ICBBES 2026
2nd International Conference on Biomanufacturing, Bio-Innovation, and Environment Sustainability

Organized By: Department of Biotechnology, University Institute of Biotechnology
Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali, Punjab, India

10 - 11 April
2026

Platform
Hybrid Mode

About the Conference

The 2nd International Conference on Biomanufacturing, Bio-Innovation, and Environment (ICBBES 2026) aims to bring together leading researchers, academicians, industry experts, and policymakers from across the globe to explore recent advancements and emerging trends in biotechnology. This interdisciplinary platform is designed to foster knowledge exchange, research collaboration, and innovation in the critical areas of biomanufacturing, sustainable development, and environmental protection.

Building on the success of the first edition, ICBBES 2026 will provide an excellent opportunity to discuss cutting-edge biotechnological solutions addressing industrial challenges, environmental sustainability, and societal needs. The conference will highlight innovations in bio-based manufacturing, environmentally conscious technologies, and entrepreneurial approaches to biotechnology, with an emphasis on their role in driving the global bioeconomy.

The event will feature plenary talks, keynote lectures, oral and poster presentations, and industry-academia interaction sessions to create a vibrant forum for the exchange of ideas and knowledge.

About Chandigarh University

Chandigarh University (CU) is located in the vicinity of Chandigarh and has a sprawling 250 acres’ smart campus with world-class infrastructure and facilities. CU is accredited with A+ Grade by NAAC, India and has the achievement of being ranked 1st among private Indian Universities in QS World Ranking 2025 and 19th in NIRF Rankings released by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. With 19+ academic institutes and 48 departments, it offers a wide spectrum of programs paired with flexibility, experiential learning and interdisciplinary orientation ranging from the Graduation level to the Ph.D. level.

Focused on fostering a research-intensive environment, CU has successfully filed 4300 patents, incubated 150+ Startups and published more than 15,000+ research papers. The University provides a global perspective to facilitate students with international learning opportunities through partnerships with more than 515+ top-ranked universities worldwide in 100+ countries.

About Department of Biotechnology

The Department of Biotechnology, under the University Institute of Biotechnology (UIBT) at Chandigarh University, offers a vibrant, research- driven learning environment for aspiring biotechnologists. With cutting-edge infrastructure and a distinguished faculty, the department emphasizes both academic excellence and hands-on training.

In collaboration with premier universities and renowned research institutes across the globe, the department ensures holistic student development—making graduates industry-ready and globally competitive.

Ranked among the top biotechnology institutions in India, the department offers an interdisciplinary and industry-aligned curriculum. It integrates Animal, Plant, and Microbial Sciences with foundational subjects such as Biochemistry, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Computational Biology. The curriculum also includes specialized areas like Genetic Engineering, Immunology, Enzyme Technology, Environmental Biotechnology, Agricultural Biotechnology, Industrial Biotechnology, Bioprocess Engineering, Bioinformatics, and Nanobiotechnology.

Our faculty, drawn from leading global institutions and industries, guide students through theoretical learning and advanced research. Equipped with state-of-the-art laboratories and instrumentation facilities, the department cultivates innovation and technical expertise in Biotechnology, Microbiology, and Biological Sciences, preparing students for diverse careers in academia, industry, and research.

ICBBES 2026
2nd International
Conference on Biomanufacturing,
Bio-Innovation, and Environment Sustainability

10-11 April
2026

Plateform
Hybrid Mode

Call for Abstract

Participants are invited to submit abstract on their research work, hypothesis (max. 300 words and 6 key word) that should be written in times new roman with 12 font size using Microsoft word with 1.5 spacing. Corresponding author must be highlighted by asterisk (*) with complete mailing address and affiliation.

Conference Sessions

The conference sessions covering all the themes and subthemes will be supported by the plenary talk, invited talk, oral presentation and poster presentation by eminent scientists and academicians from India and abroad on the relevant topics.

