Metabolic Engineering Summit 2026

Time: October 18-22, 2026

Place: Dalian, China

Website：https://mes2026.scimeeting.cn/

Organizers:

• Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS
• International Metabolic Engineering Society

Co-organizers:

• Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, CAS
• Dalian University of Technology
• Microbial Metabolism and Biomanufacturing Professional Committee

Chair：

• Yongjin J. Zhou, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS
• Hal Alper, The University of Texas at Austin
• Tianwei Tan, Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Introduction

As the world-leading conference in the field, this biennial event, initiated by the International Metabolic Engineering Society (IMES) in 2015, gathers leading experts to share state-of-the-art advancements in metabolic engineering and synthetic biology. The summit explores how metabolic engineering is revolutionizing key sectors, from biomanufacturing and agriculture to medicine.

We are proud to announce that the Metabolic Engineering Summit 2026 (MES2026) will be hosted by the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS. Please join us October 18-22, 2026, in Dalian, China—a city renowned for science and culture.

We warmly invite scientists, industry leaders, and students from across the globe to participate in this dynamic exchange on the future of metabolic engineering.

Theme

• Next-Generation Feedstock for Metabolic Engineering
• Next-Generation Chassis for Metabolic Engineering
• The cutting-edge technologies for Metabolic Engineering
• Adaptive Evolution and Protein Engineering
• Modeling, Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence
• Biomanufacturing: From Lab to Industry

Confirmed Speakers

• Sang Yup Lee, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea
• Jens Nielsen, Bio-Innovation Institute, Denmark
• Tianwei Tan, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China
• Martin Grininger, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
• Matthew Chang, National University of Singapore, Singapore
• Helge B. Bode, Max Planck Institute of Terrestrial Microbiology, Germany
• Esteban Marcellin, The University of Queensland, Australia
• Nico J. Claassens, Wageningen University, Netherland
• Pablo Ivan Nikel, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
• Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
• Lars M. Blank, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
• Irina Borodina, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
• Costas D. Maranas, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
• Vassily Hatzimanikatis, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
• Pablo Carbonell, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain