It's Been 3 Years... Offline 'BIX 2022' Officially Opens
Latest Trends in the Bio Industry in One Place
40 Sessions, 200 Companies Participating
Three Days Until the 5th at Seoul COEX
[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] The 'BioPlus-Interphex Korea 2022 (BIX 2022)', where the latest trends in the pharmaceutical and bio industries can be seen at a glance, opened offline on the 3rd after three years.
The event, held for three days until the 5th at COEX in Seoul, features 40 sessions with 120 speakers, 200 companies, and 10,000 visitors participating.
At the opening ceremony, attendees included Jang Young-jin, 1st Vice Minister of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy; Jovita Neliup?ien?, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Economy and Innovation of Lithuania; Ko Han-seung, Chairman of the Korea Bio Association; and Son Joo-beom, CEO of Reed Exhibitions Korea.
In his opening remarks, Chairman Ko said, "The domestic bio industry achieved $10 billion in exports in the first half of the year, proudly entering the top 15 export statistics and developing day by day," adding, "I hope BIX will be an opportunity to share issues for the expansion of the bio industry and find solutions together."
This expo is held under the theme of "The World's Best Immersive Biohealthcare Convention." It is expected to be a venue to check out contract manufacturing (CMO), contract development and manufacturing (CDMO), digital healthcare, cold chain logistics, and bio materials, parts, and equipment, which are considered trends in this year's bio industry.
Leading global companies also participated in large numbers. They include domestic and international companies such as Samsung Bioepis, Sartorius, S-Lab, Cytiva, Envirotainer, UPS Healthcare, Schenker Korea, Amazon Web Services, Halyard, and Oracle.
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Various sessions to check the latest bio industry trends are also prepared. Dr. Virginijus ?ik?nys, a world-renowned scholar of gene scissors, will give a lecture on "The Past, Present, and Future of Gene Editing Technology Using Gene Scissors."
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