Melbourne,
Australia and London, United Kingdom, 31
August 2007:
Following
three consecutive years of success, the 4th Annual Asia Pacific BioScience
Forum will showcase a select group of Asia Pacific biotechnology companies to
UK & EU investor and partnering audiences interested in the Asia Pacific
region.
Attendance is free for media,
qualifying analysts, fund managers, investors, venture capitalists, biotech
and pharma executives.
The day is open for all delegates
to attend and hear the Company presentations. Formal and informal networking
functions will be taking place throughout the day.
For more information, please visit
www.aplsf.com
Or contact Annette Nason-Waters at BioScience Managers on +44 207 225 4403 or
anw@biosciencemanagers.com
Interesting facts about the
Australian biotechnology industry:
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The number of core
biotechnology companies in Australia has more than doubled over a period of
five years to 427 in 2006.
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As at December 2006, the
market capitalisation for biotechnology and medical devices companies listed
on the Australia Stock Exchange (ASX) was A$26.5 billion.
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Approximately
50 per cent of the biotechnology companies listed on the Australia
Securities Exchange (ASX)
have emerged from publicly funded research agencies.
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In 2006, Australian
biotechnology companies and research organisations announced 380
partnerships, 67 per cent with overseas companies or agencies.
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The Australian biotechnology
industry has 474 therapeutic products in development.
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With only 0.3 per cent of the
world’s population, Australia contributes 2.5 per cent of the world’s media
research and 2.9 per cent of global scientific publications.
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Australia is
the home of ground breaking Nobel Laureates - William Bragg (X-Ray
Crystallography), John
Cornforth
(Enzyme Chemistry), Peter Doherty (Immunology), John Eccles
(Neurophysiology), Howard
Florey
(Penicillin), Frank Macfarlane Burnet (Immunology), and
Barry J. Marshall & J. Robin Warren (Peptic
Ulcer Disease).
Source:
Australian Government Invest Australia Biotechnology Industry Report, 2007
