The DigiBio project team will represent the country at the inaugural event of the Estonian-Japanese science collaboration programme in Tokyo, organized by the Estonian Science Agency. The central topic of the event is ‘Fostering Japanese-Estonian research cooperation in the field of bioengineering and biotechnology’.
The core group from the DigiBio team and the professors of the Institute of Bioengineering – Ilona Faustova, Kaspar Valgepea, Andres Merits, Hannes Kollist, and Mart Loog – will take part in the event as presenters or panellists. The event will be very well attended by the academic elite. Among the delegation travelling to Japan with us are Dr Anu Noorma, Director General of the Estonian Research Council, Prof Toomas Asser, Rector of the University of Tartu, and Prof Tiit Land, Rector of the Tallinn University of Technology. The meeting will be facilitated by Hon. Mait Martinson, Ambassador of Estonia to Japan.
21st annual Science and Technology in Society (STS) forum meeting in Kyoto
Before the event in Tokyo, Prof Toomas Asser, Rector of the University of Tartu, and the DigiBio management team, Professors Ilona Faustova and Mart Loog, will take part in the STS annual forum in Kyoto.
The STS is a society dedicated to matters associated with the advancement of science and technology and how this process raises important ethical, safety, and environmental issues, e.g. possible negative applications are threatening humankind’s future. The forum aims to provide a new mechanism for open discussions on an informal basis and to build a human network that can, in time, resolve the new types of problems stemming from the application of science and technology. The forum community will also explore the opportunities arising from science and technology and address how to remove the barriers to using science and technology to solve the problems facing humankind.
Annual Global Biofoundry Alliance Meeting 2024
Director of the Estonian Biofoundry Dr Vallo Varik will participate in the Annual Global Biofoundry Alliance Meeting 2024 (GBA2024) from 10-11 October at the Daejeon Convention Centre (DCC) in the Republic of Korea. The Global Biofoundry Alliance (GBA) enables the collective to share experiences and resources and work together to overcome shared challenges and unmet scientific and bioengineering needs:
- Develop, promote, and support non-commercial biofoundries established around the world
- Intensify collaboration and communication among biofoundries
- Collectively develop responses to technological, operational, and other common challenges
- Enhance the visibility, impact, and sustainability of non-commercial biofoundries
- Explore globally relevant and societally impactful Grand Challenge collaborative projects
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