Planetary Bio

Designing and Scaling Biology for a Sustainable Bioeconomy

May 5-8, 2025 - San Jose Convention Center, California
Conquering Carbon Emissions | Food Sourcing & Sustainability | Green Chemistry | Renewable Fuels | Cultivated Foods
Meet the startups, scale-ups, and corporates engineering biology on planetary scales to tackle humanity’s biggest challenges. From food and agriculture to chemicals and materials, the environment, and consumer goods—we’ve got you covered.

Featured Sessions

May 6th, 3:30 - 4:15 PM PT

Future Proofing Caffeine Commodities: Exploring Synbio Innovation Across Coffee & Cacao Cultivation
Speakers: Hanne Volpin (Celleste Bio), Maricel Saenz (Compound Foods), Sonalie Figueiras (Green Queen Media), and Sara Marquart (Planet A Foods)

May 7th, 3:30 - 4:15 PM PT

Pioneers in Pharma Manufacturing:  Using Synthetic Biology to Build New, Innovative Complex Chemical Structures
Speakers: Mais Jebrail (INTEGRA Biosciences), Matthew Weinstock (Novel Bio), and Michael Healy-Rehn (VTT)


May 7th, 4:30 - 5:15 PM PT

Nature 2.0 - Using SynBio to Unlock the Next Level of Natural Systems
Speakers: Keith Wood (Light Bio), Madeline Hall (Living Carbon), and Patrick Torbey (Neoplants)

May 8th, 1:30 - 2:15 PM PT

Conquering Carbon Emissions From the Concrete Industry
Speakers: Martyn Dade-Robertson (Northumbria University), Liv Andersson (Biozeroc), and Fiona Mischel (SynBioBeta)

May 8th, 1:30 - 2:15 PM PT

The view (of Synbio) From Global Chemical Industry Leaders
Speakers: Parayil Ajikumar (Manus Bio), Christophe Schilling (Genomatica), and Jim Flatt (DMC Biotechnologies)

May 8th, 2:30 - 3:15 PM PT

The Lipid Problem: How Synbio Can Help Make Oil & Fat Supply Chains Deforestation-Free
Speakers: Shen Ming Lee (Terra Oleo), Kathleen Alexander (Savor), Lars Langhout (NoPalm-Ingredients), Kari Koivuranta (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland)

May 8th, 2:30 - 3:15 PM PT

Space Therapies: Accelerating Biotech Solutions for Health Beyond Earth

Speakers: Lou Hawthorne (Nanostics), Dan Gobel (Methuselah Foundation), Dominykas Milasius (Delta Biosciences), Carina Kern (LinkGevity)

Featured Sponsors

Arzeda
Procter & Gamble
AgFunder
Conagen
Twist Bioscience
Ginkgo Bioworks
Procelys
Novel Bio
Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant
Hawkwood Biotech
CJ

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