Progress Report APEC Biotechnology Conference- Bio-Connection Construction (IST 03/2008)

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1 2008/ISTWG34/008 Agenda Item: SM3.2 Progress Report APEC Biotechnology Conference- Bio-Connection Construction (IST 03/2008) Purpose: Information Submitted by: Chinese Taipei 34 th Industrial Science and Technology Working Group Meeting Hong Kong, China March 2008

2 APEC PROJECT FORMAT Progress Report on APEC Projects [ ] Operational Account [ ] TILF Special Account [ ] APEC Support Fund Project number: Date received by Secretariat: Name of Committee/Working Group: Industrial Science and Technology Working Group (ISTWG) Title of Project: APEC Biotechnology Conference-Bio-connection Construction Proposing APEC Economy: 1) Chinese Taipei Co-sponsoring APEC Economy (ies) 2) New Zealand; 3) Thailand; 4) Viet Nam; 5) Australia; 6)Canada; 7)US; 8) Korea; 9) Republic of the Philippines Project Overseer: Name, Title and Organization (M/F) Dr. Gia-Fen Tsai (F), Deputy Director, International Business Center, Industrial Technology Research Institute Ms. Esther Wu (F), Business Manager, International Business Center, Industrial Technology Research Institute Postal address: Room 607, Bldg. 51, 195, Sec. 4, Chung Hsing Rd., Chutung, Hsinchu 310, Taiwan Financial Information Total cost of proposal (US$):67,000 Tel: Fax: estherwu@itri.org.tw Amount being sought from APEC Central Fund (US$): 9,000 Type of Project: seminar/symposium short-term training course survey or analysis and research database/website others (Please specify) Project start date: January 2008 Project end date: December 2008 Brief description of Project : its purpose and the principal activities (including when and where) : The purpose of this project is to gather various professionals who are highly involved in the biotech related activities to jointly examine the current biotechnology development and further discuss the plan for building a collaborative network within the APEC member economies. With the theme of Exploring the Approaches to Enhance and Build Bio-connection in the APEC Region, the Conference is designed to be annually held for four years. The organizing committee will initially identify the major topic of the annual Conference based on the unmet or future needs and invite the opinion leaders from the member economies in the APEC region to present their point of views as well as share experience, either successful or unsuccessful. In addition, this Conference is expected to serve as a platform, encouraging the participants to share experience or perspectives into the biotechnology industry. Further, a comprehensive series of presentations and discussion, such as the impact of the launched plan, the analysis of business opportunities and challenges, the resource allocation and application, or the potential development across the APEC region, will be provided for a wide range of participants to learn from each other. The ultimate goal is to explore the approaches

3 of linking East and West and better discover business opportunities. The conference will bring together representatives from the government, institutes, academia and private sectors to explore the scope and nature of the challenges in the field of biotechnology. The conference was held successfully in the past six years and has attracted more than 1700 participants from 11 member economies (Australia, Canada, Hong Kong China, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, the Philippines, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Thailand and United States), as well as Germany, India, Israel, the Netherlands and United Kingdom joined the conference in Chinese Taipei, and shared valuable information and experiences. We believe that continuing to conduct the conference will be helpful for APEC members in nurturing the biotechnology industry and further make the region become a collaborative cluster. The conference will be held in conjunction with BioTaiwan International Exhibition and BioBusiness Asia Conference, making an entire week of July becomes Bio-Week. It is believed that the 3 in 1 gatherings will generate new channel for collaboration between member economies and speed up the development of the biotech industry in the region. In addition, such plan can attract more participants to get involved in the events and discuss Signature of Project Overseer: Gia Fen Tsai (Separate written confirmation acceptable for submission) Date: 2008/03/24 Signature of Committee Chair/WG Lead Shepherd: (Not applicable to Progress Report and Evaluation Report) (Separate written confirmation acceptable for submission) Date:

