VATIS Update Biotechnology is published 6 times a year to keep the readers up to date of most of the relevant and latest technological developments and events in the field of Biotechnology. The Update is tailored to policy-makers, industries and technology transfer intermediaries.


Co-Publisher
Biotech Consortium India Ltd.

Editorial Board
Glycolipid & Sphingolipid Biology
07-12 Feb: California, United States

Contact: Ms. Beverly Mason, Gordon Research Conferences
512 Liberty Lane, West Kingston, RI 02892,
United States of America.
Fax: +1 (401) 783 7644; E-mail: bmason@grc.org
Website: www.biotech2009.org.

International Symposium on Biocomputing (ISB 2010)
15-17 Feb: Calicut, India
Contact: ISB 2010 Secretariat, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology,
Calicut, Kerala, India.
E-mail: contact@isb2101.org.
5th Annual Biomarkers Congress
25-26 Feb: Manchester, United Kingdom
Contact: Oxford Global Conferences, United Kingdom North Lodge, North Hinksey Lane,
Oxford OX2 0JN, United Kingdom.
Fax: +44 (1865) 304935; E-mail: m.burden@oxfordglobal.co.uk.
8th European Sunflower Biotechnology Conference
01-03 Mar: Antalya, Turkey
Contact: Ms. Beverly Mason, Gordon Research Conferences
512 Liberty Lane, West Kingston, RI 02892,
United States of America.
Fax: +1 (401) 783 7644; E-mail: bmason@grc.org
BIO-Europe Spring 2010
08-10 Mar: Barcelona, Spain
Contact: Ms. Annika Rudat, EBD Group GmbH,
Frauenstrasse 22, 80469 Munich, Germany.
Fax: +49 (89) 2388 75655; E-mail: arudat@ebdgroup.com
World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing
27-30 Jun: Washington, United States
Contact: Biotechnology Industry Organization,
1201 Maryland Avenue, SW, Suite 900,
Washington, DC 20024, United States of America.
Fax: +1 (202) 488 6301; E-mail: worldcongress@bio.org.
3rd World Congress of Industrial Biotechnology 2010: ibio-2010
25-27 Jul: Dalian, China
Contact: Ms. Michelle Han, ibio2010 Programme Coordinator,
26 Gaoneng Street, Room 405,
Dalian High-tech Zone, Dalian, LN 116025, China.
Fax: +86 (411) 8479 9629; E-mail: michelle@bit-ibio.com
Biotech 2009
16-17 Nov: Philadelphia, United States
Contact: Pennsylvania Biotechnology United States Association,
7 Great Valley Parkway, Suite 290, Malvern,
PA 19355, Pennsylvania,
United States of America.
Tel: +1 (610) 578 9220; E-mail: info@pennsylvaniabio.org;
Website: www.biotech2009.org.
FT Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Conference 2009
17-18 Nov: London, United Kingdom
Contact: Mr. Aliki Varsamides, Financial Times Ltd., Number One Southwark Bridge,
London SE1 9HL, United Kingdom.
Tel: +44 (20) 7873 4109; E-mail: aliki.varsamides@ft.com.
Probe Discovery
19-20 Nov: La Jolla, United States
Contact: Ms. Sara Sharpe, United States Select Biosciences Ltd.
Woodview, Bull Lane, Sudbury CO10 0FD, United Kingdom.
Tel: +44 (1787) 315110; Fax: +44 (1787) 315111;
E-mail: enquiries@selectbiosciences.com;
Website: www.selectbiosciences.com.
Stem Cells 2009
19-22 Nov: Antigua & Barbuda

Contact: Abcam Inc., 1 Kendall Square, Suite 341, Cambridge, MA 02139-1517

United States of America.
Tel: +1 (617) 577 4235; Fax: +1 (866) 739 9884;
E-mail: events@abcam.com; Website: www.abcam.com.

Antimicrobial Peptides: New challenges for Science
27 Nov: Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Contact: Ms. Sarah Edwards, Euroscicon, BioPark Hertfordshire,
Broadwater Road, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire AL7 3AX,
United Kingdom.
Fax: +44 (709) 2114307; E-mail: enquiries@euroscicon.com;
Website: www.euroscicon.com.
European Antibody Congress 2009009
30 Nov-2 Dec: Geneva, Switzerland
Contact: Mr. Neil Darkes, Terrapinn Holdings, Wren House, 43 Hatton Garden,
London EC1N 8EL, United Kingdom.
Tel: +44 (20) 7092 1240; Fax: +44 (20) 7242 1508;
E-mail: neil.darkes@terrapinn.com.
Signal Transduction and Disease
27-30 Sep: Aachen, Germany
Contact: Mr. Tino Apel, GBM-Geschftsstelle, Mrfelder Landstr. 125, 60598 Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
Tel: +49 (69) 660 567-0; Fax: +49 (69) 660 567-22
E-mail : info@gbm-online.de
World Vaccine Congress
05-08 Oct: Lyon, France
Contact: Mr. Neil Darkes, Terrapinn Holdings, Wren House, 43 Hatton Garden, London EC1N 8EL, United Kingdom.
Tel: +44 (20) 7092 1000; Fax: +44 (20) 7242 1548
E-mail: neil.darkes@terrapinn.com
Bio-IT World Europe
06-08 Oct: Hannover, Germany
Contact: Ms. Cindy Crowninshield, Conference Director, Cambridge Healthtech Institute, 250 First Avenue, Suite 300, Needham, MA 02494, United States of America.
Tel: +1 (781) 354 0120; Fax: +1 (781) 972 5425
E-mail: ccrowninshield@healthtech.com
ICBF 2009: International Conference on Challenges in Biotechnology and Food Technology
08-10 Oct: Annamalai, India
Contact: Dr. P. Mullai / Dr.M.Thenmozhi, Readers, Department of Technology, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu, 608 002, India.
E-mail: icbf2009@gmail.com.
Biotrans 2009
05-09 Jul: Bern, Switzerland
Contact: Ms. Beatrice Koechli, Biotrans Secretariat, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freiestrasse 3, CH 3012 Bern, Switzerland.
Tel: +41 (31) 631 4311; Fax: +41 (31) 631 8057;
E-mail: beatrice.koechli@ioc.unibe.ch Website: www.biotrans2009.org
Microarray World Congress 2009
06-07 Aug: San Francisco, United States
Contact: Ms Sara Sharpe, Select Biosciences Ltd., Woodview, Bull Lane, Sudbury CO10 0FD, United Kingdom.
Tel: +44 (1787) 315112; +44 (1787) 315111;
E-mail: enquiries@selectbiosciences.com Website: www.selectbiosciences.com
Drug Delivery Summit
02-04 Sep: London, United Kingdom
Contact: Mr. Sam Marsden, Select Biosciences Ltd., Woodview, Bull Lane, Sudbury CO10 0FD, United Kingdom.
Tel: +44 (1787) 315112; +44 (1787) 315111;
E-mail: enquiries@selectbiosciences.com E-mail : www.selectbiosciences.com
RNAi Europe 2009
17-18 Sep: Berlin, Germany
Contact: Contact: Ms. Helen Read, Select Biosciences Ltd., Woodview, Bull Lane, Sudbury CO10 0FD, United Kingdom.
Tel: +44 (1787) 315112; +44 (1787) 315111;
E-mail: enquiries@selectbiosciences.com Website: www.selectbiosciences.com
27th Issy: Pasteur's legacy - Yeasts for Health and Biotechnologies
26-29 Aug: Paris, France
Contact: 28 rue du Dr. Roux, 75724 Paris cedex 15, France.
E-mail: issy27@pasteur.fr
Signal Transduction and Disease
27-30 Sep: Aachen, Germany
Contact: Contact: Mr Tino Apel, GBM-Geschftsstelle, Mrfelder Landstr. 125, 60598 Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
Tel: +49 (69) 660 567-0; Fax: +49 (69) 660 567-22
E-mail: info@gbm-online.de.
Molecular Regulation of Cardiac Disease - Symposium
14-15 May: London, United Kingdom
Contact: 332 Cambridge Science Park, Cambridge CB40WN, United Kingdom.
Tel: +44 (1223) 696000; Fax: +44 (191) 227 3519
Website: www.abcam.com
TIDES
17-19 May: Las Vegas, United States
Contact: Customer Service, IBC USA Conferences Inc., P.O. Box 414525, Boston,
Massachusetts, MA 02241-4525, United States of America.
Fax: +1 (941) 365 0104
Email: reg@ibcusa.com
Biocatalytic Solutions Symposium 2009
21-22 May: Newcatle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Contact: Ms. Colleen Carr, Ellison Building, Elision Place, New Castle upon Tyne, NE1 8 ST United Kingdom.
Tel: +44 (191) 232 6002; Fax: +44 (191) 227 3903
E-mail : sz.biocatalytic09@northumbria.ac.uk
BITS - 1st Annual International Congress on Antibodies
22-24 May: Beijing, China
Contact: Mr. Jack He, BITS Organizing Committee, 26 Gaonng Street, R405, Dalian Hightec Zone, Dalian, LN 116025, China.
Tel: +86 (11) 8479 9624; Fax: +86 (11) 8479 9629
E-mail: Jack@bio-vc.com
BIOMED 2009
26-28 May: Crete, Greece
Contact: Ms. Rachel Swinburn, Wessex Institute of Technology, Ashurt, Lodge Ashurt, Southampton SO40 7AA, United Kingdom.
Tel: 44 (238) 293223; Fax: 44 (238) 292853
E-mail: rswinburn@wessex.ac