The 2009 Northeast Asia High-Tech Expo kicked off in Shenyang recently. There were altogether 6 theme exposition areas, among which biomedicine technology and products area was the highlight, attracting the latest products and high technologies from northeast China. During the event, the Fourth Asian Business Contact Meeting for Biotechnology was also held. Over 300 representatives from biotechnology enterprises and research institutes, both home and abroad, discussed the latest development trend in the field, research findings translation and international cooperation.

DDG of National Center for Biotechnology Development JIA Feng attended the opening ceremony of the expo and addressed at the contact meeting.