Poster Presentation

All the participant are requested to prepare their poster that should not exceed the dimension 1.2 x 1.0 m and furnished with title, author name, affiliation, introduction, methods and materials, results and discussion, conclusion. Clear picture, diagram, graph, and short table are highly encouraged to use in posters to win the best poster prize.

Important Dates

Important Dates
Last date of Registration	1^st March 2026
Last date of Abstract	28^th February 2026
Last date of Accommodation Request	15^th March 2026

Conference Fee and Registration

Categories	Early Bird Registration (Up to 1st February, 2026)	Late Registration (Up to 1st March, 2026)	On spot Registration
Students (UG/PG)	1000	1200	1500
Ph.D. Scholar, JRF, SRF, CU Faculty	1500	2000	2500
Faculty	2000	2500	3000
Industries	3000	3500	4000
Accompanying Person	800	1000	1200

Foreign Delegates

Type of Participant	Early Bird (Up to 1^st February, 2026)	Late Registration (Up to 1^st March, 2026)	On the spot Registration
UG & PG Student/ Research Scholar	USD 50	USD 70	USD 100
Faculty/ Scientist/ Industry Personal	USD 100	USD 120	USD 150

Publication Partners

Conference Proceedings

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Abstract Guidelines

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Key Points of the Conference

Multidisciplinary themes spanning biomanufacturing, bioinnovation, and environmental sustainability
Hybrid conference format to facilitate broader national and international participation
Dynamic platform for presenting cutting-edge research, technological innovations, and fostering strong industry–academia collaborations
Presentation opportunities across oral, poster, young scientist, and invited categories
Extensive networking prospects with distinguished experts, researchers, and industry leaders
Opportunity for publication, with selected abstracts invited for full paper submission

How to Reach Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali (Punjab)?

Chandigarh University is located in Gharuan, Mohali, and is well connected via road, rail, and air to Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula. Cabs and private taxi services are easily available to commute from the major transport points of the tri-city region (Chandigarh–Mohali–Panchkula).

Partners and Collaborators

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Theme of the conference

A. Biomanufacturing

Sustainable Bioprocessing and Green Manufacturing
Industrial Enzyme Production and Applications
Fermentation Technology and Scale-Up Processes
Synthetic Biology in Biomanufacturing
Bio-based Materials and Biopolymers
Downstream Processing and Purification Technologies
Biorefineries and Circular Bioeconomy Models

B. Bio-Innovation

Cutting-edge Biotechnological Innovations
Translational Research and Start-up Ecosystems
Advances in Biomedical Devices and Diagnostics
Genomics, Proteomics, and Bioinformatics in Innovation
CRISPR and Genome Editing Tools
Biotechnological Entrepreneurship and IP Management
AI and Digital Tools in Biotech R&D

C. Environment

Bioremediation and Waste Management
Environmental Biotechnology for Pollution Control
Valorization of Agricultural and Industrial Waste
Climate Change and Carbon Capture Technologies
Bioenergy: Biodiesel, Bioethanol, and Biogas
Sustainable Water and Wastewater Treatment
Ecosystem Restoration through Microbial/Biotech Tools

D. Special/Interdisciplinary Themes

Regulatory and Ethical Aspects of Biotechnology
Public Engagement and Policy in Biosciences
Green Chemistry in Biotechnological Applications
Biotechnology in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
One Health: Integration of Human, Animal, and Environmental Health
Education, Skill Development & Capacity Building in Biotechnology
Functional food and nutraceutical development

