The 20th Biocatalysis Symposium of Japan

The 20th Biocatalysis Symposium of Japan will provide you the latest research about organic synthesis using enzyme.

We are welcoming all scientists and the public interested in biocatalysis field—not only for organic chemistry researchers, but also for those who are working in biology field.

With 5 prominent international scientists from industry and academe, the cutting-edge research about biocatalysis will be featured.

There will be a lecture from Codexis by Dr. Entwistle, a company representing US in an applied study of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2018 "directed evolution of enzymes".

Moreover, the discussion with Prof. Kazlauskas about the Nobel Prize will be fruitful.

It will be held at Tokyo Tech Suzukakedai Campus, located in Yokohama, just around 60 minutes from Tokyo by train.

Registration

Register for presentation and/or participation from here

Overview

Important Dates

Friday, October 5 19

Registration deadline for presentation (oral/poster)

Friday, October 12 19

Abstract submission deadline

Friday, November 9

Registration deadline for participant

About Registration Fee

Registration Category	Registration Fee		Mixer Fee
	General	Student	General	Student
Early Bird Register before November 9, 2018	JPY 7,000	JPY 2,000	Mixer at campus JPY 5,000 After-party JPY 2,000 total JPY 7,000	Mixer at campus JPY 1,000 After-party JPY 2,000 total JPY 3,000
On the Spot Register after November 10, 2018	JPY 8,000	JPY 3,000

*The registration fee for student without presentation is free, but mixer fee and after-party are necessary. The registration fee covers a printed abstract book and coffee breaks during the conference. The mixer fee is excluded from registration fee.

Payment Methods

1. 1.Bank Transfer

Presenters and participants wishing to pay via bank transfer can transfer sufficient fee to:

• Bank: Mizuho Bank
• Branch Name: Nagatsuta (長津田支店366)
• Account No.: 普通 1819528
• Account Name: Dai20kaiseitaishokubaikagakusinpojiumu
  (第20回生体触媒化学シンポジウム （ダイ20カイセイタイショクバイカガクシンポジウム）)

Please write down “Biocat-Japan-2018-Registration-your name” on "note" column in your transfer.

All handling fees or other surcharges should be paid by the registrants.

A notification e-mail will be sent after we validated your payment.

2. 2.On the Spot Payment

We accept only cash in Japanese Yen. Please have foreign currency exchanged beforehand.

Presenters and participants already registering before November 9 can also pay directly on the spot at December 12 with early bird registration fee.

Program

• Wednesday, December 12

Time	Program	Place
11:30-13:00	Registration	Foyer
13:00-13:05	Opening Remarks	Large Multipurpose Hall
13:05-14:05	Plenary Lecture 1 : Dr. John W. Wong, Pfizer Development of a Chemoenzymatic Process for a Gamma Secretase Modulator
14:05-15:05	Plenary Lecture 2 : Dr. Satoshi Koikeda, Amano Enzyme Inc. The wild type is not enough - Protein engineering of lipase for improving enzyme performance -
15:10-15:55	Poster Session 1 (odd-numbered)	Lounge
15:55-16:40	Poster Session 2 (even-numbered)
16:45-17:45	Plenary Lecture 3 : Dr. David Entwistle, Codexis The Evolution of Biocatalysis, Adventures in Directed Evolution	Large Multipurpose Hall
17:45-18:00	Group Photo
18:00-19:45	Mixer	Lounge
20:30	After-Party	Aobadai Forum Denentoshi-line Aobadai Station 5 min walk (20 min from campus)

• Thursday, December 13

Time	Program	Place
09:00-10:00	Plenary Lecture 4 : Prof. Ikuro Abe, The University of Tokyo Unusual Enzyme Reactions in Natural Product Biosynthesis	Large Multipurpose Hall
10:00-11:00	Plenary Lecture 5 : Prof. Dr. Harald Gröger, Bielefeld University Enzymes in Organic Chemistry: From Efficient Synthesis towards Chemo-enzymatic One-Pot Processes
11:00-11:30	Coffee break	Lounge
11:30-11:50	Oral 1 : Makoto Furukawa, Keio University Efficient enzymatic degradation of poly(ethylene terephthalate) using amphiphilic molecules	Large Multipurpose Hall
11:50-12:10	Oral 2 : Prof. Dr. Takeshi Sugai, Keio University Lipase-catalyzed site-selective deacetylation of sterically hindered polyphenol acetates and its application to the synthesis of bioactive natural product
12:10-12:30	Oral 3 : Kengo Kasama, Osaka University Base-promoted lipase-catalyzed kinetic resolution of atropoisomeric 1,1’-biaryl-2,2’-diols
12:30-13:45	Lunch break (Lunch mixer with plenary speakers and young scientists)
13:45-14:45	Plenary Lecture 6 : Prof. Dr. Zhi Li, National University of Singapore Engineering biocatalytic cascade reactions for green and selective chemical synthesis	Large Multipurpose Hall
14:45-15:15	Coffee Break	Lounge
15:15-16:15	Plenary Lecture 7 : Prof. Dr. Romas Kazlauskas, University of Minnesota How hydroxynitrile lyases evolved from esterases	Large Multipurpose Hall
16:15-16:35	Oral 4 : Prof. Dr. Ki-Seok Yoon, WPI-I2CNER, Kyushu University New [NiFe]hydrogenase running activity between H2 and O2 molecules
16:35-16:55	Oral 5 : Prof. Dr. Nobuya Itoh, Toyama Prefectural University Production of the drug candidates indirubin derivatives and epitheaflagallin 3‑O‑gallate (ETFGg) by the oxidative reactions of styrene monooxygenase and laccase
16:55-17:15	Oral 6 : Afifa Ayu Koesoema, Tokyo Institute of Technology Structure-function relationship of Prelog wild type and anti-Prelog mutant variants of acetophenone reductase from Geotrichum candidum NBRC 4597
17:15-17:20	Closing Remarks

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