CHICAGO, March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Two seminars designed to introduce BIO 2006 attendees to biotechnology opportunities in Japan are scheduled for April 9, 2006, at the BIO 2006 Chicago Annual International Convention. The BIO 2006 show runs April 9-12, 2006 at Chicago’s McCormick Place Convention Center.
As part of the event’s International Seminars Program, the session, “Japan: More than a Market” will run from 12:30 - 1:20 p.m. The seminar will profile Japan as the world’s second largest biotech market, and a source of industry-leading innovation. Attendees will get an overview of Japan’s strengths within the life sciences, placing emphasis on the perspectives of the domestic producers (research institutions), and international consumers (biotech companies), of Japanese innovation. Scheduled speakers include: Tsuney Yanagihara, General Manager of the Life Sciences Business Unit at Mitsubishi International Corporation; William A. Linton, PhD, Chairman and CEO of Promega Corporation (Madison, WI); Michio Oishi, PhD, Director of Kazusa DNA Research Institute; and will be moderated by Ralph Inforzato, Director of Business Development, JETRO Chicago.
A second session will be held from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. on April 9, as part of the BIO 2006 International Food and Agriculture Seminars. “Japan: the Nutraceutical Phenomenon” will describe why the nutraceutical market in Japan is the second largest in the world, and how the average Japanese spends more per year on nutraceutical products than her counterparts in the U.S., Europe, or any other region. This market has averaged 15% growth over the past 15 years promises to pick up more speed.
Japan’s biotech industry will be quite visible at BIO 2006. A record number of Japanese biotechnology companies and organizations (54) will exhibit at the Japan Pavilion during the show. More than 20,000 biotech executives, investors, journalists, policy makers and scientists from more than 60 countries are expected to attend BIO 2006, presented by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO).
In addition to the Seminars and the Japan Pavilion in the exhibit hall, there will be a unique Japan Night Reception will be held at the Chicago Hilton and Towers, for convention attendees the evening of April 10.
For more information on the Japan Pavilion at BIO 2006, contact David Peterson at JETRO, 312-832-6000, email david_peterson@jetro.go.jp, or visit http://www.jetro.org/bio2006 .
For general information and registration for BIO 2006, visit http://www.bio.org/events/2006 .
About JETRO: JETRO has provided information and support to American companies entering the Japanese market for over 50 years. Through a local network of six offices in the United States, JETRO provides a wide-range of services, such as timely market intelligence, extensive business development support, and relevant business events, all designed to encourage business partnerships between American companies and Japan.
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CONTACT: Kelly Denewellis of JETRO, +1-312-832-6000 ext. 203,kelly_denewellis@jetro.go.jp , or, Jerry Mayeroff, of Mayeroff andAssociates, +1-773-761-0868; jerry@mayeroff.com
