Dear Friends and Colleagues,
On behalf of the organizing committee, it is a great honor to welcome you to the 8th World Congress of Industrial Biotechnology - 2015 (ibio-2015), which will be held on April 25-28, 2015, in Nanjing, China.
ibio-2015 is a custom designed Industrial Biotechnology conference focused on a wide range of essential themes from fundamental science to industrial commercialization. The mission of ibio-2015 is to be a platform for exchanging of latest R&D achievements, communication between industrial and academic professionals in the Asia Pacific Region. Ibio-2015 started as a showcase with such a great vision and through the years, which has grown into a reknowned international forum for presenting cutting-edge industrial biotechnology. Thanks to the support and encouragement from past participants, the Congress of ibio has continuous and substantially growth since 2008. As one of the fastest developing industry sectors, Industrial biotechnology is generating a huge impact on development of biotech in China.
The program of ibio-2015 is designed to let scientists and business executives from the different fields of biotechnology to present their latest work. It covers the recent updates on the new products and technologies for green economy. Thus I cordially welcome you to join us and witness the advances in this field together.
Finally, I would like to express my appreciation to the participants of this conference, hope you enjoy the conference and have a pleasant stay in China.
★ Program Committee
Hosting Organization
Information Research Center of International Talent, State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, China
Operating Organization
China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Nanjing Sub-Council
BIT Congress Inc.
Executive Chair
Dr. Xiaodan Mei, President of BIT Congress, Inc., China
Scientific Advisory Board
Dr. Andre de Haan, Professor, Corporate Scientist Process Technology, Corbion Corporate R&D, The Netherlands
Dr. Araz Raoof, Vice President, Janssen Research and Development, Belgium
Dr. Bingkun K. Chen, Director, Assistant Professor, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, USA
Dr. Boon Leong Lim, Associate Professor, the University of Hong Kong, China
Dr. Bruno P. Jarry, Chairman of Biotechnology Commission, National Academy of Technology of France, France
Dr. Byong Lee, Distinguished Professor, Jiangnan University, China; Adjunct Professor, McGill University, Canada
Dr. Chii-Wann Lin, Professor, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Dr. Christian Koch, CEO, Alphakat GmbH, Germany
Dr. Donghui Jing, Research Scientist III, Merck Millipore, USA
Dr. Douglas Munnecke, President, EBT (Environmental BioTechnologies, Inc.), USA
Dr. Fanny Liao, Director, Far Eastern New Century Corporation, Far Eastern Group, Taiwan
Dr. Farid Menaa, Executive Director R&D, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Nanomedicine, Fluorotronics USA, Inc. and Global Innovation & Trade, Inc.,USA
Dr. Frits Dautzenberg, President, Serenix Corporation, USA
Dr. Gaelle Coussot, Associate Professor, IBMM Institute, Montpellier University, France
Dr. Geoff Baldwin, Reader in Biochemistry Department of Life Sciences &Centre for Synthetic Biology & Innovation, Imperial College London, UK
Dr. Gerard Goma, Professeur Emérite, INSA de Toulouse, France
Dr. Giovanni De Micheli, Professor and Director, Institute of Electrical Engineering - EPFL,Switzerland
Dr. Hans van der Pol, Strategic Marketing – Venture Development, Corbion (Purac), The Netherlands
Dr. Henk-Jan Joosten, Director, Bio-Prodict BV, The Netherlands
Dr. Hideo Toyama, Professor, Minami Kyusyu University, Japan
Dr. Hongwu Ma, Professor, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Dr. Hua Yan, Manager of Molecular Biology Team (R&D), J R Simplot Company, USA
Dr. Isabelle Krolikiewicz-Renimel, Senior R&D Project Manager, LVMH Recherche, Perfurmes & Cosmétics, France
Dr. Ishenny Mohd Noor, Chief Executive Office, Gyrus Tech Sdn Bhd, University Malaya, Malaysia
Dr. Jan Kicinski, Deputy Director for Scientific Issues, The Szewalski Institute of Fluid Flow
Machinery, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Dr. John Guan, Product Specialist, Bio Scientific Supplies, China
Dr. John R Homewood, Managing Director, Ace Waste Pty Ltd., Australia
Dr. K.Jim Jem, General Manager, Corbion- Purac China PLA, Visiting Professor, Jiangnan University, China
Dr. Karlheinz Peter, Professor, Associate Director, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Australia
