Top
About Team Industry Members Academic Partners What is in an Innovation Centre? What is Industrial Biotechnology? Net Zero
Innovation Support Funding Opportunities from IBioIC Technical Expertise and Advice Bioprocessing Scale-Up Centres Case Studies Bioeconomy Cluster Builder Biotech Innovators Accelerator Programme
Bioprocessing Scale-Up Centres Services Facilities Funding Case Studies Courses Network The Team Find Us
Skills PhD programme MSc in Industrial Biotechnology HND STEM In work learning
Events Events Calendar Annual Conference Bioeconomy Week
Network News The latest news Resources Jobs Board Media Enquiries Publications Strategic Projects
Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre

Upcoming events from IBioIC and the industrial biotechnology network

 
blue to green Gradient Background pattern.png

Our Events

The IBioIC calendar has opportunities to be inspired, to learn, and to network with some of the most important figures in industrial biotechnology, IBioIC is fast becoming the hub for industrial biotechnology in Scotland and the UK.

We provide members with a platform to share their events with our all-encompassing community, get in touch today to find out how IBioIC membership can raise the profile of your organisation.

Events Calendar

 

Filter your results

 
Featured
The Global Synthetic Biology Conference
May 6
The Global Synthetic Biology Conference

Join SynBioBeta for an unparalleled four-day summit delving into synthetic biology. Explore why the costs of reading, writing, and editing DNA plummet while speed and accessibility soar. Gain insights into cutting-edge medical advancements such as cell therapies, vaccines, and living medicines. Discover how companies harness biology to produce bio-based jet fuel, textiles, concrete, and other chemicals and materials. Engage with trailblazing entrepreneurs crafting innovative foods, crops, and fragrances. Join us to see the potential applications of these technologies in shaping sustainable manufacturing ecosystems.

Aquaculture UK
May 14
Aquaculture UK

Meet the companies driving infrastructure, farming technology and equipment forward. You’ll discover real-time solutions that boost production and profitability. And take away key insights on sustainability, welfare and environmental challenges.

Protecting your IP - a blunder-free blueprint
May 14
Protecting your IP - a blunder-free blueprint

Introducing the Glasgow Tech Week IP Masterclass, this event will guide you through the intricate world of Intellectual Property to safeguard your innovations and propel your business to new heights! With breakfast provided, it's the perfect start to a day filled with insights and connections.

ChemUK 2024
May 15
ChemUK 2024

CHEMUK is now established as the UK’s largest annual Chemical, Laboratory & Process Industries Supply Chain Expo & Speaker Programme. The event will run in one giant hall and showcase over 500 specialist exhibitors across four show zones: the Chemicals Supply Show zone; the Chemical Management Show zone, the Process & Chemical Engineering Show zone, and the Chemical Laboratory Show zone. The CHEMUK 2-day speaker programme will host some 100+ expert speakers discussing the big challenges and opportunities affecting the UK’s chemical and chemical product industries.

blue to green Gradient Background@2x.png

Annual Conference

 

IBioIC’s 10th Anniversary Conference

13 and 14 March 2024

Technology and Innovation Centre, George St, Glasgow

 

2 Days | 7 sessions | workshops | 30+ speakers | 1-1 Partnering | Exhibition | Extended Civic Reception

What people are saying about IBioIC24

“Always an excellent event, the IBioIC conference is a great place to explore market opportunities in biomanufacturing and has delivered several promising new leads again this year.”
— IBioIC24 participant
“An inspirational event about biotechnology that brings together academia and industry!”
— IbioIC24 participant
“The IBioIC conference offers a great opportunity to explore the wider IB landscape and meet a wide variety of like-minded people.”
— IBioIC24 participant
“IBioIC is setting me up for any career I choose after my PhD through connections, training, and other opportunities.”
— IBioIC24 participant
 

IBioIC’s 10th Anniversary Conference takes inspiration from the idea of transformation. The conference will reflect on the transformation of the IB sphere over the past ten years, celebrate key success stories so far, and look to the next ten years to identify what transformations will, and need to, happen across technology, policy, infrastructure, and research.

Highlights

  • 2 day event

  • Keynote speakers 

  • Informative sessions 

  • Extensive networking opportunities

  • Meet Partners and Customers through the 1-1 partnering meetings

  • Discover New Products & Services and meet new suppliers

  • Get information on industry insights featuring latest research and future trends 

  • Evening reception on Day 1

What people have said about IBioIC’s annual conference in previous years

“IBioIC Conference let us meet the people we needed to meet and created an environment where that meeting was the best it could possibly be. Thank you.”
— IBioIC23 participant
“Publicity from an IBioIC funded project saw SEM being headhunted for entry into a global competition (which we won!). This is likely to open up both a new market (mining) and a new geographical location ( Latin America) for the DRAM technology. Thanks IBioIC”
— IBioIC23 participant
“Fantastic opportunity to strengthen existing relationships and develop new connections across a varied range of sectors.”
— IBioIC23 particpant
“The conference has become our ‘go-to’ meeting in the events calendar as the best place by far to network with like-minded companies and colleagues to push forward the sustainability agenda.”
— IBioIC23 participant
Featured
IBioIC's 10th Anniversary Conference
Mar 13
IBioIC's 10th Anniversary Conference

IBioIC’s 10th Anniversary Conference took inspiration from the idea of transformation. The conference reflected on the transformation of the IB sphere over the past ten years, celebrated key success stories, and took a look forward to explore new trends, sectors, and technologies and assess the skills landscape and future skills needs. Workshops delved into key topics while the new Innovation Zone extended the ever-popular exhibition area to showcase up and coming innovators.

