JETRO Newsletter
JETRO Event Calendar
August 08,2012

Japan Business Forum 2012 (3/11) - Guest Remarks by Mr. Teruhiko Mashiko

Guest Remarks by Mr. Teruhiko Mashiko, Member of the House of Councilors, during the Japan Business Forum on July 17, 2012. For more post-event information, visit www.jetro.org/jbf2012.
view video >
August 08,2012

Japan Business Forum 2012 (2/11) - Video Message from Mr. Yoshinori Suematsu

Video Message from Mr. Yoshinori Suematsu, Senior Vice Minister for Reconstruction, followed by a presentation "From Recovery, to Revitalization" by Mr. Daiki Nakajima of JETRO New York during the Japan Business Forum on July 17, 2012. For more post-event information, visit www.jetro.org/jbf2012.
view video >
August 08,2012

Japan Business Forum 2012 (1/11) - Welcome Remarks by Mr. Hiroaki Isobe

Welcome Remarks by Mr. Hiroaki Isobe, Executive Vice President of JETRO, during the Japan Business Forum on July 17, 2012. For more post-event information, visit www.jetro.org/jbf2012.
view video >
@USTradeRep: Negotiating Objectives: Japan's Participation in the Proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement http://t.co/AWGI1zJjbt
read more >
Don't forget to follow us for tomorrow's Asia-Pacific Economic Integration Seminar in Chicago http://t.co/vHWcharkFm
read more >
Thanks to all that attended today's Asia-Pacific Economic Integration Seminar in Wash. DC. Thanks to @CSIS for providing the live stream.
read more >
Thank you to Wendy Cutler, Assistant @USTradeRep for Japan, Korea, and APEC Affairs, for the Luncheon Address @CSIS #CSISJETRO
read more >
Wendy Cutler: We're excited about Japan joining the TPP #CSISJETRO
read more >
Wendy Cutler: TPP enjoys 55% support amongst the public in Japan #CSISJETRO
read more >
Cutler: Opening the agriculture sector will be difficult but Japan has agreed to put all products on the table for discussion. #CSISJETRO
read more >
Wendy Cutler: Based on current work, we feel confident on the road map ahead between U.S. and Japan on the TPP #CSISJETRO
read more >
Wendy Cutler: Announced bilateral negotiations on non-tariff measures that will start when Japan joins TPP #CSISJETRO
read more >
 

Event Detail (Archive)

This is a past event

BioJapan 2011: World Business Forum

Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - Friday, October 7, 2011
JAPANESE
Third-Party Event
Organization Name: BioJapan

BioJapan 2011

New Bio Growth Strategy by Japan - Boosting Open Innovation & Investment

Since both "Life Innovation" and "Green Innovation" are called for as priority policies for science and technology field by Japanese Government,Japan's biotechnology industry continued to show its growth considerably well this year.

"Biological products & service marketplace" in fiscal 2010 rose 4.5%, or about 2.43 trillion yen from year before, particularly the market for products created by the genetic engineering technology increased nearly 1.5 trillion yen, or 7.2% from the previous year. (Biotechnology YearBook 2011 published by Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.)

Despite the current economic stagnation, biotechnology industry continues to grow. It is also firmly incorporated into country's growth strategy.

BioJapan was started in 1986, and has been developing smoothly since then, and now become the most influencial event in Asia's biotechnology market.

And it also has expanded into a comprehensive biotechnology related fields, that cover not only drug discovery but also nutraceutical food,medical devices, and environmental subjects.

In 2011 BioJapan is held based upon 3 major topics:
1) Life (Medical, Drug Discovery, Medical Devices, Nutraceutical and Cosmetics)
2) Green (Biorefinery, Biomass Plastics, Environment and Food)
3) Bio-clusters & Ventures

Also, various concept-based exhibition's zones and organizer's seminars will be planned for visitors.

Participating BioJapan, which provides the chance of open innovation as a platform, will offer you the best opportunity for finding better alliances as your prospective business partners from all over the world.

An original web-based business-matching tool called "Business Partnering Matching System" assist you to make appointments and have business meetings efficiently.

We are looking forward to your exhibiting at BioJapan 2011 where many outstanding front-line key persons are gathered from all over the world.

Click here for more information and registration

Location:

Pacifico Yokohama
1-1-1 Minato Mirai
Nishi-ku
Yokohama 220-0012
Map (click to open map in new window)