3SBio Inc. Schedules 2008 Third Quarter Earnings

SHENYANG, China, Oct. 16 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 3SBio Inc. , a leading China-based biotechnology company focused on researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing biopharmaceutical products, today announced that it will release unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008 after the US market closes on Monday, November 10, 2008.

The earnings release will be available on the investor relations page of its website at: http://www.3sbio.com/en/News/xShowInfo_nnnn1.aspx?ID=129 .

Following the earnings announcement, 3SBio Inc. senior management will host a conference call at 5:00 am (Pacific) / 8:00 am (Eastern) / 9:00 pm (Beijing/Hong Kong) on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 to discuss its 2008 third quarter financial results and recent business activity. The conference call may be accessed by calling (US) +1 480-629-1990 / (UK) +44 20-8515-2302 / (HK) +852 3009-5027. A telephone replay will be available shortly after the call until November 25, 2008 at (US) +1 303-590-3030 / (UK) +44 207-154-2833, Passcode: 3932898#; and (HK) +852 2287-4304, Passcode: 133110#.

A live webcast of the conference call and replay will be available on the investor relations page of 3SBio's website at: http://www.3sbio.com/en/News/xShowInfo_nnnn1.aspx?ID=129 .

About 3SBio Inc.

3SBio Inc. is a leading, fully integrated biotechnology company focused on researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing biopharmaceutical products, primarily in China. For more information, please visit 3SBio on the web at: http://www.3sbio.com .

CONTACT: Investor Contact: Kevin Teo, CFO of 3SBio Inc. at +86-24-2581-
1820; Investor Relations (US): Mahmoud Siddig at +1-212-889-4350; Investor
Relations (HK): Ruby Yim at +852-3196-3712; or Media Contact: Jason
Marshall at +1-212-889-4350, all three at Taylor Rafferty for 3SBio Inc.

Web site: http://www.3sbio.com/

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