CAS-TWAS Centre of Excellence for Biotechnology

CAS-TWAS Centre of Excellence for Biotechnology

CAS-TWAS Centre of

Excellence for

Biotechnology

Institute of MicrobiologyChinese Academy of Sciences


• Constructed with supports of CAS & TWAS• An open and integrative platform • Enhance biotechnology development in

developing countries

Introduction and Objective of CoEBio

Objective:

Improve and reinforce

Biotechnology education

Strategic intelligence

Project cooperation

Scientific communication

Provide biotech solutions for addressing urgent issues within developing countries

CAS-TWAS Centre of Excellence for Biotechnology (CoEBio)


Outside

DNA double-helix: Biotechnology

Two twining waves: interactions of CAS andTWAS

Wave: biotechnology is a new tech; CoEBio is an open and cooperative new centre

CoEBio Logo

Inside

A shining star: CoEBio is a new organization

Radiating light: promote biotech development

The 6 rays: CoEBio and 5 TWAS regional offices cooperate closely

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Spotlights of CoEBio work

1. Developing biotechnology information system

2. Educating postgraduate students

3. Organizing biotech training courses/symposia

4. Promoting international cooperation


Biotechnology in developing countries

Strategic Intelligence

Centre of Excellencefor Biotechnology

CAS-TWAS

Strategic objective: Help TWAS and other international agencies understand the status and

plans of emerging markets in biotechnology development.

Help develop biotech strategic management in the developing world.

Developing biotechnology information system

Strategic plan:


Biotechnology information system

First world-wide platform focusing on sharing biotechnology development status of developing countries.

1. Latest regional biotech information based on five TWAS regions

2. Global biotech R&D progress, industrial needs and specialist views of biotech policies

3. Information in medical, agricultural, and industrial & environmental biotech frontiers

4. Biotech jobs/events

• Approximately 100 news released weekly• Information broadcasted in four dimensions

http://www.cas-twas-coebio.org

http://www.cas-twas-coebio.org/


Weekly newsletters on biotechnology

Achievements:

• Subscribers cover all developing countries• Worldwide coverage of the website hits• web: www.cas-twas-coebio.org

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• New stories meticulously selected

• 49 issues has been released

• Delivered to 30238 subscribers weekly

• Completely free service covered 153 countries

Designed for biotech professionals and executives in developing countries


• To identify trends in biotechnology research in developing countries • To provide data which TWAS can use to inform its strategic planning for

the advancement of science in developing countries

Report: Biotech competitiveness in developing countries

1. 141 developing countries (including 81 S&T lagging countries)

2. 2005-2014 Biotechnology trends in developing countries

3. 32 sub-categories of medical, industrial and agricultural

biotechnology field

4. Data analysis are classified by five TWAS regions

With support of Thomson Reuters

233 pages

Indicators: Research publications & Patent

The first report of “Biotechnology growth and

competitiveness in developing countries”


Biotechnology development in "B&R” countries

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Most of the “B&R” countries are:• Developing countries• With biotechnology developed slowly• Biotech products import are bigger than export • Low R&D development and industrial level

“the Belt and Road":

• The Silk Road Economic Belt • The 21st Century Maritime Silk Road

a development strategy and framework

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Analyzed patents and “Import & Export” data of 60 countries

Guide the biotech export development


Strategic plan:

CoEBio offers the database of biotechnology related professors, collects and spreads recruitment information from biotechnology related research groups within CAS on the CAS-TWAS CoEBio website.

Educate postgraduate students and visiting scholars from developing countries based on CAS-TWAS president fellowship and CAS International talent program.

Strategic objective: Assisting developing countries in advancing the education of students

and scholars.

Educating postgraduate students


CAS biotech education information platform

• Provides comprehensive information of researchers from biotechnology related institutes in CAS

• Integrate and share resource and information around the developing world

CAS biotech experts database(577 researchers from 22 biotech related research institutes)

Broadcast CAS International Fellowship Initiatives (PIFI) Build up CAS international student’s & scholar’s personal pages Promote scientific cooperation between CAS and others

List of biotech subscribers

Give publicity to CAS-TWAS Fellowships and Educations

Special report on “China Science Daily” newspaper


CoEBio Education

PhD 17 Post- Doctoral 8 Visiting Scholar 7

From 8 Countries：Pakistan (6), Nigeria (3),

Bangladesh (3), Ethiopia,

India, Nepal, Iran, Egypt

From 5 countries：Nigeria (3), Pakistan (2),

India, Thailand,

Morocco

From 6 countries：Nigeria (2), the Philippines,

Sierra Leone, Pakistan,

Thailand, Cameroon

Data resource: Dept. of Graduate Education and Dept. of Research Project, IMCAS

• Host and educate 32 international students and scholars from 13

developing countries

With the study experience in IMCAS they are promoted to

• Professor: 2

• Associate professor: 1

• Lecturers: 10


Strategic objective: Strive to systematically improve and reinforce the cognitions of

biotechnological significance of providing biotechnological solutions for addressing resources, energy, population, health and environment issues within developing countries.

Strategic plan:

Multi-cooperation among different universities, CAS institutions and companies

Set up a series of training courses on Food biotechnology, Industrial biotechnology, Agricultural biotechnology, and Medical biotechnology

Organizing biotech training courses/symposium


Co-organize symposia/training

Co-organize biotech events with developing countries

• “Biotechnology in developing countries” website shows a widespread influence• Universities and institutions from developing countries contact CoEBio to co-organize

international events

Nigeria: Ekiti State University Nepal: Nepal Polymer Institute (NPI)

Research Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology India: Mody University Thailand: Kasetsart University

Spread information

Recruit participants

Recommendlectures

Biotechnology in developing countries


Create innovative training model

“Training & Practice”model

Lecture Experiment Workshop Cooperation Factory visiting

• Promoted Cameroon-China, Nigeria-Swizterland, Nepal-the Netherlands,

Thailand-Nestle biliteral cooperation

• Built up collaborative relations between CoEBio and Thailand

• Generated first CoEBio food biotech young scientists network

Training courses

were reported on

“BCAS” journal,

and “China

Science Daily”.


Strategic objective: With the support from CAS and TWAS, CoEBio will assist researchers

from developing countries to identify the needs for joint scientific effort in biotechnology.

Promote multi-lateral cooperation in science, technology and innovation, launch new joint R&D project.

Strategic plan: Strengthen biotechnological international

cooperation among the S&T relatively well-developed developing countries

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Promote the S&T less-developed countries to join in the cooperation programs.

Promoting international cooperation


Promoting international cooperation

CoEBio supported two projects generated on 2013 food biotech training course.

1. Application of biotechnology in improving the quality offermented cassava (pupuru) and cocoyam flourUniversity of Agriculture, Nigeria

2. Viability and functionality of probiotics Lactobacilli strainsunder stress storage conditions in honeyUniversity of Dschang, Cameroon

Ten Lactobacilli strains were offered by CoEBio; Dr. Z. N. François just finished his six months visiting study in CoEBio.

“Biotech-in-Practice” workshop was organized every year during the food biotechnology training.

Three best projects were selected and promoted each year.


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