From October 25 to 27, the 17th Annual Academic Conference of the Chinese Society of Bioengineering, the 2025 National Biotechnology Conference, and the Changzhou Conference on High-Quality Development of the Synthetic Biology Industry were grandly held in Jintan, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province. More than 2,000 attendees, including members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, renowned experts and scholars, corporate representatives, and distinguished guests from various sectors, gathered at the “Two Lakes” Innovation Zone. Centered on the theme of “A New Blueprint for the Bioeconomy and Innovation in the Yangtze River Delta Bioindustry,” they discussed cutting-edge technologies in synthetic biology, industry trends, and regional collaboration, injecting tremendous momentum into the development of the Yangtze River Delta as a hub for the synthetic biology industry.

As one of the core components of the conference, the “Food Biotechnology and Innovation Forum” was held concurrently on the 27th. Co-hosted by the Chinese Society of Bioengineering, the School of Life Sciences and Medicine at Harbin Institute of Technology, and Bright Dairy Co., Ltd., and co-organized by the School of Food and Bioengineering at Jiangsu University, the forum centered on the theme of “Biomanufacturing Reshaping the Food Industry Ecosystem.” It featured six major topics, including “Probiotics and Metabolic Health,” “Smart Manufacturing of Functional Foods,” and “Innovations in Precision Nutrition Technology,” to share the latest research findings and industrial transformation case studies, thereby helping the Yangtze River Delta region establish itself as a hub for innovation in food biomanufacturing.

Professor Lu Weihong, Director of the Institute of Extreme Environment Nutrition and Protection at Harbin Institute of Technology, served as the Chair of the forum. Professor Zou Xiaobo, Vice President of Jiangsu University, and Liu Zhenmin, Director of the Bright Dairy Research Institute, served as Co-Chairs. Associate Professor Cao Yaying, Associate Researcher Xiao Dan, Associate Professor Zhou Yingyu, and Associate Researcher Zeng Deyong formed the Secretariat, coordinating all organizational aspects of the forum.

The forum invited over 20 experts and young scholars in the field of food biomanufacturing to share their insights, including Professor Lu Weihong, Director Liu Zhenmin, Researcher Yuan Changzheng (School of Public Health, Zhejiang University), Professor Tian Yaohua ( Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Professor Liao Guojian from the School of Pharmacy at Southwest University; Associate Professor Wang Fangzhong from the School of Synthetic Biology and Bio-manufacturing at Tianjin University; Professor Gao Dandan, Deputy Dean of the School of Life Sciences and Engineering at Northwest Minzu University; Professor Sun Jie from Henan University of Urban Construction, Associate Professor Long Mengfei from Southwest University, Associate Professor Zhou Yingyu from Harbin Institute of Technology, Associate Researcher Xiao Dan from the Zhengzhou Research Institute of Harbin Institute of Technology, Associate Researcher Zeng Deyong from Harbin Institute of Technology, Associate Professor Jiao Pengfei from Nanyang Normal University, and Assistant Researcher Zhang Shan from the Institute of Food Processing, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences. The experts delivered special reports covering topics ranging from the efficient extraction of dietary polysaccharides, innovations in fermented milk products, non-destructive testing, and the preparation of functional peptides to precision nutrition. These presentations comprehensively showcased cutting-edge achievements in food biomanufacturing and contributed biotechnological solutions to the high-quality development of the food industry.