Speakers

Dr. Jean Marie François obtained his Ph.D. in Biological Sciences and Agronomy from the University of Louvain (Belgium). He is a full professor of Industrial Microbiology and BioNanotechnology at the National Institute of Applied Sciences, University of Toulouse, France. His research activity concerns integrated physiology and functional genomics in microbial systems, focusing on carbon and energy metabolism in yeast and filamentous fungi. He is a member of Toulouse Genopole. He fully contributed to the Omics platforms’ scientific and technical setup (genomic, transcriptomic, and metabolomic). He managed a research group in the field of Bionanotechnology. This activity led to the creation of two start-ups.

Dr. John M Woodley obtained his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from UMIST (Manchester, UK) (1984) and his  Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering from UCL (London, UK) (1988). Nowadays he is a full professor at Chemical and Biochemical  Engineering, DTU (Kgs Lyngby, DK), and belongs to Scientific Advisor Board of FabricNano (London, UK), Enginzyme (Stockholm, Sweden) and Quantumzyme (Bangalore, India). Has Research Collaboration with Novozymes (DK), Lundbeck (DK), Chr. Hansen (DK), Novo Nordisk (DK), BASF (DE), NNE Pharmaplan (DK). Has supervised more than 50 PhDs  and circa 30 Postdocs.

Full Professor at UNICAMP, coordinator of Genomics and Bioenergy Laboratory and coordinator of Doctoral Program in Bioenergy. He is a Researcher 1A at CNPq, Member of the Academy of Sciences of the State of São Paulo, and of several high-level commissions in the area of ​​industrial biotechnology, both in the public and private sectors. He was one of the creators and founders of GranBio, the first 2G ethanol company in the southern hemisphere, and he was Director of CTBE. He supervised about 94 masters and doctors, published 171 articles, with about 8000 citations, 1 book, 14 chapters and 36 patents. He was awarded with several videos and considered one of the 100 most influential personalities in the field of bioenergy in 2017 and 2021 and LinkedIn’s TopVoice in 2020.

Dr. Benoît Moreau obteined his PhD in Agronomical Sciences and Biological Engineering in Gembloux Agricultural University (Belgium). He is currently coordinator of the Green Chemistry and Bioproducts Unit at Haute provinciale de Hainaut Condorcet (HEPH Condorcet), Belgium. Dr. Benoît Moreau has skills in the field of: – Biobased surfactants synthesis ( enzymes), Green Chemistry and sustainable chemistry, Biocatalysis and white biotechnologies, submerged fermentation. He is SFR-Condorcet Member; Scientific expert and coordinator of the CUBA group within ARES (Be); Scientific expert in CRSNG (Canada).

Dr. Héctor A. Ruiz obtained his B.S in Chemical Engineering (Hons) from the Autonomous University of Coahuila (AUC) (2004, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico) and his Ph.D. in Chemical and Biological Engineering from Centre of Biological Engineering at the University of Minho, Portugal in 2011 and was a postdoctoral researcher at University of Minho (Portugal) and University of Vigo (Spain), 2012. Dr. Ruiz worked as lead operating engineer in the chemical industry at Magnelec Industries (Mexico). Dr. Ruiz is a Full Professor in the Faculty of Chemistry Sciences, founder of Biorefinery Group and manager of the biorefinery pilot plant in the Food Research Department at AUC (Mexico) since February 2013, and leader of the biomass pretreatment stage in the Cluster of Bioalcoholes in the Mexican Centre for Innovation in Bioenergy in Mexico.

Prof. Dr. Jaciane Lutz Ienczak has background in Food Engineering (University of Passo Fundo, 2005) and holds a Master’s (2006) and Ph.D. (2011) in Food Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina. Prof. Dr. Jaciane was a Bioprocess Engineer, Research Assistant, Researcher and Level III Lead Researcher at the Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory (CTBE, now the Brazilian Biorenewables Laboratory, LNBr) of the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM). In 2018, she assumed the position of Adjunct Professor at the Federal University of Santa Catarina in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Engineering and she woks mainly in the field of conversion of pentoses into bioethanol and renewable chemicals.

Igor Polikarpov is a Full Professor of the Institute of Physics in Sao Carlos (IFSC), The University of São Paulo (USP) and coordinator of the Center for Renewable Energies and Environment (poloTErRA/USP-São Carlos). His main scientific interests are centered at Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics and their applications in Biotechnology. Igor Polikarpov graduated in Physics (Belorussian State University, 1983), did his PhD at the same University (1989), and post-docs at the Latvian Academy of Science (1991), Max-Planck Gesselschaft (Hamburg, c/o DESY, 1993) and the University of Edinburgh (1995). Published over 300 scientific papers, which were cited more than 11,000 times, resulting in h-factor of 54 (Google Scholar). Igor Polikarpov coordinated joint scientific projects between Brazil and European Union (FP7); Brazil and UK (FAPESP-RCUK); Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay (CBAB/CNPq), Brazil and India (CNPq/DBT) and is coordinating collaborative project with Belgium (FAPESP-FNRS). He also developed scientific collaborations with biotechnological and pharmaceutical companies and was heavily involved in construction, installation and operation of protein crystallography beamlines MX-1 & MX-2 at the Brazilian National Synchrotron Laboratory/LNLS, Campinas, Brazil. He was an Honorary Professor of the University of Bath (2016-2019) and University of York (2015-2020). Igor Polikarpov was one of the proponents of the Integrated PhD Program in Bioenergy (joint graduate course of three São Paulo State Universities: USP, UNESP and UNICAMP). Igor Polikarpov is a Commander of the Brazilian National Order of Scientific Merit and a Member of São Paulo State Academy of Sciences.

Dra. Sarita Rabelo is bachelor in Technological Chemistry from the Federal University of Viçosa, Master and Doctor in Chemical Engineering from the State University of Campinas, with a  period at the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), France. She developed her postdoctoral studies at Lunds Universitet, Sweden. She was a Researcher and Coordinator of the Technological Processes Division of the Biorenewables Laboratory (LNBR), belonging to the National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas / SP. Currently, she is Assistant Professor at the Department of Bioprocesses and Biotechnology at the Faculty of Agronomic Sciences (FCA) at UNESP / Botucatu Campus and coordinator of the Bioenergy and Renewable Products Laboratory (LBPR), working in the area of bioeconomy, focusing on the production of biofuels and renewable products with high added value.

Dr. Daniel André Ribeiro is graduated in industrial chemistry from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, a master’s and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the Chemical Engineering Program at COPPE/UFRJ, working in research projects aimed at the development of biopharmaceuticals. Since 2013, he has been working in Bio-Manguinhos/Fiocruz as a project manager and process specialist in several vaccines and biopharmaceutical technology transfer projects, including the recent technology transfer for the immunization against COVID-19.

Dr. Juliana Teodoro has a degree in Chemical Engineering from the State University of Maringá/PR (2001). Since 2002 working with aseptic and controlled fermentation, with a master’s degree (2004) and doctorate (2008) from the Federal University of São Carlos/SP in the area of Chemical Engineering, with an emphasis on Biochemical Processes. She has experience in the production of beta-lactam antibiotics, such as clavulanic acid, a product in the pharmaceutical industry, with applied types of reactors and operating conditions. Postdoctoral fellow at the same institution using airlift bioreactors and at Unesp/Araraquara in the production of bacterial cellulose in partnership with the company (2009). She was a Researcher at the Sugarcane Technology Center (CTC/Piracicaba) in the area of second generation ethanol production, conducting experiments from fermentation scale (10 liters), through pilot scale (1 m3) and scale up with fermentation bench of approx. 80 m3. Experience with genetically modified microorganisms and biosafety standards.Since 2018 at CNPEM/LNBR, currently in the position of leader of Technological Processes and Bioprocesses.

Full Professor of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Federal University of Ceará and Productivity Scholarship (PQ-1C) from CNPq. He holds a bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees in Chemical Engineering from the Federal University of São Carlos (2001) and post-doctorate (2020) from the University of Colorado at Boulder, UC-Boulder, United States, with a focus on biocatalysis and enzymatic immobilization. He has experience in the area of ​​Chemical Engineering, with an emphasis on Biochemical Processes, working mainly on the following topics: enzymatic reaction engineering, enzyme immobilization, preparation and application of heterogeneous biocatalysts, waste utilization and development of bioprocesses. She has published more than 145 articles in journals, participated in the filing of 4 patent applications and works strongly in the training of human resources, she has guided, so far, more than 70 undergraduate students, 35 master’s students, 26 doctoral students and 15 postdoctoral fellows. The researcher’s national and international recognition can be seen in the number of citations of her publications (4,407), her index h = 41 (Scopus in October 2021).

Aline is Chemical Engineer, Master in Technology of Chemical and Biochemical Processes and Doctor in Chemical Engineering from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. She had a post-doctoral period at the NOVA University Lisbon and was a visiting researcher at Denmark Technical University. Since 2007, she has been working at the PETROBRAS RD&I Center, where she is a senior professional and specialist in biotechnology and sustainability. Her main research lines are biomass conversion to biofuels and petrochemical Building blocks, plastics recycling and CO2 capture using biotechnology. She received a high commendation from the UK Institution of Chemical Engineers, the Technology Innovation Prize of the National Agency of Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANP) and the Kurt Politzer Prize of Technology from the Brazilian Agency of Chemical Industry (Abiquim). She is co-author in over 100 indexed papers (H factor = 23) and inventor in over 20 patent families. She is also involved in social projects for popularization of Science for children and Youth, being author of 4 books.

