Marine Biodiscovery Meeting

This meeting, coinciding with the opening of the new £1.6M Marine Biodiscovery Centre, will address the potential for new products and processes from the marine environment, with a particular emphasis on the technical challenges and realising successful outcomes. This will cover novel pharmaceuticals and high value chemicals such as biomaterials, nutraceuticals and personal care products as well as novel enzymes with unique activities. Academic and industrial aspects will be presented and there will be a showcase for Scottish companies and facilities.

Speakers confirmed:
Dan Morse, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA (Plenary)
Phil Crews, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA
Frithjof Küpper, Scottish Association of Marine Science, UK
Marc Diederich, Laboratoire de Biologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire du Cancer, Luxembourg
Peter Sadler, University of Warwick, UK
Andrew Mearns-Spragg, Aquapharm Biodiscovery, UK
Charlie Bavington, Glycomar, UK
Speaker TBA, Martek, USA
Jan Buch Andersen, Biotec Marine Biochemicals, Norway

Sponsors:
The Royal Society of Chemistry, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Biosciences Knowledge Transfer Network, Thermo, Varian Inc., Syngenta, Aquapharm Biodiscovery, Glycomar

Cost for meeting: £50 (£25 for students)