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Scientific & organising committee

Proceedings Editorial Board / Volume Editors (planned)

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Volume Editor

Mark M. Shamtsyan

SPbSTI(TU), Russia

Volume Editor

Dmitry O. Vinokhodov

SPbSTI(TU), Russia

Volume Editor

Tatyana V. Meledina

ITMO University / SPbSTI(TU), Russia

International advisor

Viktor Nedovic

University of Belgrade, Serbia

Editorial board

Yulia G. Bazarnova

Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russia

The final editorial board composition may be updated closer to the publication stage.

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Chairs

Honorary Chair
Andrey P. Shevchik — Rector, Saint Petersburg State Technological Institute (Technical University).
Congress chair
Mark M. Shamtsyan — Dean, Faculty of Chemical and Biotechnology; Head of the Department of Microbiological Synthesis Technology (SPbSTI).
Industry leadership
Taimuraz K. Bolloev — Chair, Council for the Development of the Beer and Soft Drinks Industry.
Co-chair (Brewers’ School)
Natalia E. Khudoshina — Deputy Director, Brewers’ School Training Center, ANO “NITs PBO”.

Committee members (published list)

  • Yulia G. Bazarnova — Director of the Higher School of Biotechnology and Food Production, Professor, St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
  • Denis A. Baranenko — Head of the ITMO International Training Center
  • Daniil Yu. Belyaev — Assistant, SPbSTI(TU)
  • Dmitry O. Vinokhodov — Vice-rector for Scientific Work, Head of Department, SPbSTI(TU)
  • Olga V. Volkova — Professor, SPbSTI(TU)
  • Vigen B. Goginyan — Deputy Director, Armbiotechnology Research & Production Center (Armenia)
  • Lyudmila M. Ivanova — Associate Professor, Vice-rector for Academic and Scientific Work (Chuvash State Agrarian University)
  • Vladimir Kakurinov — Professor, Director of the KEY Consulting Center (North Macedonia)
  • Elena I. Kiprushkina — Professor, SPbSTI(TU)
  • Elena E. Kuprina — Professor, SPbSTI(TU)
  • Tatyana V. Meledina — Professor (ITMO University; SPbSTI)
  • Viktor Nedovic — Professor, University of Belgrade (Serbia)
  • Miomir Niksic — Professor, University of Belgrade (Serbia)
  • Maksim N. Novikov — Director, ANO “NITs PBO”
  • Anna G. Orlova — Associate Professor, Director of the Institute of Agricultural Technologies and Food Production (St. Petersburg State Agrarian University)
  • Abdymanap Ospanov — Professor, Kazakh National Agrarian Research University (Kazakhstan)
  • Maria A. Sysoeva — Head of Department, Kazan Technological University
  • Elena Tyukina — Editor-in-Chief, RealBrew; Director of Production, Krasny Pivovar LLC
  • Avetis O. Tsaturyan — Director, Armbiotechnology Research & Production Center (Armenia)

The list is based on publicly posted committee information and may be updated in the final programme.

Committee contact
For committee matters and official letters: biotech-congress@yandex.ru.
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