The Global Center for Biofoundry Applications (GCBA), comprising seven biofoundries across five countries, focuses on developing standards and metrics, both technical and non-technical, to ensure biofoundries are reliable and scalable.
Saturday, September 20, 2025
Venue: I Hotel & Illinois Conference Center, Chancellor Ballroom
| 8:15 - 9:00 am | Breakfast |
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| 9:00 - 9:15 am | Welcoming Remarks Huimin Zhao, PhD Director, NSF Global Center for BioFoundry Applications Paul Raterron, PhD (via Zoom) Program Director, Office of the Director (OD), Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE), National Science Foundation |
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| 9:15 - 9:30 am | Director's Overview Huimin Zhao (PI) |
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| 9:30 - 10:10 am | Keynote Lecture David Ross, PhD Lead Scientist, Living Measurement Systems Foundry, NIST |
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| 10:10 - 11:10 | Thrust Leader Reports, GCBA Moderator: Huimin Zhao (PI) In this session thrust leaders report on progress, interpret proposal goals, outline deliverables and cross-cutting challenges. |
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| 11:10 - 11:20 am | Coffee Break |
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| 11:20 am - 12:30 pm | Breakout Session I Chancellor, Honors and Humanity Room |
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| 12:30 - 1:30 pm | Lunch & Networking & Group Photo |
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| 1:30 - 2:00 pm | Plenary Report Out Session I | |
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| 2:00 - 3:15 pm | Breakout Session II - Cross Cutting Coordination Chancellor, Honors and Humanity Room |
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| 3:15 - 3:45 pm | Plenary Report Out Session II Moderator: Huimin Zhao (PI) |
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| 3:45 - 4:00 pm | GBA Annual Meeting Proposal (Japan, 2026) | |
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| 3:45 - 4:00 pm | Wrap-Up and Closing Remarks Huimin Zhao, Director NSF Global Center for BioFoundry Applications |
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| 6:00 - 9:00 pm | Dinner at Big Grove Tavern |