The year 2007 is a break-though for Taiwan’s biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry. A statue to encourage development of the biotech and pharmaceutical industry was passed in June, offering incentives to boost one of the nation's most promising sectors. The statue, put into effect in July 2007 and to expire in the end of 2021, includes incentives and improvement over four areas: business tax, professional manpower recruitment, product review efficiency and industry upgrade. Addressing the opening ceremony of BioTaiwan 2007, Premier Chang of the Executive Yuan noted that the government will invest more than 600 million USD along with 1 billion USD from private venture investment to promote the development of biotech industry, hoping to create another “trillion industry” following the triumph of the country’s IT industry. With the government’s strong support and active participation from the biotech community, BioTaiwan has become the largest event for the biotechnology industry in Asia Pacific. Attracting more than ever exhibitors and increased international media attention, BioTaiwan 2007 was a phenomenal success. BioTaiwan 2008 will be held July 24-27 at Taipei World Trade Center in Taipei, Taiwan. In an effort to bring in more international participation and ensure the continued success of the event, we have begun the preparatory work for next year. The event provides a platform to showcase your organization, learn what’s new in the industry and make connections with your peers. We look forward to seeing you @ BioTaiwan 2008!

◎ Advisory Committee for Promoting Biotechnology, Executive Yuan
◎ Ministry of Education, Executive Yuan
◎ Ministry of National Defense, Executive Yuan
◎ Ministry of Finance, Executive Yuan
◎ Environmental Protection Administration
◎ Department of Health, Executive Yuan
◎ Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan
◎ Council of Economic Planning and Development, Executive Yuan
◎ National Science Council, Executive Yuan
◎ Financial Supervisory Commission, Executive Yuan
◎ Industrial Development Bureau, MOEA
◎ Department of Industrial Technology, MOEA
◎ Small & Medium Enterprise Administration, MOEA
◎ Taipei City Government
◎ Kaohsiung City Government
◎ County City Governments

1. Industrial Technology Research Institute
2. Office of Public Affairs & Technology Transfer, SINICA
3. National Health Research Institutes
4. National Applied Research Laboratories
5. Development Center for Biotechnology
6. Pharmaceutical Industry Technology and Development Center
7. Food Industry Research and Development Institute
8. Animal Technology Institute Taiwan
9. National Taiwan University
10. National Yang-Ming University
11. National Chung-Hsing University
12. Taipei Medical University
13. Chang Gung University
14. China Medical University
15. Kaohsiung Medical University
16. Hsin Chu Science Park Administration
17. Southern Taiwan Science-based Industrial Park Administration
18. Ping-Tung Agricultural Biotechnology Park
19. Provisional Office, Central Taiwan Science Park
20. National Museum of Marine Biotechnology & Aquarium
21. Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Program Office, MOEA
22. Taipei Biotech Association
23. China Development Industrial Bank
24. Taiwan Venture Capital Association
25. Taiwan Federation of Industry
26. Bio Industry Development Association
27. Mount Jade Science and Technology Association of Taiwan
28. Science-based Industrial Management Association Taiwan
29. Tze-Chiang Foundation of Science & Technology
30. Health Food Society of Taiwan
31. Chinese Nutrition Food Association
32. Health Food Association R.O.C
33. Taiwan Medical & Biotech Industry Association
34. Taiwan Pharmaceutical Manufacturer’s Association
35. International Research-Based Pharmaceutical Manufacturer’s Association
36. Chinese Society of Laboratory Animal Science
37. Taiwan Food & Pharmacy Machinery Manufacturer’s Association
38. Taiwan Foundation for the Development of Biomedical Technology
39. Institute for Biotechnology & Medicine Industry
40. The Association of Allied Industry in Science-based Industrial Park
41. The National Union Chinese Medicine Association of R.O.C.
42. Taipei Cross-Strait Civil Association
43. Taiwan Institute of Economic Research
44. Japan Health Industry Distribution News
45. Mass Media and Professional Magazines
46. Foreign Representative Office in Taiwan

◎ Move-in: July 22-23, 2008
◎ Move-out: July 27 before 23:00

1. Bio Taiwan 2007 Biotech Policy Summit
2. Bio Taiwan 2007 Agriculture Biotech Academic Seminar
3. Bio Taiwan 2007 Bio Food Academic Seminar
4. Bio Taiwan 2007 Chinese Medicine Biotech Academic Seminar
5. Bio Taiwan 2007 Biomedical Equipment Academic Seminar
6. Bio Taiwan 2007 Biochips Academic Seminar
7. Bio Taiwan 2007 Genomics Medicine Academic Seminar
8. Bio Taiwan 2007 Nano Biotechnology Academic Seminar
9. 2007 Panel Discussion of Taipei Mayor & Biotech Industrialists
10. Research Presentation from various universities
11. Research Presentation from various institutions
12. Research Presentation from various biotech dealers

