VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Jan. 15, 2008) - In less than a month, leading international biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies will converge at the Westin Bayshore Resort in Vancouver, Canada for the 6th Annual BioPartnering North America (BPN) conference. Sponsored by LifeSciences British Columbia, BIOTECanada, and BioAlberta, BPN takes place on February 3-5, 2008. Meeting arrangements on biopartnering.com have begun and agendas are filling fast.