Conversion of agro-industrial residues to ethanol using metabolic engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Wim de Laat¹, Reinder Hamstra², Frank Laumen¹, Paul Klaassen¹ and Manoj Kumar³, (1)DSM Biotechnology Center, DSM, Delft, Netherlands, (2)EBA White Biotechnology, DSM, Delft, Netherlands, (3)DSM White Biotechnology B.V., Delft, Netherlands

Microbial biomass conversion: Syngas-to-ethanol via bacterial fermentation
Richard Tobey, Coskata, Inc., Warrenville, IL

Quantitative analysis and engineering of fatty acid biosynthesis in E. coli
Tiangang Liu, Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, Harmit Vora, Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA and Chaitan Khosla, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Biochemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

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Sustainable chemical production using engineered microorganisms
Stephen Van Dien, Genomatica, Inc., San Diego, CA

Use of the fungus Coniochaeta ligniaria to remediate fermentation inhibitors from cellulosic sugar streams
Nancy N. Nichols, Badal C. Saha, Bruce S. Dien and Michael A. Cotta, Bioenergy Research Unit, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, USDA-ARS, Peoria, IL

Furaldehyde metabolism of Cupriavidus basilensis HMF14: Opportunities for feedstock detoxification and chemicals production
Harald J. Ruijssenaars¹, Nick J.P. Wierckx¹, Frank W. Koopman² and Han De Winde², (1)BIRD Engineering, Schiedam, Netherlands, (2)Dept of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands