9th Workshop on Microbial Resources

Enthusiasm in exploring microbes

　

Last year, when we held the training course for biotechnology, one of the last topics was “To learn what are expected from a viewpoint of R&D top managers and research directors in top bioindustry in Japan.  At that time quite an enthusiastic discussion took place so that we would like you to share the atmosphere again at the 9th Workshop on Microbial Resources described below.  We hope many of you will actively participate in the meeting in June.  Please do not miss this valuable chance.
Date 19th June, 2004
Place

Tamagawa University, Research Bldg Rm104

5 min walk from Tamagawa-Gakuen Station of Odakyu Line
Organizer T. Okuda, T. Hoshino & T. Oki, Mycology & Metabolic Diversity Research Center, Tamagawa University Research Institute
Registration Fill out the registration form below and send it to Toru Okuda by email, fax or letter
Address Toru Okuda, Tamagawa University Research Institute, 6-1-1 Tamagawa-Gakuen, Machida, Tokyo 194-8610, Japan
FAX 042-739-8669 (office)
 torula@lab.tamagawa.ac.jp
　
Fee Registration 3,000 yen, Mixer/Reception 5,000 yen

Please pay at the registration desk

Program

Topics "Enthusiasm in exploring microbes"

12:30 Registration desk is opened 　
13:00 Greeting Dist. Prof. Toshikazu Oki, Tamagawa University Research Institute
13:10 Natural products - sleeping giant of chemical diversity and drug discovery Dr. Friedrich Hansske、Managing Director, Biofrontera Discovery, Heidelberg, Germany
13:50 Novel compounds derived from marine environment – acquisition techniques and application of biocombichem Dr. Hiroshi Ikenaga, Marine Biotechnology Institute, Director
14:30 Novel Immunosuppressant, FTY 720 developed from a natural product from an insect fungus

Dr. Kenji Chiba, Mitsubishi Pharmaceutical Co., Drug Discovery Laboratories, Director
15:10 Coffee break 　
15:50 Natural product drug discovery based on microbial models

Dr. Hirofumi Nakano, Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Advanced Biotechnology Research Center, Director
16:30 Enthusiasm for discovery - industry and university perspectives Prof. Nakao Kojima, Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University
17:10 Conclusion Prof. Toru Okuda, Tamagawa University
17:30 Reception/mixer Sakufukan Restaurant
19:30 Adjourned 　

　

　

Participants are expected 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, Tohoku University, Toyama Prefectural University, Kyoto University, Tamagawa University,

   Private sector (Japan)

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., Hitachi Government & Public Corporation System Engineering, Sankyo Chemical Co., Nissan Chemical Co., Nippon Shinyaku Co., Shikiieda Chemicals Co., BioDiscovery

   Private sector (World-wide)

AnalytiCon Discovery GmbH., Bayer AG., Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd., MerLion Pharmaceutical Pte Ltd., MycoSynthetix, Inc., Cerylid Biosciences, Relica Pharmaceuticals, Sugen Inc., GPC Biotech, BIOtransfer, Biofrontera

　

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