Bangalore India Bio 2010 from June 2

The event which is jointly organised by the Department of IT, Biotechnology and the Vision Group on Biotechnology will be held from June 2 to 4 at the Lalit Ashok Hotel here. Principal Secretary, Department of IT/BT, Ashok Kumar C Manoli on Tuesday told mediapersons that they were organising a special session at the GIM focusing on the biotech landscape and investment opportunities for biotech in Karnataka.

Nearly 400 companies will take part in the three-day event which includes an international exhibition, multi-track conference, CEO conclave, Bio Excellence Awards, a poster session and BioQuiz introduced for the first time.

Manoli also said they were looking at promoting Tier II and Tier III cities to ensure that those cities also flourish.  “To reinforce the State’s commitment, five bio-tech parks are being set-up – a Nutri-Nutraceuticals and a Phyto-Pharmaceuticals Park in Mysore, Marine Bio-Tech Park in Mangalore, Agri-Biotech Park in Dharwad and a Vivarium Park in Bidar,” Manoli added.