Peter C.K. Lau is a Distinguished Professor at Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and an Adjunct Professor at the Departments of Chemistry and Microbiology & Immunology, McGill University, Canada.

Green Chemistry and Sustainability.- Sustainable Production of Omega-3 Eicosapentaenoic Acid by Fermentation of Metabolically Engineered Yarrowia lipolytica.- Towards Fermentative Production of Succinic Acid, Adipic Acid and Caprolactam - An Industrial Perspective.- Specialty Enzymes for Chemical Needs.- Characterization and Engineering of Seaweed Degrading Enzymes for Biofuels and Biochemicals Production.- Ex Vivo Enzymatic Conversion of Non-food Cellulose Biomass to Starch.- Biorefinery of Lignocellulosics for Biofuels and Biochemicals.- Biofuels Production from Renewable Feedstocks.- Lignin: A Platform for Renewable Aromatic Polymeric Materials.- Green Processes for Lignin Conversion.- Production of Sialic Acid and Its Derivatives by Metabolic Engineering of Escherichia coli.- Phenolics Value Chain and L-Lactic Acid Bioproduction from Agricultural Biomass.- Regional Pillars of Competitiveness in Chemurgy and Green Chemistry.