The Cell Free Systems Conference will focus on understanding, harnessing and expanding the capabilities of biological systems without living intact cells.
Zach is a Research Associate at the World Resources Institute on their U.S. Industrial Innovation and Carbon Removal Team. He provides policy and technology analysis for issues regarding industrial decarbonization, focusing primarily on chemicals, hydrogen, and refining. He has written and communicated extensively on issues such as non-fossil feedstocks for chemical production, CCUS, clean hydrogen, direct air capture, and all relevant federal U.S. policies concerning them. Previously, he worked at the Center on Global Energy Policy, Congressional Budget Office, and the Obama...Read more
Professor Steven Cramer is an Institute Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York. The Cramer lab’s research over the past 37 years has helped to improve the state of the art of downstream bioprocessing and its successful implementation for the biomanufacturing of biological products. Current research in the Cramer lab using a combination of biophysics, molecular dynamics simulations and chromatography with ligand protein libraries has provided insights into the design of novel multimodal chromatographic systems. Recent work on integrated biomanufacturing and expedited...Read more
Dr. Jun Tian is the Vice President and Head of Global Development and Technical Operations (GDTO) at WuXi Biologics. In this capacity, he leads efforts in the technical areas of process development and analytics for post-IND pipeline assets, supporting global biotech and biopharmaceutical clients in achieving BLA readiness. His responsibilities include the development and optimization of commercial processes and analytical methods, technology transfer, process and product characterization, establishing control strategies, leading process validations, and...Read more
