ACHEMASIA 2004 – a major platform for international biotechnology experts from science and industry

Beijing, China International Exhibition Center, Workshops on May 12-13, 2004

The European Commission has launched its 6th Framework Programme for Research and Development with a strong focus on Life Sciences, Biotechnology and Food. This has opened up many opportunities for Chinese researchers and companies to participate in collaborative projects with EU partners and to benefit from European Commission funding. This workshop at ACHEMASIA 2004 will present a highly topical theme and provide the necessary platform for new contacts and networks.

Information on funding opportunities for EU-China research cooperation and the support available for finding partners and making applications will be the topic of the first session on Wednesday, 12 May. The second session “How to do Business in Biotechnology” on Thursday, 13 May, will present case studies of current EU-China collaborative research projects from the Food Quality and Safety research area to demonstrate what can be done and how it can be done.

High-ranking speakers will present current results from Sino-European collaborative research projects. As Prof. Břrge Diderichsen, President of the European Federation of Biotechnology, Bagsvaerd, Denmark, comments on this event: “This workshop at ACHEMASIA 2004 will be an outstanding opportunity to initiate new cooperations and funding for joint projects between Chinese and European biotechnology experts from science and industry.”

Invited speakers are:

Prof. Břrge Diderichsen, President of the European Federation of Biotechnology, Bagsvaerd, Denmark

Prof. Li Yu, Institute for Crop Germplasm Resources, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lab of maize, Beijing, China

Prof. Wu Yongning, National Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety, Chinese Center for Diseases Control and Prevention, Beijing, China

Prof. Shu Qingyao, Zhejiang University College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Hangzhou, China

Dr. Ib Knudsen, Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Sřborg, Denmark

The workshop is jointly organised by:

European Commission, Research Directorate-General
CNCBD - China National Centre for Biotechnology Development
EFB - European Federation of Biotechnology

Further information will be available from www.achemasia.de (congress) and during ACHEMASIA at Exhibition Stand, Hall 4, Stand E 10.