Innovation Drives Development June 25 – 28, 2013, Tianjin, China (2Nd Round Announcement)

BIOECONOMY 2013 Innovation Drives Development June 25 – 28, 2013, Tianjin, China (2nd Round Announcement)

On June 25-28, BIOECONOMY 2013 - the 2013 International Conference of Bioeconomy, hosted by China’s Ministry of Science and Technology, and Tianjin Municipal People’s Government, will be held in Tianjin, P.R. China. The conference provides an international platform for accelerating the technology transfer and commercialization of biotechnological innovations and promoting development of the emerging biotech industry.

Sponsors

Ministry of Science and Technology, P. R. China Tianjin Municipal People’s Government

Co-Sponsors

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization United Nations Industrial Development Organization European Union

Organized by

China National Center for Biotechnology Development The Science & Technology Commission of Tianjin Municipal People’s Government Tianjin Binhai New Area People’s Government

Organization

Chairs

WANG Zhigang Vice-Minister,Ministry of Science and Technology, P. R. China HUANG Xingguo Mayor, Tianjin Municipal People’s Government

Chairs of Organizing Committee

WANG Weizhong Vice-Minister, Ministry of Science and Technology, P. R. China HE Shushan Vice-Mayor, Tianjin Municipal People’s Government

Chairs of Scientific Board

Secretary General

MA Yanhe Director General, Department of Social Development Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, P. R. China HUANG Jing Director General, China National Center for Biotechnology Development ZHAO Haishan Director General, The Science & Technology Commission of Tianjin Municipal People’s Government GUO Jingping Deputy Mayor from Tianjin Binhai New Area

Deputy Secretary General

LI Baochun Deputy Director, The Science & Technology Commission of Tianjin Municipal People’s Government MA Hongjian Deputy Director General, China National Center for Biotechnology Development JIA Feng Director-General Level Consultant, China National Center for Biotechnology Development DONG Zhifeng Deputy Director-General Level Consultant, China National Center for Biotechnology Development HUANG Yalou Director, The Science & Technology Commission of Tianjin Binhai New Area

Agenda

Date Morning Afternoon

Opening Ceremony, June 25 Academic Sessions Keynote Speeches

June 26 Academic Sessions

Keynote Speakers

SANG Guowei Academician, Vice Chairman of the 11th National People's Congress Standing Committee Leland H. Hartwell 2001 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, Professor, Biodesign Institute’s Center of Arizona State University, United States CHENG Jing Academician, Medicine School of Tsinghua University, Director of National Engineering Research Center for Beijing Biochip Technology

Sessions

Session I: Frontiers of Life Science

Topics: Session I will focus on genomics, proteomics, metabonomics, glycobiology, brain and cognitive science, synthetic biology, systems biology, translational medicine, computational biology, stem cell gene regulation and reprogramming technology, human reproduction and development. The session will cover the basics, the current advancement and trends relating to life science development.

Co-Chairs:

CHENG Jing Academician, Professor, Medicine School of Tsinghua University, Director of National Engineering Research Center for Beijing Biochip Technology Xiangdong Fu Professor, University of California in San Diego

Time: June 25, Afternoon; June 26, Morning, 2013 Venue: Binhai International Convention and Exhibition Center

(5th Avenue, TEDA, China)

Speakers and Topics:

Speaker: Xiangdong Fu, Professor, University of California in San Diego Topic: Functional Genomics Approaches to Drug Discovery

Speaker: ZHAN Qimin, Academician, Vice-president Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College Topic: Concept and practice of cancer translational medicine

Speaker: Zee Upton, Professor, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology Topic: Taking a wound healing product from discovery to market

Speaker: YUAN Yingjin, Vice President, Tianjin University Topic: Re-designing and constructing microbial consortium for enhanced Vc production

Speaker: LIU Xuezhong, Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Topic: Implementing genomic medicine in care of patients with impaired hearing

Speaker: WANG Deping, Director, Division of Frontier Technology, China National Center for Biotechnology Development Topic: Frontier of Biotechnology in China: Progresses and Perspective

Speaker: ZENG Fanyi, Researcher, Medical Genetics Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Chief Scientist, National Basic Research Program Topic: Studying Stem Cell Biology Using in Utero Transplantation in Animal Models

Speaker: LUO Dan, Professor, Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering Cornell university Topic: DNA as a nanoscale material and its real-world applications in biotechnology including synthetic biology

Speaker: LI Yixue, Professor ,Shanghai Center for Bioinformation Technology Topic: Big biological data: Opportunity and Challenge

Speaker: Catherine E. Costello, Professor, Boston University School of Medicine Topic: Advances in technology that foster the application of proteomics and glycomics to the nvestigation of human diseases

