Technical and Cultural Tour
Venue: Thailand Science Park and Phra Nakhon Si Ayuthaya

07.30 – 08.00

Registration at Meeting Point, 1^stfloor, Lobby, The Imperial Queen’s Park Hotel, Bangkok

10.00 – 11.30

Technical Program at Thailand Science Park
Laboratory Facilities Tour Focusing on Agriculture:

• Animal Cell Biotechnology and Monoclonal Antibody Production Laboratory: The research unit is working in three broad areas: Cytotoxicity, skin equivalents and monoclonal antibody production. In the area of cytotoxicity projects the unit is looking for natural biopesticide derived from extracts of insect fungi. The skin equivalents work offers the potential of testing cosmetic products in vitro. In the area of monoclonal antibody production, the unit is working to rid agricultural pests, via the use of diagnostic kits. .
• Plant Molecular Genetics Unit: The research unit focuses on molecular genetic study of male sterility in rice plant to further the research study on hybrid rice. .
• Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory: The Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory aims to generate new technologies by conducting multi-disciplinary research activities related to plant growth regulation. The core research disciplines include physiology, biochemistry, tissue and cell culture and molecular genetics. The program focus on selection of plants that is tolerant to drought and soil salinity
• Genome Institute: Genome Institute was established to focus on post-sequences, functional genomic questions. The major technical platforms of high-throughput sequencing, high-throughput proteomics, bioinformatics, and HPC (High-Performance Computing Service) are integrated with programmes in molecular and cellular biology, and computational biology. Genome Institute houses Sequencing Laboratory, Proteomics Laboratory and Biostatistics and Informatics Laboratory, as well as providing DNA sequencing and related services through the Bioservice Unit and servicing genomic data through HPC and the Genomics Database Laboratory. Genome Institute currently houses the following genomic databases: Rice, Shrimp, Cassava, Spirulina and Thai SNP. It also plans to cover oil palm genome in the coming year.
• Shrimp Biotechnology Business Unit (SBBU): The unit is an autonomous unit within BIOTEC to provide public service to develop the commercial potential of BIOTEC’s shrimp research. Along with the commercialization of diagnostic kits, SBBU expertise in shrimp health management broadens to diagnostic analysis laboratory, contract research for the shrimp industry, training and consulting. SBBU produces and markets a wide range of kits for diagnostic in crustaceans. The Ezee-Gene® range of PCR products includes test for the major viruses of shrimp; WSSV, TSV, YHV/GAV.

11.30 – 12.30

Lunch

12.30 – 13.30

Leave Thailand Science Park, go to Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
Ancient City

13.30 – 16.30

Cultural Program at Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Ancient City

Opening Ceremony and Keynote Lecture
Time: 09.00 – 10.10
Room: Plenary Hall 3

Opening Ceremony:

Keynote Lecture:
Achieving large scale replacement of petroleum by cellulosic biofuels without impacting food and feed production while benefiting the environment and economies

Prof. Stephen P. Long
University of Illinois, USA

Coffee Break and Exhibition

Plenary Session I: Plant and animal biotechnology
Time: 11.00 – 12.30
Room: Plenary Hall 3

Description

GM crops for food, feed and energy

Prof. German Spangenberg
Plant Biotechnology Centre, Australia

Fruit ripening traits of oil palm

Dr. Timothy J. Tranbarger
L'Institut de recherche pour le d?veloppement (IRD), France

Lunch

Poster Presentation and Exhibition

Plenary Session II: Aquaculture biotechnology
Time: 11.00 – 12.30
Room: Meeting Room 3 + 4

Farming the waters: Past, present and future

Dr. Rohana P. Subasinghe
Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), Italy

The seafood sector in Thailand: Overview and trends

Mr. Paiboon Polsuwanna
Food Processing Industry Club, Thailand

Genetic improvement in aquaculture production

Prof. John A.H. Benzie
University College Cork, Ireland and
Moana Technologies LLC, USA

Lunch

Concurrent Session : Plant Biotechnology/ Biofuels 
Time: 14.00 – 17.00
Room: Plenary Hall 3

Biotechnological approaches to cassava improvement

Dr. Claude M. Fauquet
Danforth Plant Science Center, USA

Plant hormone profiling—A technology for plant functional genomics research

Dr. Suzanne Abrams
National Research Council of Canada, Canada

Global warming cannot be protect without increase of plant biomass

Prof. Atsuhiko Shinmyo
Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan

Genomic-based approaches to understand and improve lignocellulosic biomass production in model and grass species

Dr.Deborah Goffner
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

Rational Design and Molecular Breeding of Sorghum for Use as a Sustainable Biofuel Feedstock

Prof. Yinghua Huang
USDA-ARS Plant Science Research Laboratory, USA

17.00 – 18.00

Poster Presentation and Exhibition

18.00 – 20.00

Welcome Reception Gala Dinner
(Reserved for the full registration participants)

Concurrent Session II: Animal biotechnology 
Time: 14.00 – 16.30
Room: Meeting Room 1

14.00 – 14.30

The importance of early nutrition in the development and long term health of the digestive system

