BIOCAT 2008

Three oral communications from the Biotransformations Group:

- Josep V. Sinisterra, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain "New Microorganisms Active in the Production of Enzymes with Industrial Interest"
- Andres R. Alcántara, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain "Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Homochiral α-Hydroxyketones by Two Biocatalytical Approaches"
- Maria J. Hernáiz, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain "Enzymatic Approaches in the Preparation of Oligosaccharides and Glycoconjugates"

http://www.biocat2008.de/

Doctorado de Química Sostenible con mención de calidad

Coordinador principal en la Universidad Complutense 2008-2009: Prof. José María Sánchez Montero (Grupo de Biotransformaciones)

http://www.ucm.es/pags.php?tp=Estudios%20de%20Doctorado&a=estudios&d=0001463.php

Oficina Erasmus- Sócrates Facultad de Farmacia

El Prof. Andrés Alcántara León del Grupo de Biotransformaciones has sido nombrado responsable de la Oficina Erasmus de la Facultad de Farmacia de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

http://www.ucm.es/info/farmacia/Erasmus.htm

ESF-EMBO Symposium - PROTEIN DESIGN AND EVOLUTION FOR BIOCATALYSIS

The meeting will bring together internationally renowned speakers who will review the current state of knowledge in the field of protein design and evolution for biocatalysis. The symposium will be the third event in a series held in Paris (2002) and Greifswald (2006). The main objective of the 2008 meeting will be to intensify discussion and collaboration between experimentalists with theoreticians, which is needed for development of novel biocatalysts by combining directed evolution with rational protein design.

http://www.esf.org/index.php?id=4569

Biotec 2008

The Biotec2008 Congress on Biotechnology organized by the Spanish Society of Biotechnology (SEBIOT) has been designed to continue the tradition of previous Biotec meetings in order to bring together the Spanish top and young scientists working in Biotechnology. The Congress will be held in Granada from the 17th to the 19th of September 2008 on the scenario provided by the BioSpain08 meeting organized by ASEBIO (Spanish Association of Bioenterprises) where biotechnological companies, innovators and key biotech policy and decision makers will share their current experience and future innovations. This joint venture between SEBIOT and ASEBIO was established for the first time two years ago for the BiosSpain-Biotec2006 Congress (Madrid) sponsored by the Fundación Genoma España, with the objective of combining the biotechnological aims of academy and industry. The previous edition attracted over 1,200 leading scientists and other senior participants, over 300 posters and more than 50 exhibitors.
The BIOTEC2008 aims to bring together researchers from academy and industry in the field of Biotechnology.
Scientific topics of this BIOTEC edition are:
- Applied Biocatalysis
- Biochemical Engineering
- Environmental Biotechnology
- Biotechnology and Health
- Plant Biotechnology
- Food Biotechnology
- Microbial Biotechnology
- Biotechnology and Society
- Bioinformatics

http://www.sebiot.org/biotec/ing/index.htm

"Primer Curso Iberoamericano de Biocatálisis aplicada a la Química Verde (CIBaQ)"

Participa como Docente el Director del Grupo de Biotransformaciones de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid y del Servicio de Biotransformaciones Industriales del Parque Científico de Madrid, Prof. Dr. José Vicente Sinisterra Gago

Del 8-12 de Septiembre de 2008.

Universidad Nacional de Quilmes. Argentina. http://www.unq.edu.ar/

Información sobre el Curso http://sites.google.com/site/cibaqu/