Workshop: International collaboration to advance biomanufacturing; September 7-8, 2017; Brussels, Belgium

工业生物技术和生物制造有可能从合成生物学、无细胞合成和纳米制造等基础研究和技术的进步中受益。然而，在生物制造领域，利用基础科学的进步来产生经济影响的速度比其他一些制造业领域要慢。这在一定程度上是由于工程生物学的挑战，在工程生物学中，进化和适应等过程确保了物种在其原生环境中的生存，但却阻碍了生物反应器中稳健、可复制过程的发展。该研讨会将汇集美国和欧洲该领域的领导人，以应对这些挑战。讲习班的成果将广泛传播。此外，这次会议将为美国和欧洲研究人员在生物制造领域的国际合作提供基础。为了解决将合成生物学、无细胞合成、纳米制造和其他基础科学领域的进展转化为生物制造进展所面临的挑战，本次国际研讨会将在美国国家科学基金会和欧盟委员会的联合支持下召开。研讨会将汇集来自大西洋两岸该领域的领导者，以：(1)探索和确定与将合成生物学、无细胞合成和纳米制造（生物学工程）等领域的基础研究进展转化为生物制造和工业生物技术进步相关的共同利益、需求和机会领域，从而产生经济影响；(2)确定能够解决新技术转化潜力的研究问题；(3)探索教育需求，确保该地区拥有训练有素和负责任的劳动力；(4)评估在标准和存储库、网络基础设施以及国际范围内的道德和社会问题等问题上的合作需求。

Industrial biotechnology and biomanufacturing have the potential to benefit from advances in basic research and technology such as synthetic biology, cell free synthesis and nanomanufacturing. However, leveraging advances in basic science such that they have an economic impact has been slower in the area of biomanufacturing than in some other manufacturing areas. This is in part due to the challenges of engineering biology, where processes such as evolution and adaptation ensure the survival of species in their native environment, but hinder the development of robust, reproducible processes within bioreactors. The workshop will bring together leaders in the field from the US and Europe to address these challenges. The results of the workshop will be disseminated broadly. In addition, this meeting will provide the foundation for international collaborations between researchers in the US and Europe in the area of biomanufacturing.In order to address the challenges associated with translating advances in synthetic biology, cell free synthesis, nanomanufacturing and other areas of basic science into advances in biomanufacturing, this international workshop will be convened, with joint support from the National Science Foundation and the European Commission. The workshop will bring together leaders in the field from both sides of the Atlantic to: (1) Explore and identify areas of joint interests, needs, and opportunities associated with the translation of basic research advances in areas such as synthetic biology, cell free synthesis and nanomanufacturing (the engineering of biology) into advances in biomanufacturing and industrial biotechnology such that they have economic impact; (2) Identify research questions that could address translational potential of new technologies; (3) Explore the educational needs to ensure a well-trained and responsible workforce in the area; and (4) Assess the need for collaboration on issues such as standards and repositories, and cyberinfrastructure, as well ethical and societal concerns on an international scale.