Advanced Fermentation Technology 2026 (AFT)

Advanced Fermentation Technology 2026

New frontiers in Industrial Biotechnology

30 June – 1^st July 2026

1.5 day Scientific Congress

Bridging Fundamental Research and Industrial Innovation

University of Lille – Scientific Campus

At Polytech-Lille Av. Paul Langevin, 59655 Villeneuve-d’Ascq

This congress is supported by the ADEBIOTECH think tank and the VALOREEMA industrial chair of the University of Lille (Valorization by Extration, Enzyme and Microorganism of Agroressources)

Context and objectives

To advance fundamental understanding of microbial and metabolic mechanisms underpinning fermentation technology
To explore innovative biotechnological and engineering approaches for optimizing production
To foster meaningful dialogue between academic researchers and industry leaders to accelerate the translation of scientific discoveries into scalable applications
To initiate new collaboration between academic and industrial researcher

Session 1 – Selecting and Engineering Robust Strains for efficient fermentation

Session 2 – Advanced Fermentation Systems

Session 3 – Control Strategies, Machine Learning and Digital Twins for Bioprocess Design

Session 4 – Autonomous Bioprocessing for Industrial Scalability

Session 5 – Translational Bioprocessing: From laboratory scale to Industry

Round table Discussion

Keywords:

Cell Factories, Scaling-up & Technology transfer to industry, Production of Biomolecules and chemical molecules by fermentation

From: Bacteria, Yeast, Microalgae, Fungi

Applications: Food or Feed, Health & Pharma, Biorefineries, Cosmetics, Crop Protection, Environmental Application