Sino-American synthetic biology academician high-end forum and the establishment ceremony of the Institute of Synthetic Biology (iSynBio) (preparation) of Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT)，Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) was successfully held at SIAT on December 2nd, 2017.
Chunli BAI, president of the Chinese
academy of sciences and secretary of the party group, Xuefeng AI, deputy mayor
of Shenzhen, Ruijun WANG, head of Guangdong provincial science and technology
department, Junlu QIAO, the director of general office of CAS. Qing YAN, chief
of Science and Technology Development Bureau, Dejin ZHOU, chief of
Science Communication Bureau, Chuangzhi WU, dean of CAS Guangzhou Branch,
Guanghao CHEN, secretary of CAS Guangzhou Branch, Ying WANG, deputy director of
the Bureau of Frontier Sciences and Education CAS, Xuan QIU, secretary of
Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Committee, Special guest, Mr. Jay D.
KEASLING, academician of the American academy of engineering (AAE), Xinsheng
YAO, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE). Xianen ZHANG,
researcher of the Institute of Biophysics, CAS, Jiandong HUANG, professor of
HKU Endowed professorships, Jianping FAN, dean of SIAT, Jianhua YANG, secretary
of the party committee of SIAT, and other leaders of SIAT, as well as the
representatives from the Chinese Biological Center, Ministry of Science and Technology, industries, research institutes
from both Shenzhen and Hong Kong, witnessed the establishment of the iSynBio (preparation) of SIAT, CAS.
The establishment ceremony was presided
over by Mr. YANG, the secretary of SIAT. Dean FAN delivered a speech on the
ceremony to express his warm welcome and heartfelt thanks to all the guests
attended to the ceremony. He reviewed the historical development of iSynBio
(preparation) as well as the preparation progress and looked forward towards
the remarkable role that iSynBio (preparation) will play in the large research
infrastructures development of synthetic biology. Chenli LIU, director of
iSynBio (preparation), reported on the background and development goals of
iSynBio (preparation) and embraced its development vision. Subsequently, 13
leaders and guests, Chunli BAI, Xuefeng AI, Jay D. KEASLING, Ruijun WANG, Junlu
QIAO, Qing YAN, Dejin ZHOU, Jianping FAN, Chuangzhi WU, Xuan QIU, Guanghao
CHEN, Ying WANG, Jianhua YANG came to the stage and witnessed the establishment
of iSynBio (preparation). Mr. Jay D. KEASLING, academician of the AAE, made a
speech, expressing the expectation of cooperation in the field of scientific
research and industrialization in the field of synthetic biology.
During the ceremony, Jef BOEKE, member of
the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), America, congratulated the establishment
of iSynBio (preparation) at 3 a.m. on December 2nd, New York time,
via FaceTime. He said that iSynBio (preparation) is a scientific research team
integrates high quality resources, perfect advanced facilities as a union, and
most importantly, featured full of creativity and vitality. Therefore, GP-Write
China will be a great success. Subsequently, Zhiming CAI, from Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital, Yizhi CAI, chief professor
of the University of Manchester, UK, Chenli LIU, director of iSynBio (preparation) (preparation),
deputy director Junbiao DAI, professor Shihui YANG of Hubei University stepped
up to the stage to officially launch the GP-write China.
Then, Chenli LIU, director of iSynBio
(preparation), on behalf of iSynBio (preparation) and Yizhi CAI, chief
professor of Institute of biotechnology, Manchester university, UK, on behalf
of MIB, sighed the “strategic
cooperation agreement on the automation of important biological genome design
and construction". After the event, the two sides will officially launch
the Sc3.0 project following the international artificial yeast genome project
(Sc2.0). The reprogramming of design in depth of saccharomyces cerevisiae
genome will help the overall industrialized adaptation of saccharomyces
cerevisiae comprehensively while analyzing functions of genome.
Upon establishment, iSynBio (preparation) will set up three major research centers: Centre for Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Center for Synthetic Genomics, and Center for Synthetic Biochemistry.
iSynBio (preparation), using synthetic bioengineering design philosophy,
focused on the synthetic reengineering research of artificial life elements,
genetic circuits, the synthesis of biological devices, multicellular system.
The goal is to reveal the essence of life and to explore the fundamental rules
of life activities. The Institute actively develops market-oriented,
industrial-oriented technology transformation and strives to develop into one
of the most influential synthetic biology research institutions in the world.
It gathers domestic and overseas synthetic biology young backbone and leading
scientists to create a young, dynamic, multi-disciplinary team, full of
cutting-edge innovation, by building an open and cross-cooperation platform.
After the ceremony, iSynBio (preparation)
held the high-end academician forum of Sino American synthesis biology study.
Mr. Jay D. KEASLING, academician of the AAE, Xinsheng YAO, academician of CAE.
Xianen ZHANG, researcher of the institute of biophysics, CAS, and Jiandong
HUANG, professor of HKU Endowed professorships, conducted academic exchanges
and discussions on the subject development of synthetic biology, the
establishment of automation facilities, the international cooperation project and
the prospect of future industrialization.
