Thursday 9 February 2012 Amphithéâtre Maurice Halbwachs, Site Marcelin Berthelot Open to all, subject to availability 10:00 - 11:00 Skip youtube video player Speaker(s) Paul Colonna Visiting Professor, Collège de France Events Previous Symposium 9 Feb 2012 10:00 - 11:00am Paul Colonna Introduction Symposium 9 Feb 2012 10:15 - 11:15am Jean-François Gibrat Using sequencing data to predict genes and their functions Symposium 9 Feb 2012 11:00am - 12:00pm Loïc Lepiniec Plant biotechnologies and plant improvement Symposium 9 Feb 2012 1:30 - 2:30pm Herman Hofte Adapting lignocellulosic biomass to its uses Symposium 9 Feb 2012 2:30 - 3:30pm Steven Ball Manipulating the structure of starch by understanding the biosynthetic pathways of different organis… Symposium 9 Feb 2012 3:30 - 4:30pm Gilles Peltier Photosynthesis. Efficiency and potential of microalgae for solar energy conversion Symposium 9 Feb 2012 4:30 - 5:30pm Magali Remaud Designing new enzymes and enhancing their performance through molecular engineering Symposium 9 Feb 2012 5:00 - 6:00pm François Kepes Beyond metabolic engineering, synthetic biology Symposium 10 Feb 2012 9:00 - 10:00am Jean-Marc Nicaud Mastering the structure of lipids through knowledge of the biosynthetic pathways of various organism… Symposium 10 Feb 2012 10:00 - 11:00am Dominique Rolin The contribution of metabolomics to integrative biology Symposium 10 Feb 2012 11:00am - 12:00pm Agnès Ricroch What forms of intellectual property are used in biotechnology : plant breeders' rights,… Symposium 10 Feb 2012 11:30am - 12:30pm Paul Colonna Discussion and debate : Biotechnologies bring innovations to our societies and lead to … Not recorded Symposium 10 Feb 2012 2:00 - 3:00pm Pierre-Benoit Joly Societal controversies Symposium 10 Feb 2012 3:00 - 4:00pm Gérard Bonhoure Modern biology and biotechnology education in secondary schools : how does secondary ed… Symposium 10 Feb 2012 3:30 - 4:30pm Paul Colonna Does public research provide sufficient knowledge in the field of biotechnologies to inform citizens… Next See also Paul Colonna, chair Sustainable development - Environment, energy and society Green and white biotechnologies. Environmental issues and technological challenges