Scientific Programme
The conference will be hold on Zoom platform and the link will be sent by email to all the participants few days before the event.
We are proud to announce the confirmed keynote speakers:
October 7, 2021
Hans-Curt Flemming
(Biofilm Centre, Univ. Duisburg-Essen, Germany; Singapore Center for Life Science Engineering (SCELSE), Singapore; Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qindao, China)
Keynote: "Life and Death in Biofilms"
Andrew McBain
(Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester)
Keynote: "Biocides and Antimicrobial Resistance in Domestic Biofilms: Realism based studies"
Fernanda Borges
(CIQUP/Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto)
Keynote: "Antimicrobial Drug Discovery: Current Status and Emerging Strategies"
Sérgio Sousa
(UCIBIO@REQUIMTE - BioSIM - University of Porto)
Keynote: "Structure-based Computational Approaches Targeting the Inhibition of Bacterial Biofilm Formation"
October 8, 2021
Knut Drescher
(Biozentrum - The Center for Molecular Life Sciences - University of Basel)
Luís Melo
(Laboratory of Processes Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto)
Keynote: "Biofilms and the Challenges of Mass Transfer"
Efstathios (Stathis) Giaouris
(Department of Food Science and Nutrition, School of the Environment, University of the Aegean, Greece)
Keynote on the topic "Biofilm Disinfection: Key Aspects & Insights Into Comparative Studies Using Phytochemicals"