GO!PHA at ISBP: Bridging Science & Commercialization
GO!PHA will be at the International Symposium on Biopolymers (ISBP) 2026, where on 8 September we will host the session "Commercialization of Innovative Biopolymers", bringing together leading researchers and industry to accelerate the future of PHA.
Join us at ISBP 2026 to connect with the global PHA community and help shape the next phase of commercialization.
>> The Programme
> Tuesday 8th September 2026 // “Biopolymers at Scale” // Chair Prof. Manfred Zinn
> 11:00 - 12:30 // “Commercialization of Innovative Biopolymers” // Moderator Rick Passenier
15 mins // Rick Passenier, GO!PHA // “A New Wave of Commercialization”
15 mins // Geoffrey Nobes, RWDC & Mark Cranch, Trinseo // “PHA Barrier Coatings for Sustainable Packaging: Opportunities are Evolving”
15 mins // Leah Ford, CJ Biomaterials // “Commercialization of Innovative Biopolymers”
15 mins // Ipsita Roy, PHAsT // “An exciting journey, bringing academic research to the commercial world”
30 mins // Q&A and panel discussion // “Bridging science to industry or discussion on Creating a Strategic Science Agenda” // Kevin O’Connor - Geoffrey Nobes - George Chen - Anindya Mukherjee
>> Additional GO!PHA is organizing a career matchmaking session at ISBP, the 7th of September (1–2 PM)!
The concept: we connect students and early-career researchers with PIs and industry professionals for structured one-on-one conversations.
The goal: students get insightful career paths overviews (and potentially hear about open positions); senior scientists and employers get direct access to motivated young talent.