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Japan
The cooperation with Japan, especially in the region of Mie, is still continuing even after the conclusion
of the “Region-to-Region” programme and is backed by the Japan External Trade Organization
(JETRO). Interesting news from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is regularly translated into the Japanese
language by the Berlin office of JETRO and then forwarded to the network partners in Mie.
BioCon Valley ® was present at the BioJapan fair this year with informative literature and a poster.
Vietnam
Vietnam’s economy is growing on an annual basis by 8%. The hunger for investment is enormous.
German companies and their products have a good reputation in Vietnam. In the course of the
project backed by the international office of the Federal Ministry for Education and Research
(BMBF), BioCon Valley ® researches the possibilities of cooperation between Vietnam and Germany
in the field of Biotechnology. The partners of the project are the University of Greifswald, the
Institute of Biotechnology (IBT) and the management board of the Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park, both in
Hanoi. The IBT is, measured by international standards, the largest research institute in Vietnam
in the field of Biotechnology. The sector is here, too, numbered among the key technologies of
the twenty-first century. In the near future, several biotechnology centres will be built. As one of
the largest incubator facilities, the Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park, which will house the University of Hanoi
among other facilities, will be created 30 km west of Hanoi. The products of the company Riemser
Arzneimittel AG (pharmaceuticals) from Greifswald/Isle of Riems are already in demand in Vietnam.
In the course of the project, BioCon Valley ® co-organised the international biotechnology conference
“Bio-Hanoi 2007” in December. Under the motto: “From Bioscience to Biotechnology and
Bioindustry” over 2 0 scientists and representatives of the economy and politics came together in
order to discuss current topics from the fields of biotechnology. Among the experts from Germany,
representatives of the Universities of Rostock and Greifswald as well as the Neubrandenburg College
took part in the programme with lectures. Companies from Schwerin and Rostock took the
opportunity to find out more about the local economy and successfully established contacts.
Further information at: www.ibt.ac.vn/BioHanoi2007/bio-hanoi2007.htm