TIANJIN, China, Nov. 20 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Tianjin Economic-
Technological Development Area (TEDA) announced today that the China TEDA
BioForum (2006) & the fifth annual meeting of the TEDA-WATSON International
Forum on Biotech and Biomedicine was held at the Renaissance Tianjin TEDA
Hotel from November 18 to 19, 2006. Relevant leaders from China’s National
Ministries and Commissions, domestic and foreign experts and scholars,
entrepreneurs, and renowned experts from science and law communities all came
together to discuss and exchange ideas on the cutting edge issues of the bio-
tech field. The number of total participants was around 800 to 1000 people.
Meanwhile, the Forum also presented an exhibition entitled “Bio-tech -- the
Key Industry of the 21st Century.”
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The annual meeting of the TEDA-WATSON International Forum on Biotech and
Biomedicine has been held on four previous occasions, all of which have
achieved substantial results and generated significant influence in the
international biotech and the industry’s community, so it has evolved into
one of the high-level gala events for the domestic biotech field. The annual
meeting plays a positive role in promoting the introduction of biotech
industrial policies in China, reinforcing international exchange on biotech
and boosting the integration of S&T within the industry as well as
cooperation on current and upcoming projects.
About Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA)
Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA) was established in
1984 with the approval of the State Council of the People’s Republic of
China. It is one of the first state-class economic-technological development
areas in the country.
TEDA is located in the center of a larger area bordering Bohai Sea and
the east of the Asia-Europe Land Bridge, thus serving as the gate to the two
super cities of Beijing and Tianjin, and the throat connecting the northeast
of China. By the end of 2005, 4,067 foreign companies have landed in TEDA.
Of the Fortune 500 companies, 57 multinational companies, from 10 countries
and regions, including such well-established multinational giants as
Motorola, Samsung and Toyota, invested in 123 enterprises in TEDA. In
2000, "Fortune" listed TEDA as one of the most highly recommended economic
areas in China. In 2002 UNIDO listed TEDA as one of the most dynamic areas
of China together with Shenzhen, Suzhou, Wenzhou, Shanghai Pudong and Xi’an
High-tech Park.
For more information, please visit: http://www.investteda.org .
