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The Society for Biotechnology, Japan was first established as the Osaka Brewing Society
in 1923. As a result of the many historical and memorable events of the society, the present name
had been established as Society for Biotechnology, Japan in 1992. In 2002, the 80th anniversary
of this society was celebrated in its birthplace, Osaka. The society originally established as a local
community in Osaka, but now, we have six branches and total 4, 000 members. As indicated by its
original name, this society initially consisted of scientists and engineers involved in the production
of alcoholic beverages and fermented foods. Concomitant with the development of the fermentation
industry, the scope of this society was enlarged to cover biotechnologies relating to microbial
production, enzymes, bioactive materials, plants, animal cells and the environment. Currently, the
society intends to cover newly developed fields such as postgenomics, nanobiotechnology and medical/
pharmaceutical biotechnology.
