Hon’ble Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Shri. Ghulam Nabi Azad will inaugurate the event and Shri. D. V. Sadananda Gowda, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Karnataka preside over the function. Dr. V. S. Acharya, Hon'ble Minister for Higher Education, Planning & Statistics, Muzrai, Information Technology and Biotechnology, Government of Karnataka, Mr. Ron Somers – President, United States India Business Council (USIBC), USA and Dr. M K Bhan, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India will be the Guests of Honour.
The focal theme of Bangalore INDIA BIO for this year has been aptly chosen as “India The Emerging Bioeconomy”. Biotechnology offers solution for many of the health, food and fuel problems facing the world. Integration of Biotechnology solutions in these sectors will result in Biotechnology economic growth and thus Biotechnology will be responsible for a significant share of the Country's GDP.
Bangalore INDIA BIO 2012 will witness impressive international participation. There is a significant participation from the United States. Mr. Ron Somers – President, United States India Business Council (USIBC) will lead a 15 member delegation. There will also be business delegations from Georgia and Pennsylvania states. In addition there will be delegations from UKTI and Germany. Overall more than 20 countries will be participating in Bangalore INDIA BIO 2012.
Bangalore INDIA BIO will consist of Multi-Track Conference, International Trade Show, India's Biotech Vision 2015 Leadership Series, BioPartnering India, Podium Presentations, Poster Session, CEO Conclave, Bio Excellence Awards and BioQuiz.
Bangalore INDIA BIO 2012 conferences will address biotechnology’s role in the sectors of Healthcare, food security, and alternative fuels. The conference program will include sessions on frontier and future areas of stem cells and regenerative medicines, companion diagnostics, Next generation genomics, transformational technologies like high performance computing, synthetic biology and mobile healthcare. The conference will be addressed by stalwarts of Biotechnology industry from abroad and across India, The conference will be attended by over 600 delegates.
The vision 2015 leadership series will be addressed by Mr. Ron Somers – President, United States India Business Council (USIBC), USA, Dr. M K Bhan, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India and Ms. Terri Bresenham , President & CEO, GE Healthcare India.
The highly successful BioPartnering India™ programme will facilitate business meetings with prospective partners and podium presentations.
The CEO conclave will bring together the leaders of Indian Biotechnology Industry like Dr. Vijay Chandru - President ABLE, Chairman & CEO Strand Life Sciences, Mr. N Suresh, Group Editor, Bio Spectrum, Mr. Sridhar Mosur, CEO & President, Drug Discovery & Development Solutions, Jubilant Drug Discovery, Dr. Rashmi H. Barbhaiya CEO & Managing Director, Advinus Therapeutics Ltd, Dr. Suri Venkatachalam, CEO & Managing Director, Connexios Life Sciences, Mr. K.V. Subramaniam,President & CEO, Reliance Life Sciences, Mr. Jignesh Bhate, CEO, Molecular Connections Private Limited and Dr D.A Prasanna, CMD, Ecron Acunova. Focal theme for CEO conclave will be “Is India on the right path to become a bioeconomy “. The discussions will focus on laying out strategies and implementation plans to achieve a vibrant bioeconomy for India.
More than 80 exhibitors from the best of R&D Institutes, Private Biotech companies from various biotech verticals across India will participate in Bangalore INDIA BIO 2012.
The key Sponsors of Bangalore INDIA BIO 2012 are Biocon, USIBC, GE Healthcare Life Sciences, Strand Life Sciences, Semler Research center, Ecron Acunova and Avesthagen.
Another highlight of Bangalore INDIA BIO 2012 is Poster session - 'walkway of discovery.' There will be 70 posters from best of R&D institutions and Academia from all over India.
The annual Bio-Excellence Awards will be presented to top performers in biotechnology in various categories. Best Poster and Exhibitor awards will also be presented. Shri. Suresh Kumar - Hon'ble Minister for Urban development, law and Parliamentary Affairs, Govt. of Karnataka and Dr. T Ramasami – Secretary DST, Govt. of India, will grace the occasion.
Bio Quiz is an important feature of Bangalore INDIA BIO 2012 to create awareness and help students to understand science and biotechnology. The Bio Quiz is conducted across Karnataka and the Final will be held on 8th Feb 2012.
For more information on Bangalore INDIA BIO 2012 visit: www.bangaloreindiabio.in
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