◎ Design a show mascot to reinforce the public impressions.
◎ Earnestly request Taiwan representative offices overseas to promote “Bio Taiwan 2008” worldwide.
◎ Invite participation and request sponsorship from foreign ambassadors & consulates.
◎ Ally with significant exhibition companies overseas and mainland China as agents of Chan Chao Int’l Co., Ltd.
◎ To reinforce the effect of our show, 200,000 prints of invitation letter will be sent to related trading companies, distributors, manufactures, schools and organizations.
◎ “Bio Taiwan 2008” official documents will be sent to R&D institutions, schools and academic medical centers, to extend participant levels.
◎ Invite media to have live interviews during the exhibition and report the contents with series of special subjects.
◎ Publish show directories at exhibition hall, offering useful references to visitors.

• Attract 80,000 visitors, increase public awareness & interest in biotechnology.
• Build biotech concepts in younger generation, and encourage them to get involved in biotechnology.
• Introduce biotech industry to overseas state-of-the-art biotech R&D projects and venture capital firms, in hope of creating co-operations between countries.
• Introduce outstanding overseas biotech research resources to Taiwan biotechnology and venture capitalists, to speed up Taiwan’s internationalization process.
• Uplift Taiwan’s level in international biotechnology through hosting of the exhibition. Taiwan will develop to become the international R&D and commercialized place of importance, manufacturing and operation center of biotechnology in Asia pacific.
• In accordance with the cross-strait policy, opening up the exhibition business, it will be our focal point to invite relative business in Mainland China to our show. And it will definitely encourage the academic communication of cross-strait biotechnology circles.
• Biotechnology will become the star industry like information technology and semiconductor in the Taiwan new era.

• Once the deposit for the exhibition booth is paid, it will not be refunded. For exhibitor who has been allocated a booth but withdraws afterwards, the exhibition fee will not be refunded and will be used for promotional use of this exhibition.
• Booths rented by the participating company cannot be transferred in private and utilized by company with a name other than the company name used during application. If a violation occurs, the organizer will have authority to take back the transferred booth and prohibit the company who does not apply for the exhibition to continue to exhibit. The transferor will be prohibited to participate in any trade promotion activity conducted in the country by the organizer for two years.
• Products displayed by participating companies must be related to the exhibition theme.? Otherwise, exhibition will not be allowed and all paid exhibition fees will not be refunded.

• There will be no refund once the deposit has been made, the payment is non-refundable and will be used for promotional use.
• Exhibitors cannot sub-let the booth to third party other than the registered company name on the application form. The organizer has right to execute confiscation if the booth is misused by non-applicants. The related applicant will not be permitted to join all trade events hosted by the organizers for two years.
• The exhibits items must correspond to the theme, or the paid money will be confiscated otherwise.

• The organizer will notify individual exhibitor 10 days in advance by registered mail and 3 days by telecom on appropriate date. Allocations are subjected by product categories. One cannot choose his booth across any aisles.
• The selection sequence is based on booths quantities and by payment completion dates. Please refer to TAITRA's "Terms and Regulations for Participation". In the event of any occurrence not foreseen, the decision of the organizer shall be final.
• It is not permit able for multiple exhibitors to occupy the same location.

• Applicants who apply before December 31st 2007 will get following benefit:
1. Standard booth (9 sqm): US$ 2,425 / Raw Space (9 sqm): US$ 2,005
2. Priority to select booths than other exhibitor(with the same no. of booth) at exhibitor meeting.
• Applicants can notify its corporate activity message in the form of e-paper through BioClub website service which has 30,000 emails in worldwide related industry. (Provide press release well in advance).
• BioClub website provides hyperlinks to applicants to extend their publicity. Applicants not yet have own website will be given free web space(Own web pages design required)
• The organizer co-operates with national media in the long term to share the advertising with applicants, detail to follow pending on current situations.

“Bio Taiwan 2008”, the famous brand, is vowed to host “the biggest biotech exhibition in Asia pacific” and dedicate in the development of Taiwanese biotechnologies.