Conference: International Symposium on Biological Polyesters (ISBP2006), August 27-31, 2006, Minneapolis, Minnesota

今年的ISBP 2006将在明尼阿波利斯/圣保罗（美国）的明尼苏达大学举行。它将为来自学术界和工业界的生物学家，生物技术专家，化学家，聚合物科学家和化学工程师之间的跨学科讨论提供一个论坛，讨论生物聚酯的主题，这些生物聚酯现在越来越多地应用于不同领域，例如可由可再生资源制成的可生物降解和生物相容性塑料。 明尼苏达大学是这次国际会议的绝佳地点。该大学在生物技术，生物化学工程和聚合物工程方面有很强的计划。此外，双子城地区有一个发达的行业，在这一领域有着浓厚的兴趣，包括3 M，嘉吉，NatureWorks，美敦力和波士顿科学等，这些公司将为会议提供重要的支持。 随着目前对环境问题的认识日益提高和可持续生产技术的趋势，处理这些问题的会议越来越多。 ISBP会议系列具有悠久的历史，是当前趋势的先驱之一，其独特之处在于它特别关注聚羟基烷酸，其微生物生产技术及其多样化的应用。由于聚合物的相关性质，本次会议扩大到包括聚乳酸和其他生物聚酯。讨论的技术将大大有助于减少美国经济对外国石油的依赖。

0632005SriencThis year's ISBP2006 will take place at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis/St. Paul (USA). It will provide a forum for cross disciplinary discussions between biologists, biotechnologists, chemists, polymer scientists, and chemical engineers from academia and industry on the topic of biological polyesters that now increasingly find applications in diverse areas such as biodegradable and biocompatible plastics that can be made from renewable resources. The University of Minnesota is an excellent location for this International meeting. The University has a very strong program in biotechnology, biochemical engineering and polymer engineering. Furthermore, the Twin Cities area has a well-developed industry with strong interests in this field including 3M, Cargill, NatureWorks, Medtronic, and Boston Scientific etc. These companies will provide significant support for the Conference. With the current growing awareness of environmental issues and the trend towards sustainable production technologies there has been an increasing number of Conferences that address these issues. With its long history, the ISBP Conference series is among the pioneers of the current trends and is unique as it is specifically focused on polyhydroxyalkanoic acids, their microbial production technologies and their diverse applications. Because of the related nature of the polymers this Conference is expanded to include also polylactic acids and other biological polyesters. The technologies discussed will significantly contribute to reduce the dependence of the US economy on foreign oil.