10:00 

Registration and Coffee

10:30

Opening and Introduction by Dr. Z. Dang

10:40

Opening Speech

Prof. Dr. D. Breimer, Rector Magnificus, Leiden University

10:50

Welcome Speech

H.E. Dr. H. Xue, The Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the Kingdom

of the Netherlands

Session 1: State-of-the-art Lectures (Chaired by Prof. R.R.P. de Vries)

11:00

Prof. Dr. Z. Xu, President of Beijing University, "Biotechnology research and applications in China"

11:25

Prof. Dr. M. R. Daha, (LUMC) "Immunology of kidney disease"

11:50

Prof. Dr. O.J. S. Buruma, (LUMC), "University Medical Centers in relation to health

policy in the Netherlands"

12:15

Group photo and lunch

Session 2: Biomedical Sciences

Part I: Guest lectures (chaired by Prof. Dr. E.C.Klasen/Dr. k.W. Li)

13:30

Prof. Dr. J. Song, (China Medical University), "ER structure and biology in colorectal cancer cells"

13:50

Prof. Dr. D. Zheng, (Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences), "Death signal transduction in T lymphocytes"

14:10

Prof. Dr. R.C. Zhao, (Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences), "Subtotipotent Stem

Cells Derived from a Variety of Human Tissues Have Multiple Differentiation Potential and

Greatly Contribute to Stem Cell Plasticity".

Part II: Presentations from selected abstracts.(chaired by Dr. Y. Zhu)

14:30

to be announced

14:40

to be announced

14:50

to be announced

15:00

to be announced

15:10

Coffee and tea break

Session 3: Plant Sciences and Human Health

Part I: Guest lectures (chaired by Prof. Dr. A.F. Cohen/Dr. L. Qin)

15:40

Dr. C. Liu, (Wageningen Plant Sciences), "Function of peptide ligands in

maintaining the stem cell populations in plants"

16:00

Dr. M. Wang, (TNO Leiden ), ""Systems biology": Bridging Traditional Chinese Medicine

and western Pharmaceutical visions"

16:20

Prof. Dr. R. Verpoorte, (Leiden University), to be confirmed

Part II: Presentations from selected abstracts.(chaired by Dr. M. Wang)

16:40

to be announced

16:50

to be announced

17:00

to be announced

17:10

to be announced

17:20

Refreshment break

Session 4: From Bench to Industry (chaired by Dr. L. Ma/Dr. Y. Zhou)

17:30

Prof. Dr. L. Wu, (Biosino Biotechnology and Science INC), "The current status of Life-science

industry in China"

17:50

Dr. Ir D. Groenewegen, (LES-Benelux), "Opportunities for academic IP"

18:10

Ir. H.F. Hu, (Hyphen Project Management), "Commercialization through start-ups"

18:30

Closed by Wei Xu

18:35

Drinks

19:30

Dinner+"Best Oral Presentation Prize" at Chinese Muur, Leidendorp