Committee Members

CHIEF PATRON	Sh. Satnam Singh Sandhu Honourable Chancellor
PATRONS	Prof. (Dr.) R.S. Bawa Advisor to Chancellor
PATRONS	Prof. Raviraja N. Seetharam Vice Chancellor
CONFERENCE MENTORS	Prof. (Dr.) Devinder Singh Pro-Vice Chancellor
	Prof. (Dr.) Raghuveer V R Pro-Vice Chancellor - Academic Affairs
	Prof. (Dr.) Satbir Singh Sehgal Pro-Vice Chancellor and Registrar
	Prof. (Dr.) Rajan Sharma Executive Director – International Affairs and International Admissions
CONFERENCE CHAIR	Prof. (Dr.) Gunjan Mukherjee Director, University Institute of Biotechnology
CONFERENCE Co-CHAIR	Prof. (Dr.) Nancy George Head, Department of Biotechnology
CONVENER	Dr. Swati Sharma Associate Professor
	Dr. Sukhminderjit Kaur Professor
	Dr. Vikas Kumar Associate Professor
ORGANIZING SECRETARY	Dr. Gajendra B. Singh, Professor
	Dr. Gaurav Mudgal, Professor
	Dr. Vipasha Sharma, Professor
	Dr. Sunny Dhiman, Associate Professor
	Dr. Mahavir Joshi, Professor
	Prof. Altaf Ahmad, President, NESA, New Delhi
JOINT ORGANIZING SECRETARY	Dr. Balvir Singh, Professor
	Dr. Swaati Sharma, Assistant Professor
	Dr. Anu Kumar, Associate Professor
	Dr. Abhijit Gupta, Assistant Professor
	Dr. Namrata Gupta, Associate Professor
	Dr. Gaurav Saxena, Assistant Professor, Department of Life Science, Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh and Joint Secretary, NESA, New Delhi

Prof. Kamal Dev	Visiting Scientist, Wright State University, USA
Prof. Joanne Ivancic	Executive Director, Advanced Biofuels, USA
Prof. Jose Rajan	Chair Professor, Ming Chi University of Technology, Taiwan
Dr. Wubetie Adnew	Associate Professor of Plant Biology (Plant Ecophysiology), Director, Academic Staff Affairs, College of Science, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
Dr. Prakash Buhyar	Director/ Assistant Dean, International Industry and Agriculture Innovation Research Center (IIAR), Organic Agriculture Management Maejo University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Prof. Shaun Sabico	Associate Professor and Deputy Director, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Guilherme Malafaia	Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Goiano Federal Institute - Campus Urutaí (Brazil)
Dr. Ravinder Nagpal	Director, The Gut Biome Lab, Florida State University, USA
Prof. Hippolyte Tene Mouafo	Scientist, Food Safety, Microbial Biotechnology, Food Technology, NGS, Centre for Food, Food Security and Nutrition Research, Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plant Studies, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Dr. Arun Kumar Shukla	Senior Scientist, King Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Anna Jaromin	Assistant Professor, Department of Lipids and Liposomes, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, Poland
Prof. Gokhan Zenign	Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Selçuk Üniversitesi, Selçuklu, Turkey
Prof. Mohamed El-Shazley	Professor, Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Prof. Raghavendra P. Tiwari	Vice Chancellor, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, India
Dr. Deepak Pant	Dean, School of Earth and Environmental Science, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala, India
Prof. S. S. Kanwar	Former Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, India
Dr. Wamik Azami	Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, India
Dr. Gurvinder Singh Kocher	Principal Scientist, Department of Microbiology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Dr. Rajat Sandhir	Professor, Department of Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
Dr. Venkata Krishanan	Professor, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India
Dr. Pushplata Singh	Director, Centre for Nano Research Area and Agricultural Biotechnology Area, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Gurugram, India
Prof. K. Dharmalingam	Director - Research, Arvind Eye Care System, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Mr. Satyendra Singh	Chief Executive Officer, TBI IISER, Mohali, India
Dr. Jatinder Kaur Arora	Advisor, Northern Region S & T Cluster, Former Executive Director, Punjab State Council for Science & Technology, Chandigarh, India
Dr. Naveen Gupta	Chairman, Department of Microbiology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India

Dr. Deepak Pant	Dean, School of Earth and Environmental Science, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala, India
Dr. Venkat Krishanan	Professor (Green Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Clean Environment and Heterogeneous Catalysis), Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India
Dr. Mukesh Kumar Meena	Scientist-III, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi, India
Dr. Amit Rai	Professor and INSA Associate Fellow Department of Botany University of Delhi North Campus, New Delhi, India
Dr. Vandana Vinayak	School of Applied Science Diatom Nanoengineering and Metabolism Laboratory, School of Applied Sciences, Dr. Harisingh Gour Central University, Sagar, India
Dr. Gunjan Goyal	Associate Professor Central University of Haryana, Haryana, India
Dr. Kirtiraj Kundlik Gaikwad	Head of Department Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India, India
Dr. Ashok Kumar Nadda	Associate Professor, Jaypee University of Information and Technology, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India

