On Course For Success: The First Joint Life Sciences Event With BIOTECHNICA AMERICA, INTERPHEX, And PharmaMedDevice
BIOTECHNICA AMERICA has teamed up with INTERPHEX and PharmaMedDevice to stage the first joint life sciences event on American soil. And a good five weeks before the new show opens, bookings are already coming in thick and fast. "The concept of bringing together the pharma and biotech sectors under one roof is offering exhibitors and visitors in Philadelphia a fantastic opportunity to get a foothold in the American pharma and biotech market, as well as opening up access to new international customer groups", says Stephan Kuhne, a senior member of the board at Deutsche Messe AG, Hannover. All three trade fairs will be taking place in parallel from 26 to 28 March 2008 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.
Co-organizers Deutsche Messe and Reed Life Sciences are expecting around 1,100 exhibitors with total stand bookings of 235,000 square feet (approx. 21,831 square metres). Companies from 20 nations will be using the three-day event to showcase their latest developments in the field of pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, including products and innovations from 1,500 product lines.
Heading the list of nations represented at the new show are the USA and Canada, China and France, followed by Germany, India, Japan, Switzerland, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. Numerous world market leaders such as Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Pfizer, Millipore Corporation, Mettler-Toledo, Sova Solexis, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Hoffmann La Roche, Sartorius, Eppendorf and GE Healthcare will have a high-profile presence in Philadelphia.
An estimated 10,000 visitors are expected to attend, including more than 2,000 representatives of the biotech and biopharmaceutical industries alone. "The combination of three-day exhibition and accompanying congress creates the right environment for nurturing joint research partnerships and forging strategic alliances," explains Kuhne.
Over 100 lecture presentations will fill in the background to the products and technologies on display. The headline themes of the three-day conference program are Biotechnology, Nanotechnology and Facility Design. Keynote speakers from the three life science industries - medical devices, pharmaceutical products and biotechnology - will report on the latest research findings and successful trends in practical applications. They include G. Steven Burrill, CEO, Burrill & Company, Ray Krauss, CEO GlucoLight, Adrian Rawcliffe, Senior Vice President, GlaxoSmithKline, and David King, former CEO of BioRexis.
In addition, representatives of the five winners of this year's "Facility of the Year Award (FOYA)" - including three German companies will be in attendance at the Pennsylvannia Convention Center in Hall D/Stand 4441. The Award, which was presented for the fourth time on 1 February 2008 by the ISPE (International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering), INTERPHEX and the trade journal Pharmaceutical Processing, is given to innovative companies in the pharmaceutical industry for achievements in five categories. Among the 2008 prize-winners are Boehringer Ingelheim, Germany (category "Facility Integration"), Bristol-Meyers Squibb, USA (category "Equipment Innovation"), IDT Biologika GmbH, German(category "Operational Exellence"), Pfizer, Germany (category "Process Innovation") and F.Hoffmann La Roche AG, Switzerland (category "Project Execution").
Another notable highlight of the show is the international "Life Sciences Job Fair" on 26 and 27 March. This careers platform for scientific and technical positions in the life sciences industry offers job-seekers from all over the world the opportunity to talk directly to company representatives and personnel officers with current vacancies to fill. The event has been jointly organized by the AAPS (American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists) and the ISPE. Further details can be found online at www.lifesciencesjobfair.org.
About BIOTECHNICA AMERICA
BIOTECHNICA AMERICA is part of a growing family of BIOTECHNICA trade shows worldwide. This year's show is being staged for the first time in conjunction with the international trade fair INTERPHEX and PharmaMedDevice. The combination of these three events creates one of the most important communication platforms for the life sciences in North America. In addition to the parent show, BIOTECHNICA in Hannover, the leading trade fair for the European biotechnology industry (7 - 9 October 2008), and BIOTECHNICA AMERICA in Philadelphia, this year also sees the second outing for BIOTECH CHINA(28 - 30 May 2008) in Shanghai.
Further information about BIOTECHNICA AMERICA can be found online by going to www.biotechnica-america.com or www.interphex.com.
SOURCE: BIOTECHNICA AMERICA