Press Conference for 4th China Bioindustry Convention 2010
December 11, 2009 |
Major breakthroughs in biotechnology are making possible a new industrial revolution. New bio-pharmaceutical products are being developed, GM crops are substantially increasing, and a number of high-tech industry clusters such as bio-manufacturing, bio-energy and bio-environmental protection are flourishing. Hence, global biotechnology industry sales are almost double every five years, the growth rate of which is nearly 10 times the world's average economic growth rate, said Dr. Yang Shengli, president of the Chinese Society of Biotechnology (CSBT) during the press conference to announce the Fourth China Bioindustry Convention to be held on June 18-20, 2010 in Jinan, Shandong Province, China. Over 60 media practitioners attended the press conference.
Dr. Yang, also the chairman of the organizing committee, said the convention aims to seize the opportunities brought about by biotechnology to contribute to the development of China's bioindustries. Official leaders from the National Development and Reform Commission, China Science and Technology Association, and Chinese Academy of Sciences attended the press conference. The convention with the theme "Bio-economic Environment Innovation and Development of Strategic New-emerging Industries" will consist of a summit meeting, special seminars, media workshop, bio-business investment exhibition, and science popularization activities.
The convention, is organized by CSBT and 16 other national institutes and/or associations. Reporters from the media in China such as the China Central Television (CCTV) and Xinhua News Agency attended the press conference held on December 8, 2009 in Beijing.
For more information, contact Prof. Zhang Hongxiang at zhanghx@mail.las.ac.cn or Dr. Yue Tongqing at yuetq@mail.las.ac.cn
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