Athens, GA - June 8 - 2015
Swissaustral will be attending the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Society of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology (SIMB) from August 2-6 in Philadelphia, USA. This conference is one of the most important events in industrial biotechnology and represent and excellent opportunity to spark collaborations between industry and academia. A team of two members will be representing Swissaustral at this meeting: Dr. Jenny Blamey, Swissaustral CSO and Dr. Felipe Sarmiento, Business Innovation Director North America.
Dr. Sarmiento will be the chair and principal convener of the "Enzymes from Extreme Environments" session, which will bring together experts on extremophilic enzymes from all over the world. Indeed, Dr. Jenny Blamey will be speaking at this session. Dr. Blamey will share Swissaustral’s novel advances in the development of industrial enzymes from extremophilic microorganisms and their potential applications. The session and presentation will take place on Tuesday, August 4th.
Since 2013, Swissaustral is a Silver Corporate Member of SIMB, and has participate actively with scientific poster, scientific presentations and as session organizer for the annual meeting of the SIMB. In addition, Dr. Sarmiento serve as the Diversity Travel Award sub-committee Chair, part of the new Diversity of committee of the SIMB.
Please join us at the 2015 SIMB Annual Meeting this summer and attend Swissaustral’s talk!
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Athens, GA - December 15, 2014
Dr. Felipe Sarmiento, was interviewed by the Public Service and Outreach office of the University of Georgia, about the current development of Swissaustral USA and our connections with the Small Business Development Center and other facilities at the University of Georgia. For more information, please follow this Link.
San Diego, CA – July 9, 2014 – Swissaustral, through its Business Development Manager and Director of the US branch, Dr. Felipe Sarmiento, exhibited at the 2014 Bio International Conference, the largest global event for the biotechnology industry, in San Diego, CA. Swissaustral was invited by the Georgia Innovation Crescent as part of the state of Georgia booth (booth #3721).Even though the Bio International convention has a more biomed focus, many companies and representatives of the industrial biotechnology were present.
Athens, GA – June 5, 2015
Swissaustral will be attending the 2015 BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology (#BIOWC15) from July 19-22 in Montreal, Canada. This conference is the largest international industrial biotech event, with over 1,300 attendees from 45 countries. A team of three members will be representing Swissaustral at this meeting: Dr. Jenny Blamey, Swissaustral CSO, Bernardita Chirino, Business Innovation Director Europe and Dr. Felipe Sarmiento, Business Innovation Director North America.
In addition, Dr. Felipe Sarmiento will be speaking at this event. Dr. Sarmiento will share Swissaustral’s expertise in the development of novel enzymes from extremophiles for industrial applications. The presentation will take place on Monday, July 20th during the morning session: “The Role of Enzymes: Cost and Performance”.
Dr. Sarmiento has a Ph. D. in microbiology from the University of Georgia, and extensive experience working with extremophilic and anaerobic microorganisms. In addition, he has worked for more than two years in business development for Swissaustral. Working for Swissaustral, he has developed a comprehensive understanding of industrial enzymes discovery and development, and the overall enzymes market.
Please join us at #BIOWC15 this summer and attend Swissaustral’s talk!
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