Top Biologic Industry Leaders to Convene at Biologics World Korea 2013
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The global biologics market is valued at an estimated US$149 bn and is expected to reach $230 bn by 2015. Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) representing 32% of the market share is expected to be the fastest growing segment at 12.4% CAGR. South Korea’s biologics industry is well positioned to tap into this growing market. While Celltrion, Samsung Biologics and LG Life Sciences are grabbing the international headlines, innovative firms in South Korea such as Genexine, PharmAbcine, Alteogen and Ildong are building up an impressive innovative biologic pipeline that can rival international players.
The biologics landscape in South Korea is evolving fast. Knowing the who's and understanding the how's of the industry are crucial to stay competitive. Biologics World Korea 2013 conference will convene all these biologic players from South Korea and around the globe, to discuss the trend and challenges in biologic drug development. The conference will be chaired by Dr Byeong Doo Song, the President of Scripps Korea Antibody Institute.
The conference Keynote speaker is Dr Stanley Hong, the President of R&D of Celltrion, who led the first mAb biosimilar approval in the world. He said that the company will be interested in developing Biobetters. The company just launched its product, RemsimaTM worldwide and has already signed several distribution agreements with several leading pharma companies.
Another featured speaker is Dr Paul Coleman, the CEO of Hanwha Biologics, who successfully led the company in making its first landmark deal to license its newly developed biosimilar compound to Merck. Dr Coleman said that a key criterion in making a biosimilar globally available through partnerships is having the highest standards of quality in all aspects of the research and development processes. This is the key to success for the interest of companies who can access global markets. Hanwha Biologics has already garnered the interest of top companies in the world for its portfolio of other biosimilar compounds and is seeking to expand through further research and development of future biosimilar candidates.
The 2013 conference programme features industry visionary presentations from the Celltrion, Hanwha Biologics, Green Cross, Genexine, SK Chemicals, CJ CheilJedang, Mogam Biotech Institute, UCB Korea, Neopharm, KAIST, KRIBB, KBSI, PhamAbcine, Creagene, Merck Serono (USA), Protein Science Corporation (USA), NovImmune (Switzerland), Actokine (USA), Quest Pharma Tech (Canada), Wuxi AppTech Biologics (China) and many more. The conference programme runs on April 16-18 2013 at Sheraton Incheon Hotel. Technology providers such as BD Bioscience, Waters Korea, Dong-Il Shimadzu, Agilent Technologies and many others will also be there to showcase the latest solutions.
Since the inaugural success of Biologics World Korea 2012, the year 2013 conference will be more comprehensive to include biologic players at various stages of development. In the near term future, the innovations and partnerships will continue to drive the activities in this industry. With networking opportunities, presentation of valuable case studies and interactive discussion, the Biologics community can look forward to a fruitful gathering at the Biologics World Korea 2013. This conference aims to capture a holistic view of the issues challenging the industry, from market landscape to regulatory strategy, from bioprocessing to bioanalytics, from antibody engineering to clinical development.
