| Date |
Activities |
| 8.June.1999 |
Establishment of the Japan Association of Bioindustries Executives
(JABEX), adoption of "Creation of the Japanese Biotechnology
Industry and Strengthening of International Competitiveness (Urgent
Proposal)" |
| 23.June.1999 |
Round-table Conference with ministers relevant to
biotechnology and members of the biotechnology industry, proposal
of the "Helix Plan" towards development of the biotechnology
industry (government funding of 2 trillion yen for six years) |
| 30.July.1999 |
Holding of the 2nd JABEX Conference |
| 30.Aug.1999 |
Round-table Conference with ministers and bureau directors of the
5 ministers relevant to biotechnology and the Chairman of the Diet
Members'Promotion Alliance for Life Sciences |
| 25.Oct.1999 |
Submission of "Opinion on the State of Genetically Modified
Foods" to the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
| 24.Nov.1999 |
Development of the "National Strategies on Bioindustry Development
"by the JABEX Biotechnology Industry Technical Strategy Committee
(chairman:Dr.Michio Oishi, Director of the Kazusa DNA Research Institute)
(this strategy was later assessed by the National Industry Technical
Strategy Committee, and led to the "National Strategy on Bioindustry
Development" and becomes the basis of the Prime Minister's Millennium
Project) |
| 19.Dec.1999 |
A statement released on behalf of the biotechnology industry in
response to the announcement of the Millennium Project by the Prime
Minister (in the total amount of 120.6 billion yen, of which 64billion
yen is related to biotechnology) |
| 17.Apr.2000 |
Joint holding of 1st Life Science Summit-Development of Life Science
and Creation of Industries |
| 26.Sep.2000 |
Joint holding of BioJapan2000 |
| 25.Dec.2000 |
Holding of the JABEX Expanded Supporters Conference, exchange of
opinions regarding public acceptance activities for biotechnology |
| 23.Feb.2001 |
Establishment of a Working group for supporting the establishment
of an organization for promotion of public acceptance |
| 25.Apr.2001 |
Holding of the JABEX Expanded Supporters Conference, interim report
on support of the establishment of an organization for promoting public
acceptance |
| 5.June.2001 |
Holding of 3rd JABEX Conference, eatablishment of the Biotechnology
Industry Policy Committee, establishment of a working group for studying
biotechnology industry policy |
| 29.Aug.2001 |
Holding of 4th JABEX Conference, interim assessment of the "Recommendation
of b-Japan Plan" |
| 26.Sep.2001 |
Holding of 5th JABEX Conference, adoption of the "Recommendation
of b-Japan plan", proposal to establish the Biotechnology Strategy
Council and draft a national biotechnology strategy |
| 22.Oct.2001 |
Joint holding of 2nd Life Science Summit-Creation of the New World
of the Bioscience Industrial Revolution |