Monday 29 June 2009, Afternoon

„Collections and Preservation“

Chair: Tobias Merseburger

12:30

Registration

13:00-13:10

Welcome Message

Tobias Merseburger, ZHAW Wädenswil, Life Sciences und Facility Management

13:10-13:20

Biotechnet of Switzerland

Daniel Gygax, FHNW, President Biotechnet

13:20-13:30

CCOS– Culture Collection of Switzerland

Martin Sievers, Gottfried Dasen, ZHAW Wädenswil

13:30-14:15

Culture Collections, Biological Resource Centres and the way ahead

Erko Stackebrandt, DSMZ Braunschweig, Germany

14:15-14:50

Biodiversity and Biosafety

Hans Hosbach, Federal Office for the Environment, Bern

14:50-15:30

Coffee break, Exhibition

15:30-16:10

Freeze drying of dairy cultures for short and long term storage

Wilhelm Bockelmann, Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Kiel, Germany

16:10-16:50

Novel drying techniques for starter and probiotic cultures

Petra Först, TU München, Germany

16:50-17:30

Poster session

18:30–open end

Apéro and Conference Dinner

Rosenmattpark Wädenswil