Speaker: QIAN Xiaohong, Professor, Associate Director, State Key Laboratory of Proteomics Topic: Proteomics and bio-economy

Speaker: YU Jun, Associate Director, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Topic: The new paradigm of genome biology: precise, personalized, and on multiple tracks

Speaker: Ron Quinn, Professor, Eskitis Institute, Griffith University, Australia Topic: Lead identification based on bioaffinity FT-ICR-MS: expanding the scope of structural genomics

Speaker: Emre Yaksi, Director, Neuroelectronics Research Flanders, Belgium Topic: Studying neural circuits mediating fear and anxiety in zebrafish brain

Speaker: WANG Dong, Professor, Medicine School of Tsinghua University Topic: The Transcriptional Reprogramming in Prostate Cancer Cells

Speaker: Chengjun Huang, Senior Researcher, IMEC, Belgium Topic: Micro/nano electronics enabled biosensor platforms

Speaker: DAI Pu, Professor, Department of Otolaryngology & Head Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital Topic: The development and application of a microarray of common deaf genes for massive screening of newborn in China

Session II: R&D in Drug Innovation

Topics: Aiming to accelerate the development of drug innovation in China, Session II will highlight the latest progress and trends in domestic and international new drugs related R&D. Discussion topics include the latest cutting-edge technology of the small molecule antibody drug conjugates, stem cell therapy, vaccine and adjuvant, novel drug delivery system, new drug target discovery and validation, synthetic biology, interdisciplinary innovation and internationalization of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the future development strategy and key points of pharmaceutical technology innovation in China.

Co-Chairs:

LIU Changxiao Academician, Professor, Tianjin Institute of Pharmaceutical Research Panos Constandinides President of Biopharmacuetical & Drug Delivery Consulting LLC Roman Szumski Vice chair of research council, Canada

Time: June 25, Afternoon; June 26, Morning, 2013 Venue: Binhai International Convention and Exhibition Center (5th Avenue, TEDA, China)

Speakers and Topics:

Speaker: Panos Constantidines, President of Biopharmaceutical & Drug Delivery Consulting LLC Topic: Integrated drug discovery and development strategy and models

Speaker: Roman Szumski, Vice chair of research council, Canada Topic: to be determined

Speaker: CHEN Zhinan, Academician of CAE, Professor, The 4th Medical University of PLA Topic: Strategy in biological drug R&D

Speaker: ZHANG Mingqiang, VP of Amgen Topic: Importance of translational medicine in drug discovery

Speaker: ZHANG Shuhong, VP of Process R&D, AbbVie R&D Topic: Advance the AbbVie pipeline

Speaker: Ram Mahato, Professor, Medical Center, University of Nebraska Topic: Emerging Trends in Development of Small Molecules, siRNA and miRNA Based Therapeutics

Speaker: Michael Varney, Gene, Roche Topic: Introduction to genetech research and early development and the translation of biological insights into useful cancer therapies

Speaker: ZHANG Zhiyang, President of Changsha Sanji Biotech.Ltd.Co., Ltd Topic: Target therapy and personalized medicine

Speaker: Paul Herrling, Novartis Topic: Drug discovery for new antimalarials

Speaker: MA Hongjian, Vice General Director of China National Center for Biotechnology Development, MOST Topic: Key project of drug innovation and progress

Speaker: TANG Lida, President of Tianjin Institute of Pharmaceutical Research Topic: Drug Discovery & Development: Strategies and Management

Speaker: Matthew Cooper, Professor, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Australia Topic: Asian Century-Entrepreneurs & Science

Speaker: Maree Smith, Professor, School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland, Australia Topic: Therapeutic Innovation Australia: Queensland Node – an Australian Government Initiative for Accelerating Life Sciences Research Translation

Speaker: HE Wei, President of DTRM Biopharma Topic: Small molecular drug innovation & development

Speaker: XU Tian, Professor, Yale University Topic: Large-scale animal genetic screens for Identifying therapeutic targets and drugs: a solution for the R&D problem of the pharmaceutical Industry

Speaker: SHI Bin, Senior Scientist of Merck Topic: Rodent cancer model for drug development: Regulation, consideration and selection

Speaker: ZHU Demin, President of Cureport Inc. Topic: Nano Medicine: the stars in the evening sky

Session III: Food Safety Forum

Topics: Session III provides the forum of scientific discussion on safety issues related to food, food additives and food-related products (e.g. food contacted materials), focused on key technological exchange on risk assessment, food standard, test methodologies, inspection and control. Main topics include technology requirements for food safety risk assessment, scientific evaluations of food additives and ingredients, test methods for food ingredients in Food Chemical Codex, food contaminants and the national standard on food safety, and developments regarding food safety test reagents and equipment.

