The Global Biofoundry Alliance (GBA) Annual Meeting 2025 brings together innovators, researchers, and industry leaders to advance biofoundry development worldwide. The meeting highlights the contributions of our member biofoundries, as well as the GBA's five core working groups:
- Software
- Business Model, Sustainability, and Value Proposition
- Outreach, Industry, Policy, Security, and Public
- Metrology, Reproducibility, and Data Quality
- Grand Challenge and Demonstration Projects
These groups, alongside invited speakers, will showcase new tools, best practices for sustainable operation, emerging policy frameworks, shared data standards, and collaborative demonstration efforts. Join us to explore the latest in biofoundry innovation, connect with GBA members, and engage with leading sponsors.
Day of Arrival: September 17, 2025
| 6:00 - 9:00 PM | Welcoming Reception & Dinner & iBioFoundry Tour |
Venue: Institute for Genomic Biology, Conference Room 612
Agenda
Venue: I Hotel & Illinois Conference Center
Day 1: Thursday, September 18, 2025
| 8:45 - 9:00 AM | Welcoming Remarks | |||||
| 9:00 - 10:00 AM | Invited Talks | |||||
| 10:00 - 11:00 AM | NSF Biofoundries Panel | |||||
| 11:00 - 11:30 AM | Coffee Break |
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| 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Global Center for BioFoundry Applications (Technical Session) | |||||
| 12:30 - 1:30 PM |
Lunch & Networking |
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| 1:30 - 3:30 PM | Global Biofoundry Alliance (Members Session I ) | |||||
| 3:30 - 4:00 PM |
Coffee Break & Group Photo |
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| 4:00 - 5:30 PM | Vendors | |||||
| 5:30 - 6:30 PM | Poster Session & Social Networking | |||||
6:30 - 8:30 PM |
Dinner |
Day 2: Friday, September 19, 2025
| 8:15 - 8:45 AM | Coffee & Welcoming |
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| 8:45 - 9:45 AM | Invited Talks | |||||
| 9:45 - 10:45 AM | Global Center for BioFoundry Applications (Non-Technical Session) | |||||
| 10:45 - 11:00 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Global Biofoundry Alliance (Members Session II ) | |||||
| 12:30 - 1:30 PM |
Lunch & Networking |
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| 1:30 - 2:30 PM | Building a Biofoundry Ecosystem (invited talks and panel discussion) | |||||
| 2:30 - 3:30 PM | Global Biofoundry Alliance (Members Session III ) | |||||
| 3:30 - 4:00 PM |
Coffee Break |
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| 4:00 - 5:30 PM | Global Biofoundry Alliance (Members Session IV ) | |||||
5:30 - 5:50 PM |
Wrap-UP & Closing Remarks |