Important Dates *Extended Full Paper Submission Deadline: 29 January 2016 Early Bird Registration Deadline: 12 February 2016 Late Registration Deadline: 29 February 2016 Conference Dates: 28 - 29 March 2016 3 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Prof. Liu Yu, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Prof. Nagendra P. Shah, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Prof. Christopher Franco, Flinders University, Australia 2 PLENARY SPEAKERS Prof. Sanjay Kumar Verma, Birla Institute of Technology & Science Pilani, India Assoc. Prof. Lo Wai-hung Thomas, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Conference Theme Biotechnology is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. The concept encompasses a wide range of procedures for modifying living organisms according to human purposes - going back to domestication of animals, cultivation of plants, and "improvements" to these through breeding programs that employ artificial selection and hybridization. This multi-disciplinary conference aims to provide a challenging forum and vibrant opportunity for researchers and industry practitioners to share their original research results and practical development experiences on specific new challenges and emerging issues. *as we have received requests for extension from several authors