3-4 June 2019: Conference Biological Solutions for the Global CO₂ Challenge
Together with the renowned European Molecular Biology Laboratory EMBL, HeidelbergCement will be hosting a conference on Biological Solutions for the Global CO₂ Challenge in Heidelberg, Germany, on 3-4 June 2019.
The event is part of a three-year collaboration between HeidelbergCement and EMBL, aiming to exchange scientific and technical knowledge in areas related to CO₂ emission reduction, avoidance and recovery, as well as driving innovation.
The EMBL conference “Biological Solutions for the Global CO₂ Challenge” will bring together scientific leaders, industrial players, as well as policymakers to discuss how synthetic biology and metabolic engineering can contribute to sustainable CO₂ capture and conversion.
Conference topics will cover the entire chain of innovation, from the laboratory to the field implementation. Approaches that make optimal use of the evolutionarily optimised biological systems, like algae and plants, as well as novel synthetic biology solutions for CO₂ fixation and conversion to value added chemicals will be discussed. The role of fundamental molecular biology in catalysing innovation will be one of the focus areas for discussion.