Dr. Hardeep Kaur	Associate professor
Dr. Pitambri Thakur	Associate professor
Dr. Anil Kumar	Associate professor
Dr. Shanu Magotra	Associate professor
Dr. Ravi Kumar Sharma	Associate professor
Dr. Rajesh Yogi	Associate Professor
Dr. Preeti Solanki	Associate Professor
Dr. Tarun Kumar	Associate Professor
Ms. Jashanpreet Kaur	Assistant Professor
Dr. Arti Devi	Assistant Professor
Dr. Jasdeep Singh	Associate Professor
Dr. Vagish Dwibedi	Assistant Professor
Dr. Varshika	Assistant Professor
Dr. Suradeep Basak	Assistant Professor
Dr. Ravinder Singh Bali	Assistant Professor
Dr. Bhuvnesh Kapoor	Assistant Professor
Dr. Pardeep Kaur	Assistant Professor
Dr. Namrata Gupta	Assistant Professor
Dr. Ashwani Kumar	Assistant Professor
Dr. Deepak Kumar	Assistant Professor
Dr. Shikha Chauhan	Assistant Professor
Dr. Ashish K Pathak	Assistant Professor
Dr. Nanamika Thakur	Assistant Professor
Dr. Manish Sharma	Assistant Professor
Dr. Samriti	Assistant Professor
Dr. Anuj kumar poonia	Assistant Professor
Dr. Sonia Kumari	Assistant Professor
Dr. Manik Sharma	Assistant Professor
Dr. Vijay Gahlaut	Assistant Professor
Dr. Sheetal Thakur	Assistant Professor
Dr. Vishal Ahuja	Assistant Professor
Dr. Manish Kumar Dubey	Assistant Professor
Dr. Narashans Alok Sagar	Assistant Professor
Dr. Chhavi Sharma	Assistant Professor
Dr. Ayon Chakraborty	Assistant Professor
Dr. Pankaj Kumar Singh	Assistant Professor
Dr. Kanika Sharma	Assistant Professor
Dr. Vijay Kumar	Assistant Professor
Dr. Shabnum Shafi	Assistant Professor
Dr. Gurleen Kaur	Assistant Professor

ICBBES 20262nd International Conference on Biomanufacturing, Bio-Innovation, and Environment Sustainability

10 - 11 April 2026

PlatformHybrid Mode

About the Conference

About Chandigarh University

About Department of Biotechnology

6-7October 2025

PlateformHybrid Mode

ICBBES 20262nd International Conference on Biomanufacturing,Bio-Innovation, and Environment Sustainability

10-11 April 2026

PlateformHybrid Mode

Call for Abstract

Conference Sessions

Poster Presentation

Important Dates

Conference Fee and Registration

Foreign Delegates

Publication Partners

Conference Proceedings

Paper Template

Abstract Guidelines

Key Points of the Conference

How to Reach Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali (Punjab)?

Partners and Collaborators

Accommodation details

Theme of the conference

A. Biomanufacturing

B. Bio-Innovation

C. Environment

D. Special/Interdisciplinary Themes

Committee Members

Steering Committee

International Advisory Committee

National Advisory Committee

Keynote Speakers

Organizing Committee

ICBBES 2026
2nd International Conference on Biomanufacturing, Bio-Innovation, and Environment Sustainability

10 - 11 April
2026

Platform
Hybrid Mode

6-7
October 2025

Plateform
Hybrid Mode

ICBBES 2026
2nd International
Conference on Biomanufacturing,
Bio-Innovation, and Environment Sustainability

10-11 April
2026

Plateform
Hybrid Mode