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  • Parallel Session 3: Frontiers in Synthetic and Systems
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2026-10-18 (Sunday)

Registration

Shangri-La Hotel Lobby (UTC+8)

08:00-22:00 (UTC+8) | Registration

Ballroom A+B (UTC+8)

Young Scientist Forum

13:30-15:45 (UTC+8) |
NO. Beijing Time (UTC+8) Type Presentation Topic Speaker Affiliation / Organization
1 13:30-13:45 Young Scientist Forum

Guidance Talk

Matthew Chang National University of Singapore
2 13:45-13:55 Invited

Growth-coupled selection drives evolution of Rubisco promiscuity towards formate-based glycolate production

Enrico Orsi Technical University of Denmark
3 13:55-14:03 Young Scientist Forum

MAP of the Future: Establishing a Next-generation C1 Biofoundry at BRIGHT

Rikke Rasmussen BRIGHT, Technical University of Denmark
4 14:03-14:11 Young Scientist Forum

Short-chain alcohols fueled orthogonal conversion of pyruvate via a non-natural cofactor

Xiaojia Guo Dalian University of Technology
5 14:11-14:19 Young Scientist Forum

Engineering Schizochytrium as a Next-Generation Cell Factory for Functional Lipid Biosynthesis

Wang Ma Nanjing Normal University
6 14:19-14:27 Young Scientist Forum

Biomanufacturing of Omega Fatty Acids Driven by Synthetic Biology

Kaifeng Wang Nanjing Tech University
7 14:27-14:35 Young Scientist Forum

Microbial Synthesis of 4'-O-methylnorbelladine, the Universal Precursor of Amaryllidaceae alkaloids

Maria Francisca Villegas Torres Universidad de los Andes
8 14:35-14:43 Young Scientist Forum

Small RNAs Enable Programmable Metabolic Engineering at Conjugated Polymer–Microbe Interfaces

Yuanmei Liang National university of singapore
9 14:43-14:51 Young Scientist Forum

Ancestral reconstruction reveals a flavin-shielding design principle for photostable fatty acid photodecarboxylases

Guang Yang Nanjing Normal University
10 14:51-14:59 Young Scientist Forum

Rational engineering of cytochrome P450 catalysis overcomes biosynthetic bottlenecks for microbial manufacturing of complex natural products

Keith Yamada University of Turku
11 14:59-15:07 Young Scientist Forum

Design of a Novel Diamine Biosensor to Guide the Engineering of Escherichia coli for Cadaverine Overproduction

Jia Feng Nanjing Tech University
12 15:07-15:15 Young Scientist Forum

Multichromatic Dynamic Control of Multi-Membered Microbial Consortia Compositions for Chemical Production

Jaewan Jang Princeton University
13 15:15-15:23 Young Scientist Forum

A hybrid system enables plasmid copy number control in yeast

Anni Li School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University
14 15:23-15:31 Young Scientist Forum

An Efficient Microbial Secretion Platform for Scalable Production of Protein-based Materials from C₂ Feedstocks

Xinyu Yu Tsinghua university
15 15:31-15:45 Discussion

Q & A

15:45-16:00 (UTC+8) | Coffee Break
16:00-17:50 (UTC+8) |
NO. Beijing Time (UTC+8) Type Presentation Topic Speaker Affiliation / Organization
1 16:00-16:08 Young Scientist Forum

PCR Leaping Enables High-Throughput Cloning of Biosynthetic Gene Clusters

xinglin jiang Technical University of Denmark
2 16:08-16:16 Young Scientist Forum

Low‑pH‑Driven Succinic Acid Biomanufacturing: Chassis Optimization and Metabolic Remodeling of Yarrowia lipolytica

Zhiyong Cui Shandong University
3 16:16-16:24 Young Scientist Forum

Development of Advanced Gene Expression Tools for Bacillus licheniformis: Engineered Translation Systems and Dynamic Induction Platforms for Microbial Cell Factory Applications

Qin Wang Hubei University
4 16:24-16:32 Young Scientist Forum

Construction and Optimization of Biosynthetic Pathways for Multiple Organic Acids

He Liu Nanjing Normal University
5 16:32-16:40 Young Scientist Forum

Biosystem design of Corynebacterium glutamicum cell factory for producing biochemicals from lignocellulosic biomass

Kai Li Shanghai Jiao Tong University
6 16:40-16:48 Young Scientist Forum

Efficient genome editing for oleaginous yeast Rhodotorula toruloides

Liting Lv Dalian University of Technology
7 16:48-16:56 Young Scientist Forum

ESTEEM Strategy: Revolutionizing Enzymatic Catalysis through the Evolutionary Gateway of Enzyme Tunnels

Ruyue Dong Biotechnology Research Institute,CAAS
8 16:56-17:04 Young Scientist Forum

Model-Driven Dynamic Circuit Design for Quorum-Sensing Activation at High Cell Densities

Bahareh Arab University of Waterloo
9 17:04-17:12 Young Scientist Forum

Establishing Vibrio natriegens as a high-performance host for acetate-based poly-3-hydroxybutyrate production

Roland Politan The University of Western Australia
10 17:12-17:20 Young Scientist Forum

Iterative dissolved-oxygen control combined with growth–production coordination enables efficient erythritol biosynthesis in Yarrowia lipolytica under high-temperature stress

Wenxin Bai Tsinghua University
11 17:20-17:28 Young Scientist Forum

Development of a Sustainable Process for Manufacturing Aquaculture Feed

Wei Jiang The univeristy of queensland
12 17:28-17:36 Young Scientist Forum

Synthetic Biology Platform for Production of Novel Anthracycline Anticancer Agents

