Draft Technical Program*
*Schedule subject to change as program is finalized. Check back for updates!
| Start Time | End Time | |
| June 15, 2026 | All Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) | |
| Day 1 | ||
| 8:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Registration + Badge Pick Up |
| 9:00 AM | 9:15 AM | Welcome Remarks by Chair |
| 9:15 AM | 10:15 AM | KEYNOTE PRESENTATION |
| 10:15 AM | 10:45 AM | Morning Coffee Break |
| 10:45 AM | 12:10 PM | *Session 1: Foundational ML Models for biology |
| 12:10 PM | 1:10 PM | Lunch |
| 1:10 PM | 2:50 PM | *Session 2: Nucleic Acid, Protein, Enzyme Design and Engineering |
| 2:50 PM | 3:20 PM | Afternoon Coffee Break |
| 3:20 PM | 3:45 PM | Lightning Talks |
| 3:45 PM | 4:45 PM | Cocktail Reception + Poster Session 1 |
| Start Time | End Time | |
| June 16, 2026 | All Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) | |
| Day 2 | ||
| 8:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Registration + Badge Pick Up |
| 9:00 AM | 9:05 AM | Welcome Remarks by Chair |
| 9:05 AM | 10:05 AM | KEYNOTE PRESENTATION |
| 10:05 AM | 10:35 AM | Morning Coffee Break |
| 10:35 AM | 12:15 PM | *Session 3: Cell-free Systems, Synthetic Genomes & Cells non natural AA |
| 12:15 PM | 1:15 PM | Lunch |
| 1:15 PM | 2:40 PM | *Session 4: Circuits to Whole Cell Models towards Virtual Cells |
| 2:40 PM | 3:10 PM | Afternoon Coffee Break |
| 3:10 PM | 3:40 PM | Lightning Talks |
| 3:40 PM | 4:40 PM | Poster Session 2 |
| Start Time | End Time | |
| June 17, 2026 | All Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) | |
| Day 3 | ||
| 8:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Registration + Badge Pick Up |
| 9:00 AM | 9:05 AM | Welcome Remarks by Chair |
| 9:05 AM | 10:05 AM | KEYNOTE PRESENTATION |
| 10:05 AM | 10:35 AM | Morning Coffee Break |
| 10:35 AM | 12:15 PM | *Session 5: Bio-design Automation |
| 12:15 PM | 1:15 PM | Lunch |
| 1:15 PM | 2:55 PM | *Session 6: New Chemicals & Materials from Synthetic Biology |
| 2:55 PM | 3:25 PM | Afternoon Coffee Break |
| 3:25 PM | 4:40 PM | *Session 7: Living Medicines and Therapeutics |
| 4:40 PM | 5:10 PM | Lightning Talks |
| 5:10 PM | 6:10 PM | Poster Session 3 |
| Start Time | End Time | |
| June 18, 2026 | All Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) | |
| Day 4 | ||
| 8:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Registration + Badge Pick Up |
| 9:00 AM | 9:05 AM | Welcome Remarks |
| 9:05 AM | 10:05 AM | KEYNOTE PRESENTATION |
| 10:05 AM | 10:35 AM | ACS SynBio Young Innovator Award |
| 10:35 AM | 11:05 AM | Morning Coffee Break |
| 11:05 AM | 12:45 PM | *Session 8: Next-generation Solutions for Design & Ecosystem Engineering |
| 12:45 PM | 12:55 PM | Closing Remarks from Chairs |