The Society for Biotechnology, Japan (SBJ) and Biochemical Engineering Society of Taiwan (BEST) signed an MOU in 2017 and have deepened exchanges between the two societies and their members through annual conferences.

The 28th BEST Congress was co-hosted by the Young Asian Biological Engineer's Community (YABEC) and held as the 2023 BEST Joint YABEC International Symposium form July 11 to 14, 2023. Professor Takeshi Omasa (Osaka University) and Associate Professor Sastia Prama Putri (2022 Saito Award recipient, Osaka University) gave invited talks in the BEST-SBJ-KSBB Joint Session on the morning of July 12. A video message from the SBJ President Yoji Hata was shown during the joint session.

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Video Message from the SBJ President Yoji Hata

大政先生

The BEST-SBJ-KSBB Joint Session
(Prof. Takeshi Omasa)

Sastia 先生

The BEST-SBJ-KSBB Joint Session
(Assoc. Prof. Sastia Prama Putri)

2023 BEST Joint YABEC International Symposium Lecturers
(From the left, Prof. I-Son Ng, Assoc. Prof. Soo Rin Kim, Assoc. Prof. Sastia Prama Putri,
Prof. Takeshi Omasa, Prof. Choul Gyun Lee, Prof. Yong Hwan Kim,
Prof. Moon Il Kim, Prof. John Chi-Wei Lan, Dr. Ifan Lin)