Dr. Julia Dibner
Novus International Inc., USA

14.30 – 15.00

Local beef production;Challenge of thai producers

Prof. David St. Louis
Mississippi State University, USA

15.00 – 15.30

Coffee Break and Exhibition

15.30 – 16.00

Identification and characterization of ß-mannanase producing fungal strain KUB-SN2-1

Mrs. Achara Chaiongkarn
Kasetsart University, Thailand

16.00 – 16.30

Construction and characterization of an influenza A virus expressing green fluorescent protein (Gfp) as a potential tool for anti-influenza drug screening and microneutralization assay

Dr.Sriwan Wongwisansri
National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Thailand

16.30 – 18.00

Poster Presentation and Exhibition

18.00 – 20.00

Welcome Reception Gala Dinner
(Reserved for the full registration participants)

Concurrent Session III: International bio business partnering forum
Time: 13.00 – 18.00
Room: Meeting Room 2

Time

Description

13.00 – 13.10

Opening Remark

13.10 – 13.30

Biotechnology business initiatives in Thailand

Prof. Amaret Bhumiratana
Mahidol University, Thailand

13.30 – 13.50

Topic to be announced

Dr. Chei-Hsiang Chen
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan

13.50 – 14.10

Stretching the startup dollar and becoming profitable without VC

Mr. Marvin Ng
DN Venture Partners LLP., Singapore

14.10 – 14.30

Thailand's infrastructure to support international biotechnology R&;D and commercialization: Policy of Thailand Science Park

Prof. Chachanat  Thebtaranonth
Technology Management Center (TMC), Thailand

Role of Thailand as a world leader in food production: Perspectives from a multinational agri-business and food company

Dr. Sarasin Veerapol
C.P. Group, Thailand

14.50 – 15.10

Opportunities in Malaysian agriculture biotechnology

Dato Sofian Mohamad Salleh
Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation, Malaysia

15.10 – 15.30

Collaborations in biotechnology, an imperative for the future  
Ms. Terry-Lynn Quadri
Ag-West Bio, Inc. Canada

From Research to Product: Knowledge Transfer for the UK AgBiotech Sector 

Dr. Jayne Brookman
Bioscience for Business KTN, United Kingdom

Technology transfer in a complex environment – the Norwich Research Park experience 

Dr. Jon Carter
University of East Anglia, United Kingdom

Technology transfer within Rothamsted Research – a leading UK research institute 

Dr. Stephen James
Rothamsted International, United Kingdom

Technology transfer training – the UK experience of developing the skills of commercialisation professionals
 
Ms. Liz Flint
Praxis Courses Ltd  and
Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom

Market driven innovations for animal health Virbac;Model

Mr. Marc Le Poul
Virbac S.A., France

R&D activities and commercialized technology ; What have we achieved at biotec

Dr. Lily Eurwilaichitr
National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Thailand

Business opportunities for bioentrepreneurs at KMUTT Industrial park

Assoc. Prof. Solot Suwanyuen
King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), Thailandd

Welcome Reception Gala Dinner
(Reserved for the full registration participants)

Concurrent Session IV: Aqua breedingcryopreservative  and genetic
Time: 14.00 – 17.00
Room: Meeting Room 3 + 4

Identification, characterization and expression analysis of genes and proteins functionally involving ovarian development of the giant tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon

Dr. Sirawut Klinbunga
National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Thailand

Identification of reproduction-specific genes in black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) using cDNA microarray

Dr. Nitsara Karoonuthaisiri
National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Thailand

Coffee Break and Exhibition

Cryopreservation technology of shrimp

Dr. Verapong Vuthiphandchai
Burapha University, Thailand

Research and application of cryopreservation in aquatic animal species

Assoc. Prof. Amrit Bart
Asian Institute of Technology Center, Vietnam

Boosting sexual maturation: Roles of eicosanoid pathway in ovarian development of black tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon

Dr.Wananit Wimuttisuk
National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Thailand

Welcome Reception Gala Dinner
(Reserved for the full registration participants)

Time: 09.30 – 10.40
Room: Plenary 3

09.30 – 10.10

Keynote Lecture:
Manipulating cell separation processes for crop improvement

Prof. Jeremy Roberts
University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

10.10 – 10.40

Gene technology for grain legume improvement

Dr. TJ Higgins
CSIRO Plant Industry, Australia

10.40 – 11.00

Morning Plenary Sessions

Plenary Session I: Plant and animal biotechnology
Time: 11.00 – 12.00
Room: Plenary 3

Engineering cassava and rice for food security and human health

Prof. Wilhelm Gruissem
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Switzerland

The use of gene technology to improve poultry health

Dr. Adam Karpala
Australian Animal Health Laboratory - CSIRO, Australia

12.00 – 13.00

Lunch

13.00 – 14.00

Poster Presentation and Exhibition

Plenary Session II: Aquaculture biotechnology
Time: 11.00 – 12.00
Room: Meeting Room 3 + 4

11.00 – 11.30

Aquaculture: The blue biotechnology of the future

Prof. Patrick Sorgeloos
Ghent University, Belgium

Responsible ecologically sustainable aquaculture in the 21st century

Dr. Albert G.J. Tacon
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

Concurrent Session I: Plant & Animal Biotechnology
Time: 14.00 – 17.00
Room: Plenary Hall 3

Can agricultural biotechnology contribute to better living in Africa?

