BIO India 2010

The first annual BIO India Partnering Conference
September 21 - 22, 2010
Hyderabad, India

Registration will open in EARLY 2010.

Organized by: Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)
Local Host: Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises (ABLE)

This exclusive forum will bring together biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies from North America, Europe and Asia to meet and explore business opportunities with India’s emerging biotech sector.

BIO brings to India more than ten years of experience and expertise in biotech and pharmaceutical partnering. BIO is renowned for its successful partnering meetings in the U.S., Japan and Germany, including the biotech world’s largest partnering event, the Business Forum, at BIO’s international convention. ABLE, BIO’s partner in India, brings to the meeting extensive local expertise and its comprehensive network of Indian and Asian biotech and pharmaceutical companies.

Private one-on-one meetings between investors, large biotech and pharmaceutical companies and emerging Indian biotech companies will be arranged through BIO’s new state-of-the-art software.

BIO India 2010 Advisory Committee

Dr. Rashmi Barbhaiya
CEO and Managing Director, Advinus Therapeutics Private Limited

Dr. Simon Best
Chairman, Ardana, PLC/ UK India Council

Mr. Jim Geraghty
Senior Vice President, Genzyme, Inc.

Mr. William Greene
Managing Director, MPM Capital

Mr. Utkarsh Palnitkar
Partner & Leader - Advisory Services, Ernst & Young

Dr. Jasmin Patel
Managing Director, FIL Capital Advisors (India) Private Limited

Dr. Swati Piramal
Vice Chairperson, Piramal Lifesciences, Ltd.

Dr. Sunny Sharma
Managing Director, Asia, OrbiMed Advisors India Private Limited

Mrs. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
Chairman & Managing Director, Biocon, Ltd.

Mr. K.V. Subramaniam
President & CEO, Reliance Life Sciences

Dr. M. Vidyasagar
Executive Vice President, Tata Consultancy Services

About BIO
BIO represents more than 1,200 biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations across the United States and in more than 30 other nations. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology products. BIO also produces the BIO International Convention, the world's largest gathering of the biotechnology industry, along with industry-leading investor and partnering meetings held around the world.

About ABLE
ABLE is a national forum that represents the India biotechnology sector. ABLE was launched by leaders in the biotech industry and has over 200 members from various verticals in the biotech sector. ABLE’s objectives are to promote entrepreneurship, investments and partnerships in the biotech sector, working with the government in their biotech initiatives and disseminating information on the biotech sector.

For more information, contact Tamy Dalal at tdalal@bio.org (US) or Nandita Chandavarkar at nandita@ableindia.org (International).

For sponsorship opportunities, contact Susanna Ling at sling@bio.org or 202-312-9277.