| Part 1: Responsible Research and Innovation in Industrial Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology |
| Time (GMT) |
Speaker |
Topic |
| 10:25-10:30 |
Joining time |
|
| 10:30-10:32 |
Nigel Minton, Synthetic Biology Research Centre, University of Nottingham |
Welcome and opening words |
| 10:32-10:50 |
NIBB Directors:
– Saul Purton, Algae-UK
– Simon McQueen Mason, BBNet
– Nigel Minton, Carbon Recycling Network
– Nigel Robinson, E3B
– Sonia Heaven, EBNet
– Ian Graham, HVB
|
Introduction to BBSRC Networks in Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy
– Algae-UK: Exploiting the algal treasure trove
– BBNet: Biomass Biorefinery Network
– Carbon Recycling Network: Converting waste derived GHG into chemicals, fuels and animal feed
– E3B: Elements of Bioremediation, Biomanufacturing & Bioenergy: Metals in Biology
– EBNet: Environmental Biotechnology Network
– HVB: High Value Biorenewables Network
|
| 10:50-11:05 |
Phil Macnaghten, Professor in the Knowledge, Technology and Innovation Group, Wageningen University |
Responsible Innovation: Translating Research Policy into Research Practice |
| 11:05-11:10 |
Q&A |
Q&A |
| 11:10-11:45 |
Eleanor Hadley Kershaw, Senior Research Fellow in RRI, SBRC-Nottingham |
Work to date in Responsible Research and Innovation, Industrial Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology |
| Lotte Asveld, Assistant Professor in Biotechnology and Society, TU Delft |
| Joyce Tait, Founding Director of Innogen, University of Edinburgh |
| Neil Parry, R&D Programme Director, Biotechnology and Biosourcing, Unilever |
| 11:45-12:00 |
Q&A / discussion |
Q&A / discussion |
| 12:00-12:30 Lunch break |
| Part 2: Futures of Engineering Biology and Responsible Innovation |
| Time |
Speaker |
Topic |
| 12:30-12:32 |
Dimitris Papadopoulos, Institute for Science and Society, University of Nottingham |
Welcome back |
| 12:32-12:42 |
Rowan McKibbin, Associate Director: Frontiers and Foundations, BBSRC |
Background and information on the National Engineering Biology Programme |
| 12:42-12:52 |
Lionel Clarke, Co-Chair of the Engineering Biology Leadership Council |
The EBLC perspective on the transition from Synthetic Biology to Engineering Biology |
| 12:52-13:00 |
Q&A |
Q&A |
| 13:00-13:35 |
Susan Molyneux-Hodgson, Professor of Sociology, University of Exeter |
Thoughts on the transition from Synthetic Biology to Engineering Biology, and provocations on future possibilities for Engineering Biology, Industrial Biotechnology and Responsible Innovation |
| Nigel Minton, Director, SBRC-Nottingham |
| Sean Simpson, Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, LanzaTech |
| Megan J. Palmer, Executive Director of Bio Policy & Leadership Initiatives, Stanford University |
| 13:35-13:57 |
Open discussion |
What are the future prospects for Engineering Biology and Responsible Innovation? |
| 13:57-14:00 |
Nigel Minton, Dimitris Papadopoulos and Eleanor Hadley Kershaw |
Closing words |