The European Society of Applied Biocatalysis (ESAB) is organizing the 4th Digital Congress of the European Society of Applied Biocatalysis (ESAB) hosted by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) on November 23-25, 2026.

This online event will offer a unique opportunity to present your research to a global audience and engage with leading experts in the field of biocatalysis.

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Registration and abstract submission

Register and pay (by credit card) for the 4th Digital Congress of the European Society of Applied Biocatalysis (ESAB)

If you will pay by bak transfer, please contact the ESAB treasurer:

Elisabeth Jacobsen: elisabeth.e.jacobsen@ntnu.no, who will send an invoice. 

Upon registration, we will contact you with details on how you can access the event.

Abstract submission deadline: August 31, 2026. Please download the abstract template from the link and submit your word file abstract by e-mail to:

Elisabeth Jacobsen: elisabeth.e.jacobsen@ntnu.no. Please indicate if the abstract is for a poster or an oral presentation. A confirmation e-mail will be sent immediately.

Acceptance of abstracts will be noticed by September 15, which is the deadline for payment. 

Plenary Lecturers

Prof. Dr. Tobias Erb Max-Planck-Institute, Marburg, Germany

Prof. Dr. Anthony Green University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Click for abstract and bio: Building Enzymes with New Function

Prof. Dr. Martin Hayes AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden

Dr. Carlos Martinez Pfizer Worldwide, R&D, Groton, USA

Prof. Dr. Yang Yang University of California Santa Barbara, USA
Click for abstract and bio: New Strategies for Stereoselective Radical Biocatalysis

Prof. Dr. Sarah Lovelock University of Manchester, United Kingdom

Prof. Dr. Huimin Zhao University of Illinois at Urbana-Champain, IL, USA
Click for abstract and bio: Expanding the Boundary of Biocatalysis: From Directed Evolution to Autonomous Experimentation

Prof. Dr. Michael Christopher Jewett Stanford Engineering, Stanford University, CA, USA
Click for abstract and bio: Synthetic Biology for People and Planet Health 

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kroutil The Elk Group, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Click for abstract and bio: Expanding The Toolbox For C-H Oxidation, Amine Formation And C-C Bond Formation

Prof. Dr. Xiaoguang Lei College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering,
Peking University, P. R. China

Prof. Dr.  Pimchai Chaiyen School of Biomolecular Science and Engineering,
Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Thailand

Dr. Michael Breuer BASF, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany

Keynote Lecturers

Prof. Dr. Margit Winkler ZHAW School of Life Sciences and Facility Management, Switzerland

Prof. Dr. Silvia Osuna University of Girona, Girona, Spain

Topics 

Synthetic Biology and Metabolic Engineering
Biocatalysis and Functional Genomics
Advances in the Analysis of Enzymatic Reactions
Novel Enzymes
Enzyme Engineering
Experimental Tools and Methodologies for Screening Enzyme Functions
Biocatalyst Development and Production
Enzymatic Reaction Mechanisms
Electro- and Photobiocatalysis
Biocatalysis for Green and Sustainable Processes
Biocatalytic Process Engineering and Intensification
Scaling Biocatalytic Processes from mg to tons
Flow Biocatalysis
Industrial Biocatalysis
Biomanufacturing
Biocatalysis Education
Bioeconomy
Biocatalysis and Molecular Medicine
Biocatalysis in Drug Discovery & Development
Sustainable Enzymatic Synthesis of RNA
Biocatalysis meets Informatics
Use of new AI (Artificial Intelligence) techniques in biocatalysis
e Chemistry
Biocatalysis in Non-Conventional Media
Multistep Enzyme Catalyzed Processes
Biocatalytic Total Synthesis
Other