlos A.V. Rodrigues, Tiago G. Fernandes, Maria Margarida Diogo, Claudia Lobato da Silva, and Joaquim M.S. Cabral, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

Bubble Columns And Airlift Bioreactors

Andreas Lübbert, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg

Enzyme Production

Rajni Hatti-Kaul, Department of Biotechnology, Center for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Sweden

Production of Alcoholic Beverages

Nduka Okafor, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria

Production of Organic Acids

Fernando Sanchez-Riera, Bio-Technical Resources, USA

Production of Antibiotics

S. Gutiérrez, J. Casqueiro, and J. F. Martín, Area of Microbiology, University of León, Spain

Bioplastic and Biopolymer Production

Ian W. Sutherland, Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Edinburgh, UK

Production of Biosurfactants

Faustino A. Sineriz, Institute of Microbiology, University of Tucuman, Argentina

Rolf K. Hommel, CellTechnologie Leipzig, Germany

Hans-Peter Kleber, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Leipzig, Germany

Industrial Recombinant Protein Production

Francisco Kuri-Brena, Probiomed S.A. de C.V., México

Octavio T. Ramirez, Department of Bioengineering, Biotechnology Institute, National Autonomous University of Mexico, México

Laura A. Palomares, Department of Bioengineering, Biotechnology Institute, National Autonomous University of Mexico, México

Biopesticide Production

Nasrine Moazami, Biotechnology Center, Iranian Research Organization for Science & Technology [IROST], Iran

Secondary Products from Plant Tissue Culture

James C. Linden, Departments of Microbiology ,Immunology and Pathology and of Chemical and biological Engineering, Colorado State University, USA

Industrial Mycology

Stefan Rokem, Dept. of Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Biobutanol

D. T. Jones, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

The Industrial Use of Enzymes

Michele Vitolo, Department of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, University of São Paulo, Brazil.

Production of Heterologous Hydrolysis Enzymes within Crop Biomass for Biofuel Ethanol

Callista B. Ransom and Mariam B. Sticklen, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University, USA

Bio-Refinery-Concept for Sustainability and Human Development

Horst Werner Doelle, MIRCEN-Biotechnology, Australia

Edgar J. DaSilva, International Scientific Council for Island Development, France

Nutriceuticals from Mushrooms

John Anthony Buswell, Institute of Edible Fungi,Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China

Shu-Ting Chang, Department of Biology and Centre for International Services to Mushroom Biotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Australia

Mushroom Production

Shu-Ting Chang, Department of Biology and Centre for International Services to Mushroom Biotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong??, Australia

Pharmaceuticals from Algae

Michael A. Borowitzka, Algae Research Group, School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Murdoch University, Australia

Biodiesel

Ariel Louwrier, Abgenes, UK

Natural Food Colorants

Philippe J. Blanc, Laboratoire Biotechnologies-Bioprocedes (UMR-CNRS 5504), INSA, France

Production of Alcohol for Fuel and Organic Solvent

Armands Vigants, Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Latvia, Latvia

Martins Bekers, Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Latvia, Latvia

Biotechnological Applications of Acetic Acid Bacteria in Food Production

Peter Raspo and Dušan Goranovič, University of Ljubljana, Chair of Biotechnology, Biotechnical Faculty, Jamnikarjeva, Ljubljana, SLOVENIA

A Carbon-Negative Model for Production of Feed and Fuel from Biomass

Thomas Reginald Preston, University of Tropical Agriculture, Royal University of Agriculture, Cambodia

Thermochemical Conversions

Tom Miles

Integrated Thermo-Biorefinery

Michael Theroux, Theroux Environmental, California, USA

The Next Generation of Biofuels - A New Approach to the Production of Biofuels

Sammy Mayfield Pierce, EnerGenetics International, Inc., USA

Technology and Economics of Fuel Ethanol Production from Sugarcane

Patil Sanjay

Plant Genome Mapping: Strategies And Applications

Andrew H. Paterson, Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory, University of Georgia , Athens GA 30602, USA

Plant Feedstock Genomics

German Spangenberg, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Plant Sciences and Biotechnology, La Trobe University, Australia

Biomass Feedstocks

Aynan Demirbas, Sila Science, University Mah, Turkey

Suggestions for Improving Cellulosic Biomass Refining

Henry R. Bungay, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA

Biohydrogen - The Microbiological Production of Hydrogen Fuel

P. C. Hallenbeck, Département de microbiologie et immunologie, Universitéde Montréal, Canada

J. R. Benemann, Benemann Associates, Walnut Creek, California, USA

Biofixation for CO2 for Biofuel using Microalgae

J. Bennemann

Processing, Consumption and Effects of Probiotic Microorganisms

Johannes Bader, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany

Milan K. Popović, Beuth Hochschule für Technik, Berlin, Germany

Ulf Stahl, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany

Fermented Foods and Their Processing

Nduka Okafor, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria

Essentials of Nitrogen Fixation Biotechnology

James H.P. Kahindi, United States International University, Kenya

Nancy K. Karanja, Nairobi Microbiological Resources Centre, Departments of Soil Science and Botany, University of Nairobi, Kenya

Crop Protection through Pest-Resistant Genes

Stanley Freeman, Department of Plant Pathology, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Israel

Agnes W. Mwang'ombe, Department of Crop Science, University of Nairobi, Kenya

Composting Agricultural and Industrial Wastes

Graham J. Manderson, Institute of Technology and Engineering, Massey University, New Zealand

Silage for Animal Feed

Leendert't Mannetje, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, The Netherlands

Transgenic Plants

Kathleen Laura Hefferon, Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Cornell University, USA

Transgenic Technologies for Animals as Bioreactors

Xiangzhong (Jerry) Yang, Department of Animal Science and Center for Regenerative Biology, University of Connecticut, USA

Bin Wang, Nexia Biotechnologies, Inc., Canada

Plant Breeding and Molecular Farming

Philip A. Davies, South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI), Australia

Biotechnology and Agrobiodiversity

Bert Visser, Plant Research International, Centre for Genetic Resources the Netherlands, The Netherlands

Jan-Peter Nap, Plant Research International, The Netherlands

The Economics of Agrobiotechnology

J. Wesseler, Social Science Department, Wageningen University, The Netherlands

Conventional Plant Breeding for Higher Yields and Pest Resistance

Roberto García-Espinosa, Colegio de Postgraduados en Ciencias Agrícolas, Texcoco, México

Raoul A. Robinson, Retired crop scientist living in Ontario, Canada

Transgenic Vegetable Crops for Managing Insect Pests and Fungal and Viral Diseases

Zamir K. Punja, Dept. of Biological Science, Simon Fraser University, Canada

Farmers and Plant Genetic Resources

Jacqueline A. Ashby, Rural Innovation, CIAT, USA

Louise Sperling, International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Italy

Nadine Saad, CGIAR Systemwide Program on Participatory Research and Gender Analysis for Technology Development and Institutional Innovation, Canada

The Public-Private Debate in Agriculture Biotechnology and the IPR regime: Challenges for the Developing Countries

Sachin Chaturvedi, RIS, India

The Role of Plant Genomics in Biotechnology

A.Varma and N. Shrivastava, B. V. Patel Pharmaceutical Education & Research Development (PERD) centre, Sarkhej – Gandhinagar Highway, Thaltej, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Roles of Plant Hormones in Legume Nodulation

P. K. Chan and P.M. Gresshoff ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrative Legume Research, The University of Queensland, Australia

Molecular Aspects of Steroid Action in marine fishes

B.S. Nunez, S.L. Applebaum, A.H. Berg, G.E. Dressing, A.N. Evans and C.W. Tubbs, Department of Marine Science, The University of Texas at Austin, U.S.A.

T.P. Barry, Aquaculture Program Laboratory, University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A.

Marine Microbial Enzymes

S. Rajeev Kumar and M. Chandrasekaran, Microbial Technology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Cochin University of Science and Technology, India

Biotechnological tools in fish health Management

Indrani Karunasagar, UNESCO MIRCEN for Marine Biotechnology, Department of Fishery Microbiology, College of Fisheries, University of Agricultural Sciences, India

Molecular Tools for Improving Seafood Safety

Iddya Karunasagar, Department of Fishery Microbiology, College of Fisheries, University of Agricultural Sciences, India

Marine Natural Products Biotechnology

Russell T. Hill, Center of Marine Biotechnology, University of Maryland, Biotechnology Institute, USA

Molecular Tools for the Study of Marine Microbial Diversity

L.K. Medlin, K. Valentin, K. Metfies and K. Töbe, Department of Biological Oceanography, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Germany

