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The 9th Meeting of ASEAN Network on Microbial Utilization (AnMicro) was hosted and organized by Institute of Biotechnology (IBT), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST). The meeting was conducted and broadcasted via online teleconference on October 21st, 2022. Dr. Tien Phi, Deputy Director of IBT, the current AnMicro secretariat, briefly updated the network activities of the AnMicro members and an overview of the 52nd ASEAN Sub-Committee of Biotechnology meeting held on October 3rd, 2022. The meeting agenda focused on the establishment of three focus teams within AnMicro network in 2022 as follows: Bioproduct development: Dr. Marilyn Brown from University of the Philippines Los Banos, Phillipines was nominated as the group leader. Fundamental research: Dr. Thomas Edison E.dela Cruz from University of Santo Tomas, Phillipines was nominated as the group leader.Grant proposal: Dr. Getha Krishnasamy from Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Malaysia was nominated as the group leader. The next 10th annual AnMicro meeting will be held alongside the 5th ASEAN Microbial Biotechnology Conference (AMBC2023) in Hanoi, Vietnam with IBT as the...

Despite the hard situation during the COVID-19 pandemic, Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR), Indonesia, showed their spirit and excellence to organize the 8th Meeting of ASEAN Network on Microbial Utilization (AnMicro) and the 4th ASEAN Microbial Biotechnology Conference (AMBC2021) via online teleconference. The meeting was held on September 13, 2021, co-chaired by Prof. Dr. Ni Nyoman Tri Puspaningsih, Vice Rector for Research, Innovation and Community Development of UNAIR and Dr. Lily Eurwilaichitr, Vice President, National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand who facilitated the meeting agenda as AnMicro secretariat. The meeting summarized the member’s contribution to the network activities of AmiBase and human resource development of ASEAN’s microbial research communities. One of the important achievement in 2020-2021 was the proposal of a new ASEAN Center on Microbial Utilization structure by National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Thailand to the ASEAN Sub-Committee on Biotechnology (SBC) and ASEAN Committee on Science, Technology and Innovation (COSTI). The new center will be a valuable milestone of ASEAN microbial research on the regional and global arenas. The next 9th AnMicro Annual Meeting as well as the 5th ASEAN Microbial Biotechnology Conference (AMBC) will be organized by the new Network Secretariat, The Institute of Biotechnology (IBT) of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST). The schedule for next AnMicro meeting and AMBC is tentatively set for year 2022 and 2023,...

Due to current travel restrictions during COVID-19 pandemic, the 7th annual meeting of ASEAN Network on Microbial Utilization (AnMicro) was held fully online on September 18th, 2020. The online meeting was hosted by Thailand Bioresource Research Center (TBRC), National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC) broadcasted from Thailand Science Park, Thailand. The delegates from current AnMicro members (18 institutes/organizations from 7 ASEAN countries) participated via teleconference system to update the recent progress and discuss the future collaboration of the network. The meeting was chaired by Dr. Lily Eurwilaichitr, Vice President of NSTDA who facilitated the meeting agenda as AnMicro secretariat. This meeting presented achievements and progresses of ASEAN microbial community, including an introduction of AmiBase: ASEAN microbial data hub and its platform, the new “Bioentrepreneur” working group which integrated BioBusiness and Knowledge Sharing working groups to one umbrella, and an introduction of new members; 1. Faculty of Science and Technology, International University, Cambodia, 2. Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), A*STAR and 3. Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM). The next 8th AnMicro Annual Meeting will be held by the Airlangga University (UNAIR), Indonesia. The schedule is in July 2021. The exact date will be announced...