OMICS Group Conferences successfully hosted its premier 5^th World Congress on Biotechnology during June25-27, 2014 Valencia Conference centre, Valencia Spain

This World congress was accomplished by the support of European Biotechnology Thematic Network Association (EBTNA), Valencia Bioregion (BIOVAL), Federation of Spanish Biotechnologist (FEBiotec) and Società Italo-Latinoamericana di Etnomedicina (SILAE). Biotechnology-2014 marked with the attendance of Editorial Board Members of supported OMICS Group Journals, Scientists, young and brilliant researchers, business delegates and talented student communities representing more than 25 countries, who made this conference fruitful and productive.

This 5^th World Congress on Biotechnology was based on the theme the theme “Biotechnology: Meeting the Needs of a Changing World” which has covered the below scientific sessions:

• Current Scenario of Biotechnology
• Biotechnology in Agriculture
• Biotechnology in Health Care
• Food and Bioprocess Technology
• Cancer and Genomics Research
• Immunology and Stem Cell Therapy
• Genetic Engineering and rDNA Technology
• Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular biology
• Microbiology and Microbial World
• Animal Biotechnology and Cell Culture
• Bioinformatics and Biosensor
• Marine Biotechnology and Renewable Energy technology
• Petroleum and Environmental Biotechnology

The conference was greeted by the welcome message of Prof. Cheorl-Ho Kim Sung Kyun Kwan University, Korea and moderated by Prof. Martin J. D’Souza, Mercer University, USA.  The support was extended by the below honourable guest Em. Prof. Marc Van Montagu, (World Food Laureate 2013) University of Gent, Belgium, Prof. Roberto Gaxiola,  Arizona State University, USA, Prof. Ara Kanekanian, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK, Prof. Manuel P. Alonso, University of Valencia, Spain, Prof. Cheorl-H. Kim, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Dr. Srinubabu Gedela, OMICS Group Inc, USA and below keynote lectures:

• GM crops: Achievements and controversy, Em. Prof. Marc Van Montagu, VIB Institute of Plant Biotechnology Outreach, University of Ghent, Belgium
• Engineering crops with enhanced water and nutrient use efficiencies, Prof. Roberto Gaxiola, Arizona State University, USA
• Functional ingredients from foods for their health properties, Prof. Ara Kanekanian, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK
• Basic genomic research to biomedical research to translational medicine to medical applications, Prof. Manuel P. Alonso, University of Valencia, Spain
• Tumor cell sensitization to anti-tumor agent-induced apoptosis, Prof. Cheorl-H. Kim, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Korea
• How secreted AGR2 helps tumor cells to establish its microenvironment , Prof. Dawei Li, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
• Microbial cell surface displaying enzymes: Construction, characterization and biosensing applications, Prof. Aihua Liu, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.

OMICS Group International acknowledge the support of below Chairs and Co-chairs foe whom we were able to run smoothly the scientific sessions includes: Alain Goossens, Ghent University, Belgium, Oscar Vicente, IBMCP, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain, Ara Kanekanian, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK, Ana M. Hortigüela, Instituto de Medicina Genómica, Spain, Cheorl-H Kim, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Korea, Martin J. D’Souza, Mercer University, USA, Marina V. Frontasyeva, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Russian Federation, Zlatka Alexieva, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria, Salvador Ventura, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain, Giuseppe Manco, Institute of Protein Biochemistry, National Research Council (CNR), Italy, Aihua Liu, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy & Bioprocess, CAS, China, Amparo Pascual-Ahuir Giner, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain.

The Biotechnology-2014 also being highlighted for the below International Symposiums under various tracks:

• GM crops to feed the world in the XXI century and the risks posed by the irrational opposition of radical ecologists by Prof. Ramon Serrano, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain.
• Biotechnology for wastewater treatment by Prof. Marina V. Frontasyeva, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Russian Federation
• Enzyme Based Biosensors-Development & Applications by Prof. Aihua Liu, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy & Bioprocess, CAS, China

This 5^th World Congress on Biotechnology uplifted with more than 120 poster presentations by researchers, students, professors, industry delegates around 25 countries across the globe.

OMICS Group International has taken the privilege of felicitating Biotechnology-2014 Organizing Committee Members, Editorial Board Members of the supported Journals and Keynote Speakers who supported for the success of this event and special privilege to Em. Prof. Marc Van Montagu for his contribution to Agrobiotechnology.

Last but not the least OMICS Group International Conferences wishes to acknowledge with its deep sincere gratitude to all the supporters from  the Editorial Board Members of our Open Access Journals, Keynote speakers, Honourable guests, Valuable speakers, Poster presenters, students, delegates and special thanks to the Media partners and Collaborators for their promotion to make this event a huge success.

With the enormous feedback from the participants and supporters of 5^th World Congress on Biotechnology, OMICS Group Conferences is glad to announce its 6^th World Congress on Biotechnology from Nov 30-Dec 02, Hyderabad, India.