Enzyme Engineering XXVII

October 1-6, 2023
Singapore

It’s Time to Reimagine Singapore

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About This Conference

The Enzyme Engineering Conference is the leading international forum for discussion of enzyme engineering technology and applications. Enzyme Engineering XXVII (October 1- 6, 2023) is the first conference of this series, started in 1971, to be held in Singapore. Experts from around the globe will be on hand to present on a range of topics that should spark stimulating discussions. The specific topics that will be discussed at this meeting should be of interest to experts in the field and those who are just getting started or want to learn how enzyme engineering could be applied to their research. 

The specific topics will include:

• Computational Tools for Enzyme Engineering
• New Technologies for Enzyme Engineering
• Novel Enzymes 
• Enzyme Engineering in Synthetic Biology
• Enzyme Engineering for Medical Applications 
• Process Engineering 
• Enzyme Engineering for Sustainability

The confirmed speakers to date include: 

Ikuro Abe, University of Tokyo, Japan; David Ackerley, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand; Yasuhisa Asano, Toyama Prefectural University, Japan; David Baker, University of Washington, US; Andreas Bommarius, Georgia Institute of Technology, US; Uwe Bornscheuer, University of Greifswald, Germany;Stephanie Burton, University of Pretoria, South Africa; Pimchai Chaiyen, Vidyasirimedhi Inistitute of Science and Technology, Thailand; Zixin Deng, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China;. Byung-Gee Kim, Seoul National University, Korea; Zhaoxun Liang, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Joelle Pelletier, University of Montreal, Canada; John Woodley, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark; Li-Rong Yang, Zhejiang University, China; Wen Shan Yew, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Huimin Zhao, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, US

We invite the submission of abstracts and hope to see you in Singapore.

Conference Organization

Confirmed Speakers

Session Descriptions

Information coming soon.

Abstracts Submission

One-page abstracts should be submitted as soon as possible and no later than the deadlines noted below. The abstract should include both the significance of the research as well as results that will be discussed in order to allow a scientific assessment of the work by the organizers. Please indicate the two most relevant topics for which you are submitting your abstract and whether the abstract should be considered for an oral or poster presentation. 

The specific topics will include:

• Computational Tools for Enzyme Engineering
• New Technologies for Enzyme Engineering
• Novel Enzymes 
• Enzyme Engineering in Synthetic Biology
• Enzyme Engineering for Medical Applications 
• Process Engineering 
• Enzyme Engineering for Sustainability

Only a limited number of oral presentation slots are available. Thus all submissions for oral sessions will be considered for both oral and poster presentation.

All abstracts should be submitted electronically.

Please prepare your abstract according to this template: docx or doc.

Deadline for abstracts for oral presentations:                   May 31, 2023
Deadline for abstracts for poster presentations:               May 31, 2023

Awards will be presented for the overall best poster and for the top three student posters.

Enzyme Engineering Award – Call for Nominations

The Award

A piece of Steuben glassware, appropriately engraved for the awardee from Genencor; a certificate, signed and dated by an officer of Engineering Conferences International (ECI), and a financial award of US$3,000 from ECI.

The award will be presented in the names of Engineering Conferences International and Genencor.

The Presentation

The 2023 Award will be presented by the Chairs of the 27th International Conference on Enzyme Engineering in October 2023 in Singapore.

The awardee is to deliver an address during the conference, a requirement for acceptance.

Qualifications

The award is based on any or all of the following:

• New discoveries, research, process or device development or methodology relating to scientific or engineering achievements in the area of enzyme engineering.
• Outstanding contributions of a scientific or engineering nature in the design, operation or management of facilities, processes or devices based primarily on enzyme engineering.
• Distinguished service towards the development and growth of enzyme engineering.

Awardees may be from academic, governmental, industrial, or other organizations anywhere in the world and there are no age restrictions.

