On Tuesday, March 15, 2022, KBI and PT Biosains Medika Indonesia (Biosm) held a webinar entitled “Harnessing The Power of Genome Editing in Agriculture and Medicine.”

This webinar discussed 4 topics around genome editing and its use in agriculture and medicine.

The event was opened with remarks from Mr. Mastur as chairman of KBI, then followed by an introduction to the BIOSM profile by Mr. Arief M. Sigit.

There were 4 speakers who delivered the following material:

  • François d’Hubert, Ph.D – from Bertin – Importance of Samples in Genome Editing
  • Rio Hermantara, Ph.D. – from I3L – Principles and advances of CRISPR-based genome editing in therapeutic applications
  • Dr. Inez S. Loedin – from IRRI – Genome editing for nutritional, functional quality, and sustainable farming
  • Dr. Tri Joko – from Ballitri – Application of Genome Editing Technology in Agriculture

During the webinar, participants were allowed to submit questions through Q&A sessions and took parts on live quizzes. This event lasted for approximately 3.5 hours and was attended by around 606 participants.

You can download the material presented in this webinar via the following link.

Those who attended the webinar and filled out the attendance list will receive their respective e-certificates trough email from PT Biosains Medika Indonesia (Biosm). For more info about the e-certificate please contact them by email at : marketing@biosm-indonesia.com, Attn : Mr Badru Jaman or whattsapp at +62-817-9154-607

Don’t forget to check KBI’s Youtube channel for the recording of this webinar.

See you at the next webinars.