Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC), Hyderabad

PROCEEDINGS

Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC), Hyderabad PROCEEDINGS
	TIME SESSION ON February 01, 2009 (Pre-conference Session) 09.30 - 13.00 BIOPARKS SESSION Visit to ICICI Knowledge Park and SP Biotech Park Interactive Session on “Sustainability of Bioparks” 13.00 - 14.00 Lunch at ICICI Knowledge Park 15.30 Return to Hyderabad City 15.30 Onwards Registration at HICC Inaugural Ceremony of BioAsia 2009: The Global Biobusiness Forum 17:00 - 17:05 Arrival of Chief Guest, Dr. Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Government of Andhra Pradesh 17:05 - 17:10 Welcome Address by Prof. Seyed E Hasnain, Vice Chancellor, University of Hyderabad, Chairman, AP Biotech Advisory Council and BioAsia 2009 Advisory Board 17:10 - 17:15 Address by Prof. Tissa Vitarana, Hon’ble Minister of Science & Technology, Govt. of Sri Lanka 17:15 - 17:20 Address by Dr. Abbas S Lofti, Hon’ble Dy. Minister of Science & Technology, Govt. of Iran 17:20 - 17:25 Address by Dr. Manel Balcells, Hon’ble President, BioRegion of Catalonia and Former Minister of Research and Innovation, Govt. of Catalonia 17:25 - 17:30 Address by His Excellency, Sir Richard Stagg, British High Commissioner 17:30 - 17:40 Presidential Address byDr. J. Geeta Reddy, Hon’ble Minister of Tourism, Sugar, Major Industries, Commerce & Export Promotion, Government of AP 17:40 - 17:45 Launching of AP Student Wing of All India Biotech Association by the Chief Guest 17:45 - 17:50 Presentation of Genome Valley Excellence Award by the Chief Guest to Prof. Marc Van Montagu, Founder and Chairman, Institute of Plant Biotechnology for Developing Countries, Belgium and Dr. Martin Mackay, President (Global Research & Development), Pfizer, USA 17:50 - 17:55 Acceptance Speech by Prof. Marc Van Montagu 17:55 - 18:00 Acceptance Speech by Dr. Martin Mackay 18:00 - 18:15 Inaugural Address by Dr. Y S Rajasekhara Reddy>, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Government of Andhra Pradesh 18:15 - 18:20 Presentation of Mementos to the Chief Guest and Guests of Honour 18:20 - 18:25 Vote of Thanks by Dr. B. S. Bajaj, Convener, BioAsia 2009, Chairman, AIBA-SC and Secretary General, FABA, Hyderabad 18.25 - 18.45 High Tea Inaugural Plenary 18.45 - 19.15 Dr. Martin Mackay, President (Global Research & Development), Pfizer, USA 19.15 - 19.45 Mr. Stefan Borgas, CEO, Lonza, Switzerland February 02, 2009 – Day 1 08:00 Onwards Registration at HICC (Continues)   Track I Speakers Track II (Agri Biotech) Speakers 09:30 - 11:00 Session I Business Drivers leading to Collaborations & Licensing Coordinator Ms. Deepanwita Chattopadhyay, CEO, ICICI KP Chairman: Dr. Swaminathan Subramaniam, Director, Licensing & External Research, Merck & Co., Inc., India Dr. Reid Leonard, Director, Research and Licensing, Merck & Co., USA Prof. Abbas S. Lotfi, Director, NIGEB, Iran Prof. Brian F Clark, Vice President, European Federation of Biotechnology, Barcelona Dr Ravi Sodha, Senior Director, Business Development, Actelion Pharma, Switzerland Session II Crop Biotechnology: Scope and Challenges Coordinator Prof. A. R. Reddy, VC, Yogi Vemana University, AP Release of ISAAA Briefs 38-2009 “The Development and Regulation of Bt Brinjal in India (Eggplant/ Aubergine)” by Prof Marc Montagu Chairman: Prof. VL Chopra, Member, Planning Commission, Govt. of India, New Delhi Prof. Marc Van Montagu, Founder and Chairman, Institute of Plant Biotechnology for Developing Countries, Belgium Prof. Heinz Saedler, Director, Max-Planck Institute, Koln, Germany Dr. Robert Tuberosa, Professor, University of Bologna, Italy 11:00 - 11:30 Tea/ Coffee Break 11:30 - 13:00 Session III Innovative solutions to Funding challenges Coordinator Dr. Aditya Kapil, Principal, APIDC Venture East, Hyderabad Chairman: Mr. Sarath Naru, Managing Partner, APIDC Venture East, Hyderabad Moderator: Dr. Aditya Kapil, Principal, APIDC Venture East, Hyderabad Panelist Dr. Jasmin Patel, Managing Director, Fidelity India Capital, Mumbai Mr. Alex Charlton, Rodman & Renshaw, New