ChinaBio Names Official Partners for Partnering Forum in Shanghai

Prestigious Firms Support First Partnering Conference to Be Held in China
SHANGHAI--(Business Wire)--
The ChinaBio Partnering Forum to be held on June 23-24, 2009, in Shanghai, has
announced its Official Partners for the event: BayHelix, BioCentury Publishing,
BusinessWire, goBalto.com, GVA Kidder Matthews, Nature Publishing Group and
OneMedPlace. The Partnering Forum will be the first global partnering conference
focused on the life science industry to be held in China. It is co-produced by
ChinaBio LLC, a leading producer of life science conferences in China, and EBD
Group, a leading producer of partnering conferences in Europe and the U.S.

"We`re proud to have such a stellar list of organizations as our Official
Partners for the ChinaBio Partnering Forum," Greg Scott, CEO and founder of
ChinaBio, stated. "For example, BayHelix is a very influential organization of
executives in the China life science industry, and their active involvement in
our Partnering Forum enables us to bring some of the top leaders in the industry
to the program."

BayHelix and the other ChinaBio Official Partners of the ChinaBio Partnering
Forum join key sponsors including Astrazeneca, Bayer, Life Technologies, Merck,
Pfizer and Roche. The event is expected to attract over 500 attendees, with
about 40% from outside China. Of the attendees registered to date, Scott says
that 52% are senior executives and 20 countries are represented including
Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Russia, Singapore,
Switzerland, the UK and the U.S.

In addition to the main program and workshops, which feature 45 speakers and
panelists, there will be 80 companies and researchers presenting novel
technologies for partnership opportunities. To stimulate partnering activity at
the event, EBD Group`s partneringONE system will be used to schedule one-to-one
meetings online in advance of the Partnering Forum.

For more information about the event, including online partnering, registration,
and program updates, please visit www.CBPF2009.com.

About ChinaBio LLC

Since its founding in 2007, ChinaBio LLC has rapidly launched a number of
successful initiatives connecting China biotech with the world. With offices in
Shanghai, Silicon Valley and San Diego, ChinaBio`s activities include:

* Conferences: Organizing life science investment and partnering forums in
China.
* Consulting: Helping big pharma, entrepreneurs and investors achieve success in
China.
* Research: Developing research data on technology development, investment, and
partnering activity in China.
* Accelerator: Assisting early stage China companies raise over USD 100 million
to date.
* ChinaBio Today: Publishing online and email newsletters focusing exclusively
on China`s life science industry.

For more information, please visit www.ChinaBioLLC.com.

About BayHelix

BayHelix is a non-profit, invitation-only organization of business leaders of
Chinese heritage that fosters the growth of the life sciences and healthcare
industry around the Pacific Rim and beyond. Currently, BayHelix has about 170
active members throughout the U.S., Canada, and Greater China. The membership
base covers virtually all of the world`s top pharmaceutical and
biopharmaceutical companies, as well as leading services and investment firms.
Approximately 30% of the members are C-level executives, over 80% have PhDs in
the life sciences, and nearly half have MBAs from the leading business schools
in U.S.

For more information, please visit www.bayhelix.org.

ChinaBio LLC
Ms. Jean Meng
China: +86 5137 0751
USA: +1 858 926 4566
jmeng@chinabiollc.com

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