Rongbin Wang University of Turku
13 17:36-17:50 Discussion

Q & A

17:50-20:00 (UTC+8) | Dinner

Ballroom C (UTC+8)

Postgraduate Panel Session

13:30-15:40 (UTC+8) |
NO. Beijing Time (UTC+8) Type Presentation Topic Speaker Affiliation / Organization
1 13:30-13:38 Postgraduate Panel Session

Enhancement of Pyruvate Derivative Production in Methanotrophic Bacteria via Integrated Carbon Fixation and CRISPR Base Editing

Xiaohan Huang Xi' an Jiaotong University
2 13:38-13:46 Postgraduate Panel Session

Development of a Cell-Free Enzymatic Cascade for CO₂-to-Formaldehyde Conversion

Tanya Ou National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
3 13:46-13:54 Postgraduate Panel Session

Improved Metabolic Flux Estimations through Compositional Data Analysis

Te Chen Technical University of Denmark
4 13:54-14:02 Postgraduate Panel Session

Discover the Maze-like Network for Glabridin Biosynthesis

Fanze Meng Tsinghua University
5 14:02-14:10 Postgraduate Panel Session

Construction of a multi-copy system with flexible engineering space based on rDNA autonomous regeneration

Xiaolin Rao Xiamen University
6 14:10-14:18 Postgraduate Panel Session

Functional Characterization of Enone Oxidoreductase Orthologs Highlights Hidden Furaneol Biosynthetic Capacity in Apples

chan li Technische Universität München
7 14:18-14:26 Postgraduate Panel Session

Green Biosynthesis of the Cosmetic Humectant Isoprene Glycol in Escherichia coli via Metabolic Engineering

JI CHAN HUNG National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
8 14:26-14:34 Postgraduate Panel Session

Metabolic rewiring of oleaginous yeast for efficient production of the aromatic compound tyrosol

Xin Wang Nanjing Tech University
9 14:34-14:42 Postgraduate Panel Session

Cardamine hupingshanensis: an emerging plant chassis to produce Selenolanthionine and sugar-associated selenium metabolites

Yuhua Duan Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
10 14:42-14:50 Postgraduate Panel Session

Construction of an efficient and universal Yarrowia lipolytica chassis for the biosynthesis of pterocarpans and their derivatives

Shujing Qiao Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, CAS
11 14:50-14:58 Postgraduate Panel Session

Solar-driven biosynthesis of chemicals from phosphite-rich wastewater and carbon dioxide

Haotian Zheng Shanghai Jiao Tong University
12 14:58-15:06 Postgraduate Panel Session

Development of a novel biocatalyst for renewable formaldehyde production

KUEI-CHIEH HUNG National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
13 15:06-15:14 Postgraduate Panel Session

Improving extracellular electron transfer of Zymomonas mobilis to build an industrial electroactive microbial chassis

Wentao Wang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
14 15:14-15:22 Postgraduate Panel Session

Variation in the synthesis of specialized metabolites in Erythroxylum coca: A biotechnological approach using callus cultures

Sarha García Universidad de Los Andes- Master student
15 15:22-15:30 Postgraduate Panel Session

Ethylene glycol as a bridge from sustainable carbon to microbial products

Michelle Feigis University of Toronto
16 15:30-15:40 Discussion

Q & A

15:40-15:55 (UTC+8) | Coffee Break
15:55-18:00 (UTC+8) |
NO. Beijing Time (UTC+8) Type Presentation Topic Speaker Affiliation / Organization
1 15:55-16:03 Postgraduate Panel Session

Ino80-mediated regulation of nitrogen metabolism and targeted epigenome engineering of stress tolerance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Bing Yuan Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2 16:03-16:11 Postgraduate Panel Session

Metabolic engineering Methylobacterium extorquens AM1 for biosynthesis of 1,4-Butanediol and succinic acid

YuShan Liu National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
3 16:11-16:19 Postgraduate Panel Session

Multi-step Metabolic Engineering Optimization of Escherichia coli BL21 Star (DE3) for High-efficient Production of Hydroxytyrosol

Weijian Jin University of Science and Technology of China
4 16:19-16:27 Postgraduate Panel Session

Synthetic ATP auxotrophy enables control over cellular carbon and electron flow

Jan Lukas Krüsemann Charité Berlin
5 16:27-16:35 Postgraduate Panel Session

Metabolic Engineering of Methylorubrum extorquens AM1 for P(3HB-co-4HB) Biosynthesis from Methanol

Billy Hung National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
6 16:35-16:43 Postgraduate Panel Session

Engineering a synthetic CH₂-THF carbon-entry module enables formate assimilation through a redesigned metabolic architecture

Yuchen Wang Westlake University
7 16:43-16:51 Postgraduate Panel Session

Genome-Guided Sugarcane Bagasse Bioconversion by Bacillus sp. T2 and Exometabolomic Discovery of Value-Added Product Candidates

Tingmei Li Guangxi University of Science and Technology
8 16:51-16:59 Postgraduate Panel Session

Engineering yeast Yarrowia lipolytica for De Novo Biosynthesis of psychedelic compounds

Baode Sun University of Queensland
9 16:59-17:07 Postgraduate Panel Session

Claim-Level Forensic Reconstruction of Metabolic-Engineering Evidence Chains

Forest Savage Oregon State University
10 17:07-17:15 Postgraduate Panel Session

AlphaGEM enables precise genome-scale metabolic modelling by integrating protein structure alignment with deep-learning-based dark metabolism mining

