WELCOME TO MICROBIOME CONNECT: ASIA
With APAC set to experience transformative growth, the need to build meaningful connections with microbiome biotechs, pharma voices, government officials, and investment bodies has never been stronger.
For developers of microbiome-based therapeutics, Microbiome Connect: Asia is a unique opportunity to advance your company along its commercialisation journey.
Following our flagship US and EU events, this forum is dedicated to accelerating pipeline development in APAC by showcasing updates from leading biotechs, addressing regional regulatory issues, and promoting collaboration between industry, academia, and service providers.
Join us in the hub of Asian microbiome research to adopt effective manufacturing strategies to achieve commercial scale, build collaborative relationships with regulatory bodies, and address current challenges associated with GMP production in Korea and beyond.
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EVENT SCHEDULE
Microbiome Connect: Asia will return in 2024.
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2023 PRE-CLINICAL PROGRAM SHOWCASE COMPETITION JUDGES

Sou Miyake

Jun Terauchi

SeungHwan Lee
2023 SPEAKER FACULTY

Jisoo Pae, MD, Psychiatrist, MBA

Clay (Young Suk) Kim, M.A.

Sin-Hyeog Im, Ph.D.

GwangPyo Ko, Ph.D.

Jun Terauchi

Jongmin Paek

Sang Sun Yoon, Ph.D.

Mirjana Rapaic

Byoung-Chan Kim
Dr Byoung-Chan Kim received his B.S, M.S, and Ph.D. from Yonsei University (Department of Biotechnology) and is currently serving as Chief Executive Officer of HealthBiome Inc. His research interests include: isolation, taxonomic classification & fermentation of strict anaerobic bacteria. Dr Kim’s past roles include Professor of Microbiology at UMass, USA, and Senior/Principal Investigator at the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology (KRIBB).

Aaron Cowley, Ph.D., MBA

Samantha Coulson, Ph.D.

Taku Nakahara, Ph.D., MBA

Kumar Sankaran
Dr. Song, Managing Director of LISCure, worked as a postdoc and instructor at Tulane University, School of Medicine, researching liver cancer and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. He led the research and development of drugs for NASH and autoimmune diseases in the clinical stage by conducting research on the mechanism and efficacy of candidate substances and preclinical experiments at LISCure. He plays an important role in LISCure’s lab as well as global partnerships with Mayo Clinic and Scripps Labs.

Sarah Haylock-Jacobs
Sarah is a PhD scientist with over 5 years experience designing and coordinating clinical trials in North America and Australia.
She has experience with FDA and TGA governed clinical trials and co-ordinating hospital sites on large multicentre studies.

Kyoungsub Song Ph.D.
Kyoungsub Song has more than 15 years experience in the field of liver disease including NASH, cirrhosis, and cancers. He worked as a postdoc and instructor at Tulane University, School of Medicine. He joined LISCure Bioscience in 2020 and now serves as CTO. He led the research and development drugs for NASH in the clinical stage by conducting research on the mechanism and efficacy of candidate substances and preclinical experiments at LISCure. He was actively involved in LISCure’s global partnerships with Mayo Clinic and Scripps research.

Renato Lemgruber
Bachelor's Degree in Biological Sciences (Federal University of Parana, Brazil, 2009).
Master of Science in Genetics, Conservation and Evolutionary Biology (National Institute of Amazonian Research, Brazil, 2012).
PhD in Biotechnology (Systems and Synthetic Biology) (Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, University of Queensland, Australia, 2019).
Member of The Higher Education Academy (HEA) as an Associate Fellow (Since March 2019)

Henri de Vlam

Antonio Fernandez Medarde

Mo Langhi

Taous Saraoui

Max Rossetto
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