Participation in Upcoming Event –August 2026: 2026-07-28
- PtBio Inc.

- Jul 28
- 2 min read
Updated: Jul 29
PtBio Inc. is pleased to announce its participation in the following event.

■International Symposium on Integrated Biorefinery and Bioindustry Transition
August 3 (Mon) - 4 (Tue)
This international symposium, hosted by Chulalongkorn University in Thailand, focuses on integrated biorefineries and the transition toward a sustainable bioindustry.
Yumiko Kusakabe, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) of PtBio, will participate as a panel speaker, sharing insights on industry-academia collaboration, open innovation, the social implementation of genome editing technologies, and PtBio’s experience in expanding these innovations into global markets.
Dates: Monday, August 3 - Tuesday, August 4, 9:00-16:00
Venue: Pathumwan Princess Hotel(444 MBK Center, Phayathai Road, Wang Mai, Pathum Wan District, Bangkok 10330 Thailand)
■Synthetic Biology and Intelligent Biomanufacturing: Advanced Food and Energy Security
August 5 (Wed)
This international workshop, hosted by Chulalongkorn University in Thailand, focuses on precision fermentation, synthetic biology, and industrial biotechnology. The event brings together experts from academia, research institutions, industry, and government to discuss the social implementation of biotechnology and the promotion of industry-academia collaboration.
Yumiko Kusakabe, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) of PtBio, will speak at the workshop, introducing PtBio’s business activities and sharing our experience in translating research outcomes in the food and agriculture sectors into real-world applications and commercial ventures.
Date & Time: Wednesday, August 5, 9:00-16:00
Venue: Pathumwan Princess Hotel(444 MBK Center, Phayathai Road, Wang Mai, Pathum Wan District, Bangkok 10330 Thailand)
■CSHL meetings - Genome Engineering: CRISPR Frontiers
August 11 (Tue) – 15 (Fri)
Kazuki Nakamae (Assistant Professor, Joint Research Chair, Genome Editing Innovation Center, Hiroshima University), who also serves as the team leader of the BioDX Team, will participate and present a poster on “PtWAVE,” the software we have released that enables highly sensitive and accurate measurement of genome editing activity.
Dates: Tuesday, August 11–Friday, August 15
Venue: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (1 Bungtown Rd, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724)
Official Website: https://meetings.cshl.edu/abstracts.aspx?meet=CRISPR&year=26
■The 73rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Food Science and Technology
August 26 (Wed) – 28 (Fri)
Keisuke Okuhara, our CEO, will speak at the Industry-Academia Collaboration Symposium on the topic: “Creating New Value Through Open Innovation: Challenges for 2050 and Industry-Academia Collaboration to ‘Turn Technology into Money.’”
Date and Time: Wednesday, August 26, 14:30–17:15
Venue: Tohoku University, Kawauchi North Campus (41 Kawauchi, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture)
Official Website: https://pub.confit.atlas.jp/ja/event/jsfst73
We look forward to meeting all attendees at the event.



