To foster biomanufacturing innovation and industrial internationalization, as well as to deepen the international cooperation in this field, the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (TIBCAS), the National Center of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology (NC SynBio) of China, the Alliance of National and International Science Organizations for the Belt and Road Regions (ANSO), and Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) jointly hosted the International Forum on Innovative Development of Biomanufacturing on 9-10 November in Tianjin, also in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
The Forum, themed on “Sharing Cutting-edge Biotechnology for Prosperity of Global Bio-economy”, attracted over 300 government officials, diplomatic envoys, experts and scholars, and entrepreneurs from nearly 20 countries such as Germany, Denmark, Singapore, and Pakistan. Discussion focused on the progress, trends, and key measures of strategies in biomanufacturing innovation.
Yanhe Ma, the Director-General of TIBCAS, Jinghua Cao, now Acting Executive Director of the ANSO Secretariat, Mohammad Nafees Zakaria, the Executive Director of COMSATS, and Zhenyu Wang, the Deputy Director-General of the Bureau of International Cooperation of CAS, delivered addresses. They all underscored the importance of biomanufacturing innovation and exchange in green and sustainable development and expressed willingness to cooperate with relative parties.
Keynote speakers Khan Muhammad, the Science Counselor of the Embassy of Pakistan in Beijing, and Zakaria introduced S&T innovation cooperation between China and Pakistan, and COMSATS’s contributions to international cooperation in biomanufacturing, respectively.
Esteemed speakers Guoping Zhao, Member of CAS, Anping Zeng, Chair Professor for Synthetic Biology and Bioengineering at the Westlake University, M. Iqbal Choudhary, Member of TWAS, and Jun Sheng, Professor at the Yunnan Agricultural University, also presented keynote speeches on Synthetic Biology in China, Biomanufacturing of Green Compounds and Meat, Biocatalytic Selective Synthesis of Bioactive Compounds, and Food Omics Research and Precision Nutrition Biofabrication, respectively. In addition, the Report on Innovative Development of Biomanufacturing in COMSATS Member States was released, which may serve as significant support for the demand-oriented joint research and industrial collaboration for COMSATS member states.
During the parallel sessions, the representatives of Chinese leading biomanufacturing enterprises shared their experience in international development and achievements made in the BRI partner countries; over 30 experts made presentations on biomanufacturing in different fields, such as chemical materials, pharmaceuticals, future food, natural products, as well as enabling technologies.
The Forum provided a high-level platform for international exchanges of technologies, talents, resources, and information, fostering an environment conducive to high-quality cooperation. It significantly contributed to promoting global industry-university-research cooperation in biomanufacturing and the vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind.
International Forum on Innovative Development of Biomanufacturing
Source: Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology (TIB), Chinese Academy of Sciences
Tel: 86-10-84097121
Email: anso-public@anso.org.cn
Location：No.16 Lincui Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
