Speaker Profile: Dr. Tan Siang Hee, Executive Director, CropLife Asia

Posted by admin on July 26, 2010

Dr. Tan Siang Hee is currently Executive Director of CropLife Asia, the Asian operation of an international trade association with a presence in 91 countries. At CropLife Asia, he is responsible for directing regulatory, crop protection, biotechnology and outreach programmes in 15 Asian countries.

Other professional experience includes set-up the University of Putra Malaysia’s (UPM) Genome Centre, and management of 2 start-up ventures developing Bioinformatics Software and Pre-natal Genetic Testing. Additionally, at Sime Darby he was responsible for: setting-up the biotechnology Section for the Sime Darby Technology Centre (genetic testing for Leukaemia and pre-post bone marrow transplanting monitoring for the Subang Jaya Medical Centre), for project managing the Northern Corridor Economic Region Project (NCER) on large scale farming, and for developing an agri- entrepreneur program.

Dr. Tan holds a B.Sc. in Plant Pathology from the Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, a M.Sc in Genetic Engineering from Universiti Putra Malaysia and a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology (Plant Virus) from Okayama University in Japan. Professional recognition includes a Silver Award at the 2005 Geneva Intl Exhibitions & Inventions of New Techniques and Products, a US Government Cochran Fellowship for biological research at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio, and UPM awards for Research & Development

Agribiotech & SEED Markets Jakarta Speaker
Day 2 – Wednesday, Oct 13
11:00  Protection of Varieties of Agricultural Plants

Agribiotech & SEED Markets conference analyses technology innovations in the global crop protection and agri-biotech industries to increase crop yields, and assess the latest regulatory frameworks to strengthen sustainable agriculture. To find more about AgriBiotech & Seed Markets in Jakarta from Oct 12 to 13, 2010, please visit http://www.worldgrainstrade.com/agribiotech