Weishang Han Shanghai Jiao Tong University
11 17:15-17:23 Postgraduate Panel Session

Precision engineering of probiotics with prime editing

Peiru Chen Shandong University
12 17:23-17:31 Postgraduate Panel Session

Improving Mevalonate Yield through a Synthetic Threonine Pathway

Pei-Ju Tsai National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
13 17:31-17:39 Postgraduate Panel Session

Rewiring pyruvate synthesis improves cell growth of Clostridium ljungdahlii during microbial electrosynthesis

Chaeho Im Pusan National University
14 17:39-17:47 Postgraduate Panel Session

An AI-assisted genome-scale metabolic atlas of Y1000+ yeasts reveals dark metabolism, cross-scale diversity and mitochondrial specialization

Luchi Xiao Shanghai Jiao Tong University
15 17:47-18:00 Discussion

Q & A

18:00-20:00 (UTC+8) | Dinner

Poster Session

Dalian Ballroom (UTC+8)

20:00-22:00 (UTC+8) | Poster Presentation

2026-10-19 (Monday)

Grand Ballroom (UTC+8)

Opening Ceremony

08:30-08:45 (UTC+8) | Opening Ceremony & Group Photo

Plenary & Keynote

08:45-10:15 (UTC+8) | Plenary & Keynote
NO. Beijing Time (UTC+8) Type Presentation Topic Speaker Affiliation / Organization
1 08:45-09:10 Plenary

DNA Modification by Sulfur: Mechanistic Insight Drive SynBioTec Foward

Zixin Deng Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2 09:10-09:35 Plenary

Accelerating Metabolic Engineering with AI and Robotics

Huimin Zhao University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
3 09:35-09:50 Keynote

Transforming Food Production for Sustainability: Microbes to Eat CO₂; Humans to Eat Microbes

Ron Milo Weizmann Institute
4 09:50-10:05 Keynote

Biomanufacturing of Aromatic Compounds

Qipeng Yuan Beijing University of Chemical Technology
5 10:05-10:15 Discussion

Q & A

10:15-10:30 (UTC+8) | Coffee Break
10:30-11:40 (UTC+8) | Keynote
NO. Beijing Time (UTC+8) Type Presentation Topic Speaker Affiliation / Organization
1 10:30-10:45 Keynote

Engineering Fatty Acid Synthase to Control Chain Length and Its Application in Yeast

Martin Grininger University Frankfurt
2 10:45-11:00 Keynote

Microbial Cell Factories Manufacture Plant Natural Products

Chun Li Tsinghua University
3 11:00-11:15 Keynote

Glucose-Driven Evolution of Pseudomonas putida Awakens Catabolism of Lignocellulose-Derived Pentoses

Pablo Ivan Nikel BRIGHT-DTU
4 11:15-11:30 Keynote

Engineering Microbes for Dynamic Host-Microbiome Modulation

Matthew Chang National University of Singapore
5 11:30-11:40 Discussion

Q & A

Rapid Fire Talk

11:40-12:02 (UTC+8) | Rapid Fire Talk
NO. Beijing Time (UTC+8) Type Presentation Topic Speaker Affiliation / Organization
1 11:40-11:42 Rapid Fire Talk

Engineered Commensals for Metabolic Modulation of the Gut-Liver-Brain Axis

Nikhil Aggarwal National University of Singapore
2 11:42-11:44 Rapid Fire Talk

Expanding the biosynthetic capability of Corynebacterium glutamicum for lutein production

Hyunmin Eun Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
3 11:44-11:46 Rapid Fire Talk

Multi-omics analysis reveals the impact of LincRNA deletion on yeast protein synthesis

Ling Qin South China University of Technology
4 11:46-11:48 Rapid Fire Talk

Engineering Penicillium rubens as a Next-Generation Fungal Chassis for Flavonoid Biosynthesis

Bo Peng VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology
5 11:48-11:50 Rapid Fire Talk

Complementary Yeast Biosensors for Intracellular and Extracellular Lactate

Xiang Li Chalmers University of Technology
6 11:50-11:52 Rapid Fire Talk

Global analysis of natural product diversity from extreme environments reveals vast untapped biosynthetic potential

Ian Yunus Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
7 11:52-11:54 Rapid Fire Talk

Synthesis of aromatic PHAs as sustainable hot-melt adhesives

Minju Kang Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
8 11:54-11:56 Rapid Fire Talk

Rational design of self-assembling protein scaffolds for enzyme performance reconstruction and efficient cascade catalysis

Yiwei Meng Jiangnan University
9 11:56-11:58 Rapid Fire Talk

Enhancing PgUGT activity and thermostability via mutation site screening aided by molecular docking structure and computer-aided design for efficient industrial synthesis of Rebaudioside D

Shengding Wang South China University of Technology
10 11:58-12:00 Rapid Fire Talk

Rewiring carbon-nitrogen metabolism and remodeling methyltransferase enables high-level de novo melatonin biosynthesis in yeast

Yuyao Ren Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS
11 12:00-12:02 Rapid Fire Talk

Engineering all human milk oligosaccharide fucosidic linkages in planta

Sophia Tang University of California, Berkeley
12:00-13:30 (UTC+8) | Lunch

Ballroom A+B (UTC+8)

Parallel Session 1: Next-Generation Feedstock for Metabolic Engineering

13:30-15:35 (UTC+8) | Parallel Session 1: Next-Generation Feedstock for Metabolic Engineering
NO. Beijing Time (UTC+8) Type Presentation Topic Speaker Affiliation / Organization
1 13:30-13:45 Keynote

