Biosurfactants 2027 is the fourth edition of the Biosurfactants International Conference. The series began prof. Rudolf Hausmann, at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart in 2019 and brings together academic and industrial researchers working on microbial surfactants, from new producer strains to products on the market. Participants come from about 40 countries on five continents, and roughly a quarter of them work in industry. In 2027 the conference leaves Germany for the first time and moves to Wrocław, Poland.
Biosurfactants 2025, Aachen, Germany
3rd International Biosurfactants Conference · 10–12 September 2025 · RWTH Aachen University
Host: Lars M. Blank, RWTH Aachen University
Sessions: New strains – new molecules · Strain engineering · Process development · Downstream processing and analytics · Applications · Industrial perspectives
Invited speakers included Ibrahim M. Banat, Susanne Zibek, Rudolf Hausmann, Inge Van Bogaert, Catherine Mulligan, Márcia Nitschke and Wim Soetaert (BioSC Lecture). “Meet the company” sessions featured Evonik, Stepan and Procter & Gamble.
Biosurfactants 2022, Stuttgart, Germany
2nd Biosurfactants International Conference · 28–30 September 2022 · Hohenheim Palace, University of Hohenheim
Chair: Rudolf Hausmann, University of Hohenheim
Keynote speakers: Ibrahim M. Banat (Ulster University, UK), Monica Höfte (Ghent University, Belgium), Christoph Syldatk (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany), Tomotake Morita (AIST, Japan), Sanket J. Joshi (Sultan Qaboos University, Oman), Wim Soetaert (Ghent University and Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant, Belgium), Leonie Asfora Sarubbo (Catholic University of Pernambuco, Brazil)
Linked publication: Research Topic Microbial biosurfactants: updates on their biosynthesis, production and applications, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
Biosurfactants 2019, Stuttgart, Germany
1st Biosurfactants International Conference · September 2019 · University of Hohenheim
Organizing committee: Rudolf Hausmann (chair) and Marius Henkel (University of Hohenheim), Susanne Zibek (Fraunhofer IGB, Stuttgart), Éric Déziel (INRS, Canada)
Keynote speakers: Ibrahim M. Banat (Ulster University, UK), Éric Déziel (INRS, Canada), Inge Van Bogaert (Ghent University, Belgium), Ramkrishna Sen (IIT Kharagpur, India), Marla Trindade (University of the Western Cape, South Africa), Naim Kosaric (Western University, Canada)