Dr. Kim Solez, Professor and Director, University of Alberta, Canada
Dr. Kiyoshi Nokihara, CEO & CSO, HiPep Laboratories, Japan
Dr. Koichi Fukase, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Japan
Dr. Kwan Hee Lee, Chief Medical Officer, Tissuegene, Inc, USA
Dr. Le Minh Tam, CTO, Sequip S + E GmbH, Germany
Dr. Markus Pötter, Head of Creavis Biotechnology, Greater China, China
Dr. Michael Goldfeld, Director of Corporate Research, Advanced BioCatalytics Corporation(ABC), USA
Dr. Mingde Xia, Senior Director of Johnson & Johnson Innovation Center, USA
Dr. Muhammad S. Jahan, Professor-Chair of Physics, University of Memphis, USA
Dr. Peijian Zou, The Head of the Wet Lab; Group Leader, Institute of Structural Biology, Munich Center for Integrated Protein, Technische Universität München, Germany
Dr. Peter Tien, President, Essential Waste Solutions, LLC. , USA
Dr. Petri Kouvo, Director, Associate Professor, Helsinki Region Environmental Services Authority, Waste Management Division; Associate Professor, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland
Dr. Qin Xu, Research Assistant Professor, Purdue University, USA
Dr. Rajesh C Shrotriya, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc., USA
Dr. René Labatut, Vice President Manufacturing Technology, Sanofi Pasteur, France
Dr. Richard E Goodman, Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
Dr. Rick Green, Vice President, POS Bio-Sciences, Canada
Dr. Rolf G. Werner, Professor, University of Tuebingen, Germany
Dr. Roozbeh Qodratnama, Head of Innovation, MedDrop Technology, Switzerland
Dr. Rui Zhang, DFC Performance Analysts, Fuel Cell Energy Inc., USA
Dr. Steve Peters, CEO, Stratcon Singapore Pte Ltd, Singapore
Dr. Suraiya Rasheed, Professor and Director, University of Southern California, USA
Dr. Vijaya Raghavan, James McGill Professor (Equivalent to Canada Research Chair I) and Graduate Program Director, McGill University, Canada
Dr. Wei Wang, Associate Professor, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, China
Dr. Wenzhi Tian, President and CEO, Huabo Biopharm (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., China
Dr. Xujin Lu, Senior Principal Scientist, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, USA
Dr. Yajun Yan, Assistant Professor, University of Georgia, USA
Dr. Yashwant Pathak, Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida, USA
Dr. Yasuo Igarashi, Director, Research Center of Bioenergy and Bioremediation, Southwest University (RCBB-SWU), China
Dr. Yom-Tov Samia, Chairman of Primus Green Energy USA, President & CEO IC Green Energy, Israel Corp. Group, Israel
Dr. Yong Wang, Professor, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, China
Dr. Zygmunt Gzyra, Chairman of the Board, BIOAGRA S.A , Poland
Mr. Chander Balakrishnan, Chief of Staff, Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. USA
Ms. Josephine Cheng, Field Marketing Specialist-Asia Pacific, Biopharm Process Solution, Merck Millipore, China
★ Hotel & Venue
Conference Venue: Nanjing International Expo Center Jinling Convention Center
As an important part of Nanjing International Expo Center, it’s a comprehensive convention center with advanced supporting facilities, integrating convention, exhibition, hotel, banquet and performance.
Jinling Convention Center is located in the key position of the International Expo Center. It takes up 80,000 square-meters. There are 5,000 square-meters multifunctional Hall, 2,000 square-meters auditorium hall, 1,300 square-meters ballroom, 20 well equipped meeting rooms and 19provate banquet rooms, as well as one four-star international hotel. The Jinling Conference Center integrates with the exhibition hall. It can greatly promote the Nanjing convention and Exhibition economic level and the whole image. It also can enrich the connotation of the convention and exhibition.
Located in the heart of Nanjing, the Nanjing International Expo Center was built with aim to host the World Urban Forum, and it opened its doors to the public at the end of the year 2008. A total of 8 exhibition halls make up this vast expo center, which is set across a 30,000 square meters, where a considerable number of outdoor events have already been organized over the years. Being located just under 20 minutes from the heart of Nanjing by subway, Nanjing International Expo Center is also easily accessible from the international travelers who can get to the destination by taking a flight to the Lukou International Airport. A number of intercity highways also link this city to the rest of the country.
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