Co-Chairs:

WU Yongning Professor, Chief Scientist, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment Laurie H.M. Chan Professor, Director, Center for Advanced Research in Environmental Genomics, University of Ottawa, Canada

Time: June 25, Afternoon; June 26, Morning, 2013 Venue: Binhai International Convention and Exhibition Center (5th Avenue, TEDA, China)

Speakers and Topics:

Speaker: CHEN Junshi, Academician, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment Topic: The New National Food Safety Control System of China

Speaker: John Spink, Professor, Director of Food Fraud Initiative, Michigan State University, USA Topic: Food Fraud Database and Anti-Counterfeit Countermeasures

Speaker: WU Yongning, Professor, Chief Scientist, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment Topic: China National Food Safety Standard: Maximum limit of food contaminants

Speaker: WANG Hui, Professor, Director of Food Safety Center, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes of Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences Topic: Advances in Research of Rapid Detection Technologies for Food-Borne Pathogenic Bacteria

Speaker: ZHOU Naiyuan, Deputy Director, Biosource and Biosafety Division, China National Center for Biotechnology Development, Ministry of Science and Technology Topic: System Development of S&T and Food Safety

Speaker: Dmitry Edelev, Professor, President of Moscow National University of Food Production Topic: Russian National Food Safety Standard

Speaker: WANG Shuo, Professor, President of Tianjin University of Science and Technology Topic: The Hazardous Materials in Food Packing Migrating and Influencing Food Safety

Speaker: ZHANG Gaiping, Academician, Henan Academy of Agricultural Science Topic: Development of Fast Test Kit for Illegal Chemical Usage in Animals

Speaker: Robert J Henry, Professor, Director of Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, University of Queensland, Australia Topic: Development of Rapid Methods for Food Analysis to Support Food Safety for New and Traditional Products

Speaker: SHEN Jianzhong, Professor, China Agricultural University Topic: Antibiotics in Veterinary Medicine Practice and Food Safety

Speaker: Mary Harris, Professor, Colorado State University, USA Topic: Trans fat and Infant health

Speaker: CasAkoh, Professor, University of Georgia, USA Topic: Advancing Food Technology to Reduce Trans Fat Intake

Speaker: Lucy Yu, Professor, University of Maryland, USA Topic: Esters of Chloropropanols: Formation and Mechanism

Speaker: Laurie H.M. Chan, Professor, Director, Center for Advanced Research in Environmental Genomics, University of Ottawa, Canada Topic: Applications of Metabolomics on Food Safety Research

Session IV: Development of Medical Devices

Topics: Session IV will discuss the current situation and development trends regarding BME, R&D priorities and direction, and opportunities and challenges for industry development. Presentations will involve innovation points concerning design, evaluation and test of medical devices, and the frontiers and hotspots of relevant fields of medical devices: biomechanics, biomaterials, medical imaging, biosensor, rehabilitation medical engineering, medical neural engineering, healthcare engineering and telecom medical devices.

Co-Chairs:

FAN Yubo Director, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, BUAA Chiu S. Lin Former Division Director, Office of Device Evaluation, CDRH, FDA

Time: June 25, Afternoon; June 26, Morning, 2013 Venue: Binhai International Convention and Exhibition Center

(5th Avenue, TEDA, China)

Speakers and Topics:

Speaker: Chiu S. Lin, Former Division Director, Office of Device Evaluation, CDRH, FDA Topic: Development and Trend of Innovative Medical Device Technology

Speaker: FAN Yubo, Director, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, BUAA Topic: Innovative Research on Medical Implants

Speaker: WANG Chunren, Director, Institute for Medical Devices Control, NIFDC Topic: Preclinical Safety Evaluation of Tissue Engineered Medical Products

Speaker: Cheng-kung CHENG，Professor, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, BUAA Topic: Insight of the Future Development on China Medical Industry-a Current China Orthopaedic Industry Perspective

Speaker: Guiqing Lily Yao, Professor, Primary Care and Population Sciences, Faculty of Medicine , University of Southampton Topic: Cost- effectiveness analysis of computed tomographic colonography versus colonoscopy or double contrast barium enema for investigation of patients with symptoms suggestive of colorectal cancer: economic evaluation of two randomized clinical trials

Speaker: ZOU Hao, CEO, Neusoft A&T Diagnostics Co., Ltd. Topic: The Tendency of Laboratory Automation System

Speaker: CHEN Siping, Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University Topic: The Status and Development on Medical Industry Taking Example of Shen Zhen

