Jointly organised by the Department of IT, Biotechnology and S&T, Government of Karnataka; the Vision Group on Biotechnology, MM Activ Sci-Tech Communications and ABLE as the knowledge partner, Bangalore INDIA BIO 2011 is the biggest Biotech event in India.
Chief Guest Shri. B.S. Yeddyurappa, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka will inaugurate the event and Dr. V.S. Acharya, Hon'ble Minister for Higher Education, Planning & Statistics, Muzrai, Information Technology and Biotechnology, Government of Karnataka will preside over the function. H.E. Freddy Svane Ambassador of Denmark to India , H.E. Mr. Jerome Bonnafont, Ambassador of France to India and Dr. Vishwa Mohan Katoch Secretary, Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India will be the Guests of Honour.
Poised to address the challenge of global biotech industry, India has consistently fostered world class human resources, an enabling ecosystem, infrastructure, discovery funding and supportive government policy. With these factors in place India is fast becoming a leading producer of high quality affordable biotech products and provider of services with the spectrum of activity ranging from contract service providers to discovery research and innovative product developers. India Inc. is definitely bullish about biotechnology.
Bangalore INDIA BIO 2011 will be a power packed 3-day programme consisting of Multi-track Conference, International Tradeshow, BioPartnering India™, Vision 2015 Leadership Series, CEO Conclave, Agribiotech Day, Bio Excellence Awards, Poster Session and BioQuiz.
This year, there's a Strong International participation from the leading Biotech countries and companies. There are large delegations from International Partner European Business and Technology Centre (EBTC), France, Belgium, Denmark and Atlanta, USA. Over 40 Global Biotech Companies will be represented in the Event from countries like Canada, Chile, Germany, Spain, Holland, Austria, UK, Australia, Malaysia, South Korea and Singapore.
Multi-Track Conference:
The Conference this year with 20 Sessions, Over 110 Speakers and Over 800 Delegates with a strong focus on BioPharma will include Sessions on Regenerative Medicine, Systems Biology & Discovery Platforms, Round Table on Regulatory, Clinical Trials and Contract Research, Bio Informatics & Next Generation Genomics, Drug Discovery and Development, Medical Diagnostics & Devices, Finance & Investment in Biotech. Conference will address many areas of significance to address nation’s needs of better healthcare, food security and fuel efficiency.
Some of the Impact Speakers from India & Overseas addressing the Conference, include Prof. Samir K. Brahmachari, DG, CSIR , Prof. G. Padmanaban Indian Institute of Science, Dr. Chandra Viswanathan Reliance Life Sciences, Dr. V. N. Balaji Jubilant Biosys Limited, Dr. Dhananjay B. Patankar Syngene International Limited, Dr. Binay Panda Ganit Labs Bio - IT Centre, IBAB, Dr. Chandra Verma A*STAR, Singapore, Dr. John C. Gebler Waters Corporation, USA, Dr. Renu Swarup Dept. of Biotechnology, GoI.
Exhibition:
There are about 150 Exhibiting Organisations from India and overseas with exclusive business interactions slotted with the delegates and industry visitors & expect about 5000 business visitors to this show. Biocon is the Event Sponsor while other leading Sponsors and Exhibitors include GE Healthcare Life Sciences, Strand Life Science, Syndicate Bank, Novozymes, GSBTM, Xcelris, Denmark, Beckman Coulter, Ecron Acunova, Nvidia, Merck Millipore, Ependorf, Biozeen, UBI France to name some.
Agri and Industrial Biotech Day:
Developed in association with ABLE-AG with the focus and address - R & D in Agribiotechnology for Food & Nutritional Security, Promoting Plant Biotech Innovations for India’s Sustainable future and Enzymes & Biofuels for Environmental Sustainability.
BioPartnering India™
Introduced in 2009, a collaborative programme of MM Activ and Technology Vision Group, USA is further expanded with 400 Meetings already fixed, and still counting. This year, BioPartnering India will have 15 Companies making Podium Presentations.
Poster Session – ‘Walkway of Discovery’:
This year too, there will be 85 Posters from the leading R&D Institutes across India as well as from Biotech Companies showcasing cutting edge & innovate research.
CEO Conclave:
One of the most important networking events the 'CEO Conclave' will be addressed by luminaries from the Biotech fraternity and senior policy makers. This year's theme for discussion will be “Is India's Biotech Leadership Ready for Establishing a Global Biotech Foot Print”.
Bio-Excellence Awards:
Awards will be presented to outstanding performers in the categories of BioPharma & Healthcare, BioAgri, BioServices, BioIndustrial and BioInformatics & Systems Biology.
BioQuiz
The Largest State Level BioQuiz 2011 will have the participation of around 250 teams with 500 students across the Karnataka. Regional Level Quiz will be held at 6 districts across the state and finals on 6th May at BIEC.
