Event date： 2026.06.27

Audience Business and community Alums Students Professors and staff

Location Other facility of Kobe U

The 9th KUEB Premier Seminar × ASPIRE/GCBA 2026 Annual Retreat (Day3) will be held as detailed below.

This seminar is jointly organized by the National Science Foundation (NSF) GCBA and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) ASPIRE.

Leading researchers at the forefront of their fields from the United States, the United Kingdom, South Korea, and Japan will gather to discuss bioeconomy policies and the pivotal role of biofoundries.

We look forward to your participation. Please join us!

Seminar Details

  • Date: 14:30-16:00, June 27, 2026
  • Location: Convention Hall, Integrated Research Center, Kobe University                
  • Speaker: Emma Frow,  Buhm Soon Park, Taemin Woo, Robert Smith, Makiko Matsuo
  • Panel discussion: Akihiko Kondo
  • Title: International Perspectives on Bioeconomy Policy and the Role of Biofoundries
  • Language: English
  • Admission: Free of charge
  • All are welcome; no prior registration is required.

 

  • Organizer: Advanced Research Hub for Engineering Biology, Institute for Digital Bio Life Science Research Park, Kobe University
  • Contact: Research Management Division, Department of Academic Research and Co-Creative Innovation Administration, Kobe University
    ksui-dblr[at]office.kobe-u.ac.jp   (Please replace [at] with @ when sending an email.)

Abstract

The seminar will involve a series of short talks highlighting the role of biofoundries in Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Speakers will discuss recent policy developments surrounding biofoundries, biomanufacturing and synthetic biology, within the context of broader developments in bioeconomy policy in different national settings.

As a panel discussion with Dr. Kondo, the presentations will additionally discuss key challenges in translating biofoundry capabilities into societal implementation and scale-up, with particular attention to issues such as infrastructure and skilled workforce development, data management, standardization, ensuring safety/security, downstream processing (DSP), and sustainable funding sources.

 

（Global Innovation Management Office, Institute for Digital Bio Life Science Research Park）

（Incharge：DBLR (Digital Bio Life Science Research Park) Promotion Office, Department for Research Management and External Cooperation）