Invited lectures
2023
I. Plazl. BioProcess Intensification & Optimization (keynote lecture). Research, Innovation and Citizen & Science Workshop, 11 – 12 December 2023, Rouen, France.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Biocatalytic processes in microreactors: going with the flow (keynote lecture). Research, Innovation and Citizen & Science Workshop, 11 – 12 December 2023, Rouen, France.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Harnessing the power of flow biocatalysis: strategies for biocatalyst immobilization and enhanced catalytic performance (keynote lecture). Italian Flow Chemistry Symposium, 27-28 November 2023, Milan, Italy.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Biocatalysis in Microflow Systems, CIC biomaGUNE, San Sebastian, Spain, 31 October 2023.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl, I. Plazl, G. Stojkovič, N. Miložič, M. Lubej, M. Seručnik, T. Menegatti, B. Šketa. Intenzifikacija biokatalitskih procesov z implementacijo mikroreaktorjev z imobiliziranimi biokatalizatorji. UNI.MINDS: Lekov dan za raziskovalce 2023, 18 November 2023, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Introduction to innovative microbioreactor application in bioprocesses. Training Course on Bioprocess Development of Microbioreactors – 4th EUROMBR Summer School on Microfluidics, 11 – 25 September 2023, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
I. Plazl. Modelling-based design of bioprocesses at the micro scale. Training Course on Bioprocess Development of Microbioreactors – 4th EUROMBR Summer School on Microfluidics, 11 – 25 September 2023, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Biocatalyst immobilization in microreactors. Flow Chemistry European Summit 2023, 27-28 March 2023, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl, T. Menegatti, Ž. Lavrič. Stablezyme. 1. Raziskovalni dan UL FKKT, 14 February 2023, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia. https://fkkt.uni-lj.si/raziskovalne-novice/1-raziskovalni-dan-ul-fkkt
2022
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Microbioreactors – powerful tools for bioprocess development. Opportunities for Horizon Europe partnerships in Bio-Nano-Science/Technologies, 11 November 2022, Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Biology and Geology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Igor Plazl. Microreactor Technology and Process Intensification. Opportunities for Horizon Europe partnerships in Bio-Nano-Science/Technologies, 11 November 2022, Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Biology and Geology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Opportunities of microfluidics for biocatalytic process intensification. European Biotechnology Congress 2022, 5-7 October 2022, Prague, Czech Republic. https://sciendo.com/it/article/10.2478/ebtj-2023-0002
I. Plazl. Model-based Design of BioProcess Intensification. European Biotechnology Congress 2022, 5-7 October 2022, Prague, Czech Republic. https://sciendo.com/it/article/10.2478/ebtj-2023-0002
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Introduction to innovative microbioreactor application in bioprocesses. Applications of microbioreactors in bioprocess development – 3rd EUROMBR Training Course, 19 – 23 September 2022, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
I. Plazl. Modelling-based design of bioprocesses at the micro scale. Applications of microbioreactors in bioprocess development – 3rd EUROMBR Training Course, 19 – 23 September 2022, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Biocatalytic process intensification using immobilized biocatalysts in microreactors. Università degli Studi di Milano, Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Milano, Italy, 2 May 2022.
I. Plazl. Process design at the microscale. Università degli Studi di Milano, Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Milano, Italy, 2 May 2022.
2021
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. At the intersection of biocatalysis and microfluidics. Red Temática de Biocatálisis 2021, Webinar Biocatalysis Cycle of the Spanish Network of Biocatalysis, 29 April 2021.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Na stičišču biotehnologije in mikrofluidike. Lecture organized by ŠOU Ljubljana (Student organization of University of Ljubljana) – 15 April 2021.
2020
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Flow biocatalysis: high-throughput process development and intensification. Virtual Italian Flow Chemistry Symposium, 26 November 2020.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Flow biocatalysis – opportunities and challenges for applied biocatalysis. European Society of Applied Biocatalysis – ESAB Webinar on Flow Biocatalysis, 1 October 2020.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Biocatalyst immobilization for continuous processing in microflow. European Biotechnology Congress, 24-26 September 2020, Prague, Czech Republic. (Biotechnol. Biotechnol. Equip., 2021, 35, suppl. 1, S26-S27. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13102818.2020.1871543)
I. Plazl, G. N. Jovanovic, Time scale analysis and characteristic times in microscale-based chemical and biochemical processes. European Biotechnology Congress 2020, 24-26 September, 2020, Prague, Czech Republic. (Biotechnol. Biotechnol. Equip., 2021, 35, suppl. 1, S29. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13102818.2020.1871543)
G. N. Jovanovic, I. Plazl. Biocatalytic process intensification based on time scale analysis. Virtual ESBES 2020 Symposium, 15-18 September 2020.
