Book of Abstracts of VI CBEDS 2025 Biotechnology in Transformation: Shaping Science and Industry to Global Challenges

Abstract

Chemical and Biological Engineering has been significantly growing as an interdisciplinary biotechnological and scientific field, providing enormous challenges and opportunities for both academy and companies. The Chemical and Biological Engineering Doctoral Symposium (CBEDS) has been organized annually by the students of the PhD Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering of the University of Minho, since 2020. It aims to promote the exchange of knowledge between students, teachers and researchers from the Chemical and Biological Engineering fields.

The 2025 event celebrated the 6th edition with the theme "Biotechnology in Transformation: Shaping Science and Industry to Global Challenges" and took place at the University of Minho (Gualtar Campus) on the 2nd and 3rd of October 2025. This edition aimed at showcasing the challenges and innovations in the diverse field of Biotechnology (Health, Food, Environmental and Industrial), both in Portugal and worldwide. The program included oral and poster communications, along with a round table, aiming to promote active discussion and constructive criticism, lectures by invited speakers and workshops on Science Communication.