Dr. Paulo Coutinho obitained his Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineer from COPPE / UFRJ and his Doctorate from School of Chemistry / UFRJ (2004). He has Ph.D in ​​Technological and Industrial Management in the Chemical Sector from UFRJ / INT (2001). He worked between 1983 and 2008, as a process engineer, Researcher, Coordinator and Technical Manager at Petroflex Indústria e Comércio SA, having participated / been responsible for the development of several processes and products in the elastomer area, some patents in the country and abroad. Between September 2008 and December 2015 he worked at BRASKEM AS. He worked in the management of the network of contacts with the Academy, Research Centers and P&D development agency in the country. He was responsible for monitoring, identifying and evaluating opportunities in the area of ​​renewables. He idealized, developed and implemented the BRASKEM CHEMICALS Roadmap from RENEWABLE RAW MATERIALS. He participated in negotiations and partnerships with international companies (GENOMATICA and AMYRIS / MICHELIN) for the development of green chemicals. He was also responsible for the company’s KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT and INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY areas, implementing the BRASKEM Knowledge Portal and establishing a methodology for evaluating the company’s patent portfolio. In January 2016, he leaves BRASKEM to take over the implementation of the Senai Institute of Innovation in Biosynthetics in Rio de Janeiro.

Dr. Andre Bezerra dos Santos is Associate Professor at the Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering at the Federal University of Ceará (UFC), CNPq PQ-1D Scholar, Editor-in-chief of the journal Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental of the Brazilian Association of Sanitary Engineering and Ambiental (ABES), member of the editorial board of important magazines in the area, coordinator of PIBIC at UFC in the Engineering I area and Deputy Secretary at ABES’s Thematic Sewage Treatment Chamber (CTTE). He is the coordinator at UFC in the projects of the National Institute of Science and Technology (INCT) Sustainable ETEs and Covid Sewers Network. He works in the areas of sewage treatment, anaerobic digestion, environmental biotechnology, among others, and is also a consultant for research development agencies (CNPq, Capes, Finep, Funcap, Facep, FAPESP, among others), and for public and private companies in the area of sanitary and environmental engineering.

Dr. Daniel D.Mesquita is graduated in Pharmacy from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ (2000), Master and Doctor in Biological Chemistry from the Institute of Medical Biochemistry/ UFRJ (2001 and 2005) with a postdoctoral degree in structural bioinformatics at the University of Porto (Portugal – 2018). He is currently a professor at the Department of Biochemistry at the Institute of Chemistry at UFRJ. He has experience in Biochemistry, with emphasis on Bioinformatics, working mainly on the following subjects: Genomics, Transcriptomics and Annotation and Prospecting of genes and proteins. In the field of metabolic engineering, he has been studying ways to computationally elucidate enzymatic pathways for the stereo-selective production of molecules of industrial interest.

Ângela Maria Moraes graduated in Chemical Engineering (1988) from the State University of Maringá, has a master’s degree (1991) and a doctorate (1996) also in Chemical Engineering from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), with a two-year of intership doctoral at North Carolina State University (USA). She is currently a full professor at the Department of Materials and Bioprocess Engineering at the Faculty of Chemical Engineering (FEQ) at UNICAMP. The main areas focused in research by Ângela Moraes are the production of dressings for skin lesions and vehicles for the controlled release of bioactive agents, the expression of recombinant proteins through the cultivation of animal cells, together with the engineering of cutaneous and vascular tissues, bone and cartilaginous. In these themes, he has already supervised 25 scientific initiation projects, 24 master’s theses, 15 doctoral theses and 8 postdoctoral researchers, having published more than 80 articles in journals, 2 books and 16 book chapters, with 2 patents granted by INPI and one under analysis.

Chemical Engineer graduated from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro with a PhD in Chemical Engineering Sciences from the Chemical Engineering program at COPPE located at the same university. He has more than 14 years of experience in the field of biotechnology, working from the conception of new projects to the scaling and downstream of new biotechnological routes. I have been a researcher, consultant, manager and also worked at the SENAI Institute for Innovation in Biosynthetics as coordinator of the chemical transformation area in addition to being responsible for fermentation projects in the area of ​​synthetic biology, always aiming at the development of new ingredients for cosmetic formulations through fermentation processes. in conjunction with process intensification techniques. He currently works at NATURA as a specialist in the field of biotechnology, working both in the development of new ingredients via biotechnological processes and in the articulation of national/international partnerships aimed at adding new technologies, enabling more and more differentiation in the market