Nominations

Nominations are now being accepted. They are to include:

1. One letter of nomination which is to include:
   • a. Curriculum vitae (personal data, professional experience, list of publications and patents) of nominee.
   • b. Record of contributions, with specific evidence of outstanding achievements.
   • c. Paragraph citing the key factors on which the nomination is based.
2. Two letters of recommendation.

The complete nomination package should be submitted in an electronic form as a single PDF file with the name of the nominee, and should include the scanned, signed letters of support.  This file is to be sent to Barbara@engconfintl.org.

No special forms are required; however, the packet must be complete at the time of submission. Questions should be submitted to Barbara Hickernell at Barbara@engconfintl.org with the subject line 2021 Enzyme Engineering Award Question.

Deadline

The deadline for receipt of completed nomination packets is April 30, 2023.

Selection

The Award Committee will review the nominations and recommend a candidate to the Executive Committee of the Enzyme Engineering Conference for approval.

The Executive Chair of the conference shall notify the nominee in advance of the conference, to ensure his or her willingness to accept the award, be present for its presentation and deliver the required address.

Past Enzyme Engineering Awardees

1971 – HENNIKER, NH, USA

1973 – HENNIKER, NH, USA

1975 – PORTLAND, OR, USA

1977 – BAD NEUENAHR, GERMANY

1979 – HENNIKER, NH, USA

1981 – KASHIKOJIMA, JAPAN

1983 – WHITE HAVEN, PA, USA — ICHIRO CHIBATA

1985 – HELSINGOR, DENMARK — KLAUS MOSBACH

1987 – SANTA BARBARA, CA, USA — EPHRIAM KATCHALSKI-KATZIR

1989 – KASHIKOJIMA, JAPAN — SABURO FUKUI

1991 – KONA, HAWAII, USA — ALEX KLIBANOV

1993 – DEAUVILLE, FRANCE — MALCOLM LILLY

1995 – SAN DIEGO, CA, USA — MARIA-REGINA KULA/ CHRISTIAN WANDREY

1997 – BEIJING, CHINA — HARVEY BLANCH

1999 – KONA, HAWAII, USA — CHI HUEY WONG

2001 – POTSDAM, GERMANY — HIDEAKI YAMADA

2003 – SANTA FE, NM, USA — JON DORDICK/DOUG CLARK

2005 – GYEONG-JU, KOREA — DEWEY RYU

2007 – HARRISON HOT SPRINGS, BC, CANADA — FRANCES H. ARNOLD

2009 – GRONINGEN, THE NETHERLANDS – SAKAYU SHIMIZU

2011 – VAIL, COLORADO, USA – DAVID ESTELL

2013 – TOYAMA, JAPAN – YASUHISA ASANO

2015 – ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, USA – DAN TAWFIK

2017 – TOULOUSE, FRANCE – PIERRE MONSAN

2019 – WHISTLER, CANADA – HUIMIN ZHAO

2022 – DALLAS, TEXAS, USA – UWE BORNSCHEUER

Conference Sponsors

Sponsorship Opportunities

Package A: $1,500 

• Name of Company on Sponsor List in Program 
• Company Logo displayed on screen between sessions 

Package B: $3,000 

• Half-page ad in digital program 
• Name of Company on Sponsor List in Program 
• Company Logo displayed on screen between sessions 

Package C: $5,000 

• Full page ad in digital program 
• Sponsor a Coffee Break 
• Name of Company on Sponsor List in Program 
• Company logo & link on conference website 
• Company Logo displayed on screen between sessions 

Package D: $7,500 

• Sponsor a Scientific Session or Workshop including oral introduction  
• Full page ad in digital program 
• Name of Company on Sponsor List in Program 
• Company logo & link on conference website  
• Company Logo displayed on screen between sessions 

Package E: $10,000 

• Table of company information 
• Full page ad in digital program 
• Name of Company on Sponsor List in Program 
• Company logo & link on conference website  
• Company Logo displayed on screen between sessions 

Package F: $20,000 

• Table of company information 
• Company information packet available in attendees’ registration materials • Company logo and link on conference website  
• Full page ad in digital program  
• Company logo displayed on screen between sessions 
• Name of company on sponsor list in program 

ECI Associate Director Kevin Korpics (kevin@engconfintl.org, +1-212-514-6760) may be  contacted for invoicing and questions. Payment can be made via bank transfer, check or credit  card. Note that a 3.5% transaction fee applies to contributions made by credit card. Please note that none of the sponsor packages include any free or  discounted registrations for attendees from sponsor companies.

