SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE

    Bioinformatics and genomics are two of the most rapidly growing interdisciplinary fields of science, and expected to make a huge contribution not only to the advancement of basic biological science but also to biotechnology and medicine in the future. However, because of its speed of growth, the developments of research infrastructure and international collaborations fell behind. These are the fields that need exchange of researchers with different academic backgrounds and cooperation among them. Both France and Taiwan are two of the most rapidly growing regions in the world. Biotechnology and IT are among the most promising areas contributing to the future economy in these two countries. Thus, Bioinformatics and genomics are good targets of cross-country collaborations, and time is ripe to create a new system for cooperation among these two countries.

    The Institute of Bioinformatics at National Yang Ming University to celebrate the opening of the new building place for biomedical informatics research, we are organizing the first Taiwan-France Joint Symposium on Bioinformatics and Genomics in Taiwan this year. With the interactions we had before with French scientists, we really enjoyed the scientific discussion and have found the opportunities for collaboration. Therefore, we would like to organize the first Taiwan-France Joint Symposium on Bioinformatics and Genomics together. This event will take place in Taipei on Monday, September 11 this year. The seminar speakers will include scientists from both countries for close interest matching. We may not only continue our discussion before, but also discover more new common interests. We plan to consolidate our discussion and come up with solid proposals this time.

    Both France and Taiwan are two of the most rapidly growing regions in the world. Biotechnology and IT are among the most promising areas contributing to the future economy in these two countries. Thus, Bioinformatics and genomics are good targets of cross-country collaborations, and time is ripe to create a new system for cooperation among these two countries.