Metabolic Engineering in Plants: Sustainability Through Innovation

The theme of the 2023 Plant Metabolic Engineering GRC is “Sustainability through Innovation”. The conference will (i) highlight how innovations in plant metabolic engineering, metabolism, and biotechnology underpin the transition to a sustainable and circular bioeconomy and (ii) present real world examples where plant metabolic engineering is leading to greater productivity which, of course leads to greater bioenergy production. As you can see from the program, this focus on innovation and application includes a significant proportion of presentations from industry, government, and academic labs, representing six continents. Several different applications of cutting edge metabolic approaches are represented including energy, food and health but the new methods are broadly applicable. We believe that the program and the European location, will make the conference an attractive venue for outstanding young scientists to network with top scientists in industry and gain a better appreciation of opportunities in the private sector.