Scientific Topics

ICBF-2008 Scientific Topics

The Scientific Topics for presentation would be titled as following:

Food Bioprocessing - A global approach for advancing sustainable production of value added food

There would be emphasis on the following three main points:

• Food and raw materials characterization and properties
• Biocatalysis and food biotechnology
• Bioprocess engineering for food and feed products development

Food and raw materials characterization and properties

• Rheological Properties
• Equilibrium Properties - aw, pH, antioxidant
• Transport Properties
• Chemical Properties
• Sensory Properties
• Nutritional Properties etc.

Biocatalysis and food biotechnology

• Microbiology of Food
• GM Foods
• Predictive Microbiology (food safety and risk assessment)
• Microorganisms Detection
• Enzyme and Biocatalysis Improvement etc.
• Fermentation Technology

Bioprocess engineering for food and feed development

• Rational Process Development
• Reactor Design
• Downstream Processing
• Waste and by-products treatment (environmental care)
• Food Preservation (oxidative stability, antimicrobials…)
• Food Packaging
• Life Cycle Assessment
• Sensors etc.
• Development of new food stuff

Food Biotechnology

• Food Microbiology
• Food Safety and Biotechnology
• Probiotics and Mushrooms (post harvest of medicinal mushrooms)
• Microbial Polysaccharides
• Fermented Beverages
• GMO for Food and Feed and GM Crops

BRSI - 2008 Scientific Topics

Industrial Biotechnology

• Animal Cell Culture
• Proteomics and Genomics
• Production of Enzymes & Organic Acids
• Bioconversion of Biomass
• Solid-state Fermentation
• Biofuels-Bioethanol and Biohydrogen
• Bioprocess Monitoring, Modelling and Control
• Down Stream Processing
• Biocatalysis & Biotransformations
• Biosensors
• Biofertilizers & Biopesicides
• Biopolymers
• Bioleaching

Environmental Biotechnology

• Anaerobic Digestion
• Aerobic Treatment of Effluents
• Aquaculture
• Solid Waste Management
• Bioremediation
• Molecular Genomics
• Biodiversity Conservation
• Surface and Ground Water Pollution

Medical Biotechnology

• Infectious Diseases
• Production of Bioactive Compounds
• Drug Design and Delivery
• Vaccines
• Diagnostic Platform
• Animal Health Care