Date and Time:    28^th October, 16:00 to 29^th October, 15:30, 2005

Place:                  Laforet Shuzenji, a resort hotel with leisure complex near Shuzenji on Izu Peninsula, about 2 hours by train from Tokyo

                           1529 Ohira, Izu, Shizuoka-Pref., 410-2415, Japan

                           TEL：0558-72-3311, FAX：0558-72-6115, E-mail：shuzenji@laforet.co.jp

                           http://www.laforet.co.jp/lfhotels/szj/

Theme:                "Prospects of Natural Products in Bio-industry”

Registration fee:   within 20,000 yen

Deadline:              by 6^th October via email, fax or normal mail to Toru Okuda

Final circular:        will be sent to the registered persons by 21^st October

Tentative schedule

28 October, Friday

16:00       On-site registration and orientation

Part 1 Lessons taught from experiences in biotech/big pharma companies and their trends

16:20       Opening remarks

16:30       Founding and Operating a Microbiology/Natural Products Company in the US - Success, Failure and Lessons Learned

                             Cedric Pearce、Mycosynthetix

17:10       Discovery and Development of Microbial products

                             Takao Okazaki, Graduate School of Infection Control Sciences, Kitasato University

17:50       Trends in biotech industry in EU/US – on the symposium on natural product drug discovery in London

                             Toshikazu Oki, Visiting Professor, Yokohama City University

18:30        free                              

19:00        Dinner and mixer           

Part 2     Panel discussion      

21:00        Leading to tomorrow      

                ●        Marine organisms    

                ●        Plants      

                ●        Biosynthetic genes 

                ●        Library construction

                ●        Access to genetic resources  

23:00        zzzz                              

29^th October, Saturday

07:30       Breakfast

08:30       Check-out

Part 3 Introducing New Technology

09:00       Global analysis of the transcription factor's activities and its applications

                             Fumihiro Fujimor, Tokyo Kasei University

09:40       Examples of strain improvement by disequiblium mutation

Mitsuru Fujisawa, Neo-Morgan Laboratory Inc.

10:20       Coffee break

10:50       Heterologous expression of fungal polyketide synthases

Isao Fujii, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo

11:30       Biosynthetic expression of marine bioactive metabolites

Walt Dunlap, Australian Institute of Marine Science

12:10       Lunch

Part 4 Examples and Future Scheme

13:20       Development of functional cosmetics and foods – examples by Fancl

                             Shoko Matsukuma, Central Research Laboratories, Fancl Corp.

14:00       A novel antitumor agent from a microbial source - collaborative efforts

                             Takashi Sakai, Discovery Technology Research Laboratories, Eisai Co., Ltd.

14:40       ABS scheme in Sarawak

Eileen Yen Ee Lee, Sarawak Malaysia

15:20       Closing remarks – announcement for the 13^th Workshop in June 2006

Part 5 Access to natural resources in Shuzenji

15:30      Collecting microbes --- sightseeing and visiting hot-spa

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