Bangalore Bio 2009, the flagship biotechnology event in India, promoted by the Department of IT and Biotechnology, Government of Karnataka and the Vision Group on Biotechnology, will be held from June 18 to 20, 2009 at Bangalore. This year the event will be held at Hotel Lalit Ashok, Bangalore.

"Over the last eight years the event has emerged as the largest congregation of India's biotech community generating tremendous interest and response worldwide," stated Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, chairperson, Vision Group on Biotechnology, government of Karnataka and CMD, Biocon Limited

Bangalore Bio has emerged as India's biggest national event attracting participation from biotech, pharma and allied industry, research institutes and all the major biotech states. Bangalore Bio is now recognised as the gateway to India generating tremendous interest and response worldwide from leading bio nations like USA, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Cuba, South Africa, Japan, Singapore, China, Korea and UAE.

With India fast finding a place amongst the top 10 biotech hubs in the world, the country has emerged as a preferable destination for business and investment. This is where Bangalore Bio 2009 is viewed as an ideal platform to network with the leaders in life sciences industry, policy makers, researchers and the scientific community as they gather form meaningful discussions the key issues, challenges, trends and developments under one roof, according to the organisers.

Bangalore Bio's strategic tie-up with the TVG Group, world leaders in biopartnering at this year's event is expected to act as a much needed catalyst in today's trying times by enhancing networking opportunities available to actively drive your business forward. This alliance will act as a catalyst and pioneer hundreds of pre-scheduled one-to-one meetings making this year's event an unrivalled forum for companies across the biotech value chain to meet and do business, they added.

This year there will be three new additions at Bangalore Bio. These are the Bio-partnering meetings, BIO-IPZONE and Bio- partnering reception.