On May 6, 2026, Prof. Fang Yu was invited to attend the 9th Annual Conference on Biochemical Engineering for Young Scholars of the Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China and the Shaanxi Provincial Bio-manufacturing Industry Innovation Conference, held in Xi’an, where he delivered a plenary report titled “Molecular Materials for Sensing and Future Technologies”.

Sponsored by CIESC’s Biochemical Engineering Committee and hosted by Shaanxi Normal University and Northwest University, the conference is themed “Synthetic biology laying the foundation for the future, Green intelligent manufacturing reshaping industry”. It aims to bring together outstanding young scholars and industry experts in the field for in-depth discussions on key topics such as cutting-edge synthetic biology technologies, green biomanufacturing processes, bio-based materials and chemicals, and intelligent biomanufacturing.