Shakthi Nagappan, Director - Life Sciences and Pharma, Govt of Telangana, and CEO - BioAsia
Hyderabad: BioAsia, the annual flagship event of the Government of Telangana on Tuesday announced Flanders Investment and Trade (FIT) as its International Region Partner for the 21st edition of the healthcare and life sciences event. FIT will bring a key delegation of senior officials from Flanders and participate in multiple B2B, G2B, and other meetings.
Under the partnership, a task force with members including industry, academia, and Government from both sides was formed to discuss and implement the partnership. Subsequently, a high-level delegation from Telangana was invited in May 2023 to interact with life sciences community of Flanders. As part of this, the delegation from Telangana visited Belgium. During the visit, the second taskforce meeting was organised to discuss on short term and long-term action plan and lay the groundwork for third taskforce meeting scheduled during BioAsia 2024.
“BioAsia 2024 will attract the participation of globally eminent leaders from over 50 countries. Having Flanders, Belgium as an International Regional Partner will help accelerate connecting businesses and budding enterprises through platforms like the BioAsia forum. This partnership is a testimony of two similar regions with a similar ecosystem coming together, increasing connectivity, and paving a path for tomorrow that’s driven by robust research and innovation,” said CEO of BioAsia Shakthi Nagappan.
