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Article: Industry Gathers Global Steam; First Timers Measure BIO 2004.(Industry overview)
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- BIOWORLD Today
- Article date:
- November 3, 2009
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Perhaps the best way to gauge the changes in the biotech industry is to walk through the exhibit hall at BIO 2004.
As biotechnology has grown internationally, so has the global presence at the world's premier biotechnology conference, and this year the conference was the most international it's ever been.
In the early years, the exhibit hall was filled with company booths. Then regional pavilions began popping up. Now, those regional and country pavilions have overtaken the company slots - if not in total numbers, than certainly in terms of size and majesty. The Canadian pavilion is so large it actually can be easy to miss - one ...