Society for Biological Engineering (SBE) SBE is a global technological community that promotes the integration of engineering with biology and realize its benefits through bioprocessing, biomedical, and biomolecular applications. SBE provides opportunities for interaction of engineers and scientists, develops products and services bring value to the broad biological engineering community, and infuses awareness of biological engineering among all functions and activities of AIChE.
Food, Pharmaceutical & Bioengineering Division (FP & BE) The FP&BE division coordinates AIChE's activities in the fields of food, pharmaceuticals, and bioengineering.
Forest Bioproducts Division (FBP) The Forest Bioproducts Division promotes knowledge sharing and networking on topics dealing with products obtained from forest resources and other lignocellulosic materials.
Biotechnology for Aquaculture Archived Webinar Apr 17, 2019 Are you interested in learning about the emerging industry of aquaculture? Join this 60-minute KnipBio webinar, to learn examples of engineering solutions based on biotechnology.
April 2019 CEP Preview April 12, 2019In this month's issue, a look at managing severe weather and flood risks (open access article), tips for optimizing industrial fermenters, bioprocessing safety, and much more.
Modeling and Simulation in Food Engineering Archived Webinar Apr 3, 2019 Are you interested in understanding how to overcome challenges and difficulties in the food industry by utilizing multiphysics modeling? In just about every industry, modeling and simulation are...
Meet Process Engineer Jacob Albrecht November 21, 2018Jacob Albrecht discusses the challenging but enjoyable road to manufacturing new medicines, and the creative aspects of process engineering.
Meet Process Engineer Alexander Herbert July 9, 2018Interested in process engineering? Hear about this engineer's career path and experiences.
Meet Process Engineer Yangmu Liu June 28, 2018Process engineers are bringing improved manufacturing to the pharmaceuticals industry. Read one process engineer's take on her work in the industry.
Technical Entity Trends: Improving Bioproduct Synthesis with Cell-Free Systems April2019Technical Entity TrendsIzabela BalickaBiologists and bioengineers alike must understand the most basic unit of life — the cell. However, the complexity of various intracellular processes presents a challenge for researchers who try to discern biological processes and the engineers who want to make specific modifications to cells. Cell-free systems reduce these complex interactions by allowing researchers to study the reactions in the cell outside of the cell boundary.
Create a Strong Safety Awareness Across Biosafety Levels April2019BioprocessingPhil N. MoléUnderstanding differences in microbial hazards and handling procedures is key to ensuring occupational safety when working with biohazard materials.
What’s Trending at AIChE: Highlights from January & February 2019 March 30, 2019Welcome to AIChE’s What’s Trending feature, where you'll discover some of our most viewed and read content from the prior months. Check out the video above for a short recap.
Smita Shankar on Commercializing Industrial Biotech [Interview] March 15, 2019Hear Smita's take on how microbial fermentation stands to change the world's future, and learn more about her upcoming talk in Los Angeles.
The Good Food Institute: Doing a World of Good In this episode of the Foundation’s Doing a World of Good podcast, you'll meet Allison Berke, Liz Specht, and Elliot Swartz of the Good Food Institute, and learn more about the development of plant-based and cell-based meat products.
Daniel MacEachran on Commercializing Industrial Biotechnology [Interview] February 19, 2019Daniel will speak about brand owner engagement and how it's essential for the adoption of renewable materials and chemicals in the marketplace.
Novel Anion Exchange Media for Viral Clearance Archived Webinar Sep 26, 2018 The need for higher performance and lower cost manufacturing processes in biologic process development is intensifying.
Development of Next Generation Purification Platforms through Novel Technologies and Holistic Process Engineering Approaches Archived Webinar May 2, 2018 How can you address new requirements to shrink time to clinic and decrease biopharmaceutical manufacturing cost and risk? Take this webinar to find out. Join 3M’s, Alexei Voloshin, as he discusses...
Ice Cream Engineering Archived Webinar Aug 10, 2016 Ice cream is a multi-phase system. That means the engineering principles applied to making ice cream also apply to other industries, including pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and consumer products. This...
Advancing the Design-Build-Test Cycle for Metabolic Engineering of Yeast Archived Webinar Feb 24, 2016 Metabolic Engineering relies on the Design-Build-Test cycle. This cycle includes technologies like mathematical modeling of metabolism, genome editing and advanced tools for phenotypic...
Introduction to Surfactants Archived Webinar Dec 9, 2015 This session is a basic introduction to the types of surfactants found in industry, their properties, and how those properties translate into improved performance in specific applications...
Metabolic Engineering of Bacteria for Production of Oleochemicals Archived Webinar Dec 16, 2014 This talk describes pathways for producing high-value commodity chemicals derived from fatty-acids and how we have combined synthetic biology and systems biology to improve oleochemical production in...
Hollow Fiber Microfiltration of Microorganisms from Food and Water Archived Webinar Dec 3, 2014 This presentation discusses the factors involved in designing and operating an automated hollow fiber microfiltration system for concentrating microorganisms from complex fluids that can rapidly foul...
In Silico Design Tools for Engineering Microbial Biocatalysts Archived Webinar Nov 25, 2014 Choosing from the great variety of computational tools now being utilized in the metabolic engineering field can be challenging. You need a computational tool that is able to account qualitatively...
The Future of Drug Delivery Innovations in Biotechnology and Biomaterials Archived Webinar Feb 12, 2014 Advanced drug delivery systems are having an enormous impact on human health.
Chemical Engineers as Biomedical Innovators Archived Webinar Aug 7, 2013 The design of biomedical materials is rooted in principles of chemical engineering. This presentation describes the connections between chemical engineering and biomedical innovations, and discusses...
VLS: Great Inventions That Changed The World Archived Webinar Mar 28, 2013 You will not only learn about inventions and inventors, but also the impact they have had on our lives and the society and environment in which we live today. Inventions solve problems, but they can...
From Biochemical Engineering to Synthetic Biology: A Short History of Engineering Impacts on Biotechnology Archived Webinar Sep 27, 2012 This webinar will focus on how biochemical engineering developed in response to the need for large-scale production of antibiotics in the 1940s and 50s, even though fermentation provided a route to...
Biofuels: Metrics and Challenges Archived Webinar Aug 22, 2012 Learn about the critical economic, environmental and social issues that will impact a biofuels project along with the technical programs that could enhance a particular project.
On-Site Biological Graywater Treatment Archived Webinar Aug 1, 2012 An Appalachian State University research team, is innovating the field of biological water treatment by applying a proven technology to salon and spa wastewater to create functional, multipurpose, "...
Electrofuel Production Using Ammonia or Iron in Reverse Microbial Fuel Cells Archived Webinar May 29, 2012 The production of electrofuels requires the efficient transport of electrons from an electrochemical system into a biological system. We have approached this challenge by identifying natural chemical...
Algae - The New Green Crude Archived Webinar Mar 1, 2012 Algae provides one solution to help the US reduce its dependence on foreign oil and create new green jobs. Barry Cohen and Will Thurmond will discuss both the technology and the commercial framework...
Microbial-Electrocatalytic Biofuel Production Archived Webinar Feb 23, 2012 Dr Singer and his lab are developing an integrated Microbial-ElectroCatalytic (MEC) system to produce advanced biofuels from H2/CO2. We have engineered Ralstonia eutropha, an aerobic...
Cheers! The Chemistry of Wine Archived Webinar Feb 1, 2012 This webinar provides all the necessary information to fully appreciate this best companion of good food. It presents the history of wine as well as the chemical aspects of fermentation and of aging.