Activity of KBDO
- Coordination for Commercialization
Bio-Technology seeds open conference
Match-making between Bio-tech seeds and industry-needs
- Has been held twice a year since September,1999
- About 10 technologies are presented at a conference
- Approx.100~150 persons have attended from various fields(Industries,Investors,Banks,VCs etc)
- Presenters chosen at the coordinators'council
- Presentation for ten minutes,followed by poster sessions
- Several Bio-ventures founded through this event
- Coordination for Commercialization
Bio-business Competition JAPAN
To found bio-ventures by excavating tech.-seeds worldwide
- Sponsored by Osaka prefecture,the Kansai Economic Org.,
the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industries etc.
- Supported by METI/Kinki branch and KBDO etc.
- Prize : the 1st prize for 2 projects , 5 mill. yen/project
: the 2nd prize for 5 projects , 1 mill. yen/project
- 1st Competition in April 2001 : 56 candidates
- 2nd Competition in April 2002 : 51 candidates
- Project managing
Bio-business Competition JAPAN
To found bio-ventures by excavating tech.-seeds worldwide
Coordinate the businesses,academia and governments to commercialize Bio-technologies in KINKI region by using public/governmental granted projects
8 Bio-ventures have been founded through our supports from 1999 to 2001
7 "Regional Consortium" (METI project) projects were chosen for 2001 revised budget
1 for approx. 100 mill. yen
6 for approx. 40 mill. yen per project
- Project managing
Bio-business Competition JAPAN
To found bio-ventures by excavating tech.-seeds worldwide
Examples
- Green Bio, Inc. Jan. 1999
Biodegradable polyurethane foam from biomass
- AnGes MG, Inc. Dec. 1999
Gene Therapy using HGF,NFB(decoy oligo), and HVJ-E vector technology
- Bio Energy, Inc. Aug. 2001
New micro-organisms,systems or plants that can convert biomass to useful materials
- Promotion & Exchanges
- Seminar presented by notable professors and researchers
- Bio Forum 2001 Osaka
- Exchange programs with overseas organizations
- JETRO Local to Local exchange with Scotland
