The first international conference on genes was held in Vietnam.

On April 15, in Da Nang, Life Science Technology Company (PacBio) and DKSH Group, which specializes in providing market development services, held the opening ceremony of the PRISM 2025 Gene Scientific Research Conference.

More than 200 delegates, including domestic and international scientists and experts, attended the conference.

Vietnam is the starting point for this series of large-scale events. The next events will be held in Athens, Greece; San Francisco and Boston, USA.

This is the first time the conference is held in Vietnam and the second time in Southeast Asia.

The conference, taking place on April 15-16, includes presentations from leading genetic scientists, in-depth workshops and an exhibition showcasing the latest sequencing technology from Life Sciences Technology Company.

The event also aims to create opportunities for Vietnamese scientists and researchers to interact with international experts and access modern gene sequencing technology, study advanced genomes and access global expertise.

Lyndsey Lam, Marketing Director, Asia-Pacific, Life Sciences Technology Company, shared that PRISM is a leading global event, bringing together genomics experts and researchers from around the world to exchange ideas and advance scientific discovery. Holding this year’s event in Vietnam also represents an opportunity to connect with the country’s talented scientific community.

Vietnam is thriving in genomics with an impressive growth rate of 21-22% CAGR (2019-2023). Life Sciences Technology Company has supported Vietnamese research institutes in addressing regional challenges related to infectious diseases and sustainable agriculture.

With its development orientation, expanding infrastructure and government support for biotechnology, Vietnam is an ideal place to bring together diverse perspectives from the Asia-Pacific region, creating opportunities for knowledge exchange and scientific development.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Ton Cam Tram, General Director of DKSH Vietnam Business Unit Technology, said that connecting Vietnamese scientists with genomics research technology will help domestic researchers develop through international cooperation, knowledge exchange and access to modern sequencing trends./.

(Vietnam News Agency/Vietnam+)

Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/hoi-nghi-quoc-te-ve-gene-lan-dau-tien-duoc-to-chuc-tai-viet-nam-post1028883.vnp