TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The BioJapan Organizing Committee and ICS Convention Design, Inc. are pleased to present BioJapan 2012- The 14th annual event- for three days from October 10 to 12 at Pacifico Yokohama, Japan. Yokohama is a port city in Kanagawa Prefecture just 30 minutes away from the center of Tokyo.
About BioJapan: http://www.ics-expo.jp/biojapan/en/index.html
BioJapan
has played an important role in facilitating interaction between
Japanese and global companies/organizations and stimulating new business
opportunities. The overall theme of BioJapan 2012 is New Era of Open
Innovation in Asia. Japan is the second largest market in the world for
pharmaceutical and medical products and a historical source of
innovation. The Japanese and global biotechnology industry's top
business development and licensing professionals, alliance management
professionals, R&D personnel and biotech company executives will gather
in Yokohama for BioJapan 2012.
New online partnering system: http://www.ics-expo.jp/biojapan/en/partnering.html
BioJapan
has launched a new online partnering system this year which will enable
you to schedule appointments with participants before the event. This
year's event will attract more than 15,000 professionals (25% increase
from the previous year) from 2,000 companies from over 20 countries, and
1,000 professionals are expected to engage in one-to-one partnering
meetings. Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, MSD and Novartis Pharma K.K.
are official sponsors of BioJapan 2012. Many global pharmaceutical
companies (including Astellas, Daiichi-Sankyo, sanofi-aventis and
Takeda), medium & small sized pharmaceutical companies, biotech
companies, research Institutes and universities will be in attendance
and ready to partner.
Seminars: http://www.ics-expo.jp/biojapan/en/keynote.html
This
year's event will kick off with keynote speeches given by Dr. Isao
Teshirogi, President of Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
(JPMA); Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach, President of Samaritan Health
Initiatives, Inc. / Former Commissioner of the United States Food and
Drug Administration; and Dr. Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, President & CEO of
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation. BioJapan 2012 will also
include over 40 seminars over the three-day period under the themes of
Environment and Energy; Medicine and Pharmaceuticals; Healthcare; Food
and the Agriculture and Fishery Industries; and The Foundation of
Biotechnology-based Industry. Speakers at the seminars will include top
officials from various pharmaceutical companies and researchers from the
academic field.
Evening events: http://www.ics-expo.jp/biojapan/en/networking.html
There
will be two evening networking events. One is a welcome reception at the
Yokohama Grand Intercontinental Hotel on Wednesday, October 10 and the
other is a networking party inside Yokohama International Passenger
Terminal on Thursday, October 11. The terminal was designed by Mr.
Alejandro Zaera-Polo and Ms. Farshid Moussavi, an architect team
operating in the UK and offers an unforgettable view of the skyline of
Yokohama. The events will offer a chance for the attendees to interact
with each other.
For more information, please visit http://www.ics-expo.jp/biojapan/en/index.html
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