Prof. Jocelyn Webster
AfricaBio, South Africa
Substituted by s:Prof.Diran Makinde

Thai anti-tick vaccine: Production and potential

Assoc. Prof. Sathaporn Jittapalapong
Kasetsart University, Thailand

Expression of recombinant VP2 protein of canine parvovirus in Escherichia coli

Ms. Siriwadee Phromnoi
Kasetsart University, Thailand

Metabolic engineering of useful compounds in plants

Prof. Takashi Hashimoto
Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan

17.00 – 18.00

Poster Presentation and Exhibition

Concurrent Session II: Algal biotechnology as a tool in improving our environment
Time: 14.00 – 17.00
Room: Meeting Room 1

14.00 – 14.30

Green solutions to global problems

Prof. Sammy Boussiba
Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel 

Hydrogen production by means of sulfur-deprived Chlamydomonas reinhardtii cultures from laboratory to outdoor photobioreactor

Dr. Giuseppe Torzillo
CNR - Istituto per lo Studio degli Ecosistemi, Italy

Microalgal biomass for bio-diesel – reality and prospective

Prof. Avigad Vonshak
Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel 

Microalgae for aquaculture: A case study on continuous culture system development

Dr. Sorawit Powtongsook
National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Thailand

Field assessment of two planting methods for agarophyte gracilaria verrucosa and agar preparation at southeastern, Iran

Mr. Yousef  Filizadeh
Shahed University, Iran

Concurrent Session III: Food safety and biosecurity
Time: 14.00 – 16.00
Room: Meeting Room 2

Increasing global food security and the role of agricultural biotechnology

Dr. Duncan Vaughan
Food and Agricultural Organization Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Thailand

Food biotechnology: Consumer perceptions of food biotechnology in Asia

Dr. George Fuller
Asian Food Information Centre (AFIC), Thailand

Improving safety and quality standard in the Thai shrimp industry

Mr. Chatta Udomwongsa and Mr. Wyn Ellis
FXA Company Limited, Thailand

Concurrent Session IV: Aqua feed and nutrition
Time: 14.00 – 16.00
Room: Meeting Room 3+4

Building shrimp diets with sustainable ingredients: Commercial response to NuPro®

Mr. Chris King
Alltech Asia-Pacific Biosciences Centre, Thailand

PmRab7 supplementation promotes shrimp survival after white spot syndrome virus challenge

Dr.Kallaya Sritunyalucksana
National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Thailand

Schizochytrium enrichment of Artemia nauplii for black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) postlarvae

Ms. Chansawang Ngamphongsai
National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Thailand

Time: 09.30 – 10.40
Room: Plenary 3

Food, more food, good food

Dr. William James Peacock
CSIRO Plant Industry, Australia

Plant made pharmaceuticals

Prof. Rainer Fischer
The Institute of Biology VII, Denmark

Plenary Session I: Plant and animal biotechnology
Time: 11.00 – 12.00
Room: Plenary Hall 3

11.00 – 11.30

Metabolic engineering of fatty acids in plants for application in the nutraceutical and industrial markets

Assoc. Prof. Xiao Qiu
University of Saskatchewan, Canada

11.30 – 12.00

Plant metabolomics: A basis for functional genomics and crop improvement

Prof. Kazuki Saito
Chiba University and RIKEN Plant Science Center, Japan

Plenary Session II: Aquaculture biotechnology
Time: 11.00 – 12.00
Room: Meeting Room 3 + 4

Biotechnology for environmentally friendly control of shrimp diseases

Prof. Timothy William Flegel
Mahidol University, Thailand

The proPO-system an important immune system in aquatic invertebrates

Prof. Kenneth Söderhäll
Uppsala University, Sweden

Concurrent Session I:Animal breeding & genomic
Time: 14.00 – 15.30
Room: Plenary Hall 3

Biomarkers for meat quality

Dr. Marinus F.W. te Pas
Animal Sciences Group of Wageningen UR, The Netherlands

Capturing benefit from variation in production animal genomes

Dr. Jon G. H. Hickford
Lincoln University, New Zealand

Variation in genes that may affect meat production in pigs

Ms. Sajee  Kunhareang
Lincoln University, New Zealand

Concurrent Session II: Aqua disease & health management
Time: 13.30 – 15.30
Room:Meeting Room 3 +4

Engineering of B2 protein, a RNA interference antagonist, for attenuated vaccine development against betanodavirus

Prof. Jimmy Kwang
Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory Limited, Singapore

Molecular immunology and genomics of shrimp

Assoc. Prof. Ikuo Hirono
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan

A novel viral responsive protein in the black tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon, and its implication in hemocyte homeostasis

Prof. Anchalee Tassanakajon
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand