The mini-symposium Rede AGRO “Dos vinhos de excelência aos produtos químicos: impacto da investigação em leveduras numa economia baseada na biotecnologia” will be held on July 14, at 4 p.m. This mini-symposium will take place at the rectory of Universidade de Lisboa (ULisboa), and follows the PYFF6 – 6th Conference on Physiology of Yeast and Filamentous Fungi, organised by Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) from 11th to 14th July.
The current challenges of wine and beer industries will be presented and discussed, as well as the production of biofuels and other chemical compounds made from oil, from renewable raw materials, aiming to a sustainable bio based economy.