2019
I. Plazl, G. N. Jovanovic, Modeling and time scale analysis of processes at the micro scale. FROST 7, 16-18 October 2019, Budapest, Hungary.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl, I. Plazl. Biocatalytic process development and intensification using microflow. Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, 13 September 2019. Leipzig, Germany.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl, I. Plazl. Biocatalytic process intensification. Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA) de Rouen Normandie, Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray Cedex, 27 August 2019, Rouen, France.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Downstream bioprocessing in microflow. European Biotechnology Congress, 11-13 April, 2019, Valencia, Spain.
G. N. Jovanovic, I. Plazl. A time scale analysis and characteristic times of microscale-based bioreactors [plenary lecture]. 5th IMTB conference, 19– 22 May 2019, Cavtat, Croatia.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Biotransformations and downstream processing in micro-scale structures. University of Aveiro, 12 February 2019, Aveiro, Portugal.
2018
G. N. Jovanovic, I. Plazl. Time Scale Analysis & Characteristic Times a Novel Approach in Assessing Design Performance of Microscale-Based Reactors and Operations [keynote lecture]. ICAPPP 2018, The International Conference on Advanced and Applied Petroleum, Petrochemicals, and Polymers, 18 – 20 December 2018, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
I. Plazl. Modeling of Processes at The Microscale. ICAPPP 2018, The International Conference on Advanced and Applied Petroleum, Petrochemicals, and Polymers, 18 – 20 December 2018, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Microflow-based biocatalytic process development. ICAPPP 2018, The International Conference on Advanced and Applied Petroleum, Petrochemicals, and Polymers, 18 – 20 December 2018, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Biocatalysis in micro-flow: Bridging the gap between academia and industry [keynote lecture]. IMRET 2018 – 15th International Conference on Micro Reaction Technology, 21 – 24 October 2018, Karlsruhe, Germany.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Introduction to innovative microbioreactor application in bioprocesses. Applications of microbioreactors in bioprocess development – 1st EUROMBR Training Course, 24 – 28 September 2018, Center of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany.
I. Plazl. Modelling-based design of bioprocesses at the micro scale. Applications of microbioreactors in bioprocess development – 1st EUROMBR Training Course, 24 – 28 September 2018, Center of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Microreactors as tools for biocatalytic process development [keynote lecture]. 24th Annual Meeting of the Slovenian Chemical Society, 19-21 September 2018, Portorož , Slovenia.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Biotransformations & Microflow Systems. Flow Chemistry India 2018 Conference, 17-18 January 2018, Mumbai, India.
I. Plazl. Flow Chemistry: Process Intensification through Microreactor Technology. Flow Chemistry India 2018 Conference, 17-18 January 2018, Mumbai, India.
2017
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Mikrofluidika in biokatalitski procesi. 4. Dneva biofizike 2017, 23-24 October 2017, Rogla, Slovenia.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Biocatalytic esterifications and transaminations in microflow systems. Beilstein Organic Chemistry Symposium 2017 – Advancing Chemical Synthesis through Automation, Processes and Thinking. 26-28 September 2017, Potsdam, Germany
T. Urbič. Phase diagram, percolation and hierarchy of anomalies in 2D MB model of water. Laufer Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology, Stony Brook University, 10 August 2017, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
T. Urbič. Statistical mechanics model of water and solvation of nonpolar solute. Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Odjel za fiziku, 3 July 2017, Split, Croatia.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Whole-cell biotransformations within the microflow systems. Flow Chemistry Europe 2017, 7-8 February 2017, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
I. Plazl. Microscale Technology and Biocatalytic Processes: How to Minimize the Gap Between Research and Industry. Flow Chemistry Europe 2017, 7-8 February 2017, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
2016
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Continuous biotransformations and separations in microflow systems. University College London, Department of Biochemical Engineering, 2 November 2016, London, United Kingdom.
I. Plazl. Microscale technology and biocatalytic processes: from Lab on a chip to production scale. University College London, Department of Biochemical Engineering, 2 November 2016, London, United Kingdom.
