BIO KOREA 2010

Press Release: COEX, the venue is the largest exhibition center. Located at the business district of downtown Seoul, COEX is an ultra-modern exhibition and convention complex occupying 435,000 square meters of floor space, a grand ballroom, and over 100 conference rooms of various sizes.

BIO KOREA 2010, with the major goal of applying biotechnology in business, will offer a variety of high-level conference, international exhibition and partnership events and provide an opportunity to find business and technology partners. Especially, The BIO KOREA 2010 Conference will provide an opportunity to discuss various subjects such as vaccine, clinic, regenerative medicine, new medicine developed from natural substances, antibodies, technology commercialization, investment attraction and industry policies and system with 48 sessions given by 125 world-class scholars and experts in life science and bio industry and CEOs of global bio companies, and share related knowledge and information.

The Korean bio-industry represents a substantial amount of growth. It has been grown by an average of 14 % per year over the last three years. The great strides in the field of Korean bio-industry are attributed to the support and effort of government, academics, research institutes and companies from related industry. The Korean government is nurturing BIO industries to become the core national strategic industry in the 21st century with pledge funds and policies. Moreover, the Korean people have keen sight toward BIO industries for potential growth under many conditions.

The previous event, BIO KOREA 2009, hosted 241 companies and 17,084 visitors from across the globe including the U.S., Japan, EU and Australia in last year. The event of this year expects to 265 companies and about 19,000 visitors from all over the world. It will be an outstanding exhibition of an international level embracing every field of the bio- industry.

Two complimentary nights at deluxe hotels near by the venue and free shuttle bus services from the international airport to the venue/hotels will be provided for international investors and buyers. Also, it is recommended that visitors pre-register on the website in order to effectively utilize their valuable time at the exhibition and to get free access to the event.