Engineering microbes for a multidimensional circular economy – plastic monomers to OH-fatty acids as an example

LArs M. Blank RWTH Aachen University
2 13:45-14:00 Keynote

Engineering Red Yeast-Based Cell Factories

Zongbao Zhao Dalian University of Technology
3 14:00-14:15 Keynote

Synthetic biology and process engineering facilitate the highly efficient production of rhamnolipid

Min Jiang Nanjing Tech University
4 14:15-14:25 Invited

The BRIGHT Biofoundry: Translating Biological Data into Biosolutions — from Pest Control to Human Nutrition and further

Jochen Förster Technical University of Denmark
5 14:25-14:35 Invited

An RNA-Tethering Platform for Target-Specific Translation Enhancement

Ji-Sook Hahn Seoul National University
6 14:35-14:45 Invited

Customizing Micro-Grain for Nutrient Production Through Low-Carbon Microbial Manufacturing

Guokun Wang Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, CAS
7 14:45-14:55 Invited

Synthetic Biology-Enabled Lignin Valorization via Artificial Funneling Pathways and Metabolic Engineering

Zhihua Liu Tianjin University
8 14:55-15:02 Oral

A Cross-Feeding Yarrowia lipolytica-Pseudomonas putida Consortium for Efficient Valorization of Lignocellulosic Oligosaccharides

Jorge Barriuso Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
9 15:02-15:09 Oral

Biological Upcycling of Methane into Multicarbon Chemicals by Metabolically Engineered Methanotrophs

Shuqi Guo Xi'an Jiaotong University
10 15:09-15:16 Oral

Bioproduction Valuable Acetyl-CoA Derivatives with Rhodotorula toruloides

Xiaobing Yang Northwest A&F University
11 15:16-15:35 Discussion

Q & A

15:35-15:55 (UTC+8) | Coffee Break
15:55-17:50 (UTC+8) | Parallel Session 1: Next-Generation Feedstock for Metabolic Engineering
NO. Beijing Time (UTC+8) Type Presentation Topic Speaker Affiliation / Organization
1 15:55-16:10 Keynote

Engineering Microbial Cell Factories for Precision Biomanufacturing of Chondroitin Sulfate

Liming Liu Jiangnan University
2 16:10-16:25 Keynote

Bioconversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Fuels and Chemicals via DLC Sugar Platform

Mingjie Jin Nanjing University of Science and Technology
3 16:25-16:35 Invited

Synthetic Domestication of Environmental Bacteria for Efficient Biorefineries

Hyungyu Lim Inha University
4 16:35-16:45 Invited

Advanced Methanotrophic Cell Factory for Methane-to-Multi-Carbon Bioconversion

Qiang Fei Xi'an Jiaotong University
5 16:45-16:55 Invited

Acetoin Bioproduction from H₂ and CO₂ with Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus

Bastian Molitor Leipzig University
6 16:55-17:05 Invited

Engineering Yeast Cell Factories for Circular Biomanufacturing from Waste Feedstocks

Sun-Mi Lee Korea University
7 17:05-17:12 Oral

Harnessing Microbial Metabolic Repertoire for Biological Upcycling of Wastes: Towards Sustainable Development

Jinjin Diao Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
8 17:12-17:19 Oral

Engineering Lignin Derived Aromatic Feedstocks for Sustainable Biomanufacturing of High Value Products

Daochen Zhu Jiangsu University
9 17:19-17:26 Oral

Bioconversion for Ursodeoxycholic Acid Using β-Cyclodextrin Included-Chenodeoxycholic Acid via Immobilized Cells of Xanthomonas maltophilia

Qingxi Wu Anhui University
10 17:26-17:33 Oral

Mechanism Elucidation of Efficient Organic Acids Production in Industrial Filamentous Fungi

Xiaoxi Zhang Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, CAS
11 17:33-17:50 Discussion

Q & A

18:00-19:00 (UTC+8) | Dinner

"Meet the Editors" Forum

19:00-20:45 (UTC+8) | "Meet the Editors" Forum
NO. Beijing Time (UTC+8) Type Presentation Topic Speaker Affiliation / Organization
1 19:00-19:10 Other

Francesco Zamberlan Nature Catalysis and Nature Chemical BIology
2 19:10-19:20 Other

Yunling Xie Nature Metabolism
3 19:20-19:25 Other

Sangyup Lee Metabolic Engineering
4 19:25-19:30 Other

Jian Xu Green Carbon
5 19:30-19:35 Other

Guoqiang Chen Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology
6 19:35-19:45 Other

Atin Sharma Nature Microbiology
7 19:45-19:55 Other

Fraser Andrews Nature Communications
8 19:55-20:00 Other

Shengying Li Engineering Microbiology
9 20:00-20:05 Other

Qing Yu Vita Microbiology
10 20:05-20:45 Discussion

Q & A

Ballroom C (UTC+8)

Parallel Session 2: The cutting-edge technologies for Metabolic Engineering

13:30-15:35 (UTC+8) | Parallel Session 2: The cutting-edge technologies for Metabolic Engineering
NO. Beijing Time (UTC+8) Type Presentation Topic Speaker Affiliation / Organization
1 13:30-13:45 Keynote

