2019年11月2日，国家新药筛选中心主任兼国家化合物样品库主任、复旦大学药学院院长王明伟研究员应邀在韩国果川市出席了“国际生物艺术节论坛”并发表开幕致辞（见下）。期间，他与果川市市长金锺天先生、韩国科学与技术协会联盟候任主席李愚日博士、首尔国立大学金圣勋教授以及来自瑞士、英国、中国台湾和当地的多名艺术家交流切磋，并为“2019生物艺术竞赛获奖作品展”剪彩。

Congratulatory Address
Ming-Wei Wang 

Mr. Jongcheon Kim, Dr. Woo Il Lee, invited guests, ladies and gentlemen,
First of all, I would like to express my warm congratulations to Gwacheon City and the respected City Mayor, Mr. Jongcheon Kim, for hosting the 7th International Bioart Festival.

I am honored and pleased to be a part of this memorable event. For the last twenty or so years, Professor Sunghoon Kim, the Director of Biocon and I, as Director of the National Center for Drug Screening, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai, have kept our friendship and shared our common interest not only in science but also in art and culture. Therefore, I give my full respect to Biocon’s efforts in organizing exhibitions on the subject of Bioart for the last several years while leading the world-class bioscience research.

Nowadays, science cannot be separated from art and society. Particularly, bioscience is directly related to human healthcare and many sensitive social issues. Thus, it is crucial to establish a platform through which scientists can communicate with society and culture. In this regard, I have a strong belief that this festival has provided a melting pot from which many creative and collaborative projects can be generated among bioscientists and artists. The continuation of this festival would eventually contribute to the development of healthcare and society welfare. Again, I would like to give my sincere appreciation to Gwacheon City and Biocon for the kind invitation and wish that I could contribute to future collaboration between Gwacheon City and Shanghai. Thank you very much.