The Nation's Largest Bio International Exhibition & Convention 'BIX2024' Opens on the 10th

'BioPlus·Interphex Korea (BIX) 2024,' the largest international exhibition and convention event in the domestic bio sector, opened on the 10th at COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, for a three-day schedule.

This event, held annually to support Korean bio companies' entry into the global market, is hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and co-organized by the Korea Bio Association and RX (Reed Exhibitions) Korea, a specialized exhibition and conference company.

This year, the event features over 250 companies from 15 countries, including global contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs) such as Samsung Biologics and Lonza, as well as global bio materials, parts, and equipment companies like Merck, Thermo Fisher, and Sartorius, with more than 450 booths. This is the largest scale ever.

Approximately 10,000 visitors are expected to attend during the exhibition period. BIX serves as an integrated business platform covering the entire value chain of the domestic and international bio industry, where global companies and experts gather to discuss the latest bio business strategies.

At this year’s opening ceremony, the Deputy Minister of Industry and Technology of T?rkiye will deliver a congratulatory speech. T?rkiye is currently establishing its first bio cluster, raising expectations for expanded cooperation opportunities between Korean and Turkish bio companies.

Kang Kyung-sung, the First Vice Minister of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, stated in his congratulatory speech, "The bio industry is the second semiconductor and a future growth engine industry. The government will strengthen support by designating specialized complexes for the national advanced bio strategy industry and discovering private investment plans worth 36.3 trillion won in the bio sector, and will actively engage in global cooperation."

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