T. Urbič. Hydrogen bonding in water-methanol and water-ammonia clusters. 2nd Molecules In Motion (MOLIM) COST Action General Meeting, 10-12 October 2016, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Continuous biotransformations in microflow systems. YoungChem 2016. Chemical Scientific Society ‘Flogiston’, Warsaw University of Technology, 5-9 October 2016, Czestochowa, Poland.
I. Plazl. Microfluidics and the multiscale modeling concept. 52nd International Conference on Microelectronics, Devices and Materials and the Workshop on Biosensors and Microfluidics, MIDEM – Society for Microelectronics, Electronic Components and Materials. 28 – 30 September 2016, Ankaran, Slovenia.
M. Bajić, I. Plazl, R. Stloukal, P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Biocatalytic process development using miniaturized reactors with ω-transaminase immobilized in LentiKats®. 22nd International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering CHISA 2016 and 19th Conference PRES 2016, 27 – 31 August 2016, Prague, Czech Republic.
I. Plazl. Microscale technology and biocatalytic processes: from lab on a chip to production scale. 22nd International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering CHISA 2016 and 19th Conference PRES 2016, 27 – 31 August 2016, Prague, Czech Republic.
T. Urbič. Anomalous properties of water in line of statistical model. Laufer Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology, Stony Brook University, 3 August 2016, New York, USA.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Microscale processing in biotechnology [opening lecture]. 16th Doc Day : NAWI Graz Doctoral School of Molecular Biosciences and Biotechnology, 7 July 2016, Graz, Austria.
T. Urbič. Modeling of water and solvation by statistical mechanics. University of Split, Faculty of Science, 1 July 2016, Split, Croatia.
T. Urbič. Thermodynamics and solvation properties of water and methanol. Instituto de Químíca Física “Rocasolano”, 21 April 2016, Madrid, Spain.
I. Plazl. Design and optimization of bioprocesses at the micro scale. Flow Chemistry India 2016 conference, 21-22 January 2016, Mumbai, India.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Opportunities of microreactor technology for biotechnology. Flow Chemistry India 2016 conference, 21-22 January 2016, Mumbai, India.
2015
T. Urbič. Thermodynamics and solvation properties of coarse grained model of water and methanol. Stony Brook University, 12 August 2015, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
T. Urbič. Liquid-liquid critical point in water and methanol and hydrophobic effect. New Jersey Institute of Technology, 7 August 2015, Newark, NJ, USA.
T. Urbič. Liquid-liquid critical point in water and methanol. Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, University of Split. 10 July 2015, Split, Croatia
I. Plazl. Transport phenomena at the micro scale and the multiscale modeling concept. Plenary talk. XXIV Croatian Meeting of Chemists and Chemical Engineers, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, 21-24 April 2015, Zagreb, Croatia.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Biotransformation processes in micro-scale structures. University of Idaho, College of Science, Department of Physics, 26 January 2015, Moscow, ID, USA.
2014
I. Plazl. Transport phenomena of two-phase flows in a microreactor: on-line model validation. 4th International Conference of the Flow Chemistry Society, 18–19 February 2014, Barcelona, Spain.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Biotransformations in two-liquid phase systems at the microreactor scale. 4th International Conference of the Flow Chemistry Society, 18–19 February 2014, Barcelona, Spain.
I. Plazl. Matematični opis procesov v mikrofluidnih napravah. BIA Separations, 10 February 2014, Ajdovščina, Slovenija.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Intenzifikacija in integracija procesov biotransformacij v mikrofluidnih napravah. BIA Separations, 10 February 2014, Ajdovščina, Slovenija.
2013
I. Plazl. Transport phenomena in multiphase microflows: validation of models based on online measurements. Oregon State University, 11 November 2013, Corvallis, OR, USA.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Intensification and integration of biotransformation processes at the microreactor scale. Microproducts Breakthrough Institute, 13 November 2013, Corvallis, OR, USA.
T. Urbič. Statistical mechanical modeling of water and solutions. New Jersey Institute of Technology, 1 July 2013, Newark, NJ, USA.
I. Plazl, Z. Kravanja. Modeling – intensification of (bio)chemical processes – sustainability. European Symposium on Computer-Aided process engineering, 9–12 June 2013, Lappeenranta, Finland.
