The Chemo-Enzymatic Processes Laboratory together with the Greenpol group of the Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry of the University of Genova organized the 13th International Conference on Fiber and Polymer Biotechnology (IFPB2026) during August 26-28th 2026.

The IFPB Conference Series focuses on research and development of biotechnology, enzyme technology and bioprocesses applied to fibers and polymers. It is an internationally consolidated Congress, which is in its thirteenth Edition and has been carried out so far in nine countries and three continents.

The scope of the International Conference on Fiber and Polymer Biotechnology is to promote the scientific, professional and social exchange between researchers, students, research institutes, governmental entities and industries who are active in the field of textiles, fiber and polymer biotechnology. Its objective is to contribute to the growth and consolidation of the scientific community and the technological development in these fields through scientific education and formation of a critical mass of graduate and post-graduate students and future professionals in this area, by means of dissemination and publication of scientific academic and technological works.