The scientific library of the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University hosted an international scientific and practical conference on the topic: "Aspects and innovations of environmental biotechnology and bioenergy", dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the dean of the Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, professor, academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan Zayadan Bolatkhan Kazykhanuly.

The conference heard reports of domestic and foreign scientists who have made a huge contribution to the development of environmental biotechnology. Among them are famous doctors of sciences, professors Zhubanova A.A., Mansurov Z.A., Sadanov A.K., Zhambakin K. Zh., Bisenbaev A.K., Kanaev A.T., Nurzhanova A.A., Abzhalelov A. B., Bigaliev A. B.

This Conference made it possible to summarize the results of biotechnological trends in the world on a wide range of issues united in two sections:

• Aspects, innovations and achievements of environmental biotechnology

• Innovations and advances in bioenergy Based on the results of the conference.

It is necessary to note the high level of plenary and poster reports, the growth of the level of publications of research in the field of environmental biotechnology in Kazakhstan.

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