WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The Biotechnology Industry
Organization (BIO) will host its fourth annual BIO-Asia Partnering
Conference in Tokyo at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo, Jan. 29-30, 2007.
Koichiro Aramaki, Ph.D., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Kirin
Brewery Co., Ltd., will deliver the luncheon keynote address at noon
Monday, Jan. 29, 2007. Tuesday's luncheon keynote will be delivered by
Anthony Rosenberg, Head of Global Business Development & Licensing,
Novartis Pharma AG.
BIO-Asia 2007 is an exclusive partnering forum, which brings together
Asian, U.S., Australian and European biotechnology and pharmaceutical
companies interested in research collaborations and licensing agreements.
"This conference is an unrivalled opportunity to meet and network with the
world's leading pharmaceutical and biotech companies and the most promising
emerging firms developing novel therapeutics at one place and time," stated
Alan Eisenberg, Executive Vice President, Emerging Companies and Business
Development.
The event features private, pre-arranged one-on-one meetings between
senior-level executives and provides a number of ways to explore a range of
exceptional international partnering and licensing opportunities. Over the
course of two days, BIO-Asia will host over 1,500 private meetings and
provide countless formal and informal networking opportunities throughout
the event.
BIO-Asia is a rapidly growing meeting, and in 2006 attracted 400
participants, representing a 33% increase over 2005. These participants
represent more than 200 companies and 22 countries around the world.
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities, Montgomery & Co., and BioCentury Publications
are sponsors and co-hosts of BIO-Asia with support from the Japan
Bioindustry Association (JBA) and the Bioindustry Association of Korea
(BAK).
Media registration is complimentary. For more information visit
directly http://www.bio.org/bioasia or contact bioasia@bio.org for
assistance.
BIO represents more than 1,100 biotechnology companies, academic
institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations across
the United States and 31 other nations. BIO members are involved in the
research and development of healthcare, agricultural, industrial and
environmental biotechnology products.
SOURCE Biotechnology Industry Organization
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Related links:
http://www.bio.org
http://www.bio.org/bioasia
CONTACT:
Jin Blades, +1-212-332-4355, or Erin Reese,
+1-202-962-9200, both of Biotechnology Industry Organization
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