[April 21th, 2008] Announcements With a view to making Matsuyama a global epicenter of biosciences and biotechnology-based business and shifting the business trend from silicon to protein, the first Automated Protein Synthesizer was constructed here and given the name PIM, which stands for Protein-Island-Matsuyama. Home General Information Organizing Committee Past Symposia Contact us Organized by Ehime University, the Ehime Prefectural Government, Matsuyama City Hall, the Matsuyama Chamber of Commerce and Industry Operated by Protein Island Matsuyama International Symposium Organizing Committee