Resilience and the Bioeconomy - IBioIC's 9th Annual Conference
Mar 15
Resilience and the Bioeconomy - IBioIC's 9th Annual Conference

The 9th IBioIC Annual Conference took place at the Technology and Innovation Centre, Glasgow, on 15 and 16 March 2023. ‘Resilience and the Bioeconomy’ explored the twin topics of resilience as it pertains to companies working within the bioeconomy and how the bioeconomy itself can contribute to resilience in industry and society in general.

The Just Transition of Biotechnology - IBioIC's 8th Annual Conference
Jun 6
The Just Transition of Biotechnology - IBioIC's 8th Annual Conference

IBioIC’s annual conference is the largest industrial biotechnology conference in the UK and attracts an ever-growing cohort of key figures across policy, industry, and research and academia.

Towards Net Zero: Growing the Bioeconomy
Feb 10
Towards Net Zero: Growing the Bioeconomy

The seventh IBioIC annual conference was hosted virtually given the uncertainties around COVID-19, and took place on 10 and 11 February 2021.

IBioIC20
Feb 5
IBioIC20

IBioIC20, IBioIC's sixth Annual Conference, took place in Glasgow, Scotland, on 5 and 6 February 2020. We were delighted to host another lively event with a busy schedule of Fringe events taking place alongside our core conference sessions

Jan 30
Industrial Biotechnology for a Sustainable Future

IBioIC's Annual Conference 2019, Industrial Biotechnology for a Sustainable Future, took place on Wednesday 30th and Thursday 31st January 2019 in the Technology Innovation Centre, Glasgow.

 Bioeconomy Week Scotland

 
 

Bioeconomy Week Scotland 2024 took place between 11 and 15 March 2024.

Bioeconomy Week Scotland is a week devoted to celebrating the innovative, biobased, solutions being discovered and developed in Scotland.

 

What is the bioeconomy?

The bioeconomy is an important, and growing, part of Scotland’s economy. It uses natural resources and biological processes to improve the sustainability of all sorts of products from cosmetics and toiletries, to clothes, packaging, and building materials. It also supports the development of new therapeutics and medicines, finds innovative ways to use waste materials, and is contributing to lowering the carbon footprint of everything from food and drink to car batteries.

 

Event Programme 2024

Featured
Towards Textile Circularity
Mar 13
Towards Textile Circularity

This invitation-only networking session delivered by the Bioeconomy Cluster Builder is dedicated to sharing knowledge and building connections between the biotechnology and textile industry communities. At its heart is the Generation of Waste creative installation, first exhibited as part of Cop26, which dramatically illustrates the challenges (and opportunities) presented at each stage of the textiles value chain.

A Bioeconomy Week Scotland 2024 event.

Bioeconomy Week Scotland 2024 Holyrood Reception
Mar 12
Bioeconomy Week Scotland 2024 Holyrood Reception

This invitation-only reception, hosted by Ivan McKee MSP, will give guests an opportunity to meet both MSPs and innovators working in Scotland’s Bioeconomy, to see examples of bio-based products, and to discuss how biotechnology is advancing the sustainability agenda.

Investor Pitching Session
Mar 12
Investor Pitching Session

This closed event is an opportunity for the Biotech Innovators cohort to pitch to investors. The event follows three months of pitch training delivered by Maryanne Johnston, which involved two full day workshops, plus one practice session in the space where the live pitching session will be held.

The live pitching session will see representatives from each company deliver their 5 minute pitch to the panel of investors.

IP Bio Clinic
Mar 12
IP Bio Clinic

Lawrie are offering IBioIC members and conference attendees the opportunity to book a free 45 minute slot on Tuesday 12 March with a Lawrie IP Attorney to confidentially discuss an IP issue or challenge. Book a F2F session at the company’s central Glasgow office, or via Teams. Companies will receive clear and concise guidance to help them best use their valuable intellectual property to grow their businesses.

Making the most of bioresources: Scotland's fish & seafood supply chain
Mar 11
Making the most of bioresources: Scotland's fish & seafood supply chain

This webinar explores how better coordination and collaboration along the fish supply chain and with innovators can lead to a more profitable and sustainable use of material flows. The webinar will provide an opportunity to learn about social and technical innovations against loss and waste in the fish and seafood supply chain and ask question to the expert panellists during Q&A at the end of the session. Our aim is to bring business, research and policy stakeholders that have an interest in fully utilising Scotland’s bioresources to exchange ideas and perspective and to create future collaborations.

Growing Global: Sustainable AgriTech and Aquaculture
Mar 11
Growing Global: Sustainable AgriTech and Aquaculture

Peer-to-peer networking workshop on opportunities and tactics to grow through global trade, aimed at Scottish companies innovating in the Agritech and Aquaculture spaces.

What previous participants have said about taking part in Bioeconomy Week Scotland

“Being part of Bioeconomy Week gave us an opportunity to raise our profile across industry and showcase our expertise and capabilities. It also presented us with the chance to host our first event within our new premises, allowing us a trial run and pushing our identity in our local area. ”
— Bioeconomy Week Scotland 2022 event organiser
“Bioeconomy week was an excellent/flagship example of co-creation and was critical in communicating my work internally and externally”
— Bioeconomy Week Scotland 2022 event organiser
“Bioeconomy Week Scotland helped us raise the profile of the humble daffodil from reducing methane in cows to extracting carotenoids and flavonoids to managing Alzheimer’s disease. We hope to have raised the profile of the ongoing work, and promote why farmers are important in the engagement of bioeconomy solutions. ”
— Bioeconomy Week Scotland 2022 event organiser
“Highlighted the entrepreneurial and collaborative spirit of agri co-op to work with amazingly enthusiastic academics”
— Bioeconomy Week Scotland 2022 event organiser
blue+to+green+Gradient+Background%402x.jpg