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BPI 2026

Modernizing Biomanufacturing Across Modalities: Sustainable Science for Affordable Healthcare

Centre for Life Sciences, Mahindra University, Hyderabad 13 – 15 December 2026

BPI 2026 will be hosted at the Centre for Life Sciences, Mahindra University, Hyderabad, from 13–15 December 2026. Early bird registration and abstract submission opens soon. Stay tuned!

BPI 2026

Tentative scientific programme.

Track A — Multi-Modality Upstream, Sustainable Manufacturing
Track B — Next-Gen Downstream, Product Quality, Affordable Access
Track C — Bioprocess Data Analytics, AI, Digital Twins & Sensing Devices

Day 1

13 December 2026
  1. 09:00 – 11:00

    Registration, Welcome Tea & Exhibition Floor Opening

  2. 11:00 – 12:00

    Inaugural Ceremony

  3. 12:00 – 12:30

    Plenary Lecture 1

  4. 12:30 – 13:00

    Plenary Lecture 2

  5. 13:00 – 14:00

    Lunch

  6. 14:00 – 16:00
    Session 1A: Advanced Upstream Processing Across Modalities (mAbs, Recombinant Proteins & mRNA)
    Session 1B: Continuous Downstream & Intensified Purification Breakthroughs
    Session 1C: Predictive Scale-Up & Hybrid Mechanistic-Data Models in Bioprocessing
  7. 16:00 – 16:45

    High Tea + Poster Session I

  8. 16:45 – 18:45
    Session 2A: Sustainable Upstream Strategies: Energy, Water & Carbon Footprint Reduction
    Session 2B: Multi-Attribute Methodologies (MAM) & High-Throughput Characterization
    Session 2C: Computational Biology & AI-Driven Drug Discovery: From In Silico Target Identification to Biotherapeutic Design
  9. 18:45 – 19:30

    Poster Session II

  10. 19:30 onwards

    Dinner

Day 2

14 December 2026
  1. 08:00 – 09:30

    Breakfast

  2. 09:30 – 10:00

    Plenary Lecture 3

  3. 10:00 – 12:00
    Session 3A: Synthetic Biology and Metabolic Engineering
    Session 3B: Formulation Engineering, Stability & Biosimilar Comparability
    Session 3C: Smart Bioprocessing: Digital Twins, Machine Learning & Data Systems
  4. 12:00 – 13:00

    Lunch

  5. 13:00 – 14:30

    Plenary Industry-Academia Panel

  6. 14:30 – 16:00
    Session 4A: Manufacturing Modalities Beyond mAbs: CGT, Viral Vectors & Fusion Proteins
    Session 4B: Regulatory Challenges for Emerging Modalities
    Session 4C: Process Analytical Technology (PAT) & Real-Time Release Testing (RTRT)
  7. 16:00 – 16:45

    High Tea + Poster Session III / AGM

  8. 16:30 – 18:00

    Parallel Events

  9. 17:00 onwards

    Excursion Departure & Conference Dinner

Day 3

15 December 2026
  1. 08:00 – 09:00

    Breakfast

  2. 09:00 – 10:30
    Session 5A: Emerging Vaccine Technologies: mRNA Platforms, VLPs, Adjuvants
    Session 5B: Circular Bioeconomy, Single-Use Recycling & Green Downstream, Strategies for COGs Reduction
    Session 5C: Biosensing 4.0 & Micro-Analytical Systems: Next-Generation Sensors for Smart Biomanufacturing
  3. 10:30 – 10:45

    Tea

  4. 10:45 – 12:00
    Session 6A: Non-Conventional & Alternative Expression Systems (Yeast, Microbial & Cell-Free)
    Session 6B: Biomass Conversion & Bio-based Products: Sustainable Bioprocessing for the Circular Economy
    Session 6C: Bioentrepreneurship and IP
  5. 12:00 – 12:30

    Plenary Lecture 4

  6. 12:30 – 13:15

    Closing Ceremony

  7. 12:30 – 12:50

    Poster Winners Flash Talks

  8. 12:50 – 13:00

    KBR Award

  9. 13:00 – 13:15

    BPI 2026 Declaration & Handover

  10. 13:15

    Farewell Lunch & Delegate Departure

Tentative scientific programme — subject to change.

Timeline

Every BPI event since 2013.

  1. 2013IIT DelhiPast
  2. 2014IIT MumbaiPast
  3. 2015CBST VIT-Vellore & IIT MadrasPast
  4. 2016DBT-CIAB, MohaliPast
  5. 2017IIT GuwahatiPast
  6. 2018IIT DelhiPast
  7. 2019CFTRI MysorePast
  8. 20211st Mini Symposium startedPast
  9. 2022NCL PunePast
  10. 2024IIT MadrasPast
  11. 2025IIT BHUPast
  12. 2026Centre for Life Sciences, Mahindra University, HyderabadUpcoming