Past Conferences in This Series

Enzyme Engineering
August 9-13, 1971
New England College, Henniker, New Hampshire
Conference Chair:
L.B. Wingard, Jr., SUNY Buffalo

Enzyme Engineering II
August 5-10, 1973
New England College, Henniker, New Hampshire
Conference Chairs:
L. B. Wingard, Jr., University of Pittsburgh
E. K. Pye, University of Pennsylvania

Enzyme Engineering III
August 3-8, 1975
Reed College, Portland, Oregon 
Conference Chairs:
E. K. Pye, University of Pennsylvania
Howard H. Weetall, Corning Glass Works

Enzyme Engineering IV
September 25–30, 1977
Bad Neuenahr, W. Germany 
Conference Chairs:
G. Manecke, der Freie Universität Berlin
L. B. Wingard, Jr., University of Pittsburgh

Enzyme Engineering V
July 29-August 3, 1979 
New England College, Henniker, New Hampshire
Conference Chairs:
Howard H. Weetall, Corning Glass Works
G. P. Royer, University of Delaware

Enzyme Engineering VI
September 20-26, 1981 
Kashikojima, Japan 
Conference Chairs:
S. Fukui, Kyoto University
I. Chibata, Tanabe Seiyaku Co.

Enzyme Engineering VII
September 25-30, 1983
White Haven, Pennsylvania 
Conference Chair:
Allen I. Laskin, Exxon Research & Eng. Co.

Enzyme Engineering VIII
September 22-27, 1985 
Elsinor, Denmark 
Conference Chair:
Klaus Mosbach, University of Lund

Enzyme Engineering IX
October 4-9, 1987
Santa Barbara, California 
Conference Chairs:
Harvey W. Blanch, University of California, Berkeley
Alexander M. Klibanov, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Enzyme Engineering X
September 24-29, 1989 
Kashikojima, Japan 
Conference Chair:
H. Okada, University of Osaka

Enzyme Engineering XI
September 22-27, 1991 
Kona, Hawaii 
Conference Chairs:
David A. Estell, Genencor
Douglas S. Clark, University of California, Berkeley

Enzyme Engineering XII
September 19-24, 1993 
Deauville, France 
Conference Chairs:
Daniel Thomas, University of Technology of Compiègne
Marie Dominique Legoy, University of Technology of Compiègne

Enzyme Engineering XIII
October 15-20, 1995 
San Diego, California 
Conference Chairs:
Jon Dordick, University of Iowa
Alan Russell, University of Pittsburgh

Enzyme Engineering XIV
October 12-17, 1997 
Beijing, China 
Conference Chairs:
Yao-Ting Yu, Nankai University
Gao-Xiang Li, Academia Sinica

Enzyme Engineering XV
October 10-15, 1999 
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 
Conference Chairs:
David Anton, DuPont 
Frances H. Arnold, California Institute of Technology 
Robert Kelly, North Carolina State University

Enzyme Engineering XVI
October 7-12, 2001 
Potsdam, Germany 
Conference Chairs:
Frieder W. Scheller, University of Potsdam
Christian Wandrey, Research Center Jülich
Oreste Ghisalba, Novartis Pharma AG

Enzyme Engineering XVII
November 9-14, 2003 
Santa Fe, New Mexico 
Conference Chairs:
Stephen Benkovic, Pennsylvania State University 
Chi-Huey Wong, Scripps Research Institute
Jeffrey Moore, Merck & Co., Inc.
Birgit Kosjek, Merck & Co., Inc.

