Professor Dr. Leslie Weston (Charles Sturt University Australia – Gulbali Institute) Distinguished Professor of Plant Biology and Natural Products Chemistry who works with the Marine Bioproducts Cooperative Research Centre and was recently elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

“Applications of Metabolomics and Metabolic Profiling for Characterisation of Plant, Microbial and Herbivore Interactions”

Dr. Paul A. Weston (Charles Sturt University Australia – Gulbali Institute)

“Methods Development, Bioinformatics and Data Processing”

Dr. Efstathia Ioannou, Associate Professor (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) who works in the Research Group for the Investigation and Valorization of Marine Natural Products (MarineNatProd-GR), based at the Section of Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products of the Department of Pharmacy            

“Exploring the Uncharted Chemical Space: Bioprospection of Marine Macro- and Microorganisms & a Touch of Synthetic Biology”

Meet the keynote speakers (speed dates that need to be reserved in advance)

Welcome & Registration. Setup Posters

Opening by Professor Dr. Jean-Paul Vincken (Chairholder of Food Chemistry) & Dr. Carla Araya-Cloutier, Assistant Professor (Wageningen University & Research)

Opening keynote lecture by Dr. Efstathia Ioannou, Associate Professor (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)

“Valorization of Macroalgae from the Eastern Mediterranean: Isolation of Bioactive Natural Products and Biopolymers and Applications Thereof”

Dr. Adrian Kopf (Laboratory of Food Chemistry, WUR)

“Valorization of North Atlantic Macroalgae: Antimicrobial Activity of Phlorotannins”

Coffee/Tea Break + Posters

Dr. Urd Grandorf Bak, Chief Research Officer - Atlantic (Ocean Rainforest, and SeaMark Project)

“Open Ocean Seaweed Cultivation and Seaweed-Based Market Applications”

Dr. Antoinette Kazbar, Assistant Professor (AlgaePARC, Bioprocess Engineering, WUR)

“Unveiling Processes for Bioactive Compounds Extraction from Seaweed”

Lunch + Posters

Dr. Sander van den Burg (Wageningen Economic Research, WUR)

“Are we ready to bring European seaweed products to the market? Insights from SeaMark and AlgeaProBANOS”

Closing keynote lecture by Professor Dr. Leslie Ann Weston (Charles Sturt University Australia – Gulbali Institute)

“The Unique and Biodiverse Ecology of Seaweeds in Australia and the Future of Seagriculture”

Closing. Networking Reception with Drinks, Posters, & Special Seaweed Snacks