The 39th annual meeting of the Japanese Society for Plant Biotechnology will be held from September 11th to 13th, 2022 at Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU) in Sakai, Osaka

Luncheon seminar

“Current status of gender equality in research fields” Sep. 12^nd (Mon)

Organizer: Japanese Society for Plant Biotechnology

Representative: Yuki Yanagawa (Chiba University)

Japan Society for Plant Biotechnology has been engaged in gender equality. An analysis report of 5th large scale survey will be presented in this seminar.

“Report on the 4^th large-scale survey of actual conditions of gender equality in scientific and technological professions”

Yuki Sudo (The Japan Inter-Society Liaison Association Committee for Promoting Equal Participation of Men and Women in Science and Engineering, Okayama University)

“The sale of genome-edited tomatoes: challenges and future developments” Sep. 13^rd (Tue)

The notifications of the first genome-edited tomatoes were submitted in 2020 and began online sales in the fall of 2021. We will review our activities and challenges up to the start of sales, as well as our future prospects. We hope this presentation will provide insight for the wider use of innovative technology in society.

Minako Sumiyoshi (Sanatech Seed Co., Ltd.)