BioITWorld Conference & Expo, a major event organized for life science professionals, entrepreneurs and scientists, is to be held at the International Exhibition and Convention Centre, Singapore on May 29th and 30th, 2002.
The event provides a platform for leading visionaries from the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, academics, industrialists and venture capitalists to come together to share and learn the latest tools, services and training which accelerate, store, analyze and interpret the flood of information being produced by the life science industry. According to information from the APBioNet Secretariat, the APBioNet members participating in the event are to get 20% discount on the delegate fees. Many Indian scientists and R&D institutions are members of APBioNet, the Indian node of which is at Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB).
The conference and expo will help the visitors evaluate and understand how advanced IT solutions, computational technologies and bioinformatics are transforming the life science industry throughout the entire discovery and development processes.
The organizers claimed that the conference would facilitate the exchange of information, unravel new business opportunities and discover new innovative technology and solutions that will revolutionalise human health, environment and society.
Held concurrently with BioITWorld Singapore, is another related event, the MedPharma World Singapore 2002. The MedPharma World focuses on the latest discoveries and developments on medical and pharmaceutical related research, innovative treatment technologies, advanced medical and therapeutic equipments, new drug manufacturing techniques etc. It also explores investment and business strategies for funding bio-research and drug development projects.
Organizers said that MedPharma World presents an unprecedented opportunity to share recent progress and success in medical and pharmaceutical research, to exchange perspectives for the future of bioscience, to see the latest medical and healthcare products, and to learn advanced bioscience applications in the 21st Century.
The event provides an opportunity to meet a group of focused and progressive audience consisting of senior level R&D professionals and business executives from major pharmaceutical, biotechnology companies, academic institutions, private and public research laboratories, medical devices and healthcare service industries.
The visitor Profile as per the organizers include government departments, hospitals and clinics, medical/ health care industry associations and committees, pharmaceuticals, drugs distributor/manufacturer/retailer, biochem/ biotech equipment distributor/manufacturer/retailer, Medical Researchers, research or testing labs, medical applications/ products/ services, and experts in Genomics, Microarrays, Nanotechnology. Pharmaceutical Applications/ Products/Services Providers, University Research Centres, Clinical Trials Centres, Intellectual Property Rights Firms, Legal Consulting Firms, Venture Capital and Investment Banks will also be associated with the event.
The events are to be organized by IDG World Expo (www.idgworldexpo.com), a leading IT event management company focused on supporting emerging technologies. IDG's diverse product and services portfolio spans six key areas including: print publishing, online publishing, events and conferences, market research, education and training and global marketing services
The conference programme is as follows.
Day One, 29 May 2002
0800
Registration
0900-0910
Welcome Message
Gary Fung, President, IDG World Expo (Asia) Ltd
0915-1000
Opening Speech
The Changing Landscape of Biology and Medicine - The Coming Brave World
Dr George Lake, Institute of Systems Biology
1000-1045
Keynote (1)
Accelerating Biology Through the Applications of Bioinformatics
Professor Hideaki Sugawara, Center for Information Biology and DNA Data Bank of Japan, National Institute of Genetics
1045-1115
Morning Refreshments
1115-1200
Keynote (2)
IT's Role in the Life Sciences Revolution
Lionel Binns, Worldwide Life Sciences & Material Sciences Group Manager, Compaq Computer Corporation
1200-1245
Keynote (3)
Transforming the Biomedical Industry - Impact of High Performance Computing on Life Sciences
Christian Morales, VP, Sales & Marketing, Intel Corporation/ co-GM, Asia Pacific, Intel Semiconductor Limited
1245-1400
Lunch
MedPharma World
BioITWorld
1400-1440
Biomarker Discovery: Integrating Clinical Activity, State of the Art Bioanalytical Technologies, and Advanced Data Mining
Dr Dennis Polla, President & CEO, SurroMed Pte Ltd, Singapore
Powering e-Collaboration in the Life Sciences Industry with an Underlying Information Infrastructure
Gerard Warrens, Practice Leader, Life Sciences, EMC Europe, Middle East and Africa
1440-1520
Accelerating Drug Discovery Through the In Silico Functional Genomics Approach
Dr. Kerstin Klein, Project Manager, Functional Genomics, GeneData
Large Scale Searches and Comparisons of BioInformatics Databases
Jef Dawson, Manager, Bioinformatics Initiative, CRAY Inc
1520-1600
Stem Cell Technology and its Application
Dr Zhong Chao Han, Professor & Director, Institute of Hematology & Hospital of Blood Disease, Chinese Academy of Arts and Science
Security in Bioinformatics
Gunther Birnieks, Chief Technology Officer, eXtropia
1600-1630
Afternoon Refreshments
1630-1710
Clinical Trial Shipping Logistics Online
John Butterworth, Global Director of Life Sciences, TNT Express
Tuning MPI Applications Through Parallel Computing
Dr Henry Gabb, Senior Research Scientist, Intel Parallel Applications Center, Intel Corporation
1710-1750
Case Study: Networking Solutions for the First Fully Electronic, Paperless and Filmless Hospital in Malaysia
Dr Mohamad Azrin Zubir, IT Project Manager and Medical Officer, Hospital Selayang, Malaysia
The Electronic Medical Record: Clinical Research Databases
Dr Ho Chun Hou, Chief Medical Officer, NovaHealth
Close of Day One
Day Two, 30 May 2002
0900-0915
Chairman's Opening Remarks
0915-1000
Keynote (4)
Bridging the Gap Between 3D Structure and the Genome World
Invited: Prof. Joel L. Sussman, Department of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science
1000-1045
Keynote (5)
The Integrated Computing Environment
Arjun Bedi, Partner, Global Pharmaceuticals & Medical Products, Accenture
1045-1115
Morning Refreshments
1115-1200
Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Biomedical Informatics
Tan Tin Wee, Founding Convenor, Secretariat, Asia Pacific Bioinformatics Network
1200-1245
Panel Discussion: Practising Biotechnology in Asia
Discussion led by: Winston Raj, Editor for BioITWorld Asia, an IDG publication
1245-1400
Lunch
MedPharma World
BioITWorld
1400-1440
A New Business Model for A Drug Discovery & Development Company
Frans L. Stassen, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Suntory Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories LLC
"BioTech - InfoTech Convengence"
Prof Limsoon Wong, Director of Bioinformatics Research, Kent Ridge Digital Labs
1440-1520
Financing & Alliances in Life Science -
New Approaches to Financing Biotechnology
Dr Gurinder Shahi, CEO, Bioenterprises
Specialised Computing and Data Grids for the Biological Sciences.
Speaker to be confirmed
1520-1600
Knowledge Management - Bridging Biology & Information technologies
Speaker to be confirmed
Building IT Infrastructure for a Life Sciences Organization
Speaker to be confirmed, Compaq
1600-1630
Afternoon Refreshments
1630-1710
Protecting Intellectual Property Rights for Biotechnology & Life Sciences Discoveries - An Analysis of Global & Asia Pacific Trends in Biotechnology & Life Sciences Patenting
Richard Derrick, Regional Vice President Business Development, Asia & Pacific, Derwent Information
Protecting Intellectual Property Rights for Bioinformatics
Michael Carmichael, Attorney, Ella Cheong Mirandah & Sprusons Pte Ltd
1710-1750
Patenting Gene Related Inventions
Caroline Yun, Senior Associate - Intellectual Property Group of Baker & McKenzie
Infrastructure Outsourcing: Combining a high-performance IT architecture with cost-effective IT investments
Choy Heng Wah, Director (Products), I-STT