CONFERENCE REVIEW

The scientific committee of the 7th HIC/RPC Bioseparation conference, headed by Alois Jungbauer, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria, composed a striking program of 24 lectures, accompanied by poster presentations and a round table discussion.

Following its tagline ‘Advancements, Applications, and Theory in Downstream Processing’ the conference traditionally focuses on bioprocess applications and on fundamental research on hydrophobically influenced modes of chromatography.

Today the emphasis of the conference shifted towards hydrophobic interaction (HIC) and mixed mode chromatography (MMC), as the importance of reversed phase chromatography for the purification of biological target molecules has declined over the past years.

The Journal of Chromatography A will publish a special edition on the conference.
The biannual HIC/RPC Bioseparation Conference series alternates between Europe and the US. Tosoh Bioscience is the sole sponsor of this conference series and provides support for logistics and organisation for the scientific committee. The 8th HIC/RPC Bioseparation Conference will be organized by Tosoh Bioscience LLC and will take place in the United States in 2013.
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Here’s what the attendees said about the conference:

"Very good opportunities for networking. Good mixture of academic and industry related topics"

"I have attended ISPE, IBC, Prep etc. but this is by far the best meeting I have attended - good mix of research and industry topics, excellent networking"

"Very good networking. Good mix academic/industry. Good mix theory/reality"

"Well organized. Pleasant mixture of events and talks"