Bioindustry 4.0 invites you to join our annual webinar series. We’ll explore the cutting-edge innovations transforming bioprocessing across industries. Along with expert presentations, we’ll also offer hands-on training sessions.
Date: August 27-28, 2025
Location: online
Participation is free!
Sign up here: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/SW2025
Target audience: Biotechnologists, process engineers, researchers, and data scientists across different sectors, anyone interested is welcome!
Take a look at the timetable and get more information of the speakers here:
Sessions and Speakers:
Wednesday, August 27th, 2025,
14:00 – 15:30
- LLMs in Bioindustry: Knowledge base expansion, data integration, and insight generation
Data integration and expension through Natural Language Processing
Speaker: Emanuel Souza de Quadros (DSMZ)
Knowledge base expansion, data integration and insight generation
Speaker: Marco Anteghini (LIFE)
15:45 – 17:15 - Training webinar: Real-time insights: the role of Process Analytical Tools in industrial biotech
Speaker: Jörn Viell (RWTH Aachen)
Advanced Raman methods for bioprocess monitoring
Speaker: Martin Kögler (VTT)
Thursday, August 28th, 2025
10:30 – 12:00
- Generic services for synthetic data and generative AI for Bioreaction processes and digital twins
Methods and Resources for Sustainable Bioindustry Development
Speaker: Vassily Hatzimanikatis (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)
AI for Process and Cell Modelling & AI-enabled MPC and twinning
Speakers: Stefanos Xenios (National Technical University of Athens), Konstantinos Mexis (National Technical University of Athens)
14:00 – 15:30 - Creating connected innovation ecosystems in the field of biotechnology – what would these look like and what is required to implement them?
Speaker: Vitor Martins dos Santos (LifeGlimmer GmbH)
Start with the end in mind
Speaker: Danilo Porro (University of Bologna)
Innovation Ecosystems in Synthetic Biology: On Convergence, Interdisciplinarity and Complementarity in (Eco)Systems
Speaker: Stefanie Bröring (Ruhr University Bochum)
15:45 – 17:15 - Biotechnology in the age of Artificial Intelligence: benefits and security implications
Security Challenges for Bioindustry Infrastructures
Speaker: Michael O’Donohue (INRAE)
Risks and Options for Governance
Speaker: Markus Schmidt (Biofaction)
The Age of AI in the Life Sciences
Speaker: Michael Imperiale (University of Michigan)