Biochemical Engineering Sciences (ESBES). Approximately 1800 people from all around the world (67 nationalities) attended the conference. The participation of industrialists (25 %) and students (31 %) was remarkable. The scientific program was impressive, being composed of 5 symposia, 4 workshops, 6 plenary lectures, 82 keynotes, and more than 700 oral communications organized in 202 sessions and 900 poster communications. These covered vast chemical and biochemical engineering topics, which reflected the latest scientific trends in their field and several special issues of different peer-reviewed journals will be published.