Biotechnology Information Network

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Biotechnology Information Network in Asia and
the Pacific (BINASIA)
Planning Workshop, APCTT 26-27 August 2004, New
Delhi, India
Sang-Ki Rhee, Ph.D. Project Coordinator
Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and
Biotechnology
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Current Status of Biotechnology in the
Asia-Pacific Region

• Development of its biotechnology capacity from
  the mid 1980s

• Bioresource-rich but technology-poor in general

• Agrobiotechnology-oriented

• Heavy involvement of the public sector marginal
  participation of the private sector

• Limited funding and manpower

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Rationale

• The North vs. the South
• - growing technology gap
• - the Norths shares over 85 of the
  worlds income
• and over 90 of the worlds ST
  knowledge

• Biotechnology
• - not capital- and scale-intensive
• - at the initial stage of development
• - many opportunities for the South

• The South in the Asia-Pacific region
• - sharing many similar problems
• - solutions by sharing their
• experiences and forging viable
• partnerships

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How to Forge Viable Partnerships in Biotechnology
in the Region

• The international biotechnology diffusion
• - creating new opportunities
• - assisted by the low barriers to entry

• How to build-up viable regional partnerships?

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e-Networking

• Biotechnology
• - knowledge-based technology
• - no geographic borders

• e-Network
• - linking biocommunity via the internet
• - most effective way for regional
  interaction

• International e-networks on biotechnology
• - AKBIN
• - BINASIA

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ASEAN-Korea Biotechnology Information Network
(AKBIN)

• ASEAN-Korea Workshop on the Formulation of a
  Biotechnology Atlas (1999)
• - ASEAN/COST
• - MOFAT of Korea

• Aims
• - information exchange
• - promotion of regional
• cooperation

http//asean.kribb.re.kr

• Coordinators
• - Biotechnology Sub-Committee of ASEAN/COST
  
• - KRIBB

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AKBIN (cont.)
Participating Bodies
UNESCAP
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AKBIN (cont.)
Key Indicators
National Policies on Biotech
National S T Policies
RD Activities
Bilateral Collaboration with members
Budget
International Collaboration
Biosafety Protocol
Biotechnology Infrastructure
HRD
Bioindustry
Biological Resources
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BINASIA-Project Profile

• Aims Establishment of Biotechnology
  Information
• Network in the Asia-Pacific Region

• Thematic Focus Regional Networking for
  Biotechnology
• Information Sharing, Technology Development
  and
• Transfer

• Time Frame 3 Years (2003-2006)

• Coordinators KRIBB and APCTT

• Target Group Bangladesh, China, India,
  Indonesia,
  
• Iran, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal,
  Pakistan, the
• Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet
  Nam etc.

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Chronicle

• 2001 BINASIA Project proposed by MOST of
• Korea at the 57th General Meeting of UNESCAP
• Sept. 2002 KRIBB and APCTT exchanged MOU to
• jointly coordinate BINASIA Project

• Oct. 2002 Approved at the 18th Technical
  Advisory Committee (TAC) and the 7th Session of
  the Governing Board (GB) meetings of APCTT
  (Presentation on the draft BINASIA proposal)

• Dec. 2002 Finalized the project proposal based
  on
• the recommendations of the TAC and GB
  meetings

• June 2003 Launch of the project

• Mar. 2004 1st Steering Committee held

• Apr. 2004 1st Expert Group Meeting to be held

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Goals
Building-up Regional Capacity and Sharing its
Benefits
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Featuring Elements
Function
Character
BINASIA
Principles

• Best-practice use of technologies,
  standards and procedures

- Updating and upgrading of data from
participating countries

• Equitable sharing of
• information and its benefits

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Beneficiaries

• Participating member economies

• Research personnel

• Institutions, universities, training centers

• Industry
• - biotechnology firms (SME, large
  enterprises)
• - financial players (venture capitals,
  banks etc.)
• - service firms (patent offices, consulting
  firms,
• law firms, CPA etc.)

• Government agencies and policy makers

• Technology transfer intermediaries/networks

• Existing information networks (AKBIN etc.)

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Operating Structure
Steering Committee
Project Coordinator
RD Technology Transfer
Networking
BINASIA D/B
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Inputs

• Project duration 3 years in total
• (June 2003 -
  May 2006)

• Inputs required US 300,000 (US 100,000/year)

• Role of contributors
• - MOST of Korea funding
• - UNESCAP infrastructure, experience,
  network etc.

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Outputs

• Information exchange policy, RD, research
  manpower, enterprises, markets, technologies, key
  issues etc.

• Successful establishment of appropriate business
  mechanisms

• Human resources development a pool of trained
  young researchers and technicians

• Technology transfer development of commercial
  partnerships between public and private sectors
  locally or internationally

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Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and
Biotechnology (KRIBB)
Functions

• Dedicated to enhance the national
  biotechnological RD capabilities

• A center of excellence to promote active
  cooperation among industries, academia and
  research institutions

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KRIBB (cont.)
General Information

• Established in February 1985

• Location Daedeok Science Park in Daejeon

• Under the Prime Ministers Office

• The one and only GRI, dedicated to biotechnology
  RD and national infrastructure set-ups

• Major RD areas genomics/proteomics/cellomics,
  novel biomaterials, fusion biotechnologies
  (bioinformatics, nanobiotechnology etc.)

• Organization 3 Research Divisions, 8 Research
  Centers,
• 3 Supporting Divisions

• Manpower 700 in total (full-time 300), about
  250 Ph.Ds

• IPR more than 1,000 patents registered or filed

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What should be put in BINASIA?

• Science and Technology Related Data

National Science and Technology Policies
National Policies on Biotechnology
Biotechnology RD Activities Status of
Biological Diversity Biosafety Protocol
Manpower Training Centers / Programs
International Cooperation in Biotech Area
Bilateral Cooperation with Member Countries and
beyond Biotechnology Infrastructure
National Budget for the Promotion of
Biotechnology
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• Key Factors

- Part A Basic Data Land Area, Population,
GNP - Part B RD National RD Expenditures
in Total, National RD Expenditures in
Biotech - Part C Human Resources Number of
Scientists in Biotech Area in Total,
Number of Scientists in Biotech Area by Sector
- Part D Biotechnology Development and
Diffusion Bioindustry Market (in Total
and by Sector), International Trade in
Bioproducts, Number of Biotechnology
Companies (Venture, Established), Number
of Patents(in Total, by Field), Number of
Publications (Domestic and Overseas),
etc. - Part E International Cooperation
Number of Bilateral Multinational
Agreements (MOU), Number of International
Cooperation Centers, Number of International
Joint Research Projects
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