IBRL & the iFAB Tech Hub has partnered with the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE)’s Levenick Center for a Climate-Smart Circular Bioeconomy to highlight how Precision Fermentation intersects with key components of the bioeconomy, from crop systems and feedstocks to biomanufacturing, markets, and policy.
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Upcoming Webinar:
Policy for Precision Fermentation-Derived Products
This webinar will discuss the current policy landscape for biomanufacturing including the challenges and considerations that are needed as the industry grows. iFAB/IBRL will discuss the market implications of the regulatory framework and industry priorities for the future of policy. Jaffe Consulting Group will show what policy in practice looks like, drawing on years of experience navigating the current U.S regulatory framework and what the approval process looks like for various PF derived products. JCG will also discuss emerging policy challenges, and outlooks for the next 5-10 years.
Speakers:
Dr. Beth Conerty, IBRL, iFAB
Greg Jaffe, Jaffe Policy Consulting Group
Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Time: 1pm CT
Webinar Information
| Meeting URL: | https://illinois.zoom.us/j/81866569787?pwd=TTWb2BPFOi9aSr2wTBU2UgOYEwB0Xq.1&from=addon |
| Meeting ID: | 818 6656 9787 |
| Password: | 955836 |
Previous Webinars:
Speaker: Dr. Vijay Singh, Executive Director, IBRL
Description: An introduction to the concept of Precision Fermentation within the Circular Bioeconomy and how it is uniquely poised to facilitate meaningful contributions in this area.
Speakers: Brian Jacobson, Associate Director, IBRL & John Ellersick P.E. PMP, President, NextRung Technology
Description: What is required for Precision Fermentation to Scale? We discuss the requirements and constraints of this process and paths to commercialization.
Speakers: Dr. Beth Conerty, Associate Director of Business Development at the Integrated Bioprocessing Research Laboratory (IBRL) and Regional Officer at the Illinois Fermentation and Agriculture Biomanufacturing (iFAB) Tech Hub & Ryan Sivertson, Business Development Specialist at Primient
Description: This webinar discusses the types of products that can be generated using precision fermentation, and what the market would look like leveraging this technology, and the new products it can help create.