Asian, U.S., European Biotech and Pharma Companies to Partner in Tokyo

Asian, U.S., European Biotech and Pharma Companies to Partner in Tokyo

November 17, 2006

    WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 /Xinhua-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 [e-mail] 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.

    For more information, please contact:

     Jin Blades
     Biotechnology Industry Organization
     Tel:  [phone]

     Erin Reese
     Biotechnology Industry Organization
     Tel:  [phone]
 
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