Dear colleagues,

The Lomonosov Moscow State University is planning to convene a traditional biannual International Conference "BIOCATALYSIS-2009" in June, 19-24, 2009. The Biocatalysis-2009 Conference will take place in Arkhangelsk, an ancient Russian town. The conference will be held in the North State Medical University.

The BIOCATALYSIS Conferences have been conducted regularly since 1974. "Biocatalysis-2005" and "Biocatalysis-2007" assembled researchers from Europe, USA, Japan and other countries as well as over 450 scientists from Russia and the former Soviet Union.

TENTATIVE SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
1. Structure, catalytic mechanism and protein engineering of enzymes.
2. Bioinformatics and biocatalysis. Metabolic design.
3. Industrial biocatalysis (enzymes, multi enzyme systems and cells). Fine organic synthesis. Design of biotransformation processes.
4. Analytical applications of biocatalysis: biosensors, bioanalytical nanotechnology and biochips, high throughput assay of enzyme activity. Molecular polymorphism of human enzymes.
5. Biocatalysis in environmental biotechnology.
6. Enzyme, ribozymes and proteins as drugs. Protein and vaccine delivery.
7. Innovations and technology transfer. International cooperation.

Form of attendance: oral presentations, poster sessions.

Sincerely yours,
Prof. Sergey D. VARFOLOMEYEV
Chairman of the Organizing Committee

Welcome to the International Conference
"BIOCATALYSIS-2009"!