Discovery and engineering of plant chemistry for plant and human health

Xiaoguang Lei Peking University
2 13:45-14:00 Keynote

Spatiotemporal Control of Metabolism via Engineered Membraneless Organelles

Xiaoxia Xia Shanghai Jiao Tong University
3 14:00-14:10 Invited

Writing Genomes and Metagenomes, and the Advent of Synthetic Evolution

Marc Güell Universitat Pompeu Fabra
4 14:10-14:20 Invited

Synthetic genetic control systems for smart living therapeutics

Ningzi Guan East China Normal University
5 14:20-14:30 Invited

RNA splicing regulators for gene network and metabolic programming

Yuanli Gao Zhejiang University
6 14:30-14:40 Invited

Engineering SOS-Responsive DNA Damage Circuits for High-Precision CRISPR Genome Editing

Rongming Liu Dalian University of Technology
7 14:40-14:50 Invited

Engineering Tailoring Reactions for Efficient Natural Product Biosynthesis

Xiaolin Shen Beijing University of Chemical Technology
8 14:50-15:00 Invited

Synthetic yeast communities and cell factories for biosustainability

Huadong Peng The University of Queensland
9 15:00-15:07 Oral

Open Fermentation Enabled by Enhanced Cellular Robustness: Mining and Design of Stress-Resistance Parts

Haitao Yue Xinjiang University
10 15:07-15:15 Oral

Accelerating the DBTL Cycle: Echo MS+ Enables Million-Scale Screening in Synthetic Biology

Jingjing Fang Shanghai AB Sciex Analytical Instrument Trading Co., Ltd.
11 15:15-15:35 Discussion

Q & A

15:40-16:00 (UTC+8) | Coffee Break
15:55-17:40 (UTC+8) | Parallel Session 2: The cutting-edge technologies for Metabolic Engineering
NO. Beijing Time (UTC+8) Type Presentation Topic Speaker Affiliation / Organization
1 15:55-16:10 Keynote

Deciphering the Pyrethrins Biosynthetic Pathway and Heterologous Reconstitution in Nicotiana benthamiana

Tiangang Liu Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2 16:10-16:20 Invited

Mapping the Sequence-Function Landscape of Proteins and Biological Systems

Shuyi Zhang Tsinghua University
3 16:20-16:30 Invited

Synthetic biology strategies for enhanced production of aromatic polyketides in E. coli

Dongsoo Yang Korea University
4 16:30-16:40 Invited

Semi-artificial photosynthesis enables light-driven biomanufacturing in non-photosynthetic bacteria

Xing Zhang Nanjing Normal University
5 16:40-16:50 Invited

Production of etoposide and teniposide in yeast to protect endangered plant

Yating Hu Capital Medical University
6 16:50-17:00 Invited

Engineer enzymes and cellular metabolism for the synthesis of specialty/unusual fatty acids

Zhiwei Zhu Dalian University of Technology
7 17:00-17:07 Oral

Harnessing photoenzymatic reactions for unnatural biosynthesis in microorganisms

Yujie Yuan Nankai University
8 17:07-17:14 Oral

Carbon- and Cost-Efficient Upcycling of Agrifood Waste into Fatty Acid Esters by Systematically Engineered Clostridium tyrobutyricum

Zhengming Zhu Nanjing Tech University
9 17:14-17:21 Oral

De novo production of polycyclic polyprenylated acylphloroglucinols in engineered microbes

Benye Liu Technische Universität Braunschweig
10 17:21-17:40 Discussion

Q & A

18:00-20:00 (UTC+8) | Dinner

Guangzhou Room (UTC+8)

Parallel Session 3: Frontiers in Synthetic and Systems

13:30-15:45 (UTC+8) | Parallel Session 3: Frontiers in Synthetic and Systems
NO. Beijing Time (UTC+8) Type Presentation Topic Speaker Affiliation / Organization
1 13:30-13:50 Keynote

Yarrowia lipolytica as a chassis for synthetic biology: from genome editing to metabolic engineering

Qingsheng Qi Shandong University
2 13:50-14:10 Keynote

Rethinking Fermentation: Freeing Production from Redox Constraints

Steffen Lindner Charité Berlin
3 14:10-14:25 Invited

Engineering Modular Polyketide Synthases via Domain-Domain Interaction Design

Lihan Zhang Westlake University
4 14:25-14:40 Invited

Enabling Fluorinated Molecule Biosynthesis: From Biocatalysis to Engineered Streptomyces Cell Factories

Yunzi Luo Tianjin University
5 14:40-14:55 Invited

Global reprogram of regulation and metabolism for secondary metabolite production

Weishan Wang Institute of Microbiology, CAS
6 14:55-15:10 Invited

Conversion of syngas-derived C2 carbon sources to C2+ biochemicals by microbial cell factories

Hui Wu Dalian university of technology
7 15:10-15:25 Invited

Engineering Bacillus methanolicus for methanol-based biomanufacturing of amino acids and single cell proteins

Yu Wang Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, CAS
8 15:25-15:45 Discussion

Q & A

15:45-16:00 (UTC+8) | Coffee Break
16:00-18:00 (UTC+8) | Parallel Session 3: Frontiers in Synthetic and Systems
NO. Beijing Time (UTC+8) Type Presentation Topic Speaker Affiliation / Organization
1 16:00-16:20 Keynote

Manufacturing Plant Natural Products by Microorganisms

Jingwen Zhou Jiangnan University
2 16:20-16:40 Keynote

Metabolic engineering of microorganisms toward sustainable biomanufacturing of chemicals and polymers

