With Life Sciences as the Next Wave in the Singapore economy, Singapore serves as the perfect backdrop for IDG World Expo's BioITWorld Conference & Showcase Singapore 2003, taking place at Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre from 5 -7 August 2003.
"With Singapore fast becoming Asia's premier hub for Biomedical Sciences, it is very timely to bring back such a successful event." said Derrick Tan, General Manager, IDG World Expo (Asia) Ltd. "BioITWorld aims to contribute towards our country's effort in building a knowledge-based economy. It serves as the platform to facilitate the exchange of information, unravel new business opportunities and discover new strategies that embrace IT as the common thread necessary for scientific advancements," he added.
Following its successful debut in Singapore last May, this premiere event provides the perfect platform for professionals from the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, academic, government and life science professionals to come together to learn how technology tools for the life sciences can drive efficiencies, create opportunities and increase profitability within pharmaceutical and biotechnology organizations.
In conjunction with the 2-days BioITWorld conference, a half-day pre-conference workshop hosted by IBM will also be conducted, providing insights into information-based medicine, exploring how information technology can be integrated into research, development and healthcare delivery. Solutions case studies will be presented by Accelrys, IDBS, LION bioscience, Phase Forward and Proteome Systems.
Conference:
Day One: 6 August 2003
0900 - 0915 Opening Address & Welcome Speech
0915 - 1000 Computational Modelling Trends in BioEngineering: The Construction of the Physiome and it's Implications for Life Sciences
Dr. Nicolas Smith, Director, Modelling Cellular Function Program, Centre of Research Excellence, BioEngineering Institute, University of Auckland
1000 - 1045 Information Technology for Life Sciences
John E. Davies, VP, Sales & Marketing Group Director,
Solutions Market Development Group, Intel Corporation
1045 - 1115 Morning Refreshments
1115 - 1200 Utilising Grid Technologies to Resolve Challenges in Life Sciences
Gregory Kelaart-Courtney, IT Architect, IBM Life Science Solutions, Asia Pacific
1200 - 1245 Integration of Biological Data, Chemical Data and Applications Across the Drug Discovery Value Chain
Dr Jason Theodosiou, Vice President Global Sales, LION bioscience AG
1245 - 1400 Lunch
1400 - 1445 Storage in Medical and Bio-IT
Ganesh Kumar Panadam, Technical Marketing Manager, Field Applications Engineering, Asia Pacific Sales &
Marketing, Seagate
1445 - 1530 Innovative Technologies for
Next Generation Drugs
Dr Santosh Mishra, Managing Director,
Lilly Systems Biology Pte Ltd
1530 - 1600 Afternoon Refreshments
1600 - 1645 Development, Uses and Future of Biological Databases for Bioinformatics Research
A/P Chia Tet Fatt, Director, Bioinformatics Research Centre (BIRC), Nanyang Technological University
1645 - 1730 Revisiting Genomic Datamining:
A Physicist's Perspective
Rajeev Gangal,Chief Scientific Officer, SciNova Informatics
Day Two: 7 August 2003
0900 - 0915 Welcome Speech
0915 - 1000 The Global Outlook for Bio-IT in the Life Sciences and the Role Singapore can Play
Daphne Chung, Senior Analyst, Regional Life Sciences and Healthcare Industries, IDC Asia/Pacific
1000 - 1045 Protocol-Driven Research: Can Bio-informatics Finally Become a Science?
Elia Stupka, Bioinformatic Program Manager, Temasek Life Science Laboratory
1045 - 1115 Morning Refreshments
1115 - 1200 Addressing Key Life Sciences Challenges with Intel Architecture
Vijay Keshav, Industry Solutions Manager, Asia Pacific, High Performance Computing & Life Sciences, Intel Asia Electronics Inc.
1200 - 1245 Integrated Storage Management Strategies for High Availability of Mission-Critical Data in the Post Genomic Era
Alvin Ow, Regional Technical Consultant Manager, VERITAS Software Asia South
1245 - 1400 Lunch
1400 - 1445 Biological Pathway Discovery and Prediction of Drug Action Using Phenomic Computational Simulations
Kumar Selvarajoo, Director of Technology, Systome Therapeutics
1445 - 1530 Algorithms for Microarray Analysis
Dr Ramesh Hariharan, Chief Technology Officer, Strand Genomics Pte Ltd
1530 - 1600 Afternoon Refreshments
1600 - 1645 Leveraging Off the Shelf Standard based Technology for Research
Stephen Wong, Systems Manager, Bioinformatics Institute
1645 - 1730 Application of Computation to Life
Sciences Problems throughout the Discovery Development Process
Anuradha Acharya, Chief Executive Officer, Ocimum Biosolutions
1745 - 1800 Closing Summary