Enzyme Engineering XVIII
October 9-14, 2005 
Gyeong-ju, Korea
Conference Chairs:
Hak-Sung Kim, KAIST, Korea 
Ji-Yong Song, LG Life Sciences, Ltd, Korea
Tae-Kwang Oh, Korea Research Inst.of Biosciences & Biotech, Korea 
Moon-Hee Sung, Kookmin University, Korea 

Enzyme Engineering XIX
September 23-28, 2007
British Columbia, Canada
Conference Chairs:
Romas Kazlauskas, University of Minnesota
Stefan Lutz, Emory University
David Estell, Danisco/Genencor

Enzyme Engineering XX
September 20-24, 2009
Groningen, the Netherlands 
Conference Chairs:
Dick Janssen, University of Groninger
Oliver May, DSM Pharmaceutical Products
Andreas Bommarius, Georgia Institute of Technology

Enzyme Engineering XXI
September 18-22, 2011 
Vail, Colorado 
Conference Chairs:
Lori Giver, Codexis
Steve Withers, University of British Columbia

Enzyme Engineering XXII
September 22-26, 2013 
Toyama, Japan
Conference Chairs:
Yasuhisa Asano, Toyama Prefectural University
Jun Ogawa, Kyoto University
Yoshihiko Yasohara, Keneka Corp.

Enzyme Engineering XXIII
September 6-11, 2015
St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Conference Chairs:
Jon Dale Stewart, University of Florida
Robert DiCosimo, DuPont Industrial Biosciences

Enzyme Engineering XXIV
September 24-28, 2017
Toulouse, France
Conference Chairs:|
Pierre Monsan, Toulouse White Biotechnology, France
Magali Remaud-Simeon, LISBP-INSA, University of Toulouse, France

Enzyme Engineering XXV
October 15-19, 2019
Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Conference Chairs:
Huimin Zhao, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA 
John Wo

Enzyme Engineering XXVI
May 22-27, 2022
Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Conference Chairs:
Andy Bommarius, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA 
Vesna Mitchell, Codexis, USA
Doug Fuerst, GSK, USA

Singapore

Founded in 1819 as a British trading colony, Singapore declared independence on  August 16. Over the next five decades, the country thrived as a financial and trading hub. Through global trade links and the establishment of various Free Trade Agreements, Singapore has become a highly developed market-based economy. Although mostly urbanized, Singapore still retains its Asian charm and heritage. A cosmopolitan city of approximately 5.8 million people, with a multi-ethnic population, Singapore’s culture, arts, architecture, hospitality and cuisines all reflect the blend of the East and West.

Languages: The four official languages are English, Malay, Mandarin and Tamil. English is the language of administration and is widely spoken throughout Singapore.

Climate: Singapore is warm and humid all year round. Daily temperatures average 28 degrees Celsius. Abundant rainfall can be expected during the monsoon seasons from December to March and from June to September.

Currency: The official currency is the Singapore Dollar (SGD). Most foreign currencies are also accepted in major shopping centers and big department stores.

Electrical Connections:  The standard voltage in Singapore is 220 to 240 volts AC, 50 cycles per second. The country uses the type G three-pin power plug, similar to the United Kingdom. Most hotels provide adapters for electrical appliances of a different voltage on request.

Safety: Singapore is one of the safest cities in the world. It is generally safe to walk along the streets late at night. The country’s general economic prosperity and professional and effective police force contribute to the low crime rate.

Smoking: Smoking is prohibited in all air-conditioned areas (e.g. shopping centres, restaurants, cinemas, public buses, the MRT subway system, taxis, lifts), common corridors, void decks and staircases within residential buildings, outdoor hospital compounds, as well as within a five-meter radius from any entrance/exit and bus shelter. Within the Orchard Road precinct, smoking is allowed only in Designated Smoking Areas, marked by yellow boxes.