Si Jae Park Ewha Womans University
3 16:40-17:00 Keynote

Regulation and Engineering of Monoterpenoid Indole Alkaloid Biosynthesis

Jiazhang Lian Zhejiang University
4 17:00-17:15 Invited

Systematic analysis of signal peptides for engineering protein secretion in yeast

Mingtao Huang South China University of Technology
5 17:15-17:30 Invited

Design and Optimization of Artificial Biological Carbon Fixation Systems

Wenming Zhang Nanjing Tech University
6 17:30-17:45 Invited

Repurposing Ogataea polymorpha into a superior microbial platform for bio-productions

Jiaoqi Gao Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS
7 17:45-18:00 Discussion

Q & A

18:00-20:00 (UTC+8) | Dinner

Poster Session

Dalian Ballroom (UTC+8)

20:00-22:00 (UTC+8) | Poster Presentation

2026-10-20 (Tuesday)

Ballroom A+B (UTC+8)

Parallel Session 1: Modeling, Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence

08:30-10:05 (UTC+8) | Parallel Session 1: Modeling, Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence
NO. Beijing Time (UTC+8) Type Presentation Topic Speaker Affiliation / Organization
1 08:30-08:45 Keynote

Toward precise kinetic models of acetogen metabolism

Lars K. Nielsen The University of Queensland
2 08:45-09:00 Keynote

AI and systems approach for multiscale optimization in biomanufacturing

Hyun Uk Kim Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
3 09:00-09:10 Invited

AI4S Empowering Biomanufacturing

Xiaozhou Luo Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, CAS
4 09:10-09:20 Invited

AI agents for microbial cell factory design

Hongwu Ma Tianjin Institute of Industrial biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
5 09:20-09:30 Invited

Biosensor-guided genetic circuits for dynamic control of sustainable biomanufacturing

Pablo Carbonell I2SysBio Institute for Integrative Systems Biology CSIC/UV, Valencia
6 09:30-09:40 Invited

Advancing Cellular Digital Modeling through Artificial Intelligence

Hongzhong Lu Shanghai Jiao Tong University
7 09:40-09:45 Oral

M.I.A. — A Deterministic Bioprocess AI AgentJasper

Jingyan Jiang Dibi'er Bio-Engineering (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
8 09:45-10:05 Discussion

Q & A

10:05-10:20 (UTC+8) | Coffee Break
10:25-12:00 (UTC+8) | Parallel Session 1: Modeling, Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence
NO. Beijing Time (UTC+8) Type Presentation Topic Speaker Affiliation / Organization
1 10:25-10:40 Keynote

Designing Gene Regulatory Programs with AI

Xiaowo Wang Tsinghua University
2 10:40-10:55 Keynote

Self-driving Bioprocess Digital Twins for Next-Generation Biomanufacturing

Dong-Yup Lee Sungkyunkwan University
3 10:55-11:10 Keynote

The Development of Ultraviolet Laser Dissociation-Structural Mass Spectrometry

Fangjun Wang Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS
4 11:10-11:20 Invited

AI-driven quantification of tissue metabolic fluxes in vivo

Daniel R. Weilandt Princeton University
5 11:20-11:30 Invited

AI-driven digital cell modeling for cell factory design

Feiran Li Tsinghua University
6 11:30-11:40 Invited

Rational design of metabolic engineering strategies based on modulating the expression of transcription factors

Zoran Nikoloski Universität Potsdam
7 11:40-12:00 Discussion

Q & A

12:00-13:30 (UTC+8) | Buffet Lunch

Parallel Session1: Next-Generation Chassis for Metabolic Engineering

13:30-15:40 (UTC+8) | Parallel Session1: Next-Generation Chassis for Metabolic Engineering
NO. Beijing Time (UTC+8) Type Presentation Topic Speaker Affiliation / Organization
1 13:30-13:45 Keynote

Engineering Microbial Cells and Communities for Sustainable Food Biomanufacturing

Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro Imperial College London
2 13:45-14:00 Keynote

Engineering Methanotrophs for Value-added Bioproduct Synthesis from C1 Gases

Eun yeol Lee Kyung Hee University
3 14:00-14:10 Invited

Modulating gene co-expression and metabolic flux in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae by harnessing the regulatory plasticity of divergent transcription

Codruta Ignea McGill University
4 14:10-14:20 Invited

Beyond Pathway Engineering: Matching Chassis to Feedstocks and Products

Lucilia Domingues University of Minho
5 14:20-14:30 Invited

Rewiring energy homeostasis in Yarrowia lipolytica enables efficient terpenoid biosynthesis

Jin Hou Shandong University
6 14:30-14:40 Invited

Developing continuous evolution systems for enhancing microbial protein bioproduction

Yanfeng Liu Jiangnan University
7 14:40-14:50 Invited

A Versatile Genetic Toolbox for Metabolic Engineering of Xylose-Utilizing Scheffersomyces stipitis

Mingfeng Cao Xiamen University
8 14:50-15:00 Invited

Biological synthesis of astaxanthin by using yeasts

Fengxue Xin Nanjing Tech University
9 15:00-15:10 Invited

Engineering Electroactive Microbes: Toward Direct Electricity-Driven Biosynthesis

Chenguang Liu Dalian University of Technology
10 15:10-15:17 Oral

The Glutathione Metabolic Regulation Is Elucidated in a Novel Marine Aromatic Probiotic Yeast Meyerozyma guilliermondii GXDK6 under Salt Stress

Chengjian Jiang Guangxi University of Science and Technology
11 15:17-15:24 Oral

Construction of chassis cell for the efficient production of natural products from myxobacteria