York, USA Dr. Prasad Sunkara, Advisor, M&A Group, Rodman & Renshaw LLC, USA Dr. Chris Lowe, Director, Institute of Biotechnology, Cambridge University, UK Session IV Food Technology: Human Health and safety Coordinator Prof. A. R. Reddy, VC, Yogi Vemana University, AP Chairman: Dr. Sesikeran, Director, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad Dr. G. Sarwar Gilani, Senior Research Scientist, Nutrition Research Division, Health Canada, Government of Canada Dr. Erik Boy, Nutrition coordinator, Global Research Program, HarvestPlus, USA 13:00 -15:00 Lunch & Visit to Exhibition (Short Presentation by some Industries in tradeshow area) 15:00 -16:30 Session V Partnerships in Drug Discovery in Asian Countries: Case Studies Coordinator Mr. Kali Prasad, Regional Head, E&Y, Hyderabad Chairman: Dr. Krishna M. Ella, Chairman and Managing Director, Bharat Biotech Ltd., Hyderabad Moderator: Dr Swapan Bhattacharya, MD, TCG Life Sciences, Bangalore Panelists Dr Rashmi Barbhaiya, MD & CEO Advinus Therapeutics, Bangalore Dr Krishna Kanumudi, COO, Sai Advantium Dr. Hartmut Kühn, University Medicine Berlin Charité, Manhijoustr., Berlin, Germany Dr. Manni Kantipudi, GVK Bio, Hyderabad Dr. Ajit Mahadevan, E & Y, Hyderabad Session VI Seed Technology: An important Industry in developing Countries Coordinator Dr. Kiran K. Sharma, Principal Scientist, ICRISAT Chairman: Dr. P. Vidhyasagar, Chairman & Managing Director, Vibha Agrotech Ltd, Hyderabad Dr. Paresh Verma, Managing Director, Bioseed Research Pvt. Ltd. Hyderabad 16:30 Onwards Tea/ Coffee Break and Visit to Exhibition (Short Presentation by some Industries in tradeshow area) 19:30 - 21.30 CEO’s Conclave & Dinner (Only for CEO’s & invitees) Moderator: Dr. Ajit Mahadevan, E & Y, Hyderabad Theme: Taking Biotechnology Industry to the Next Level Panelists: Dr Villoo Morawala Patel (Chairperson and MD Avesthagen) Mr. Stefan Borgas (CEO, Lonza) Prof. Marc Van Montagu (Chairman, IPBDC) Dr KV Subramaniam (CEO Reliance Life Sciences)   February 03, 2009 – Day 2 09:00 - 11:00 Session VII Oncology & Monoclonal Antibodies Coordinator Prof. Reddanna, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad Chairman: Dr. J Gowrishankar, Director, CDFD, Hyderabad Dr. Robert W. Naismith, Chairman & CEO, Roosevelt Capital Partners, LLC, PA, USA Dr. Vijay Ramakrishnan, Founder & CEO/ Dr. Janet McNicholas, PIKAMAB Inc, CA, USA Dr. Amitabha Chaudhuri, Scientist, Genentech, CA, USA Dr. Shireen Vali, Cellworks Group Inc., CA, USA Dr. Barry Furr, Former Chief Scientist, AstraZeneca, UK Session VIII Phytopharmaceuticals Coordinator Dr. G.B.K. Rao, Chairman and Managing Director, Pragati Green Meadows and Resorts Ltd, Hyderabad Chairman: Dr. G.B.K. Rao, Chairman and Managing Director, Pragati Green Meadows and Resorts Ltd, Hyderabad Dr. J. L. N. Sastry, Director, Pragati Ayushman Pvt. Ltd. Co., Hyderabad Dr. Yamini Bhusan Tripathi, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi Dr. Abdul Manan, Haruan Research Group, Department of Biomedical Sciences, , University Putra, Malaysia 11:00 - 11:30   Tea/ Coffee Break 11:30 - 12:00 Session IX Vaccines: India’s Strength Coordinator Dr. K. I. Varaprasad Reddy, CEO, Shantha Biotechniques, Hyderabad Sponsored by Shantha Biotechniques, Hyderabad Chairman: Dr. K. I. Varaprasad Reddy, CEO, Shantha Biotechniques, Hyderabad Dr. Albrecht Laufer, Corvay GmbH, Germany Dr. Alexander Von Gabain, Founder and CEO, Intercell, Austria Dr. Raman, Vice President, Scientific & Medical Affairs, Shantha Biotechnics Ltd Session X Biofuels Coordinator Dr. Kiran K. Sharma, Principal Scientist, ICRISAT Chairman: Dr. Shriram, Tata Chemicals Ltd., Hyderabad Dr. Taher Abbasi, Co-founder and CEO, Cellworks Group Inc., CA, USA Prof. Pogaku Ravindra, School of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Malaysia, Malaysia Dr. Belum V.S. Reddy, Principal Scientist (Sorghum Breeding), ICRISAT, Hyderabad 13:00 - 15:00 Lunch & Visit to Exhibition (Short Presentation by some Industries in tradeshow area) 15:00 - 16:30 Session XI Service Sectors (CROs, CMOs & Outsourcing) Chairman: