Better bugs meets better biomass: potential of synergies of superior bioconversion microorganisms and improved biomass sources
Kelsey Yee¹, Choo Hamilton¹, Jessica L. Linville², Miguel Rodriguez¹, Chunxiang Fu³, Zeng-Yu Wang³, Gerald Tuskan¹ and Jonathan R. Mielenz¹, (1)Biosciences Division and BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, (2)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and BioEnergy Science Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, (3)Forage Improvement Division, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK

Application of new chromatography methods to improve both hydrolysis of lignocellulosic feedstock and growth of yeasts thereon
Ying Zha¹, Karin Overkamp¹, Leon Coulier², Richard Bas², Johan van Groenestijn² and Peter Punt¹, (1)Microbiology and Systems Biology, TNO Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences, Zeist, Netherlands, (2)TNO Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences, Zeist, Netherlands

A Technoeconomic Assessment of Cellulosic Bio-Conversion Routes; Ethanol and Beyond
Iva Tews, Pimphan Meyer and Susanne Jones, Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Lab, Richland, WA

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Engineering of Escherichia coli hosts for endotoxin-free production of recombinant proteins and plasmid DNA
David Bramhill, Research Corporation Technologies, Tucson, AZ and Uwe Mamat, Research Center Borstel, Leibniz-Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany

Case study: Efficient fermentation development using a modified E. coli strain for the production of antibody fragments and scaffold proteins
Dr. Guido Seidel, Bioprocess Development, Wacker, Jena, Germany

Early Stage Technology Screening to Ensure Process Scalability
Charles Isaac, BP biofuels, San Diego, CA

Expeditious strain and process development for quality recombinant protein production in Pseudomonas fluorescens
Lawrence Chew, Fermentation Development, Pfenex Inc, San Diego, CA