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| Highlights of BioAsia 2009 |
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 280 private onsite B2B meetings realized during the three days and 290 meeting requests in the pipeline |
| Participation of 20 Countries despite the global economic meltdown with about 91 overseas delegates |
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The strongest delegations were from the US (25 strong) and Iran (18 strong). |
| Boasted a participation of over 3,500 delegates for the entire conference. |
| Genome Valley Excellence Award to Prof. Marc Van Montagu, Founder Chairman, Institute of Plant Biotechnology for Developing Countries, Belgium and Dr. Martin Mackay, President, Pfizer Global Research & Development, USA |
Participation of Global Biopharma and Biotech Majors/ MNCs Viz.
- Pfizer Inc. (USA)
- Lonza Ltd (Switzerland)
- Genentech Inc. (USA)
- Merck & Co., Inc (USA)
- Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd (Switzerland)
- Bharat Biotech International Ltd (India)
- Biological E. Limited (India)
- Shantha Biotechnics Ltd (India)
- Avesthagen Ltd(India)
- Biocon (India) and many more….
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| Two tracks and 17 sessions with 72 speakers for the first time in BioAsia |
| Parallel Agri Biotech sessions on all the three days with about 25 speakers in 8 sessions |
Presence of two overseas Ministers Viz. Sri Lanka & Spain and the British High Commissioner together with the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh,
Dr. Y S Rajasekhara Reddy and Hon’ble Minister of State for Major Industries,
Dr. J. Geeta Reddy |
| Memorandum of Understanding signed between BioCat (Spain), Federation of Asian Biotech Associations and Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation for cooperation in various areas of Biotech/ Biopharma sectors. |
BioAsia Young Minds Award consisting of INR 50, 000 and a citation awarded to Ms. Abinaya of 12th Standard from Chennai and BioAsia Innovation Award of INR One Lac and a citation to Dr. Sunil Kumar Verma from CCMB, Hyderabad.
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