Presentation of OLEOTEK at the national biotechnology week
Leading the Global Bio-Economy at Home in Quebec
Envirotron, Université Laval, Quebec City
September 22, 2009
AGENDA
Note: all sessions will be conducted in French
BIOTECanada, together with Council for Biotechnology Information and CropLife Canada invite you to a half day symposium on innovation in agricultural and industrial biotechnology.
1:30 p.m. Greetings
Dr. Mejda Benali Lortie, Director, Agricultural and Industrial Biotechnology, BIOTECanada
Dr. Jean-Paul Laforest, Dean, Faculté des Sciences de l’Agriculture et de l’Alimentation, Université Laval
1:45 pm Opening Remarks: A Quebec Biotech Success Story
Dr. Louis-Philippe Vezina, Vice-President, Medicago
2:00 pm Session #1: From Discovery to the Field
An expert dialogue heralding agricultural innovation in genetic engineering, and its capacity to address global needs for food, forestry, and animal health. This panel of Quebec experts will chronicle current research and commercialized technologies that create new opportunities for providing ongoing value to Canadians and the marketplace.
2:05 pm Dr. Martin Perron, Chercheur en Génétique Forestière, Ministère Ressources Naturelles et Faune du Québec
La génétique au bénéfice du reboisement
2:20 pm Dr. Martin Laforest, Researcher, DNA Landmarks
La Génomique : Du laboratoire aux champs
2:40 pm Dr. Michel Fortin, Président, Prevtec Microbia
Du laboratoire au 12-4-3: Pièges à éviter!
3:00 pm Networking break
3:30 pm Session #2: From Fields and Forests to the Bio-Economy
An expert discussion exploring the diversity of industrial biotechnology innovation in using agricultural feedstocks to maximize the value and impact of biotechnology on the global bio-economy.
3:35 pm Mr. Michel Lachance, Directeur Bio-Produits Industriels, CQVB Biomasses agricoles et bioproduits: des filières à développer
3:55 pm Dr. Mohamed Benyakoub, Executive Director, CRIBIQ CRIBIQ, un consortium pour soutenir le développement durable par des bioprocédés innovants.
4:15 pm Dr. Sylvie Fradette, Vice-Presidnet R&D, CO2 Solutions
Innovation dans la capture du carbone
4:35 pm Mr. Alain Tremblay, Scientific Director, Oleotek Réseau des oléagineux industriels: des huiles techniques tropicales cultivables ici
4:50 pm Question and Answer Session
5:00 pm Closing remarks
Dr. Nicole Benhamou, Director CRH, Université Laval
5:30-7:00 VIP Reception
Join us for an exclusive dinner reception courtesy of BIOTECanada, and le Centre de Recherche en Horticulture at the Envirotron. Parking has been reserved for attendees.
RSVP to: bioevent@biotech.ca by September 18 2009
For more information, contact:
Dr. Mejda B. Lortie, Mejda.Lortie@biotech.ca, Tel:(613)230-5585 ext 260.
BIOTECanada thanks our organizational partners: Laval University, le centre de Recherche en horticulture, CRIBIQ and the CQVB
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Date d'impression : Friday 10 September 2010
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