How to take part
Registration & participation
We offer diverse forms of participation in ‘Symbioza’. First and foremost, we invite you to present your own research in the form of a short talk or a poster presentation.
We also welcome participants (and in particular students) who wish to widen their scientific and professional horizons by attending the talks and network with like-minded people – to you we offer a general admission (no-presentation) participation.
Finally, if you are unable to join us in person, we provide online access to most of the conference scientific programme.
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On-site active participation
- we only accept original research work;
- all the communications should be prepared in English;
- only one person is allowed to present a particular work
Each presenter is asked to prepare a short abstract of their presentation. Every year, the number of applications significantly exceeds the number of slots in the conference programme, therefore we make programming decisions based on the abstracts prepared by the applicants and evaluated by the scientific committee. The feedback on the abstract will be given ca. 2 weeks after the registration deadline.
The organisers award prizes for best poster and oral presentations in two categories: for Undergraduate/Master students, and for PhD students.
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Abstract submission closed 4 April 2025. However, you can still register as a no-presentation participant – for details see below ↓
Presentation abstracts
All the abstracts can be uploaded via the registration form and are further evaluated by the scientific committee, after which you’ll be notified if your presentation is accepted for the conference. All the abstracts will be then published in the Symposium’s Book of Abstract, available publicly for all participants.
In case of any questions or problems, please visit the FAQ section below or contact us via e-mail.
Fees for active participants
| Standard price |
| 150 PLN |
The fee includes participation in all the scientific events of the Symposium, conference merch (T-shirt, cotton bag, notebook and pen), Saturday warm meal, Sunday lunch, coffee breaks catering, an electronic version of a participation certificate and the book of abstracts, and participation in all integration events. After the abstracts are evaluated, payment details will be emailed to accepted participants.
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On-site general admission
If you do not wish to present your research, you can still register to the conference. This will allow you to attend all the lectures, presentations, poster sessions, workshops and discussioon panels, informal events, and meals on-site.
Registration is open until 16 April 2025, 23:59 CET.
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Fees for participants with no presentation
| Entrance’n’chill | Entrance’n’meal | Entrance’n’merch | Standard |
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| 90 PLN | 115 PLN | 125 PLN | 150 PLN |
| Entrance’n’chill |
| 90 PLN |
| Entrance’n’meal |
| + Saturday meal |
| 115 PLN |
| Entrance’n’merch |
| + Merch |
| 125 PLN |
| Standard |
| + Saturday meal +Merch |
| 150 PLN |
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Online participation
This year, we offer again the possibility of online participation in “Symbioza”. As an online participant, you will have live access to all keynote lectures, short talks, and ddiscussion panels with a possibility of taking part in the discussion, however you will not be offered to present your own research. The transmission will be performed via the YouTube platform.
Registration for online participation in the 12th IBS “Symbioza” is open until 11 May 2025, 23:59 CET.
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Fees for online participants
| Standard price |
| 50 PLN |
The conference fee for online participation includes access to live transmission from the scientific events of the Symposium including all keynote lectures, short talks, and discussion panels, an electronic version of the book of abstracts, and a certificate of online participation. Payment details will be passed to registered participants by email. Ukrainian students are entitled to no-cost participation in the online ‘Symbioza’.
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Frequently Asked
How, when, and where, please
The conference takes place 16-18 May 2025 at the Faculty of Mathematics and Information Sciences, Warsaw University of Technology.
Who can participate in “Symbioza”?
We invite all early career researchers (including students of all stages) who are interested in biotechnology or related fields and would like to present their research results on a topic related to it to actively participate in the Symposium. Anyone who would like to expand their knowledge in the field of biotechnology and establish interesting contacts is welcome to attend the symposium as a passive participant. The conference is conoducted entirely in English, so participants from all over the world are welcome!
Can I participate in one conference day only with a lower conference fee?
Unfortunately, this is not possible. Regardless of the actual number of days of participation in the Symposium, the fee remains unchanged. We encourage you to participate in the entire Symposium.
What are the requirements for abstracts?
The abstract should not exceed 2000 characters counted with spaces (1250 characters if it includes graphics). In general, its format follows the most standard form of a scientific research abstract (with the exception that we do not accept review papers for our conference).
Should I send the pdf of my oral presentation/poster to the organizers before the Symposium?
No, there is no need to do that. An important thing to remember is that you have to upload your presentation to the computer in the hall before the beginning of your oral session.
How many participants can give one presentation?
Presentations should be given by one person only. We encourage all co-authors to participate as passive participants and actively discuss the topic after the presentation, and during the coffee breaks.
What are the poster requirements?
We kindly ask you to prepare clear posters up to size A0 (84×119 cm) in vertical alignment. The Organizer does not guarantee space for posters exceeding this size. The content of all presented posters must be in English. We also ask poster authors to prepare a short (about 3-minute) presentation of the topic for the best poster award committee.