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| What is A-IMBN |
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| Objectives
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To promote study, research innovation, development and
dissemination of knowledge in molecular
biology and genetic engineering and
directly related areas of science
and technology.
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Undertake, in collaboration with relevant national and
international institutions, facilities and training
programs aimed at strengthening expertise
and capacity for the conduct of work
in the areas of the IMBN’s interest
and focus.
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To help co-ordinate the conduct of research and development
activities in laboratories designed
by supporting institutions as Asia
Pacific International Molecular Biology
Laboratories.
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To co-operate with industry to identify areas of common
interest for promoting the work of
scientists and institutions working
with IMBN
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There is growing consensus
that the first half of the 21st century
will be shaped to a considerable extent
by the biotech revolution, just as the second
half of the 20th century has been shaped
by the information revolution. Developments
in biotechnology will have tremendous implications
for every aspect of life on this planet
including the food we eat, the clothes we
wear, management and protection of our environment,
reproduction and maintenance of biodiversity,
and the prevention and management of such
dread diseases as tuberculosis, HIV and
cancer.
Whether we have the foresight and vision
to invest in promoting the development of
molecular biology and biotechnology will
determine, to a large extent, if our societies
and economies will benefit from being at
the forefront of developments in |
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molecular biology
and biotechnology.
The Asia-Pacific
International Molecular Biology Network
brings together the leading minds and institutions
in the region to work towards ensuring that
the economies in the Asia and the Pacific
Rim will find themselves always at the cutting
edge of new developments in biotechnology,
and not as by-standers.
Asia-Pacific IMBN is a young organization
with a mission. Launched in mid-1997, it
organized its first Conference in June 1998
(Seoul, Korea) when it brought together
leaders in science to consider concerns
and needs for molecular biology and biotechnology
development. Soon after, also in June 1998,
Asia-Pacific IMBN identified its first cohort
of Members, consisting of 158 of the best
and brightest scientists from 14 participating
economies (Australia, China, Chinese Taipei,
Hongkong, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan,
Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, New Zealand,
Singapore, and Thailand).
The Asia-Pacific International Molecular
Biology Network (Asia-Pacific IMBN) will
maintain and promote the development of
scientific and technical excellence amongst
scientists and institutions dedicated to
molecular biology and genetic engineering
research, with particular focus on Asia
and the Pacific Rim. Specifically, it will: |
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- Promote study, research, innovation, development
and dissemination of knowledge in molecular
biology and genetic engineering and directly
related areas of science and technology;
- Undertake, in collaboration with relevant
national and international institutions, facilities
and training programs aimed at strengthening
expertise and capacity for the conduct of work
in the areas of the Network's interest and focus.
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| The Asia-Pacific IMBN is open to all scientists,
with particular focus on those in Asia and the Pacific
Rim. The initiative has been designed to take due
cognizance of the differences in scientific and
technical capability which exist in Asia and the
Pacific Rim economies, and the very different historical
and cultural background of these societies. Until
recently, these economies tended to have stronger
links with Europe and North America than they did
with each other. With growing recognition of socio-economic
interdependence, has come the acceptance that there
is much which people in this region can learn from
each other and contribute to the rest of the world.
The Network shall therefore serve as an international
resource devoted to developing competence and
expertise in molecular biology and biotechnology
in Asia and the Pacific Rim and will complement
its activities with those of other international
and national societies, associations and institutions,
public and private, that have similar aims. |
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| Steering Committee
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President
Jeongbin
Yim
- Founding
President
Ken-ichi
Arai
- Vice
Presidents
Zuxun
Gong,
Sangkot
Marzuki,
Kong
Peng
Lam,
Yosikazu
Nakamura,
John
stanley
Mattick
- Executive
Director
Sheikh
Riazuddin
- Senior
Counselors
Arturo
Falaschi
Chris
Y.
H.
Tan
- Treasurer
Nancy
Y.
IP
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