Dr. Sang Yup Lee is Distinguished Professor at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). He is currently the Dean of KAIST Institutes, Director of BioProcess Engineering Research Center, and Director of Bioinformatics Research Center. He has published more than 600 journal papers, 82 books/book chapters, and more than 630 patents, many of which licensed. He received numerous awards, and is Fellow of many societies and academies. Also, he is one of 13 people in the world elected as Foreign Associate of both National Academy of Engineering USA and National Academy of Sciences USA. He is is currently co-chair of the Global Future Council on Biotechnology, World Economic Forum. He founded the World Council on Industrial Biotechnology in 2010 and served as a Founding Chair for two years.