Program Overview

Day 1 (June 28, 2018)

Time

Agenda

18:00

-

20:00

Welcome Reception

MIRAMAR GARDEN TAIPEI, 1F

 

 Day 2 (June 29, 2018)

Time

Agenda

08:30

-

12:00

BEST Board of Directors and Supervisors Meeting

Pre-Conference Tour (Invited only)

12:00

-

13:00

Registration (Entrance of International Conference Hall, 12:00-17:30)

Exhibition opens, Poster session I setup

13:00

-

13:30

Opening

Welcome Address: Dr. Thomas C.-K. Yang (Vice-President of NTUT) & Ching-Kuan Lin (President of BEST)

Opening Remarks: Dr. Chester Ho

Honorary Awards Ceremony

(International Conference Hall)

13:40

-

14:20

Opening Plenary Speech

2018 BEST Medal Awardee

Prof. Wen-Chien Lee

Department of Chemical Engineering, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan

Chair: Prof. Wen-Teng Wu, NCKU

(International Conference Hall)

14:30

-

15:00

Keynote Speech I

Prof. Masahiro Takagi

School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan

Chair: Prof. Jo-Shu Chang, NCKU

(International Conference Hall)

Keynote Speech II

Prof. Seung Pil Pack

Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Korea University, Korea

Chair: Prof. Wen-Chien Lee, CCU

(Room B424)

Keynote Speech III

Prof. Rujikan Nasanit

Department of Biotechnology, Silpakorn University, Thailand

Chair: Prof. I-Son Ng, NCKU

(Room B425)

15:00

-

16:00

Coffee break, Exhibitions and networking

Poster Session I

Topics: Biocatalysis and Protein Engineering; Micro- and Nano-biotechnology;

Environmental Biotechnology; Agro-biotechnology and Natural Products

(Hong-Yue Technology Research Building, Lobby, 1F)

16:00

-

17:35

Parallel Oral Sessions I

Session I-1

Biocatalysis and Protein Engineering (I)

(Int. Conference Hall)

Session I-2

Micro- and Nano-biotechnology

(Room B424)

Session I-3

Environmental Biotechnology

(Room B425)

Session I-4

Agro-biotechnology and Natural Products

(Room 226)

Chair: Prof. Ling Chao

Invited Speech

Prof. Kazuhito Fujiyama

International Center for Biotechnology, Osaka University, Japan

Chair: Prof. Chih-Chen Hsieh

Abstract No.:

0029

0092

0097

0199

0239

Chair: Prof. Chao-Ling Yao

Abstract No.:

0009

0054

0132

0136

0156

Chair: Prof. Yaw-Nan Chang

Abstract No.:

0048

0130

0143

0204

0227

Abstract No.: 0008, 0014, 0042, 0050, 0133

18:30

-

20:30

Conference Banquet

COSMOS HOTEL TAIPEI, 1F

 

 Day 3 (June 30, 2018)

Time

Agenda

08:10

-

08:40

Registration (Entrance of International Conference Hall, 08:10-12:30)

Exhibition opens, Poster session II setup

08:40

-

09:20

Conference Theme Plenary Speech

Professor Oliver Rackham

President of Synthetic Biology Australasia (SBA)

Head of Synthetic Biology and Drug Discovery, The University of Western Australia, Australia

Chair: Prof. Sheng-Tung Huang, NTUT

(International Conference Hall)

09:30

-

10:00

Keynote Speech IV

Prof. Hyung Joon Cha

Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea

Chair: Prof. Sheng-Shih Wang, NTU

(International Conference Hall)

Keynote Speech V

Prof. Chiaki Ogino

 Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Japan

Chair: Prof. Cheng-Kang Lee, NTUST

(Room B424)

Keynote Speech VI

Prof. Mohamad Faizal Ibrahim

Department of Bioprocess Technology, Universiti Putra, Malaysia

Chair: Prof. Yung-Chuan Liu, NCHU

(Room B425)

10:00

-

11:00

Coffee Break, Exhibitions and networking

Poster Session II

Topics: Bioenergy and Biorefinery; Biomedical Science and Engineering;

Metabolic Engineering and Synthetic Biology; Cell Culture and Bioprocessing

(Hong-Yue Technology Research Building, Lobby, 1F)

11:00

-

12:30

Parallel Oral Sessions II

Session II-1

Bio-industrial Forum

(Int. Conference Hall)

Session II-2

Bioenergy and Biorefinery (I)

(Room B424)

Session II-3

Biomedical Science and Engineering (I)

(Room B425)

Session II-4

Metabolic Engineering and Synthetic Biology

(Room 226)

Chair: Dr. Wei-Kuang Chi, DCB

Co-chair: Chia-Hwa Lee, NTUT

Invited Speech

Dr. Wei-Kuang Chi

Institute of Pharmaceutics, Development Center for Biotechnology, Taiwan

Chair: Prof. C. Will Chen

Abstract No.:

0036

0082

0103

0137

0139

Chair: Prof. Jen-Huang Huang

Abstract No.:

0011

0016

0017

0079

0090

Chair: Prof. Yi-Huang Hsueh

Abstract No.:

0028

0069

0123

0180

0212

EYT Health Technology Co., Ltd.

BIONIN Biotechnology, Inc.

CellMax Life, Inc.

12:30

-

13:50

Lunch (B3F Dinning Area)

2018 BEST Member Annual Meeting (Room 227)

14:00

-

15:30

Parallel Oral Sessions III

Session III-1

Biocatalysis and Protein Engineering (II)

(Int. Conference Hall)

Session III-2

Bioenergy and Biorefinery (II)

(Room B424)

Session III-3

Biomedical Science and Engineering (II)

(Room B425)

Session III-4

Cell Culture and Bioprocessing

(Room 226)

Chair: Prof. Jiashing Yu

Abstract No.:

0058

0168

0203

0208

0215

Chair: Prof. Jun-Hsien Wang

Abstract No.:

0147

0149

0154

0159

0169

Chair: Prof. Chi-Hsien Liu

Abstract No.:

0081

0150

0164

0173

0230

Chair: Prof. Min-Ying Wang

Abstract No.:

0107

0118

0135

0163

0224

15:35

-

16:00

Closing & Award Presentation Ceremony

(International Conference Hall)