Changsheng Wu Shandong University
12 15:24-15:40 Discussion

Q & A

15:40-16:00 (UTC+8) | Coffee Break
16:00-18:00 (UTC+8) | Parallel Session 1: Next-Generation Chassis for Metabolic Engineering
NO. Beijing Time (UTC+8) Type Presentation Topic Speaker Affiliation / Organization
1 16:00-16:15 Keynote

Conversion of lignocellulose into bulk chemicals through consolidated bioprocessing using filamentous fungi

Chaoguang Tian Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, CAS
2 16:15-16:30 Keynote

Data-driven Engineering Biology for Biomanufacturing: The Power of Accurate and Scalable Data Acquisition

Tomohisa Hasunuma Kobe University
3 16:30-16:40 Invited

Engineering microbial consortia in time and space

Zhuojun Dai Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, CAS
4 16:40-16:50 Invited

Metabolic engineering-enabled C1 feedstocks upgrading

Ethan Lan National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
5 16:50-17:00 Invited

Developing the marine alga Nannochloropsis as a light-driven eukaryotic chassis for converting CO₂ to value-added products

Jin Liu Nanchang University
6 17:00-17:10 Invited

Tailoring Precise Genomic Integrative Expression Toward Rational Strain Development for Scalable High-titer Production of PHA

Jian-Wen Ye South China University of Technology
7 17:10-17:20 Invited

Drafting a guidebook on transcription factor-ome in Yarrowia lipolytica, and new studies beyond

Ewelina Celinska Poznan University of Life Sciences
8 17:20-17:27 Oral

Discover and Produce Marine Natural Products Using Genome Mining and Synthetic Biology Tools

Guojian Zhang Ocean University of China
9 17:27-17:34 Oral

Molecular Farming in Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum): Tissue-Specific and Flux-Redirected Metabolic Engineering of Forskolin

Changqing Yang Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
10 17:34-17:41 Oral

A nonclassical biosynthetic route enables tocopherol synthesis in bacteria

Yang Zhang Xiamen University
11 17:41-18:00 Discussion

Q & A

18:50-20:30 (UTC+8) | Dinner

Ballroom C (UTC+8)

Parallel Session 2: Biomanufacturing: From Lab to Industry

08:30-10:05 (UTC+8) | Parallel Session 2: Biomanufacturing: From Lab to Industry
NO. Beijing Time (UTC+8) Type Presentation Topic Speaker Affiliation / Organization
1 08:30-08:45 Keynote

Single-Cell Metabolic Engineering (SME) and Single-Cell Process Engineering (SPE) by the Ramanomics Platform

Jian Xu Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, CAS
2 08:45-09:00 Keynote

Identification and Biological Effects of Gut Microbial Metabolites and Engineering Microbiology

Bangce Ye East China University of Science and Technology
3 09:00-09:15 Keynote

AI-empowered Function Mining and Synthetic Bioanufacturing for Pharmaceuticals and Nutraceuticals Aiming at Translation

Xinhui Xing Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School
4 09:15-09:25 Invited

Synthetic Biomanufacturing of Amphiphilic Lipopeptide and Its Cross-disciplinary Applications

Huimin Yu Tsinghua University
5 09:25-09:35 Invited

Technical progress and industrial scale-up of enzymes for non-food biomass utilization

Wanghui Xu Novonesis
6 09:35-09:42 Oral

Fungal Metabolic Engineering for Efficient Biomanufacturing: Mining and Expanding Biodiversity

Xinqing Zhao Shanghai Jiao Tong University
7 09:42-09:49 Oral

Modular Engineering Strategies for the Development of Genetically Encoded Biosensors

Zhe Sun Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, CAS
8 09:49-10:05 Discussion

Q & A

10:05-10:25 (UTC+8) | Coffee Break
10:25-12:00 (UTC+8) | Parallel Session 2: Biomanufacturing: From Lab to Industry
NO. Beijing Time (UTC+8) Type Presentation Topic Speaker Affiliation / Organization
1 10:25-10:40 Keynote

From Proteins to Central Metabolism: Multi-Scale Engineering Redefining Biomanufacturing

Yong Tao Institute of Microbiology, CAS
2 10:40-10:55 Keynote

Synthetic Biology Empowers the 5M Paradigm for Intelligent BiomanufacturingTM

Lixin Zhang East China University of Science and Technology
3 10:55-11:10 Keynote

Orthogonal biomanufacturing using formyl-CoA elongation pathways

Ramon Gonzalez MojiaBio, XiangHu Laboratory
4 11:10-11:20 Invited

Intelligent Multi-Scale Biomanufacturing: Driving Sustainable Isomaltulose Production from Lab to Industrial Scale

Mian Li Zhejiang Huakang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
5 11:20-11:30 Invited

An Integrated Synthetic Biology Platform for Sustainable Production of Structural Protein Materials from C2 Feedstocks in Corynebacterium glutamicum

Chong Zhang Tsinghua University
6 11:30-11:40 Invited

Multiscale Engineering of Terpenoid Biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Lidan Ye Zhejiang University
7 11:40-11:47 Oral

Indigenous Pakistani Coal-Mine Fungi for Next-Generation Feedstock Biomanufacturing: A Green Approach to Chemical Production

Muhammad Ishtiaq Ali Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad Pakistan
8 11:47-12:00 Discussion

Q & A

12:00-13:30 (UTC+8) | Buffet Lunch

Parallel Session 2: Adaptive Evolution and Protein Engineering

13:30-15:40 (UTC+8) | Parallel Session 2: Adaptive Evolution and Protein Engineering
NO. Beijing Time (UTC+8) Type Presentation Topic Speaker Affiliation / Organization
1 13:30-13:45 Keynote