Speaker: YU Mengsun, Academician, Institute of Aviation Medicine, Air Force Topic: Human Performance Engineering

Speaker: Herbert F. Voigt, President, International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine Topic: The Role of Academic Programs and International Federations in the Development of Medical Devices

Speaker: LI Xiuqing, Vice President, Shinva Medical Instrument Co., Ltd Topic: A Study on the Industrial Technology Innovation System of China Medical Device

Speaker: Anthony Wilkinson, Medical Director, COOK Medical Topic: Growing your business and R&D profile in the Asia Pacific Medical Device Market– the Cook Medical perspective

Speaker: YU Zhenhang, Deputy Chief, Frontier Biotechnology Division , China National Center for Biotechnology Development Topic: Analysis on the current status of China's medical device industry

Speaker: WANG Zhibiao, Director, National Engineering Research Center of Ultrasonic Medical Topic: A Tentative Probe into Minimally-invasive and Noninvasive Medicine

Speaker: Shankhar KRISHNAN, Secretary General International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering Topic: Perspectives on future Trends in Medical Devices and Systems

Session V: Entrepreneurship and Investment

Topics: Session V covers the megatrend of biotechnology investment and financing in China and the world, as well as the integration of research, enterprises, capital and science parks to promote the growth of pharmaceutical industry and the advancement of core competency of pharmaceutical companies. Special focus is on the explorations by Chinese biopharmaceutical parks in building a practical business model for project transformation to capture foreseen immense biotechnology business opportunities in the next decade.

Co-Chairs:

YANG Xucai Chairman, Tianjin Science and Technology Finance Holding Group Co., Ltd.

Time: June 25, Afternoon; June 26, Morning, 2013 Venue: Binhai International Convention and Exhibition Center (5th Avenue, TEDA, China)

Speakers and Topics:

Speaker: Alan Eisenberg, Executive Vice President, Biotechnology Industry Organization Topic: Western Drug Developers Look to China for Partnering

Speaker: Jonathan WANG, Senior Managing Director, OrbiMed Asia Topic: Investing in China Healthcare and Life Science

Speaker: Darren Crombie, Deputy Director-General, Innovation and Science Development Group Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts Queensland Government, Australia Topic: Government Policy in Growing a Life Sciences Industry Hub

Speaker: SHEN Zhilong, President, Xinchen management consultant Co., Ltd Topic: Biotech pharmaceutical industry and the status of the capital market in Taiwan

Speaker: WANG Lin, Vice President, Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biotechnology & Medicine Topic: Stimulating the discussion of biopharmaceutical industry innovation and entrepreneurial mode

Speaker: Jens Sundbye（Chairman of the EFB Danish regional branch office） Topic: To be confirmed

Panel Discussion: Host: SHEN Zhilong, President, Xinchen management consultant Co., Ltd Topic: Finding opportunities in the Biopharmaceutical Industry-Thinking with the consideration of investors

Jonathan WANG Senior Managing Director, OrbiMed Asia ZHONG Zhuchang KGI Securities MU Lei Financial company equity investment at the executive director of the China development bank JIANG Wei Executive Vice President, YinHong (Tianjin) equity investment fund management Co.,Ltd HUA Yutao Vice Deputy of Biotechnology development center of chemical medicine and medical instruments of China ZHAO Hua, General Manager , TEDA VC

Host: ZHOU Wei, President & CEO, Shengjie Biotech Toptic: Where to begin – Interpreting the route for Entrepreneurs

ZHANG Dan CEO and President, FMD developing Inc YAO Xiaoqing President, Tianjin Chasesun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd HONG Lei Partner, Tianjin venture investment Co., Ltd SUN Ming Assistant of CEO, Tianjin Ringpu Bio-technology Company LIU Xiangdong General President, High-tech investment guarantee Co., Ltd

Michael Xue Investment Director, Morningside Venture

Session VI: Talents in Biotechnology

Topics: Session VI will focus on China’s national strategies for innovation and talent-driven development. How to accelerate reform in talent policy concerning the recruitment of high-level and overseas talents to support the current rapid industrial progress? How to advocate the connection between basic research and industrial development and integrate the talent resource from universities, research institutions and industry, and how to encourage their communication and exchange of knowledge? Purpose of the discussion is to find the trend and explore better ways to enhance the environment for innovation and talent development and to recruit more talents.

