With the aim to foster open communication and in-depth discussion among participants working at the interface of photobiotechnology and photobioelectrochemistry, the BPV working group, jointly with the Zhang Group at Cambridge, will organize a two-day focused forum on the respective topics. 

The forum will bring together researchers from the University of Cambridge and the UFZ, along with invited guests from University of Rostdoc, Germany and Uppsala University, Sweden, and will include presentations, posters, and networking opportunities intended to encourage interaction across disciplines and career stages. 

Date: 

May 26 - 27, 2026; 

Place: 

KUBUS Saal 1CD, Leipzig, Germany

Participants: 

Uppsala University, Sweden: Prof. Peter Lindblad; 

University of Rostoc, Germany: Prof. Dr. Marc Nowaczyk, Dr. Anna Frank, Dr. Manuel Lopez Ortiz; 

University of Cambridge, UK: Prof. Jenny Zhang, Dr. Angelo Joshua Victoria, Dr. Linying Shang, Dr. Joshua Lawrence, Dr.Hyeryeong Lee, Ms. Shella Jeniferiani Willyam, Mr. Edwin Jonathan Ortega Arzola, Mr. Rico Sou, Mr. Loris Marcel; 

AG BPV, UFZ, Germany: Dr. Bin Lai, Dr. Yu Bai, Dr. MG Abdul Quadir, Dr. Laura Pause, Mr. Vincent Reilley-Schott, Ms. Alicia Mier-Jimenez, Mr. Mohammed Qasim, Ms. Jana Gaibler, Ms. Rui Li, Ms. Hannah Schön.