5-8 May 2013 Alfândega Congress Centre Porto, Portugal
EUCHIS 2013 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE EUROPEAN CHITIN SOCIETY The EUCHIS 2013 — International Conference of the European Chitin Society is one of the most important scientific meetings related to chitin/chitosan science held in Europe, with the contribution of the most prominent and expertise scientists and professionals involved in this field. The topics to be covered during this symposium include:
Production, modification and characterization of chitin and chitosan Enzymatic synthesis, modification and degradation of chitin and chitosan Biomedical applications Agricultural, food and other applications Industrial applications and regulatory issues CONFERENCE CHAIRS Manuela Pintado | Portugal Bruno Sarmento | Portugal INVITED SPEAKERS Sérgio Campana | Brazil Carla Caramella | Italy Michael Dornish | Norway Se-Kwon Kim | South Korea Cato Laurencin | USA José Lopes da Silva | Portugal João Mano | Portugal Bruno Moerschbacher | Germany Torsten Richter | Germany Fereidoon Sahidi | Canada Maria Vargas | Spain Kjell Vårum | Norway Social program includes welcome reception at Alfândega Congress Venue and farewell dinner of the Conference at a Port Wine Cellars including boat ride at Douro river and cellars tour.
Deadline for abstracts submission: February 15, 2013 Registration, Complete Program and More Information at: http://www.skyros-congressos.pt/euchis2013/index.html