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May 2005
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Center for Special
Studies and Programs (CSSP), a research center established in
July 2003 in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, aims to play a
significant role in the progress of science and technology in
Egypt. The CSSP will help researchers and scientists to get
the best support needed to advance their work through
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| Dear Hany Metwaly, |
 Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of
the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA), participated in The World
Life Sciences Forum BioVision 2005, 11-15 April 2005, Lyon,
France. Dr. Serageldin chaired the Ministers Plenary Session,
entitled Agriculture and Innovation on Thursday, 14 April. He
headed a delegation from the Bibliotheca Alexandrina including
Dr. Mohamed El-Faham, Director, Center for Special Studies and
Programs; and Dr. Rafik Nakhla, Head, Personnel Department at
the BA .
The World Life Sciences Forum BioVision
brings together the top decision-makers and stakeholders;
policy-makers, members of government, ethicists, researchers,
consumer representatives, patients associations, NGOs and
media, with the aim of fostering open debate and exchange
between Science, Society at large and Industry concerning
vital Life Sciences issues facing our world today.
The
2005 Forum included discussions on Women, Health and Science;
Brain Research and New Technologies; BioIndustry and
Environment; and Agriculture and Nutrition. It included a
Nobel Laureates' Day on the occasion of the 50th anniversary
of the polio vaccine.
The nine themes of the Parallel
Conferences formed the core of BioVision 2005, and focused on
Health, Agriculture and the Environment.
more... The Bibliotheca Alexandrina
hosted the BioVisionAlexandria Conference, 3-6 April 2004,
where Healthcare and the Poor, Agriculture and Safe Food
Sufficiency, Exploiting Biodiversity and Protecting the
Environment, as well as Trade, Patents and Developing
Countries were explored. BioVisionAlexandria, held at the BA,
will be convened every even year, therefore alternating with
The World Life Sciences Forum BioVision, held every odd year
in Lyon, France. It will focus on Life Sciences and
Sustainable Development, giving priority to concrete actions
between the South and the North.
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EAGLES
Panel Discussion - a BioVision 2005 Associated Program
BioVision.Nxt 2005
Dr.
Ismail Serageldin, a special guest in the " Promoting Life
Sciences in Developing Countries " Debate Dinner
Dr.
Ismail Serageldin meets the Egyptian BioVision.Nxt:
Ministers
Plenary Session: Agriculture and Innovation
The BA Visitors
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>> EAGLES Panel Discussion - a BioVision 2005
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 European Action on Global Life
Sciences (EAGLES) is an association of scientists and
opinion leaders from Europe and Developing and Emerging
Countries and is supported by the European Federation of
Biotechnology.
A panel discussion and networking
reception were held on Monday, April 11 as a Biovision
2005 Associated program.
 EAGLES panel was chaired by Dr.
Ismail Serageldin and addressed the issue of global
responsibility and discussed how best to support and
answer the needs of the DECs.
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>> BioVision.Nxt 2005 |
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 The "BioVision.Nxt 2005" event took
place within the context of the World Life Sciences
Forum in Lyon 2005 (April 11-15, 2005), and brought
together 100 of the most promising PhDs, Post-docs and
MBAs from leading universities and research institutes
around the world to further integrate the concerns and
expectations of the younger generation of PhDs and Post
Docs.
Consequently, and with the support of the
European Commission, the BioVision.Nxt initiative was
launched, with the goal of furthering the careers and
networking of the most promising talents in Life
Sciences worldwide.
 The selection process, ensuring
that the "Class of 2005" was as diverse as possible in
terms of ethnicity and institution, and was conducted by
top officials from a range of prestigious institutions,
including the New York Academy of Sciences, the European
Federation of Biotechnology, the European Molecular
Biology Organisation, the American Association for the
Advancement of Science, private consultants, and other
international partners.
Egypt was represented by
twelve candidates representing the biotech related
sciences.
The conference registration fees and
accommodation were totally covered by BioVision and the
travel expenses of eight of the Egyptian representatives
were funded by the BA.
The Egyptian
representatives were: 
- Kamel Ahmed Abdelsalam Ahmed (Dr. of plant
pathology)
- Omran Abdellah Omran (Dr. of Chemistry)
- Maggie Elsayed Mohamed Hassan (Dr. of plant
pathology)
- Shereen Mohamed Fouad ElKhouly (Dr. of molecular
Biology)
- Mahmoud Abdelmoneim Sharafeldin (Dr. of
Biotechnology)
- Sahar ElSayed Hassan Abbass Ali (PhD student of
biochemistry)
- Manal Hassan Eid (Dr. of Genetics)
- Hesham Mostafa ElSayed (Dr. of genetic
engineering)
- Abu Bakr Selim (Dr. of dairy microbiology)
- Hany El Sheemy (Assistant professor of
biochemistry)
- Amani Massoud (Msc. student of public health)
- Ahmed Maher Ibrahim (PhD student of Environment
sciences)
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>> Dr. Ismail Serageldin, a special guest in
the " Promoting Life Sciences in Developing Countries "
Debate Dinner |
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The debate dinner titled " Promoting Life Sciences
in Developing Countries: At Long Last, a Common Agenda
between North and South?" and held on Wednesday,
April 13, discussed the enormous challenges faced by
developing countries and proposed solutions which will
satisfy countries of the North and the South regarding
the huge difference in the levels of development and
basic requirements between developing countries which
results in the need to correct myths underlying common
stereotypes.
Debaters:
- Prof. Ilan Chet, president, Weizmann Institute of
sciences.
- Mr. Joseph rocher, Director RONGEAD.
- Dr. Robert Sebbag, Vice president, Solidarity
Mission on Access to Medicine,
Sanofi-Aventis.
Special guests:
- Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director Bibliotheca
Alexandrina, Chairman, EAGLES; former Vice President
Special Programs, the World Bank.
- Prof. Yang Huanming, Beijing Genomics
Institute.
Chair/Moderator:
- Ms. Sabine Louet, Journalist , Nature
Biotechnology.
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>> Dr. Ismail Serageldin meets the Egyptian
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 Lyon, Thursday, April 14- Dr.
Ismail Serageldin held a meeting with the Egyptian
BioVision.Nxt 2005 representatives at the Lyon Congress
Center.
He discussed with them the initiative of
sponsoring young scientists to attend such an important
event and how they could benefit from the outrange
exposure to the sectors of biotechnology (science-
society - Industry) in the whole world.
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>> Ministers Plenary Session: Agriculture and
Innovation |
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Lyon, Thursday, April 14 - The ministers plenary
session on agriculture and innovation was chaired by Dr.
Ismail Serageldin and addressed issues and conflicts
involved in the "Green Revolution" and delivering global
food security.
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>> The BA Visitors Information |
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 Information about the BA
location, admissions, opening hours, guided tours and
more is available on the BA website.
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