SINGAPORE, Feb. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/KOREA IT TIMES -- Revamped and revitalised from BioPharma Asia, Phar-East 2018, organised by Terrapinn, will bring over 120 expert speakers sharing on the latest trends and developments on 9 conference tracks: Market Access, Vaccines, Cell & Therapy, Biotech Innovation, Regulatory Affairs and brand new for 2018: Pharma Partnering & Licensing, Immunotherapy, Pharma 4.0, Biosimilars,

Held from 1 - 2 March in Suntec Convention Centre, Singapore, the conference will bring over 120 expert speakers. Here's a sample of them:

• Forrest Hu, General Manager, International Business, 3SBio, China
• Uday Saxena, President & CEO, Reddy US Therapeutics, Former CSO, Dr Reddy's Laboratories, Co-founder & Chief Advisor R&D, Kareus
• Yuliana Indriati, President Director, PT Kalbe Genexine Biologics, Indonesia
• Mike Zhang, CEO, Liaoning Chengda Biotechnology, China
• Victor Li, CEO, LionTCR, Singapore
• Hardy Chan, Chairman & President, Allianz Pharmascience, Taiwan
• Antonio Lee, CEO & Managing Director, MEDIPOST America, Global Head, Business Development, MEDIPOST, South Korea
• Mrunalini Jagtap, Data Management Lead, Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS), A*STAR, Singapore

See full speakers list here: www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/phar-east/speakers.stm

Opening keynotes on Day 1, 1^st March includes:

• Venture capital funding for the biotech industry
  Carolyn Ng, Vice President, Vertex Ventures, a member of Temasek Holdings, Singapore
• Fostering biotech and bio-entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia (SEA): How do we build the next biotech unicorn in SEA?
  John Connolly, Chief Scientific Officer, Tessa Therapeutics, Singapore
• Panel- The Macro View: What will it take for Asia's biotech industry to really flourish?
  • Joe Zhou, CEO, Genor Biopharma, China
  • Uday Saxena, President & CEO, Reddy US Therapeutics, Former CSO, Dr Reddy's Laboratories, India
  • Jerome Cabannes, COO, AJ Biologics, Malaysia
  • Mike Zhang, CEO, Liaoning Chengda Biotechnology, China
  • Antonio Lee, CEO & Managing Director, MEDIPOST America, Global Head, Business Development, MEDIPOST, South Korea

120 other pharma leaders are confirmed to speak at Phar-East 2018 across 9 tracks - view more details at: http://www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/phar-east/speakers.stm

In addition to the main conference, a pre-conference day will be held on 28^th February featuring the following workshops:

1. Biotech Bootcamp Workshop -- Sponsored by JTC
2. Workshop on Claim Drafting -- Making your PCT claims fit for a fast grant at the EPO -- Sponsored by European Patent Office (EPO)
3. Workshop on the topic of: "Harness the power of data for smarter drug development" -- Sponsored by Medidata
4. Regulatory Affairs Workshop -- Jack Wong, Head of Regulatory Affairs, Baxter, Singapore in collaboration with ARPA

Find out more at: http://www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/phar-east/index.stm

About Phar-East 2018

Dates
Conference: 1 - 2 March 2018
Pre-conference day: 28^th February 2018

Conference opening hours: 08:45 am
Venue: Level 3, Summit 2 (entrance from Summit 1), Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre
Website: http://www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/phar-east/index.stm

About Terrapinn
Terrapinn is a business media company. Its products are trade exhibitions, conferences, training solutions and electronic and print publications. For more information, please visit www.terrapinn.com.

Note: Press registration for the conference is compulsory and advance scheduling for speaker/ sponsor interviews is recommended. Final issuance of press passes is subjected to Terrapinn's discretion.