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2024 Annual Conference

Dates: September 14th and September 15th
Atlanta, Georgia
Emory Conference Center Hotel

Date TBD

About the IBE Meeting

Come for the Content. Stay for the Networking.
The IBE Annual Meeting is a gathering of the world’s leading researchers and educators in biological engineering, who share a passion for building a better future.

The 2024 Annual Meeting will include technical sessions in key areas such as bioenvironmental engineering, biological sensing, bioprocessing, public health, and much more. We hope that you’ll join us and share your research highlights in biology-inspired engineering!

The intimate setting and diverse makeup of the conference are catalysts for multidisciplinary interactions with attendees who actively participate in shaping the biological engineering profession.

Undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to attend. The meeting is an excellent opportunity to develop professional skills and network with peers and professionals in the industry through activities such as poster sessions, bioethics essay competition and social activities.

Session Titles

Technical Sessions:

  • Synthetic Biology and Metabolic Engineering
  • Biological Engineering Applications in Industry
  • From Linear to Circular Bioeconomy Systems
  • Bioenvironmental Engineering
  • Biological Sensing and Diagnostics 1 (food & agriculture)
  • Biological Sensing and Diagnostics 2 (humans & animals)
  • Biomedical Engineering Applications
  • Biomaterials & Nanomaterials
  • Biomanufacturing & Bioprocessing
  • Sustainable, Bio-derived Fuels, and Chemicals
  • Emerging Pathogens and Infectious Diseases Preparedness, Surveillance, and Response
  • Tissue & Cellular Engineering
  • Integrative Precision Agriculture

Special Sessions:

  • Beyond "Know your audience": What's Biological Engineering, anyway?
  • Biological Engineering Education – Convergence, Circularity, and Ethical Considerations
  • Charting the Future of Bioengineering within the One Health Paradigm
  • Role of Biological Engineering in Bioeconomy

Special Programming:

  • Poster Session – open to everyone, best poster awards for students
  • Speed Networking – open to everyone, find new collaborations and job opportunities
  • Future Innovators Biodesign Challenge: The Bio Fidget Spinner – workshop for high school students and undergraduates
  • Bio-Business Career Panel – open to everyone, learn from and interact with experts in the field.
  • Bioethics Essay Competition – open to students and awards for students