For immediate release 26 May 1998
HKUST Hosts International
Conference on Biotechnology and
Quality of Life
As scientists look ahead to the 21st century, breakthroughs in genetic engineering and other areas of biotechnology hold unlimited potential for improving the quality of life in many diverse ways.
To discuss these prospects, more than 400 scientists and industry representatives mainly from Asia and North America, will converge in Hong Kong for the 6th Pacific Rim Biotechnology Conference and BioExpo '98, to be held on the campus of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology from 3 to 5 June 1998.
Many of the world's leading experts will address conference sessions on the impact of biotechnology research in medicine, agriculture and the environment. Opportunities in biotechnology and regulatory issues will also be addressed.
The biennial conference--the last to be held before the
millenium--will be opened on 3 June by Paul Yip Kwok-Wah, Special Advisor to the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong SAR Government. Keynote speeches will be presented by Zhu Chen (Shanghai) on the human genome project in China, Raymond K. F. Ch'ien (Hong Kong) on technology and the paradigm shift in Asian economies, Irene A. Chow (USA) on the future evolution of the biotechnology and drug industry, Guofan Hong (Shanghai) on the mapping of the rice genome, Tak W. Mak (Canada) on T lymphocyte activation and death, Lap-Chee Tsui (Canada) on applied genomics in disease research, and Shang-Fa Yang (Taipei) on the plant senescence hormone ethylene.
BioExpo '98, held in conjunction with the conference, will offer industry representatives an opportunity to show off the latest innovations in a wide range of biotechnology products, equipment and services.
The conference is sponsored by the Biotechnology Research Institute and the Departments of Biochemistry and Biology of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and by the Industry
Department of the Hong Kong SAR Government. Details of the opening ceremony are as follows:
EVENT: Opening Ceremony, 6th Pacific Rim Biotechnology
Conference and BioExpo '98
SPEAKERS: Paul Yip Kwok-Wah, Special Advisor to the HKSAR
Chief Executive
VENUE: Citibank Lecture Theatre, Hong Kong University of
Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon
DATE: 3 June 1998 (Wednesday), at 9 am LANGUAGE:English
Note to Editors:
For further information, please contact Ms Betty Law in the
Biotechnology Research Institute of HKUST at 2358-6132 or email
pamedia@ust.hk.
Home | News & Events | Press Releases | UST Hosts Int'l Conference on Biotechnology & Quality of Life
URL: http://www.ust.hk/~webopa/news/1998_News/news0526.htm Please send comments and suggestions to webmaster@www.ust.hk.
