Bangalore: The 10^th edition of much anticipated annual biotechnology and life sciences platform BioAsia will be held in Hyderabad, India, from January 28 to 30, 2013. The event will be held at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre.

The event, hosted by the Government of Andhra Pradesh with the support FABA and Pharmexcil, will serve as a window to the future of life sciences.

With the theme of biologics and biosimilars, the discussions will be focused on topics such as drug discovery, monoclonal antibodies, regenerative medicine, intellectual property Rights and the financial eco-System. In addition, a parallel event, AgBioAsia 2013 will be held that will focus on agricultural biotechnology and food technology with the support of International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics.

Mr Shakthi Nagappan, CEO, BioAsia, said, "Over the last decade BioAsia has successfully established itself as a platform that has added significant momentum to the growth of biotechnology arena. We are proud to once again host the event, with exciting new features to make it even more attractive to the stakeholder community."

BioAsia has built up a formidable reputation for bringing together all stakeholders in lifesciences face-to-face to discuss, analyze, showcase, explore and connect strengths, trends and perspectives.