The 5^th Workshop on Microbial Resources

“Innovative ideas in application of microorganisms”

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The previous workshops in which top scientists from various industries and universities gave outstanding talks were very well received by the participants. We are sure the importance of applied microbiology has again been recognized. Based on this experience, the 5^th Workshop on Microbial Resources (5WMR) was held on June 15. The topic of 5WMR was a new idea for cultivation/fermentation, establishment of novel assay system, and business strategies in a bioventure. Participants were over 65, which had not been expected until the opening. The news of this workshop may appear in July issue of Nikkei Biobusiness.

Date:	June 15, 2002 Saturday; 13:30-17:00
Place:	Tamagawa University Research Bldg B107 (see the map attached)
	10 min walk from Tamagawa-Gakuen Station of Odakyu Line
Organizer	Toru Okuda & Toshikazu Oki, Applied Life Science Research Center, Tamagawa University Research Institute
Attendance fee:	2,000 yen

Program:

Topics “Innovative ideas in application of microorganisms”

13:30-13:40	Greeting	Toshikazu Oki, Tamagawa University Research Institute
13:35-14:15	Functions of N-BRC	Ken'ichiro Suzuki, NITE Biological Resource Center, Director
14:15-14:55	Mixed Culture Fermentation of Vitamin C Intermediate - Old, but innovative -	Tatsuo Hoshino, Nippon Roche Research Center, Department Head
14:55-15:40	Coffee break
15:40-16:20	Screening assays for microbial drugs using animal cell-lines	Hiroyuki Osada, RIKEN, Department Head
16:20-17:00	Potentials of fungi and business opportunities (tentative title）	Cedric Pearce, MycoSynthetix CEO
17:00-17:05	Closing	Toru Okuda, Tamagawa University Research Institute
17:20-19:20	Mixer	Green Hills in Tamagawa Gakuen

Participants were over 60 attendees from:

Government, National Institutions, and academia

Japan Bioindustry Association, Nishihara Environmental Sanitation Research Corp., Meijo University, Biological Resource Center (N-BRC), Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (ISIR), RIKEN, University of Tokyo, Tamagawa University, Tohoku University, Toyama Prefectural University

Private sector

Ajinomoto Corp., Nissan Chemical Industries, HyphaLink Laboratories, Kyowa Hakko Co., Nimura Genetic Solutions Inc., Fujitsu Social Science Laboratory Ltd., Nippon Roche Research Center, Oji Paper Co., Meiji Seika Kaisha, Tanabe Seiyaku Co., Takada Chemical Industries, Akita Konno Co., Kubota Engineer Office, Asahi Kasei Corporation, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Fuji Photo Film Co., House Food Co., TOTO Ltd., Yamamouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Sankyo Co., Mitsubishi Pharma Corp., Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Godo Shusei Co., Nimura Genetic Solutions Inc., HyphaLink Laboratories, Tanabe Seiyaku Co. Discovery Research Laboratory, Yokohama Bank Research Institute, Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., MycoSynthetix, Inc., Nippon Roche Research Center (NRRC), Hitachi Government & Public Corporation System Engineering, Sugen, Inc., Sankyo Chemical Co., Nissan Chemical Co., Nippon Shinyaku Co., Shikiieda Chemicals Co.

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