4 Progress Report on APEC Projects Status/Progress and Problems Current status of project: On schedule (Yes/No) Within budget (Yes/No) Objectives How do results of the project thus far (if any) compare with its expected results? Include your results thus far (if any) relative to quantitative measures you proposed in paragraph 1 (and 25) of the project design proposal. In a move to nurture the biotechnology industry, the theme Building the Value Chain of Translational Research for Biomedicine in APEC region is proposed to bridge the gap between scientific findings and clinical practices. The objective of this year s Conference is to explore the best strategies and mechanisms to build a highly valued network between universities, business sector, and government in a new form of open innovation. A comprehensive series of presentations and discussions will be introduced to address two Conference focuses: (1) novel structures and models on promoting clinical and translational science in global context and (2) how APEC members could do to enhance the discipline of translational research in biomedicine. In addition, the global business opportunities and challenges in consolidating translational research will also be analyzed. Linkages, Methodology, Budget Describe any problems which have arisen and how they were resolved, including changes in schedule or revised dates, budget changes, changes in participation, or additions or deletions of activities. There are no problems encountered yet in these respects. Gender Considerations Provide a brief description of the impact of the project on women to date. Provide details to show how women have been consulted on the delivery of the project. What kind of sex-disaggregated data has been collected and used for the project?. Female staffs have been highly and actively involved in the APEC Biotechnology Conference organizing committee since Their responsibilities include proposing a series of conferencerelated activities, conducting fund-raising, etc. Most of our female staffs are detailed-oriented and goal-driven with abundant experience in handing biotechnology matters; thus, the level of their passion and enthusiasm towards this significant event is usually higher than men s. Progress since last report : 1. Speaker Invitation is in progress. Confirmed Speakers from the member economies. a. Dr, Johnsee Lee, President, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Chinese Taipei (Keynote) b. Alan T. Remaley, M.D., Ph.D., Section Chief, Lipoprotein Metabolism Section, Vascular Medicine Branch. NHLBI, National Institutes of Health, USA c. Dr. Roman Szumski, Vice-President, Life Sciences, National Research Council(NRC), Canada. d. Dr. Yuko Ito, Senior Research Fellow, Unit Leader for Life Sciences Science and Technology Foresight Center, National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP), Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT),

5 Japan e. Dr. Jeong Hyop Lee, Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPI), Korea f. Dr.Kanyawim Kirtikara, Deputy Executive Director, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Ministry of Science and Technology, Thailand 2. Conference program is proposed. 3. Invitation of the member economies is in progress. 4. Venue is confirmed. Accommodations and travel arrangement are arranging. 5. Promotion plan has been launched, including DM and e-newsletter distribution. Notes: - All Committee and Working Group projects, irrespective of their source of funding, should be reported to BMC. - Please mark N.A. if any item is not applicable. - Name of Project should be identical with the name stated in the project proposal.

6 Building the Value Chain of Translational Research for Biomedicine in APEC July 21 st, 2008 TICC, Taipei ~ Enhance and Build Bio-connection in the APEC Region ~ Chinese Taipei 2008 APEC Biotech Conference Date: July 21st, 2008 (one day program) Venue: Taipei International Conference Center (TICC), Taipei Organizer: MOEA (Ministry of Economic Affairs) ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute) Co-sponsorship: Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Korea, Vietnam, Canada, US and the Philippines Participants: APEC Member Economies (300) In conjunction with BioBusiness Asia Conference BioTaiwan International Exhibition ~ Enhance and Build Bio-connection in the APEC Region ~ 2 1

7 Theme and Objectives Exploring the Approaches to Enhance and Build Bio-connection in the APEC Region Discuss the plan for building a collaborative network within the APEC member economies Identify biotechnology business opportunity, competitive landscape, and market growth dynamics in APEC region Discuss the strategic and novel approaches to nurture current biotechnology industry Examine the current problems or issues discouraging the improvement of biotechnology industry 3 Tentative Program Conference Theme~ Building the Value Chain of Translational Research for Biomedicine in APEC Morning Session Novel structures and models on promoting clinical and translational science in global context Keynote Address Plenary Speeches Interactive Conversation of Two Professionals Global business opportunities and challenges in consolidating translational research for medicine Afternoon Session How APEC members could do to enhance the discipline of translational research in biomedicine Plenary Speeches Panel Discussion 4 2

8 Speakers & Panelists Confirmed Speakers from the member economies 1. Alan T. Remaley, M.D., Ph.D., Section Chief, Lipoprotein Metabolism Section, Vascular Medicine Branch. NHLBI, National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA 2. Dr. Roman Szumski, Vice-President, Life Sciences, National Research Council (NRC), Canada 3. Dr. Yuko Ito, Senior Research Fellow, Unit Leader for Life Sciences Science and Technology Foresight Center, National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP), Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan 4. Dr. Jeong Hyop Lee, Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPI), Korea 5. Dr. Kanyawim Kirtikara, Deputy Executive Director, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), Thailand 6. Dr, Johnsee Lee, President, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Chinese Taipei APEC Biotechnology Conference In conjunction with BioBusiness Asia Conference BioTaiwan International Exhibition Chinese Taipei 3

9 Contact Information New Project Overseer Dr. Giafen Tsai (F), Deputy Director, International Business Center, Industrial Technology Research Institute Ms. Esther Wu (F), Business Manager, International Business Center, Industrial Technology Research Institute Postal Address: Rm. 607, Bldg. 51, 195 Sec.4 Chung Hsing Rd. Chungtung, Hsinchu 310, Taiwan TEL: FAX: