Biovalley Project
BioValley Fukuoka Project 48 ■Promotional Framework of Project ■Project Support ●Organization:Fukuoka Prefectural Bio Industry Center ●R&D Support Promotion Conference, ・Implementation of large-scale projects by using Established in Sep. 2001 national and other systems ・Industry:biotech startups, regional bio-related companies ・Implementation of Fukuoka Prefecture New Product・ ・University・Technical college:Kyushu University, New Technology Creation Research and Development Kurume University, Fukuoka University, UOEH, etc. Support Project ・Government:Fukuoka Pref., Kurume City, Kyushu ・Holding workshops on product development projects Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, Kitakyushu ●Nurturing Venture Businesses City, etc. ・Promotion of utilization of regional venture funds ●No. of Members:412 companies・organizations・individuals ・Support for companies expanding businesses into (as of the end of Mar. 2012) overseas markets ●Officials ・Provision of manufacturing facilities, laboratories, and ・Chairman:Osamu Tosaka, Adviser of Ajinomoto Co., Inc. equipment at low cost ・Vice Chairman:Kensei Nagata, President of Kurume ・Promotion of matching opportunities such as Fukuoka Univ. Venture Market Katsumi Imaizumi, Executive Vice President of ●Specialist Dispatch Kyushu Univ. Yoshihiro Nagatoshi, Chief executive officer of Omu ・Support for commercialization of research Milk Products Co., Ltd. achievements by bio-industry project producers ・Special Advisors:Ikuro Hirozane, Director-General, ・Research support by science and technology Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry coordinators Hiroshi Ogawa, Governor of Fukuoka Prefecture ・Business support by incubation managers Toshinori Narahara, Mayor of Kurume City ・Good offices of lawyers and patent attorneys ・Advisors:Yoshiaki Tsukamoto, Executive Director of specialized in bio-industry Japan Bioindustry Association ●Cooperation and Exchange Takehiko Sasazuki, Honorary President of the Int’l Medical Center of Japan ・Hosting of biotech research and business frontline Takashi Gojobori, Director and Prof.
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