CAS-TWAS Centre of Excellence for Biotechnology
CAS-TWAS Centre of
Excellence for
Biotechnology
Institute of MicrobiologyChinese Academy of Sciences
CAS-TWAS Centre of Excellence for Biotechnology
• 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)
CAS-TWAS Centre of Excellence for Biotechnology
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
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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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CAS-TWAS Centre of Excellence for Biotechnology
Spotlights of CoEBio work
1. Developing biotechnology information system
2. Educating postgraduate students
3. Organizing biotech training courses/symposia
4. Promoting international cooperation
CAS-TWAS Centre of Excellence for Biotechnology
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:
CAS-TWAS Centre of Excellence for Biotechnology
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
CAS-TWAS Centre of Excellence for Biotechnology
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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Newsletter Subscribers in 2015
• 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
CAS-TWAS Centre of Excellence for Biotechnology
• 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”
CAS-TWAS Centre of Excellence for Biotechnology
Biotechnology development in "B&R” countries
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pages
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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Import Export
Analyzed patents and “Import & Export” data of 60 countries
Guide the biotech export development
CAS-TWAS Centre of Excellence for Biotechnology
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-TWAS Centre of Excellence for Biotechnology
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
CAS-TWAS Centre of Excellence for Biotechnology
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
CAS-TWAS Centre of Excellence for Biotechnology
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
CAS-TWAS Centre of Excellence for Biotechnology
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
CAS-TWAS Centre of Excellence for Biotechnology
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”.
CAS-TWAS Centre of Excellence for Biotechnology
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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WellDeveloped
Promote the S&T less-developed countries to join in the cooperation programs.
Promoting international cooperation
CAS-TWAS Centre of Excellence for Biotechnology
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.
CAS-TWAS Centre of Excellence for Biotechnology
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