2012
I. Plazl. Transport phenomena and kinetics at the microreactor scale. International Conference on Small Science, 16–19 December 2012, Orlando, FL, USA.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Biotransformations at the microreactor scale. International Conference on Small Science, 16–19 December 2012, Orlando, FL, USA.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl, I. Plazl. Uporaba mikrostrukturiranih naprav v biokemijskih procesih. Delavnica Mikrofluidika, 22 May 2012, Ljubljana, Slovenija,
2011
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Miniaturizacija naprav v biotehnologiji = Miniaturization in biotechnology. Slovenski kemijski dnevi 2011, 14–16 September 2011, Portorož, Slovenia.
T. Urbič. Water and modeling of solvation. Laufer Center, Stony Brook Univeristy, 2 August 2011, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Micro bioprocess engineering. Faculty of Food Technology Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 6 June 2011, Osijek, Croatia.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Implementation of microfluidic devices in biotechnology. Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Laboratory of Applied Biotechnology, 29 April 2011, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. The use of microfluidic devices for biocatalytic processes. Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Laboratory of Applied Biotechnology, 28 April 2011, Sofia, Bulgaria.
2010
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Implementation of microstructured devices in biotransformation processes. Microreactor Technology for Healthcare Applications, 26–28 September 2010, Fiesa, Slovenia.
M. Cvjetko, J. Vorkapić-Furač, A. Pohar, P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Synthesis of ionic liquids and their use as solvents for biocatalysis in microreactors. International Thematic Conference Implementation of Microreactor Technology into Biotechnology, 29–30 September 2010, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
M. P. C. Marques, P. Fernandes, J. M. S. Cabral, P. Žnidaršič Plazl, I. Plazl. Steroid biotransformation and in situ separation within microchannel system. International Thematic Conference Implementation of Microreactor Technology into Biotechnology, 29–30 September 2010, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
I. Plazl, P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Reaction-diffusion dynamics in microreactors: modelling and experiments. International Thematic Conference Implementation of Microreactor Technology into Biotechnology, 29–30 September 2010, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
A. Pohar, P. Žnidaršič Plazl, I. Plazl. Integrated process of transesterification within a microchannel system. International Thematic Conference Implementation of Microreactor Technology into Biotechnology, 29–30 September 2010, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
G. Stojkovič, P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Whole-cell biocatalysis within microchannels. International Thematic Conference Implementation of Microreactor Technology into Biotechnology, 29–30 September 2010, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
M. Tišma, B. Zelić, Đ. Vasić-Rački, P. Žnidaršič Plazl, I. Plazl. Biocatalyzed oxidation of phenolic compounds in a microreactor. International Thematic Conference Implementation of Microreactor Technology into Biotechnology, 29–30 September 2010, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
2009
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Kako daleč smo prišli v bioreaktorski tehniki od leta 1989 in kaj pričakujemo čez 20 let? = How far have we come in bioreactor techniques since 1989 and what we expect in 20 years? Posvetovanje Pomen biotehnologije in mikrobiologije za prihodnost, 2–3 December 2009, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Mikroreaktorska tehnologija v procesih biotransformacij. BEST dnevi tehnike in naravoslovja, 16–23 April 2009, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
I. Plazl. Transport phenomena and enzyme-catalyzed reactions in microreactor. BIT’s 2nd Annual World Congress of Industrial Biotechnology, 5–7 April 2009, Seul, South Korea.
2008
T. Urbič. Phase diagrams: analytical modeling. Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Graduate Group in Biophysics, University of California, 1 October 2008, San Francisco, CA, USA
P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Optimization of progesterone 11α-hydroxylation process including extraction in a microchannel system. The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 7 July 2008, Sofia, Bulgaria.
I. Plazl. Microreactor technology – a new concept in chemical engineering. Universidade Téchnica de Lisboa, Departamento de Engenhara Química e Biológica, 11 June 2008, Lisboa, Portugal.
I. Plazl. Enzyme-catalyzed reactions at the microreactor scale. BIT’s 1st Annual World Congress of ibio-2008, 18–21 May 2008, Hangzhou, China.
2007
I. Plazl. Studies at the microreactor scale. 13th European Congress on Biotechnology, 16–19 September 2007, Barcelona, Spain.
T. Urbič. Three state model of water. Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Graduate Group in Biophysics, University of California, 7 September 2007, San Francisco, CA, USA
2006
I. Plazl. Reaction-diffusion dynamics in microreactor. Plenary talk. VI. Meeting of Young Chemical Engineers, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, 23–24 February 2006, Zagreb, Croatia.