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(Taiwan) Three presentations at BIO 2007 stress Taiwan's achievements in agri-biotech, vaccines and drug development
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(BiotechEast staff)
25 May, 2007
Boasting a delegation of almost 150, Taiwan once again had a significant presence at the recently concluded BIO 2007 conference and exhibition, held this year in Boston.
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Taiwan's pavilion at the BIO 2007 Conference and Exhibition, Boston. |
With two presentation slots in the event's International Country Seminars--one a general look at biotech development on the island, the other focusing on agricultural biotech--and with a joint US-Taiwan biotechnology forum held a few days earlier at the prestigious Harvard Medical School, Boston got to see plenty of Taiwan and evidence of its rapid development and growing achievements in the wide industry space that is the life sciences.
The annual BIO convention is the world's largest biotechnology event, a gathering of the global life science community organized by the US-based Biotechnology Industry Organization, an industry promotion association headquartered in Washington DC.
The convention is an annual four-day festival of biotech conferences, forums and displays, and accompanied by lavish evening functions hosted by the companies, regions, and countries competing for the attention of the more than 20,000 visitors from over 60 countries.
At the International Country Seminars, where countries get to pitch to a global audience of biobusiness executives and investors, Taiwan had two opportunities to impress. The first presentation on May 6th, entitled "Taiwan: Your Biotech Partner and the Stepping-stone to Asia Pacific," featured speakers from a broad range of research institutes and government groups; including Minister of State Dr. Lin Ferng-Ching, and Dr. Ming-Chi Wu, President, Development Center for Biotechnology (DCB), as well as speakers from the National Health Research Institutes (NHRI) and the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). The speakers introduced Taiwan's recent developments in the pharmaceutical sector, botanical drug development and medical device applications, and also addressed breakthrough events in therapeutic antibodies, AIDS and avian flu DNA vaccines, as well as outlining government support and incentives to the industry.
The second presentation on May 8th, entitled "Promoting Agricultural Biotechnology in Taiwan: Innovations, Collaborations and Business Opportunities (Food and Agriculture)," featured speakers from Taiwan's National Science and Technology Program for Agricultural Biotechnology. Topics discussed included herb-based functional foods, vaccines in animals and aquacultures, bioinsecticides, genetically modified rice, orchids and vegetables, diagnostic tools, molecular farming, and biofuel production.
Prior to BIO 2007 proper was the Taiwan-US Biotechnology Forum, which took place at Harvard Medical School on May 5, hosted by the technology promotion organization 'Monte Jade,' New England office, as well as the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Boston, and the Taiwan External Trade Development Council. The focus of the forum was on genetics and genomics, with presentations from both Taiwanese and US scientists.
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Taiwan's pavilion at the BIO 2007 Conference and Exhibition, Boston. |
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At the Taiwan-US Biotechnology Forum, Harvard Medical School, Boston. |
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Taiwan's pavilion at the BIO 2007 Conference and Exhibition, Boston. |
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