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PEPR Bioproductions 2026 Annual Conference

PEPR Bioproductions 2026 Annual Conference

From 24 June 2026 to 26 June 2026

Villages Clubs du Soleil - Marseille

For this third edition of the B-BEST meetings, we invite you to join us in Marseille for a program rich in dialogue and collaboration: discovering new projects, forward-looking discussions on biotechnology, collective intelligence workshops focused on innovation, gaining a broader perspective on research through the lens of the social sciences and humanities, meeting with the program’s international scientific committee, and much more.

REGISTRATION OPEN UNTIL MARCH 31

Practical Information

Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at 2:00 PM to Friday, June 26, 2026, at 1:00 PM

Location: Villages Clubs du Soleil - Marseille

Registration: To access the registration form, click here.

Preliminary Program

Wednesday, June 24

1:30 PM Welcome

2:00 PM–3:00 PM Introduction, brief updates, and feedback on the program evaluation

3:00 PM–4:00 PM Session on the current state and future prospects of biotechnology (Part 1)

  • An overview of biotechnology: Claudia Vickers (Queensland University of technology) 
  • Disruptive biomanufacturing: Arnaud Legris (Arsenale Bioyards)
  • Residual biomass use: Marion Crest (Suez)
  • SAF technologies: Larissa PEROTTA (Axens)

4:00 PM–4:20 PM Break

4:20 PM–6:00 PM Session on the current state and future prospects of biotechnology (Part 2)

6:00 PM–8:00 PM Poster session and cocktail reception

Thursday, June 25

9:00 AM–10:45 AM Social Sciences and Humanities Projects: Inter-project discussion

10:45 AM–11:00 AM Break

11:00 AM–11:30 AM “My Thesis in 180 Seconds” presentations

11:30 AM–12:30 PM Testimonials: "From academia to entrepreneurship"

  • Julien Durand (Sweetech, Toulouse)
  • Sophie Barbe
  • Philippe Gabant (Technoport)
  • +1 (to be confirmed)

12:30 PM–2:00 PM Lunch

2:00 PM–2:45 PM Quizzes and activities on procedures and topics relating to the B-BEST programme, the dissemination of results, etc.

2:45 PM–4:20 PM Future-oriented workshops: tomorrow’s innovations

  • How can we make bioprocesses more accessible and competitive? Let’s explore together the ways to reduce their costs!
  • Is the living world a system to be tamed… or a partner with which to co-evolve?
  • Let’s imagine the bioreactor of tomorrow
  • What if the bioeconomy were the key to reinventing manufacturing at a regional level? What models could make this happen?

4:20 PM–4:40 PM Break

4:40 PM–5:30 PM Presentation on Horizon Europe opportunities + COST networks

5:30 PM–6:00 PM “My Thesis in 180 Seconds” presentations

6:00 PM–7:00 PM Poster session

8:00 PM Dinner

Friday, June 26

9:00 AM–9:45 AM Feedback from the forward-looking workshops

9:45 AM–10:40 AM B4C for manufacturers: what are its activities and how does it relate to the PEPR B-BEST?

10:40 AM–11:15 AM Break

11:15 AM–12:15 PM Roundtable: The role, responsibility, and public perception of science in a changing and turbulent world

12:15 PM–12:30 PM Closing

12:30 PM–2:00 PM Lunch

Registration

To access the registration form: click here.
Registration is free but required.

Modification date: 01 April 2026 | Publication date: 12 February 2026