Cairns is surrounded by some of Australia’s most spectacular rainforests.
Cairns is known for it’s close proximity to the Great Barrier Reef.
Pullman Reef Hotel – The conference venue
Pullman Reef Hotel – The conference venue
Welcome
The must attend biopolymer conference of 2012 will be the 13th International Symposium on Biopolymers, ISBP2012, to be held in Cairns, Queensland from October 7 to 10. Cairns is situated in the heart of some of the worlds greatest biodiversity with the Great Barrier Reef stretching for 2000 km on one side and on the other 3,000 km of World Heritage Tropical Rain forest.
The first ISBP was held in Toronto in 1988 and has been held every other year since (1990 Barcelona, 1992 Göttingen, 1994 Montreal, 1996 Davos, 1998 Tokyo, 2000 Cambridge, 2002 Münster, 2004 Beijing, 2006 Minneapolis, 2008 Auckland, 2010 Stuttgart). The main focus of ISBP has been on biopolyesters such as poly (3-hydroxybutyrate), (PHB) or polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA). ISBP2010 broadened the focus from biopolyesters to biopolymers in general such as non-template proteins (cyanophycin), and rubbers (polyisoprenes). At the 2010 ISBP we heard that there was a significant shift in the drivers of bioplastics from the R&D sector to the manufacturers as they increasingly demand more biobased plastics for their production lines. These shifts make it an exciting time to be working in the biopolymers field.
At ISBP 2012 we will continue this broadened focus on biopolymers now in main stream plastics production as well as what is in the pipeline for the bioplastics industries of tomorrow. International leading scientists in biology, chemistry, processing, fermentation technology and industrial production of PHA have contributed in the past to ISBP meetings. We will continue this in ISPB 2012 with experts from around the world presenting talks and posters to all areas of the rapidly growing bioplastics fields.
The next ISBP meeting is scheduled for October 7-10, 2012 in the tropics of far north Queensland at the Pullman Reef Hotel and will be organised by Stevens M. Brumbley (University of North Texas, Denton, Bioproducts Research Cluster and the University of Queensland’s Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology).
We are looking forward to welcoming you in Cairns.
Australian Advisory Panel
| A/Prof. L.J.R. Foster | University of New South Wales |
| Rowan Truss | The University of Queensland |
| Dr Timothy Nicholson | The University of Queensland |
| Bronwyn Laycock | The University of Queensland |
| Dr Steven Pratt | Hawken Engineering, Advanced Water Management Centre |
| Prof Paul Lant | The University of Queensland |
| Dr Mike O’Shea | CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering |
| Dr Richard McQualter | The University of Queensland |
| Dr Lars Petrasovits | The University of Queensland |
| Mr Rob Russell | Australian Nuclear Science Technology Organisation |
| A/Prof. Peter Halley | The University of Queensland |
International Advisory Committee
| Stevens Brumbley | The University of North Texas, USA |
| George Chen | Tsinghua University, China |
| Yoshiharu Doi | RIKEN, Japan |
| Richard Gross | Polytechnic Institute of NYU, USA |
| Dieter Jendrossek | University of Stuttgart, Germany |
| Sang Yup Lee | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea |
| Yves Poirier | University of Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Bernd Rehm | Massey University, New Zealand |
| Anthony Sinskey | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA |
| Friedrich Srienc | University of Minnesota, St. Paul/USA |
| Alexander Steinbüchel | University of Munster/Germany |
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