Co-Chairs:

RAO Zihe Academician, President, Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biotechnology and Medicine David Joszef Tapolczay CEO, Medical Research Council Technology

Time: June 25, Afternoon; June 26, Morning, 2013 Venue: Binhai International Convention and Exhibition Center (5th Avenue, TEDA, China)

Speakers and Topics:

Speaker: David Joszef Tapolczay, CEO, Medical Research Council Technology Topic: A New Paradigm of Business Model in Drug Discovery - the MRCT Proposal for China and UK Partnership in Healthcare

Speaker: Elizabeth Ray DeLong, Professor, Duke University Topic: Science Training in the Evolving World of Biotechnology from the Perspective of Biostatistics

Speaker: Torsten Neuefeind, CEO, Proteros Biostructures Topic: Protein Structure Accelerated Drug Discovery

Speaker: GAO Fu, Deputy Director, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention Topic: Entry and Release of Influenza Virus: Opportunity for Drug Development

Speaker: Shein-Chung CHOW, Professor, Duke University Topic: Regulatory Consideration for Assessment of Biosimilars

Speaker: ZHU Jiang, Assistant Professor, Scripps Research Institute Topic: Turning Immune Repertoire’s Elite Antibodies into Super Therapeutics

Speaker: LI Ruiguo, Deputy Director, International Cooperation Division, China National Center for Biotechnology Development, Ministry of Science and Technology Topic: China’s Situation of Human Resources in Biotechnology and International Comparison on Enterprise Talent

Speaker: Robert Scott, Professor, University of British Columbia Topic: Chronic Disease Management - a Telehealth ‘Patient Centric’ Approach

Speaker: HE Xi, Professor, Harvard University Topic: Therapeutic Targeting of Wnt Signaling for Disease Treatment: Training of a New Generation of Scientists for Translational Biology

Speaker: SHEN Kang, Researcher, Stanford University Topic: Model Organisms, Development and Diseases of the Nervous System

Speaker: Wen CHANG, VP, N. Asia Strategy and China Regulatory Sciences, Global Regulatory and Safety Sciences, BMS Topic: Industry Prospect on Local Talent Development Through a BioPharma Model

Speaker: NI Binhui, Head of Strategy and Innovation of Asia R&D,Sanofi Topic: Global Pharmaceutical Companies’ Development and Challenges in China - Talentism

Speaker: XU Wenqing, Professor, University of Washington Topic: Structural Studies of the Wnt Signaling Pathway and Implications for Cancer and Regenerative Medicine

Speaker: Mark Tucker, CEO, TTS Pharma Ltd Topic: The Impact of NicoTest™ on the Emerging Chinese Smoking Cessation Market

Speaker: Fu-Sung HSIEH, Vice Chairman, Taipei Chinese Medicine Service Industry Union Topic: Developing History of Herbal Medicine in Taiwan Traditional Green Energy Industry

Note: The definite co-chairs, speakers and topics of the above 6 sessions are subject to what displayed in the venue.

Exhibition

In parallel with the conference, an international biomedical exhibition will be held. The exposition provides an international platform for research organizations, medical institutions, scientists and entrepreneurs from China and abroad to exhibit technologies and products.The exhibition, with stands of more than 300 enterprisesworldwide, involves biomedicine, medical devices, health industry, medical cosmetics, etc.,and covers anarea of more than 10,000 square meters. The organizer of the exhibitionis Tianjin Hengxin Exhibition Co., Ltd.

Exhibition schedule

Move-in: June 23-24, 2013; 8:30-17:00 Exhibition: June 25-28, 2013; 9:00-16:30 Move-out: June 28, 2013; after 12:00 Venue: Binhai International Convention and Exhibition Center (5th Avenue, TEDA, China)

Languages

English and Chinese (Simultaneous interpretation will be provided at the Opening Ceremony.)

Registration

Please register online at the website of the BIOECONOMY 2013 Organizing Committee www.bioeco.net.cn before June 20th, 2013.

Contact Information for conference Secretariat

Beijing Secretariat Contact Information: China National Center for Biotechnology Development Tel: +86-10-88225185 Fax: +86-10-88225200 E-mail: [email protected] Tianjin Secretariat Contact Information: Biotech.& Health Division, The Science & Technology Commission of Tianjin Municipal People’s Government Tel: +86-22-58832975 Fax: +86-22-58832973 E-mail: [email protected] China CYTS-Logan (Tianjin) M.I.C.E. Service Co., Ltd. Tel: +86-22-58792286 Fax: +86-22-23112340 E-mail: [email protected] Exhibition Organized by: Tianjin Hengxin Exhibition Co., Ltd. Tel: +86-22-66377668, +86-22-66377669 Fax: +86-22-66377658 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.hengxinexpo.com Contact Person: Wang Youqiang, Gong Xue Address: The 2nd Floor, Binhai International Convention & Exhibtion Centre, TEDA, Tianjin China