Prestigious firms support first partnering conference to be held in China
Shanghai, China, May 27, 2009 - The ChinaBio® Partnering Forum to be held on June 23-24, 2009, in Shanghai, has announced its Official Partners for the event: BayHelix, BioCentury Publishing, BusinessWire, goBalto.com, GVA Kidder Matthews, Nature Publishing Group and OneMedPlace. The Partnering Forum will be the first global partnering conference focused on the life science industry to be held in China. It is co-produced by ChinaBio LLC, a leading producer of life science conferences in China, and EBD Group, a leading producer of partnering conferences in Europe and the U.S.
"We're proud to have such a stellar list of organizations as our Official Partners for the ChinaBio Partnering Forum," Greg Scott, CEO and founder of ChinaBio, stated. "For example, BayHelix is a very influential organization of executives in the China life science industry, and their active involvement in our Partnering Forum enables us to bring some of the top leaders in the industry to the program."
BayHelix and the other ChinaBio Official Partners of the ChinaBio Partnering Forum join key sponsors including including Astrazeneca, Bayer, Life Technologies, Merck, Pfizer and Roche. The event is expected to attract over 500 attendees, with about 40% from outside China. Of the attendees registered to date, Scott says that 52% are senior executives and 20 countries are represented including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Russia, Singapore, Switzerland, the UK and the U.S.
In addition to the main program and workshops, which feature 45 speakers and panelists, there will be 80 companies and researchers presenting novel technologies for partnership opportunities. To stimulate partnering activity at the event, EBD Group's partneringONETM system will be used to schedule one-to-one meetings online in advance of the Partnering Forum.
For more information about the event, including online partnering, registration, and program updates, please visit www.CBPF2009.com.
About ChinaBio® LLC
Since its founding in 2007, ChinaBio® LLC has rapidly launched a number of successful initiatives connecting China biotech with the world. With offices in Shanghai, Silicon Valley and San Diego, ChinaBio's activities include:
- Conferences: Organizing life science investment and partnering forums in China.
- Consulting: Helping big pharma, entrepreneurs and investors achieve success in China.
- Research: Developing research data on technology development, investment, and partnering activity in China.
- Accelerator: Assisting early stage China companies raise over USD 100 million to date.
- ChinaBio® Today: Publishing online and email newsletters focusing exclusively on China's life science industry.
For more information, please visit www.ChinaBioLLC.com.
About BayHelix
BayHelix is a non-profit, invitation-only organization of business leaders of Chinese heritage that fosters the growth of the life sciences and healthcare industry around the Pacific Rim and beyond. Currently, BayHelix has about 170 active members throughout the U.S., Canada, and Greater China. The membership base covers virtually all of the world's top pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies, as well as leading services and investment firms. Approximately 30% of the members are C-level executives, over 80% have PhDs in the life sciences, and nearly half have MBAs from the leading business schools in U.S.
For more information, please visit www.bayhelix.org.
Contact:
Ms. Jean Meng
ChinaBio LLC
China: +86 5137 0751
USA: +1 858 926 4566