Event Schedule

SYNBIO REACTOR
2026 SCHEDULE

Two days of keynotes, panels, workshops, and networking across 5 parallel tracks

Jan 19-20, 2026
Berlin, Germany
09:00 - 09:45

Betonhalle Main

Opening Keynote: The Future of Synthetic Biology

D

Dr. Sarah Chen

Max Planck Institute

Max 500
KeynoteAll LevelsVision

Silent Green A

Silent Green B

Workshop Room 1

Workshop Room 2

10:00 - 10:45

Betonhalle Main

Panel: AI x Synthetic Biology

P

Prof. Michael Weber

TU Berlin

Max 500
PanelAdvancedAI

Silent Green A

Fireside Chat: Scaling from Lab to Market

A

Anna Kowalski

GeneTech Solutions

Max 80
FiresideIntermediateBusiness

Silent Green B

Workshop: CRISPR Design Fundamentals

D

Dr. James Morrison

CRISPRLab

Max 40
WorkshopBeginnerTechnical

Workshop Room 1

Group Discussion: Bio Defense Strategies

L

Lisa Andersson

BioCircular

Max 30
DiscussionAdvancedSecurity

Workshop Room 2

Workshop: Metabolic Modeling Basics

D

Dr. Raj Patel

Novozymes

Max 35
WorkshopIntermediateModeling
11:00 - 11:45

Betonhalle Main

Startup Pitches: Session 1

C

Competition Host

GASB

Max 500
PitchingAll LevelsStartups

Silent Green A

Fireside Chat: Green Chemistry Revolution

P

Prof. Elena Schmidt

Fraunhofer Institute

Max 80
FiresideIntermediateSustainability

Silent Green B

Workshop: Bioreactor Design Principles

D

Dr. Marcus Johnson

BioScale Systems

Max 40
WorkshopAdvancedEngineering

Workshop Room 1

Group Discussion: Regulatory Pathways

M

Maria Rodriguez

EMA Biotech

Max 30
DiscussionIntermediateRegulatory

Workshop Room 2

Workshop: Synthetic Promoter Engineering

D

Dr. Kevin Lee

SynPromoter Inc

Max 35
WorkshopAdvancedGene Expression
12:00 - 13:00

Betonhalle Main

Lunch Break & Networking

O

Open Networking

GASB

Max 500
NetworkingAll LevelsSocial

Silent Green A

Silent Green B

Workshop Room 1

Workshop Room 2

13:00 - 14:00

Betonhalle Main

Silent Green A

SynBio World Café: Discussion Tables

V

Various Hosts

GASB Community

Max 80
DiscussionAll LevelsCommunity

Silent Green B

Workshop Room 1

Workshop Room 2

14:00 - 14:45

Betonhalle Main

Panel: Sustainable Supply Chains

A

Anna Kowalski

GeneTech Solutions

Max 500
PanelIntermediateSupply Chain

Silent Green A

Fireside Chat: Founding a BioStartup

T

Tom Anderson

BioVentures Capital

Max 80
FiresideBeginnerEntrepreneurship

Silent Green B

Workshop: Cell-Free Systems

D

Dr. Sophie Turner

CellFree Labs

Max 40
WorkshopIntermediateTechnology

Workshop Room 1

Group Discussion: IP Strategy for Biotech

D

David Chen

BioPatents LLP

Max 30
DiscussionAdvancedLegal

Workshop Room 2

Workshop: DNA Assembly Techniques

D

Dr. Nina Patel

AssemblyBio

Max 35
WorkshopIntermediateCloning
15:00 - 15:45

Betonhalle Main

Keynote: Scaling Challenges in SynBio

P

Prof. Michael Weber

TU Berlin

Max 500
KeynoteAll LevelsScaling

Silent Green A

Fireside Chat: Investor Perspectives

S

Sarah Martinez

DeepTech Ventures

Max 80
FiresideIntermediateInvestment

Silent Green B

Workshop: Protein Engineering 101

D

Dr. Robert Kim

ProteinDesign Corp

Max 40
WorkshopBeginnerProtein

Workshop Room 1

Group Discussion: Ethical Boundaries

P

Prof. Lisa Werner

Ethics Institute Berlin

Max 30
DiscussionAll LevelsEthics

Workshop Room 2

Workshop: High-Throughput Screening

D

Dr. Ahmed Hassan

AutomationBio

Max 35
WorkshopAdvancedAutomation
16:00 - 16:45

Betonhalle Main

Startup Pitches: Session 2

C

Competition Host

GASB

Max 500
PitchingAll LevelsStartups

Silent Green A

Fireside Chat: Academic to Industry

D

Dr. Jennifer Wu

BioTransfer Office

Max 80
FiresideIntermediateCareer

Silent Green B

Workshop: Genome Mining Strategies

P

Prof. Thomas Berg

Natural Products Lab

Max 40
WorkshopAdvancedDiscovery

Workshop Room 1

Group Discussion: Partnership Models

A

Anna Kowalski

GeneTech Solutions

Max 30
DiscussionIntermediateCollaboration

Workshop Room 2

Workshop: Biosensor Development

D

Dr. Carlos Mendez

SensorBio Labs

Max 35
WorkshopIntermediateSensors
17:00 - 17:45

Betonhalle Main

Day 1 Closing & Networking Reception

G

GASB Team

GASB

Max 500
NetworkingAll LevelsSocial

Silent Green A

Silent Green B

Workshop Room 1

Workshop Room 2

Session Types

Keynote
Panel Discussion
Fireside Chat
Workshop
Group Discussion

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