Sponsored by IBC, China R&D Summit will be held between March 31 to April 2, 2008 - Shanghai, China.

China 2008 R&D Summit will bring together many diverse groups of life science practitioners, from global pharmas who've set up R&D centers in China, to returnees with their new start-ups in drug development or service provision; from universities and hospitals pioneering their innovative drug discovery or clinical trial sites, to home-grown pharmaceutical companies entering the biologics and biogenerics field..... along with participation from US, Switzerland, France, Australia, Japan, India, Korea and many other countries...

NEW for 2008!

- Top 10 Scientists from China's universities, research institutions, hospitals, pharmaceutical or biotech companies will be invited to unveil their latest scientific innovations and breakthroughs. Categories include but not limited to: oncology, infectious diseases, metabolic diseases, neuroscience, antibodies, stem cells, nanotechnology, antisense, siRNA etc.

- One-to-One Partnering - Make a date with your prospects. Powered by L2P, the partnering system allows you to see who's at the event, and set up one-to-one meetings prior to the conference.

- Licensed to buy? The Licensing and Business Development Executives Roundtable will talk about the high and low interest programs they are looking for, whether it's technology, solutions or targets in the various therapeutic areas.

- Innovation Showcase. Start-ups, universities and research institutions will showcase their novel technologies, product or creative business plans.

- Stepping Out and Up. Hear how these home-grown Chinese companies have done it - got listed, expanded into global markets, bought international companies. What's the secret of their success?

- Developing China as the World Class Clinical Trial Center Poster Sessions & Awards.