Jewel Changi Airport:  Changi Airport services 100 airlines flying to 380 cities in about 100 countries and territories worldwide. Each week, about 7,400 flights land or depart from Changi, with more than 65.6 million passengers passing through the airport every year. 

With the opening of entertainment and retail complex at the Jewel Changi Airport in 2019, visitors can enjoy its numerous attractions, shopping and dining facilities. Linked to three passenger terminals, Jewel’s highlights include the world’s tallest indoor waterfall, an indoor garden spanning five stories and the Changi Experience Studio, with displays and interactive games that showcase Changi’s aviation history. For business and transit passengers on the go, Jewel also houses a hotel and lounge to rest and rejuvenate.

Areas to Visit in Singapore

Chinatown  Lined with colorful pre-war places to visit, Chinatown is a unique mix of the old and new. Shop for an array of Chinese cultural souvenirs at the street market – from traditional clothing to opera masks. Dine outdoors amid a bustling atmosphere at the nearby Chinatown Food Street or enjoy a meal at Club Street or Keong Saik Road, where chic, urban bars and eateries inhabit the historic architecture.

Kampong Gelam   Set against rows of Melaleuca Places to visit trees, Kampong Gelam provides a picturesque setting to discover the Malay heritage of Singapore. Begin at the majestic Sultan Mosque to learn about Muslim traditions. Wander through the streets and browse through textiles, perfumes, and Malay artifacts as well as boutique and vintage fashion at Haji Lane; and finish with authentic Malay and Middle Eastern food on Arab Street.

Little India    Little India bustles with the sights and sounds of authentic Indian culture. Roam the streets to find reputable North and South Indian restaurants for a taste of true Indian cuisine. Explore the roadsides and alleys and stumble upon textile, incense, and other old trade stalls, and find your way to the Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple, one of the oldest temples in Singapore.

Marina Bay   Marina Bay is a symbol of Singapore’s urban development. Begin with a leisurely stroll at Gardens by the Bay, or enjoy a breathtaking view of the city from the Singapore Flyer. Then stroll over to the Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay to celebrate the arts. 

Orchard Road   A boulevard of style and luxury, Orchard Road is Singapore’s premier shopping district. This 2.2-km belt is lined with distinctive shopping malls, each offering a tempting array of retail, dining and entertainment.

Sentosa    With an island-resort vibe, this precinct offers an inviting mix of thrill and idyll. Universal Studios Singapore and S.E.A. Aquarium (one of the world’s largest aquariums) are located here along an international golf coursean many top spas.  There are breathtaking views while riding the Singapore Cable Car. 

Singapore River  With three distinctive quays – Boat Quay, Clarke Quay and Robertson Quay — the Singapore River precinct is one of Singapore’s premier waterfront destinations. A leisurely cruise down the pristine waterway takes you past historical and contemporary landmarks. For more information on what each precinct offers, visit www.visitsingapore.com

General Information about ECI

Engineering Conferences International (ECI) is a not-for-profit, global engineering conferences program, originally established in 1962 that provides opportunities for the exploration of problems and issues of concern to engineers and scientists from many disciplines.

The format of the conference provides morning and late afternoon or evening sessions in which major presentations are made. Poster sessions will be scheduled for evening discussion as well. Available time is included during the afternoons for ad hoc meetings, informal discussions, and/or recreation. This format is designed to enhance rapport among participants and promote dialogue on the development of the meeting. We believe the conferences have been instrumental in generating ideas and disseminating information to a greater extent than is possible through more conventional forums.

All participants are expected both to attend the entire conference and to contribute actively to the discussions. The recording/photographing of lectures and presentations is forbidden. As ECI conferences take place in an informal atmosphere, casual clothing is the usual attire.

Smoking is prohibited at ECI conferences and conference functions.