Wednesday 24 September 2003
6:00pm – 8:00pm
‘Innovation UK’ and Japan: Collaborations in Science, Technology and the HE Sector
Daiwa Foundation Japan House
Organised by the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation
Innovation UK, a year-long campaign launched in May 2003 by the British Embassy, Tokyo, is drawing attention to the extensive science and technology links between Britain and Japan. This seminar provided an overview of these links and considered the potential for future collaborations while providing insights into the HE sector and the growing opportunities for bilateral research and exchange.
Organised in association with The Japan Society.
About the contributors
Dr Lloyd Anderson
Dr Lloyd Anderson is the Director of Science, Engineering and Environment at the British Council. He holds a first degree in Botany from Imperial College, London and a PhD in Plant Physiology from Lancaster University. He has carried out research on gas exchange mechanisms at Manchester, Edinburgh and North Wales universities, and at the Animal Health Trust. He serves on the UK committee of the European Science Foundation, and the Royal Society’s International Exchanges Committee. He is a member of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, the British Ecological Society and the Institute of Biology, and is an Associate of the Royal College of Science.
Dr Edward Wright
Dr Edward Wright is an Investment Analyst for Barclays Global Investors. After studying Chemistry at Oxford University, Edward went on to complete a PhD in the lab of Professor Steve Ley at Cambridge University. The main focus of his research was the use of iron in organic synthesis. In September 2000 he moved to Japan as a Daiwa Scholar. As part of this programme he undertook a work placement with the Japanese Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, studying various aspects of the interaction between Japan and the UK in the area of Science and Technology.
Professor Laurie Hall
Professor Laurie Hall (chair) is Herchel Smith Professor of Medicinal Chemistry in the Clinical School of Cambridge University, and an Honorary Consultant of Addenbrooke’s Hospital. He was the pioneer of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in Canada and was invited to Cambridge University to establish MRI research and clinical practice; at Addenbrooke’s Hospital he was also responsible for the creation of the Radiology MRIS Unit and of the Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre. Professor Hall’s research interests currently focus on MRI and its use for the diagnosis of arthritis, and for studying medical and biotechnology devices such as kidney dialysis and blood filters.