Symposium Topics and Organizers

No. Topics Organizers
September 12, 2017 (9:00–11:00)
1 Let’s Get Together, Young Biotechnologists Using Bioinformatics! Takaaki Horinouchi (RIKEN)
Takaaki Kojima (Nagoya Univ.)
Kei Kanie (Nagoya Univ.)
2 Microorganisms Generate, Use, or Steal an Electron. Shall We Use the Ability? Satoshi Wakai (Kobe Univ.)
3 Advanced Researches on Health-Promotion and Useful Materials Production by Using Intestinal Microorganisms Akinobu Matsuyama (Daicel), Masaharu Ishii (Univ. of Tokyo), Shinobu Takagi (Novozymes), Hisashi Yasueda (Ajinomoto)
4 Robust Bioproduction and Biocontainment Technologies in the Era of Synthetic Biology Ryuichi Hirota (Hiroshima Univ.), Tomoaki Matsuura (Osaka Univ.)
September 12, 2017 (15:30–17:30/18:00)
5 The Best Oral Presentation Competition on Bioengineering by Ph. D. Candidates Kazuo Harada (Osaka Univ.), Hiroyuki Imanaka (Okayama Univ.), Kazunorhi Nakashima (Hokkaido Univ.), Wataru Aoki (Kyoto Univ.), Riki Toita (AIST)
6 [International Symposium] ~18:00
Next Generation Enzyme Engineering -Tools for in silico Enzyme Discovery, Correct Folding and Their Fabrication-
Yasuhisa Asano (Toyama Pref. Univ.; JST, ERATO)
7 New Horizon for Biotechnology by Combining the Bio Big Data and Information Analysis Technology Haruko Takeyama (Waseda Univ.), Sachiyo Aburatani (AIST), Daisuke Tominaga (AIST)
8 [International Symposium] ~18:00
Japan-Korea Joint Symposium “Development of Bio-device Based on Cell Engineering and Nano- and Micro-biotechnology for Medical Application”
Enoch Y. Park (Shizuoka Univ.), Eiichi Tamiya (Osaka Univ.)
9 Frontier Technologies in Cultivation and Measuring Takaomi Yasuhara (Asahi Group Holdings), Yasuhiko Imai (Kikkoman), Hideo Sakuma (B.E. Marubishi.), Satoshi Tomita (ABLE)
10 Listening to the “Voice” of Microorganisms: Communication Skills of Unicellular Organisms Daisuke Watanabe (NAIST), Yoko Yashiroda (RIKEN)
September 13, 2017 (9:00–11:00)
11 Combination Based on Design Biology: Artificial Cell to Organ-on-a-Chip Daisuke Kiga (Waseda Univ.), Wataru Aoki (Kyoto Univ.)
12 New Ideas and Approaches for Breeding of Brewery Microbes Junichi Maruyama (Univ. of Tokyo), Hiroshi Kitagaki (Saga Univ.)
13 Internationalization of Research Products in Industrial Biotechnology Kosuke Honda (Osaka Univ.), Masahiro Nishikawa (Glico Nutrition), Kiyoo Hirooka (Kyoto Municipal Inst.)
14 Generation of Complex Functional Molecules by Redesigning Biosynthetic Machineries Yoshimitsu Hamano (Fukui Pref. Univ.), Ikuro Abe (Univ. of Tokyo)
September 13, 2017 (15:30–17:30)
15 [International Symposium]
“Smart Cell Industry” A New Trend in Bioeconomy
Toshiya Muranaka (Osaka Univ.), Jian-Jiang Zhong (Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ.)
16 Various Antimicrobial Peptides in Bacteria to Humans: Investigate Its Mechanism of Action, Biological Defense Function Kenji Sonomoto (Kyushu Univ.), Seiichi Taguchi ( Tokyo Univ. Agric.)
17 Brewing Technology: The Origin and Future of Manufacturing Osamu Yamada (NRIB), Hiroko Tsutsumi (Gekkeikan), Yoshikazu Takase (Kirishima Shuzo), Masaaki Sakaguchi (Suntory Spirits)
18 Key Components in Foods and Agricultural Products to Prevent Brain Dysfunction or to Promote Healthy Aging Tsutomu Fujii (NRIB), Masaki Mizunuma (Hiroshima Univ.)
19 Frontiers of in vitro Cell Culture Techniques for Drug Discovery and Safety Testing of Chemicals Shinji Sugiura (AIST), Kazunori Shimizu (Nagoya Univ.), Satoshi Fujita (AIST)
20 Frontier Research and Technologies in Cultivation, Analyzing, and Utilization of Microbial Dark Matter Hideki Aoyagi (Univ. of Tsukuba), Yoichi Nakao (Waseda Univ.), Nobutada Kimura (AIST), Yoshiteru Aoi (Hiroshima Univ.)
September 14, 2017 (9:00–11:00)
21 Technology Progress for Fermentation Production; the Past, Today, and Tomorrow Ichiro Suzuki (Yokohama Natl. Univ.), Hideo Sakuma (B.E.Marubishi), Motohiro Hino (IHI Plant Engineering)
22 Biotechnology for Contribution to Resources on the Earth in the Future Yasuhiko Imai (Kikkoman), Takaomi Yasuhara (Asahi Group Holdings), Seiichi Taguchi ( Tokyo Univ. Agric.)
23 Child Health and Development, Learning from Animals and Clinical Sites—Application from Examination to Diagnosis / Treatment— Yoshitaka Miyamoto (NCCHD). Kanami Orihara (Wasada Univ.), Masafumi Inui (Meiji Univ.)
24 The Cutting Edge of Single-Cell Analysis Technologies Accelerated by Young Researchers Masahito Hosokawa (Waseda Univ.), Satoshi Yamaguchi (Univ. of Tokyo), Wataru Aoki (Kyoto Univ.)