Sessions

I. Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, Synthetic Biology
This session showcases advanced in silico metabolic modeling, enzyme engineering, and synthetic biology strategies to optimize microbial cell factories. Talks highlight directed evolution, biopolyester biosynthesis, synthetic microbial consortia, and biological CO₂ capture for sustainable bioproduction and biocatalysis innovations.

II. Medical Biotechnology & One Health
Gain insights into emerging biomedical frontiers, including Lactobacillus-mediated cognitive enhancement, stem cell-on-a-chip systems, and evolutionary mechanisms behind pandemic Vibrio cholerae. This session also features functional polymers and biomaterials shaping the future of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

III. Industrial & Environmental Biotechnology & Alternative Energy
Explore microbial platforms for bio-based chemical production, including high-yield nicotinamide mononucleotide synthesis. Talks cover microbial diversity from extreme environments, marine oil bioremediation, metal biotransformations, and innovative biodegradable materials sourced from agro-industrial waste such as oil palm residues.

IV. Biodiversity, Natural Products and Applications
Delve into microbial pathogenesis, natural compound discovery, and functional peptide biosynthesis. Speakers address MRSA virulence, sepsis diagnostics, and the gut microbiome’s role in colorectal cancer, alongside genome-guided mining for phytochemicals and heterologous production of novel bioactive peptides.

V. Agricultural Biotechnology
This session presents advances in microbial and fungal biotechnology for agricultural resilience. Topics include UV-protective compounds from cyanobacteria, genetic enhancement of edible mushrooms, biofunctional carotenoids, and novel strategies in molecular virology to mitigate viral diseases in livestock.

VI. Food Biotechnology, Food Security & Future Food
Addressing global food challenges, this session explores aquaculture innovations, flavor science, and the rise of multidrug-resistant foodborne pathogens. Talks highlight antimicrobial resistance surveillance in food systems and strategies for safer, more sustainable food production.
 

 

Summary of sessions and speakers

Plenary lectures = 6 sessions with internationally renowned speakers 
Oral session = 6 sessions with ≥ 20 invited speakers 
Poster session = 2 sessions at ≥ 150 posters/session
Luncheon talk = 1 session 
Special session = 1 session 
Special symposium (optional) = 1 day