Event date： 2026.12.17
Registration period： ~ 2026.12.08
Audience Business and community Alums Students Professors and staff
Location Other facility of Kobe U
Kobe University will host the 16th KUEB Premier Seminar on Thursday, December 17, 2026.
This seminar is organized as part of the Program for Forming Japan's Peak Research Universities (J-PEAKS), supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
The seminar will feature distinguished researchers from around the world, who will present cutting-edge research in engineering biology and related fields, including synthetic biology, metabolic engineering, bioprocess engineering, and bioethics.
The seminar aims to promote interdisciplinary exchange among researchers and foster new opportunities for international research collaboration and innovation.
We warmly welcome your participation.
Event Details
- Date & Time: Thursday, December 17, 2026, 11:15–18:15
- Venue: Convention Hall, 2nd Floor, Kobe University Integrated Research Center
- Format: In-person only (Limited to the first 300 registrants)
- Eligibility: Open to all
- Admission: Free of charge
- Language: English
- Registration Deadline: Tuesday, December 8, 2026
- Registration: Please register using the online registration form.
Please note that no live streaming or recorded sessions will be available.
Parking is not available at the venue. Please use public transportation.
For directions to the venue, please visit the Access Information page.
Speakers
| 講演者名 | 所属 | 研究分野 |
| Dr. Gilles Truan | Toulouse Biotechnology Institute, France | Synthetic biology, molecular metabolic engineering, yeast metabolic engineering |
| Dr. Stéphane Lemaire | CNRS / Sorbonne Université, France | Synthetic biology, microalgae, systems biology |
| Dr. Tae Seok Moon | J. Craig Venter Institute, USA | Synthetic biology, biosafety, waste upcycling |
| Dr. David Savage | University of California, Berkeley, USA | Genome biology, synthetic biology, photosynthesis |
| Dr. Nin Kirkham | University of Western Australia, Australia | Engineering ethics, bioethics, ethics of technology |
| Dr. Thomas Walther | TU Dresden, Germany | Bioprocess engineering, environmental engineering, materials science |
Presentation titles and further details will be announced once confirmed.
- Organizer: Institute for Digital Bio Life Science Research Park, Advanced Research Hub for Engineering Biology, Kobe University
- Contact: Global Innovation Management Office, Institute for Digital Bio Life Science Research Park, Kobe University
dblr-gi-catapult [at] research.kobe-u.ac.jp (Please replace [at] with @ when sending an email.)
（Global Innovation Management Office, Institute for Digital Bio Life Science Research Park）
（Incharge：DBLR (Digital Bio Life Science Research Park) Promotion Office, Department for Research Management and External Cooperation）
