Program Schedule

Date: June 02, 2026

Time Activity
08:30 - 09:00 Check-in and Welcome Coffee
09:00 – 09:30 Official Opening
09:30 – 10:30 Keynote: Back to the Future: Founding a Biologicals Company 20 Years Ago

Speaker:
Gustavo Mamão - Ideelab
10:30 – 12:00 Panel 1: Overview of Bioprocesses and Bio-inputs in Brazil and Worldwide

Moderator:
Prof. Paulo Lacava - UFSCar

Panelists:
Gerson Marquesi - Gênica
Thiago Delgado - ANPIBIO
Elton Visioli - Biotrop
12:00 – 13:00 Poster Session during Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:00 Panel 2: Economic Grants for Scientific Innovation

Moderator:
Prof. Fernanda Casciatori - UFSCar

Panelists:
Dr. Stela Virgílio - Bymycell
Dr. Paulo Chagas - Quanticum
Dr. Diego Siqueira - Quanticum
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break & Networking
15:30 – 17:00 Technology Pitch Session

Moderator:
Prof. Luciana F. Fleuri
17:00 – 17:30 Closing Session Day 1

Date: June 03, 2026

Time Activity
08:30 – 09:00 Day 2 Opening
09:00 - 10:00 International Lecture: “Sustainable Scaling of Industrial Bioprocesses”

Speaker:
Teresa Gea - Autonomous University of Barcelona (english lecture)
10:00 - 10:20 Coffee Break
10:20 - 11:30 Panel 3: Fundraising and Internationalization in Biotech and Bioeconomy

Moderator:
Dr. Alessandro Minho - Embrapa South East Livestock

Panelists:
Ícaro Spaziani - SEBRAE
Dr. Tatiana Botelho - Guayí Ventures
Diogo Dutra - Caos Focado
11:30 - 12:30 Panel 4: Innovation and sustainability in bioprocesses

Moderator:
Profa. Fernanda Casciatori - UFSCar

Speakers:
Msc. Gabriel Oliveira - Agrivalle
Dra. Clarissa Okino - Ikove
12:30 - 14:00 Poster Session during Lunch Break
14:00 - 16:30 Group activities
Visit to EMBRAPA Pecuária Sudeste

Courses:
Applied Microbiology
Nanotechnology Applied to Bioprocesses
Scientific Entrepreneurship
16:30 - 17:00 Closing & Awards Ceremony (Honorable Mentions)
17:00 - 18:00 Coffee Break & Networking