R. Groben, Lake Ecosystem Group, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, United Kingdom

Bioremediation in the Marine Environment

Iddya Karunasagar, Department of Fishery Microbiology, College of Fisheries, University of Agricultural Sciences, India

Biotechnology of Archaea

Costanzo Bertoldo and Garabed Antranikian, Technical University Hamburg-Harburg, Germany

Viable But Non-Culturable Bacteria in the Marine Environment and the Biotechnological Tools to Detect Them

Rita R. Colwell, Center of Marine Biotechnology, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute and Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA

Extending Integrated Fish Farming Technologies to Mariculture in China

Li Kangmin, Asian Pacific Regional Research and Training Center for Integrated Fish Farming, China

Recycling Livestock Excreta in Integrated Farming Systems

Thomas Reginald Preston, University of Tropical Agriculture, Royal University of Agriculture, Cambodia

Recycling of Agro-Industrial Wastes Through Cleaner Technology

Poonsuk Prasertsan, Suteera Prasertsan and Aran H–Kittikun, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand

Urban Rooftop Microfarms

Geoffrey Eric Wilson, Urban Agriculture Online, Australia

Biomass and Organic Waste Conversion to Food, Feed, Fuel, Fertilizer, Energy and Commodity Products

Horst Werner Doelle, MIRCEN-Biotechnology, Australia

Health and Environmental Aspects of Recycled Water

John G. Atherton, Australia

Microorganisms as Catalysts for the Decontamination of Ecosystems and Detoxification of Organic Chemicals

Wolfgang Babel and Roland H. Müller, UFZ Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle, Leipzig, Germany

Biohydrometallurgy

Fernando Acevedo, School of Biochemical Engineering, Catholic University of Valparafso, Chile

Biodegradation of Xenobiotics

Susanne Fetzner, Institut fur Mikrobiologie, Westfaelische Wilhelms-Universitaet Muenster, Germany

Sustainable Aquaculture: Concept or Practice

William A. Wurts, Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension Program, University of Kentucky Research & Education Center, USA

Biogas as Renewable Energy from Organic Waste

Amrit B. Karki, Yahoda Sustainable Development (P) Ltd, Nepal

Biodiversity: The Impact of Biotechnology

Richard Braun, Switzerland

Klaus Ammann, Botanischer Garten der Universitat Bern, Switzerland

Biotechnology in the Environment: Potential Effects on Biodiversity

Anna R. Hope, English Nature, UK

Brian R. Johnson, English Nature, UK

Bioremediation: an Overview

Maurizio Vidali, dipartimento di chimica Inorganica, Metallorganica, e Analitica, Universita di Padova Via Loredan, Italy

Microbial Resource Management: The Road to Go for Environmental Biotechnology

W. Verstraete, L. Wittebolle, T. van de Wiele and N. Boon, Laboratory of Microbial Ecology and Technology, Ghent University, Belgium

K. Heylen, B. Vanparys and P. de Vos, Laboratory of Microbiology, Ghent University, Belgium

Microbial Systems and the Space Flight Environment

David Klaus, University of Colorado, BioServe Space Technologies, USA

Appropriate and Inappropriate Biotechnology for Developing Countries

E.R. Ørskov, Macaulay Institute, Craigiebucker, Aberdeen AB15 8QH, UK

Vermiculture Industry in Circular Economy

Li Kangmin, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Shanshui West Road Wuxi China

Biotechnology and Health care needs.

Partizia.J. Kazan

Brian.S. Baigrie

Bio-Cultural Diversity and Medicine

Edgar J. DaSilva, Former Director, Division of Life Sciences, Paris, France

Murukesan V. Krishnapillai, Agricultural Experiment Station, College of Micronesia-FSM, Colonia, Yap, Federated States of Micronesi

Pier Giovanni d’Ayala, Secretary-General, INSULA

Medical Microbiology

A. Whitelaw

L.M. Steyn

S. Oliver

Blood: The Essence of Humanity

Edgar J. DaSilva, International Scientific Council for Island Development, France

Shilpa Mehta, Hematology Laboratory, India

Sunil J. Parekh, Hematology Laboratory, India

Compulsory License Regimes for Public Health in Europe

Geertrui Van Overwalle and Esther Van Zimmeren, Center for Intellectual Property Rights, K.U.Leuven, Belgium

Medical Virology

Gifty Immanuel