The China BioPharma Opportunities conference will take place in Shanghai

More than 300 executives and scientists from the pharmaceutical and biotech will meet on June 13-15 to discuss R&D strategies and business partnerships in China. The China BioPharma Opportunities conference will take place at the Riverfront Business Hotel in Shanghai. The co-organizers, IBC Life Sciences and the Zhangjiang Group, will host this event featuring 80 speakers from around the globe discussing strategies to reduce R&D costs, enrich their pipelines and extend their market reach.

 

Highlights include keynote presentations by Zhu Chen, M.D., Ph.D., Chinese Academy of
Science, China; Lee Babiss, Ph.D., Hoffmann-La Roche, USA and Frank Walsh, Ph.D.,

Wyeth Research, USA.

 

The conference and exhibition will address the much-debated IP and regulatory issues, the
integration of China into the corporate R&D strategy, successes in East-West business

partnerships, outsourcing or licensing capabilities in the discovery, pre-clinical and clinical

environments, as well as the latest scientific advances in China.

 

Speakers from the US, Europe and Asia will address these vital topics via a mixture of
presentations, panel discussions and company showcases. Participating speakers and thought leaders include Li Chen, Ph.D., Roche R&D Center China; James Cai, Ph.D., AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, China; Ling Chen, M.D., Ph.D., Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine and Health; Luc Aujame, Ph.D>, Sanofi-Pasteur, France; Richard Connell, Ph.D., Pfizer Global R&D USA; Glenn Rice, Ph.D., Bridge Pharmaceuticals, USA; De-an Guo, Shanghai IMM, China; Y.Z. Zhu,Ph.D., Fudan University China; Zili Li, M.D., MPH, Merck Research Labs, USA and Xu Ning,Ph.D., Excel PharmaStudies China, etc.

 

Also, the showcase of Chinese companies will highlight products and services offered with
the aim of advancing discovery and development through collaborative research, and the

partnering zone will be offered free of charge for attendees to make contact with other attendees prior the event.

 

This event is co-organized by IBC Conferences and the Zhangjiang Group, and in

partnership with the Pudong Science and Technology Bureau.

 

Visit www.drugdisc.com/China to download the brochure and to register.

Alternatively, contact Ms Lynn Ng at Email: Lynn.Ng@ibcasia.com.sg or Tel: +65 68355 107.

Other Related Events:

1) Drug Discovery & Development Japan, 24-26 April, 2006, Tokyo, Japan, www.drugdisc.com/japan

2) BioPharma Opportunities China, 13-15 June, 2006, Beijing, China, www.drugdisc.com/china

3) Drug Delivery & Licensing, 10-11 July, 2006, Singapore

4)Pharma R&D Opportunities India, 10-12 October, 2006, Mumbai, India, www.drugdisc.com/india

5) MedTech, 18-21 July, 2006, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia