WuXi PharmaTech CEO Honored with 2006 China Top Ten Talents (Science & Technology) Award

WuXi PharmaTech CEO Honored with 2006 China Top Ten Talents (Science & Technology) Award

February 13, 2007

    SHANGHAI, China, Feb. 13 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Ge
Li, Chairman and CEO of WuXi PharmaTech-China's leading
pharmaceutical R&D service company-received the
"2006 Top Ten Talents (Science & Technology) in
China" Award.  This prestigious award was presented to
Dr. Li and 9 other top scientific minds on February 4th in
the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, China. 

    (Logo:
http://www.xprn.com.cn:9080/xprn/sa/200611271812.jpg )

    For the China Talents Award 2006, 100 leading
professionals were selected to represent 10 different
categories ranging from innovation, science and technology,
industry and commerce, to management, and education.  The
other recipients in the category of Top Ten Talents
(Science & Technology) Award include Mr. Enjie Luan,
Director of the Commission of Science Technology, for his
contribution to China's aerospace industry, and Mr. Chuanyi
Tu, member of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Professor from
Peking University (PKU) School of Earth and Space Sciences
for his fundamental contribution to the understanding of
the origin and formation of the solar wind and the
mechanisms of its turbulence and the related areas.

    This award is one of the most important and prestigious
regularly occurring Chinese industry honors.  This year's
annual award ceremony was sponsored by the Committee of
Education, Science, Culture, Health and Sports, the Chinese
People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC),
All-China Federation of Industry & Commerce (ACFIC),
The Chinese People's Association for Friendship with
Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), China Enterprise Confederation
& China Enterprise Directors Association (CEC-CEDA),
Peking University, the China's Talents Semi-monthly CETV,
and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organizations (UNESCO), Beijing Office. 

    Xiaopeng Wang, Chairman of the China Annual Talents
Committee, described the selection criteria as "based
on the candidates display of morality, diligence,
education, innovation, and over all contributions to their
fields."

    "I am honored to be listed among such notable
scientists. WuXi PharmaTech has over 1,400 young
scientists, our diligence to science and commitment to
quality are shown through this award," commented Dr.
Li.  "The award also represented government's full
recognition of WuXi PharmaTech's R&D service business
model," continued Dr. Li.

    About WuXi PharmaTech Co., Ltd. 

    Founded in 2001, Shanghai-based WuXi PharmaTech is
China's leading drug R&D service company.  As a
research-driven and customer-focused company, WuXi
PharmaTech offers global pharmaceutical and
biopharmaceutical companies a diverse, value-added, and
fully integrated portfolio of outsourcing services ranging
from discovery chemistry, and process chemistry to service
biology, bioanalytical chemistry, and large scale GMP
manufacturing.  WuXi PharmaTech assists its global partners
in shorting the cycle and lowering the cost of drug
discovery and development by providing cost-effective and
efficient outsourcing solutions that save our clients both
time and money. Currently, our client list consists of 19
of the top 20 pharmaceutical, and 8 of the top 10
biopharmaceutical companies.  For more information, please
visit: http://www.pharmatechs.com .


    For more information, please contact:

     Sherry Shao
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]


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