Posted by Brendan Payne January 13, 2010 | 0 comment(s)
Over the next month, the global spotlight will shine on Vancouver in the lead up to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, but just prior to that, we look forward to having the attention of the biotech world turned to us to mark BioPartnering North America’s (BPN) eighth year. BPN is proudly produced by TVG and Life Sciences British Columbia (LSBC), and since its inception in 2003, we have worked together to lead the effort to build BPN into the largest stand-alone biotech partnering event in North America, and one of the leading biotech partnering conferences in the world – an accomplishment that LifeSciences BC takes great pride in.
LifeSciences BC works actively to raise the local, national and international profile of the innovative companies and research institutions that make up British Columbia’s leading-edge life sciences industry. These efforts have indirectly led to major international exposure, significant investments and partnering deals that have produced some of the world’s most prominent biotechnology pioneers including QLT Inc., Angiotech Pharmaceuticals and OncoGenex Technologies. BioPartnering North America serves not only to highlight British Columbia’s home-grown excellence in innovation, but to showcase all of the emerging opportunities throughout the international life science community and, from that awareness, to forge new relationships in a fashion consistent with British Columbia’s culture of achieving synergy through shared diversity and perspectives.
Face-to-face partnering meetings are the hallmark of the conference, but BPN also features close to 100 company presentations as well as a number of leadership sessions, industry workshops and exceptional networking opportunities with top life science industry players globally. Like the Olympic Games themselves, BPN will bring together the world’s best to showcase skills and strengths, capitalize on opportunities, and overcome shared challenges— all in the spirit of participation, co-operation and competition. On behalf of LifeSciences BC, we look forward to welcoming the world to Vancouver.
Brendan Payne
Biomedical Sector Manager
LifeSciences British Columbia
http://www.lifesciencesbc.ca