Prof. C. Channa Reddy, Director Emeritus, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Penn. State University, USA Ms. Jumana Barnagarwala, Principal Consultant, Healthcare, Datamonitor, India Dr. John M Hyde, Chairman & Founder, Hyde Engineering & Consulting, Inc., USA Dr. Nanda P.B.A. Kumar, Reed Smith LLP, USA Session XII Animal improvement and Genomics Coordinator Dr. Satish Kumar, Dy. Director, CCMB, Hyderabad Chairman: Dr. Lalji Singh, Director, CCMB, Hyderabad Dr. Morris Agaba, International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya Dr. Giri, Genomics Biotech Ltd, Hyderabad Dr. Satish Kumar, Dy. Director, CCMB, Hyderabad 16:30 - 17:00   Tea/ Coffee Break 17:00 - 19.00 Session XIII Nanotechnology and CADD approaches for drug discovery Coordinator Prof. Reddanna, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad Chairman Prof. Reddanna, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad Dr. Sundara Ramaprabhu, Nano-Functional Materials Technology Centre (NFMTC), IITM, Chennai Dr. D. Rambhau, Advisor-NDDD, Natco Pharma Limited, Hyderabad Dr. Rami Reddy Mutyala, Co-founder and Chairman, RR Labs Inc, SanDiego, USA Dr. Chandra U Singh, Trinity Laboratories Inc Texas, USA Session XIV Animal Biotechnology: Diagnostics and Vaccines Coordinator Dr. Satish Kumar, Dy. Director, CCMB, Hyderabad Chairman: Prof. Rakesh Bhatnagar, School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi Dr. S. N. Singh, MD, BioVet Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore Dr GS Reddy, CGM, IIL, Hyderabad Dr. D. K. Dey, General Manager (Biotechnology), Globion Ltd, Hyderabad Dr JC Hodgson, Principal Scientist, Bacteriology Division, Moredun Research Institute, UK Prof. Hongxuan He, National Research Center For Wildlife Born Diseases, China 19:00 - 20:00 Tea/ Coffee Break and Visit to Exhibition (Short Presentation by some Indus. in tradeshow area) FABA Business Session (Only for Members & Invitees) February 04, 2009 – Day 3 09:00 - 10:30 Session XV Stem Cell Research Scenario in India Coordinator Dr. Alka Sharma, Joint Director, DBT, India Chairman: Dr. D. Balasubramaniam, Director (Research), LVPEI, Hyderabad Dr. Alka Sharma, Joint Director / Scientist E, DBT, New Delhi Dr. Geeta K. Vemuganti, LVPEI, Hyderabad Dr. Sujata Mohanty, AIIMS, New Delhi Dr. Deepa Bhartiya, NIRRH, Mumbai Session XVI Agri Biotech Platform: Products and Services Coordinator Dr. Kiran K. Sharma, Principal Scientist, Genetic Transformation Lab, ICRISAT Chairman: Dr. Vivek Singhal, President, All India Biotech Association, New Delhi Dr. Peter Langridge, CEO, Australian Center for Plant Functional Genomics, University of Adelaide, Australia Dr. S. R. Rao, Scientist G, DBT, Govt. of India, New Delhi Dr. Kiran K. Sharma, Principal Scientist, Genetic Transformation Lab, ICRISAT 10:30 - 11:00 Tea/ Coffee Break 11:00 - 12:30 Session XVII Manpower Challenges in Biotechnology Coordinator Mr. Suresh Narayanan, Chief Editor, Biospectrum, Bangalore Chairman: Prof. V. S. Rao, Director, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Hyderabad Co-Chairman: Prof. A. R. Reddy, Vice Chancellor, Yogi Vemana University, Kadappa, AP Moderator: Mr. Suresh Narayanan, Chief Editor, Biospectrum, Bangalore Panelists: Mr. Shrikumar Suryanarayan, DG, Association of Biotech Led Enterprises (ABLE), Bangalore Mr Ravi C Dasgupta, Group HR Head, Biocon, Bangalore Dr. S P Vasireddi, Chairman & Managing Director Vimta Labs Limited, Hyderabad Dr. Vijayaraghavan, Satguru Consultants, Hyderabad* To combine with Track I   12:45 - 13:30 Valedictory Session Chief Guest: Mr. Subodh Kant Sahai, Hon’ble Union Minister, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Govt. of India, New Delhi Guest of Honour: Prof. M. K. Bhan, Secretary to the Govt. of India, Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi* Dr. William Dar, Director General, ICRISAT Presentation of BioAsia Innovation Award and the BioAsia Young Minds Award by the Chief Guest 12:30 - 14:30 Lunch & Visit to Exhibition (Short Presentation by some Industries in tradeshow area)