An intramolecular energy metabolism of Streptococcus equisimilis hyaluronan synthase

Zheng Liu Tsinghua University
2 13:45-14:00 Keynote

Catalytic Promiscuity and Protein Engineering of Bacterial CYP152 Peroxygenases for Green Biomanufacturing

Shengying Li Shandong University
3 14:00-14:15 Keynote

Bio-upcycling of plastic waste through enzymatic and biological conversion

Nick Wierckx Forschungszentrum Jülich
4 14:15-14:30 Keynote

Discovery, engineering and application of carbohydrate-active enzymes

Heng Yin Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS
5 14:30-14:40 Invited

Molecular recognition-driven biomanufacturing

Yongqin Lv Beijing University of Chemical Technology
6 14:40-14:50 Invited

Adenylation Domain Engineering Enables Biosynthesis of an Improved Polymyxin Antibiotic

Hajo Kries University of Stuttgart
7 14:50-15:00 Invited

Deracemization by designed photoenzymes

Yijian Rao Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
8 15:00-15:10 Invited

From catalytic-motif scaffolding to de novo sequence-specific proteases: computational pipelines for enzyme design

Horst Lechner Graz University of Technology
9 15:10-15:17 Oral

A Modular Chemoenzymatic Platform for Efficient Synthesis of Aporphine Alkaloids

Zhi Lin shanghai jiaotong university
10 15:17-15:24 Oral

Metabolic Engineering-Driven Large-Scale Biomanufacturing of Human Milk Oligosaccharides: From Pathway Design to Industrial Applications

Ye Guo Suzhou Yixi Biotech Co., Ltd.
11 15:24-15:40 Discussion

Q & A

15:40-16:00 (UTC+8) | Coffee Break
16:00-18:00 (UTC+8) | Parallel Session 2: Adaptive Evolution and Protein Engineering
NO. Beijing Time (UTC+8) Type Presentation Topic Speaker Affiliation / Organization
1 16:00-16:15 Keynote

Computational Design of Functional Enzymes

Bian Wu Beijing University of Chemical Technology
2 16:15-16:30 Keynote

Engineering enzymes and cascade biotransformations for green and sustainable final chemical synthesis

Zhi Li National University of Singapore
3 16:30-16:45 Keynote

Novel Enzymatic Transformation Enabled by Redox Driving Forces

Han Li University of California-Irvine
4 16:45-17:00 Keynote

Repurposing Thiamine-Dependent Enzymes with Radicals

Xiaoqiang Huang Nanjing University
5 17:00-17:10 Invited

Decouple Gene Transcription and Translation Regulation in Bacteria

Yaojun Tong Shanghai Jiao Tong University
6 17:10-17:20 Invited

From Nitrogen Fixation to Carbon Valorization: Engineering Nitrogenases for New Chemistry

Johannes Rebelein Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
7 17:20-17:30 Invited

Title: Artificial Intelligence-Driven Enzyme Sequence Optimization and Its Applications

Yifei Zhang Beijing University of Chemical Technology
8 17:30-17:40 Invited

Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for methanol utilization

Zaigao Tan Shanghai Jiao Tong University
9 17:40-17:47 Oral

Engineering a Photodecarboxylase and Enzyme Cascades for Bioproduction of Aromatic Chemicals

Shuke Wu Huazhong Agricultural University
10 17:47-18:00 Discussion

Q & A

18:50-20:30 (UTC+8) | Dinner

Poster Session

Dalian Ballroom (UTC+8)

21:00-22:30 (UTC+8) | Poster Presentation

2026-10-21 (Wednesday)

Grand Ballroom (UTC+8)

Plenary & Keynote

08:30-10:20 (UTC+8) | Plenary & Keynote
NO. Beijing Time (UTC+8) Type Presentation Topic Speaker Affiliation / Organization
1 08:30-08:55 Plenary

Developing Biomanufacturing to Support China's Dual-Carbon Goals

Tianwei Tan Beijing University of Chemical Technology
2 08:55-09:20 Plenary

Systems Metabolic Engineering of Microorganisms for the Biomanufacturing of Chemicals and Materials

Sang Yup Lee Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
3 09:20-09:35 Keynote

Extremophilic Biomanufacturing

Guo-Qiang Chen Tsinghua University
4 09:35-09:50 Keynote

From Marginal Gains to Major Improvements in Yeast Cell Factories

Kevin Verstrepen VIB - KU Leuven Center for Microbiology
5 09:50-10:05 Keynote

Engineering Mixed Cultures for Gas Fermentation: Converting Biogas into Sustainable Protein

Esteban Marcellin The University of Queensland
6 10:05-10:20 Discussion

Q & A

10:20-10:35 (UTC+8) | Coffee Break
10:35-11:10 (UTC+8) | Keynote
NO. Beijing Time (UTC+8) Type Presentation Topic Speaker Affiliation / Organization
1 10:35-10:50 Keynote

Making peptides the non-ribosomal way: possibilities & limitations

Helge Bode Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
2 10:50-11:05 Keynote

Biomanufacturing of future food ingredients: From lab to industry

Long Liu Jiangnan University
3 11:05-11:10 Discussion

Q & A

11:10-11:35 (UTC+8) | Xueming Zhao Lectureship Award

Closing Ceremony

11:35-12:00 (UTC+8) | Awards & Closing Ceremony
12:00-13:30 (UTC+8) | Buffet Lunch