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BioAsia is the Government of Telangana’s annual flagship life sciences and health tech convention, built on a strong 22-year legacy of driving innovation, partnerships, and global collaboration. Over the decades, it has grown into Asia’s largest life sciences and healthcare forum, convening leaders from pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, digital health, and allied sectors.

The 22nd edition, themed Catalyst of Change: Expanding Global Healthcare Frontiers, delivered exceptional outcomes with over 3,000 delegates from 50 countries, 700+ visitors, and more than 200 companies exhibiting their innovations, further reinforcing Telangana’s position as a global hub for thought leadership and scientific advancement.

Across its journey, BioAsia has achieved:

  • 20,000+ B2B, B2R, and R2R meetings
  • 250+ bilateral cooperation agreements, LoIs, and MoUs
  • 30+ knowledge papers and policy recommendations
  • USD 3 billion in trade and investment outcomes

BioAsia continues to shape the global life sciences agenda, having hosted some of the world’s most influential leaders including Bill Gates; Dave Ricks (CEO, Eli Lilly); Geoff Martha (Chairman & CEO, Medtronic); Dr. Chris Boerner (CEO, BMS); Stefan Kaufmann (CEO, Olympus); as well as Nobel Laureates and Lasker Awardees, cementing its status as a premier international platform for policy dialogue, innovation, and strategic industry collaboration.

Team

Meet the
BioAsia Team

Meet the core team members and steering committee who organize BioAsia, Asia’s premier Life Sciences event. Their expertise ensures a successful annual summit that connects global industry leaders and policymakers.

Dr. Vas Narasimhan

CEO,Novartis,Switzerland.

Dr. Paul Stoffels

Whrldwide Chairman - Pharma, EVP & CSO, Johnson & Jhonson, USA.

Prof. Ada E. Yonath

Nobel Laureate, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.

Dr. Carl June

University of Pennsylvania, CAR T-cell Therapy Pioneer, USA.

Prof. Kurt Wuthrich

Nobel Laureate, Scripps Research Institute USA

Dr. Don Cleveland

Ludwig Cancer Research, Univ. of California, San Diego - Breakthrough Prize for Life Sciences 2018.

Dr. Soumya Swaminathan

Chief Scientist, World Health Organization.

Dr. Freda Lewis-hall

Executive Vice President and Cheif Medical Officer(Worldwide), Pfizer Inc., USA.

Dr. Karenann Terrell

Chief Digital and Technology Officer, GSK

Dr. Seth Berkley

CEO, GAVI Alliance

Prof. Marc Van Montagu

World Food Prize Laureate, Founder Chairman, Institute of Plant Biotechnology in Developing Countries, Belgium

Mr. Peter Lee

Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Healthcare, USA

Dr. Peter Piot

Director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Professor of Global Health, UK

Prof. Michael Hall

Lasker Awardee 2017, Biozentrum,University of Baselm, Switzerland

Prof. Mark Caulfield

Director, Genomics England & William Harvey Research Institute, UK

Prof. Dr. Harald zur Hausen

Nobel Laureate, Former Scientific Director DKFZ, Germany

Dr. Udit Batra

Member of the Executive Board, CEO Life Science, Merck Germany

Dr. Raj K. Puri

Division Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, US FDA.

Barry Marshall

Nobel Laureate, Professor of Clinical Microbiology at the University of Western Australia

Sir Martin J Evans

Nobel Laureate; Director - Cardiff School of Biosciences; and Professor at University of Cardiff

Sanat Chattopadhyay

Executive VP, Merck & Co. Inc., US

Mr. Narayana Murthy

Founder, Infosys

Ms. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

Chairperson & Managing Director, Biocon Ltd.

Mr. Dilip Shanghvi

Managing Director, Sun Pharma

Mr. Ajay Piramal

Chairman, Piramal Group

Mr. Satish Reddy

Chairman, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.

Shri. Pankaj Bhai Patel

Chairman and MD, Zydus Cadila

Dr. Urmish Chugar

MD, Intas Pharma

Ms. Mahima Datla

Managing Director, Biological E. Ltd.

Dr. Krishna Ella

Chairman & Managing Director, Bharat Biotech International Ltd.

Gallery

BioAsia Event Gallery

View the visual highlights from Asia’s largest annual life sciences and healthcare summit, BioAsia. See global leaders, networking sessions, and key announcements that shape the industry’s future and Telangana’s role in it.