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International Organisation for Biotechnology and Bioengineering
IOBB
Secretariat: Stockholm (since Jan 2004)
Chairman: Mr. Jacky E.L. Foo
   Statutes
   Organization
   Membership
   Activities
   Sponsors
Organization
Executive Committee/Regional Representatives
National Representatives  / Working Groups  /  Advisory Board

IOBB is an associated member of IUPAC

28 June 04 
Links to other International organizations

Executive Committee/Regional Representatives

1996-2003 2004-2005
CHAIRMAN Horst W.Doelle  Jacky E.L.Foo
PAST-CHAIRMAN Carlos Rolz Horst W.Doelle 
CHAIRMAN-ELECT Joan Mata-Alvarez
Geographical Regions 1996-2003
Africa A.Nawawy [Egypt]
N.Okafor  [Nigeria ]
J.du Preez South Africa
Asia M.G.Yap [Singapore]
T.Yoshida [Japan]
Europe A.Moser Austria
B.Hahn-Hagerdal [Sweden]
B.Sieliwanowicz [Poland]
Middle East S.Rokem [Israel]
North America A.M.Martin [Canada]
A.Moreira [U.S.A.] 
R.Tanner [U.S.A.]
Oceania D.Mitchell
South America R.A.Chamy [Chile]
R.Quintero-Ramirez [Mexico]

National Representatives 2004-2005
vacancies available for countries where Natl reps are not yet appointed
(deadline for self-norminations of new candidates: Aug 30)

Geographical 
Regions 
(see map)
Country
Appointed 
2004-2005
New 
Candidates
Africa
Egypt vacant
Ethiopia vacant
Ghana Ireneous Soyiri
Kenya vacant
Morocco Abdeslam Asehraou 
Nigeria Nduka Okafor
Uganda Charles Twesigye
Sénégal Mamadou Gueye
South Africa Felix Dakora
Tanzania Narriman S. Jiddawi 
Zambia Obed Kawanga
Zimbabwe Kennedy Mavunganidze
others vacant
Asia North
China, P.R.  vacant
Japan Hideaki Sugawara
Korea, N. vacant
Korea, S. vacant
Mongolia vacant
Russia Amir Maksyutov
Asia South
Bangladesh vacant
India Jagannath Venkataramaih
India Kottapalli Seshagirirao
Indonesia Bachtar Bakrie
Malaysia Kopli Bujang
Nepal Megha Raj Regmi
Taiwan vacant
Thailand Aldar S. Bourinbaiar
Philippines vacant
Vietnam Dao Thi Vi Hoa
others  vacant
Europe
Czech Republic Irena Hanouskova
Finland vacant
Germany vacant
Netherlands vacant
Norway vacant
Slovenia Marin Berovic
Sweden vacant
Switzerland vacant
Romania Lenuta Rakosy-Tican
Turkey Izzet Öztürk
UK Stephen P Etheridge
others vacant
Middle East
Iran Hossein Naderi-Manesh
Israel Stefan Rokem
Kuwait
Pakistan Sahibzada Irfanullah
others vacant
North America 
and Caribbean
Canada Abdel Ghaly
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
USA Robert D. Tanner
USA David Del Porto
others vacant
Oceania
Australia Paul Harris
New Zealand Yusuf Chisti
others vacant
South America
Argentina Eduardo Sendra
Brazil Jaime Finguerut
Chile Rolando Chamy
Colombia Julian Chara
Ecuador vacant
Mexico Gustavo Viniegra
Paraguay Alejandro Herrnsdorf
Peru Tania Zamora Ramos
others vacant

Working Groups

1996-2003 2004 
Education
R.D.Tanner [Chairman], A.Moreira, 
M.Moo-Young, L.Nyeste, D.Mitchell,
N.Okafor, G.Hamer, T.Yoshida and
G.Viniegra.
Education
Robert Tanner (coordinator)
Publicity and Publication
A.Moser, B.Prior and G.Viniegra
Integrated Biosystems
Jacky Foo (coordinator)
Integrated Biosystems
Jacky Foo (coordinator)
Bioenergy (webpage under construction)
Paul Harris (coordinator)

Advisory Board

1996-2003 2004-2006
W.Borzani [Brasil]; C.L.Cooney [U.S.A.], E.L.Gaden [U.S.A.], G.Goma [France], H.G.Gyllenberg [Sweden], C.G.Heden [Sweden], A.E.Humphrey [U.S.A.], M.Moo-Young [Canada], D.I.C.Wang [U.S.A.]  to be elected

 
Links to other International Organizations/Societies 
for Biotechnology and Bioengineering
(contact foo@stockholm.bostream.se to add a link to your organization)

Asia-Pacific International Molecular Biology Network 
Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)
European Association for Bioindustries
European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB)
International Association for Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (PDA)
International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA)
International Ecological Engineering Society (IEES)
International Mycological Association for Asia (IMACA)
International Society for Artificial Cells, Blood Substitutes & Imm. Biotechnology (ISABI) 
International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS)
International Society for Environmental Biotechnology  (ISEB) 
International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
International Society for Molecular and Cell Biology Protocols and Researches (ISMCBPR)
International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE)
International Society for Plant Molecular Biology
International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics
International Technology Education Association - (ITEA)
International Union of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (IUBMB)
International Union of Food Science & Technology (IUFOST)
International Union of Microbiological Sciences (IUMS)
International Water Association (IWA)
Young European Biotech Network (YEBN)