The 16th Annual Congress of International Drug Discovery Science & Technology-China 2018

It is my honor and pleasure to welcome you to the 16^th Annual Congress of International Drug Discovery Science & Technology-China 2018  with theme of “Theme: Focusing on Biomedical Frontiers, Driving Industrial Innovative Development”, which will be held during November 6-8, 2018 in the beautiful city of Jinan, China.

With 15 years’ of persistent efforts, the IDDST congress has successfully attracted more than 10,000 world renowned speakers with over 50,000 professionals around the world as a leading international event for our drug discovery community.

IDDST- China 2018 will host leading scientists from the academia and industry worldwide, to discuss the latest developments in drug discovery and therapy. 800 participants from 30 countries will gather in beautiful Jinan for the event. 60% of attendees will come from the pharmaceutical industry with an additional 40% from academia. With clinical drug development in Asia growing so rapidly, the IDDST- China 2018 promises to be one of the most exciting opportunities for those who are seeking to broaden their professional network!

The Chinese Pharmaceutical market is currently the second greatest pharma market globally, after the US. China has around 6,000 domestic pharmaceutical manufacturers, and also attracts many internationally renowned pharmaceutical companies. Joining in IDDST-China 2018, you will meet executives and scientists from those world top pharmaceutical companies and Universities.

On behalf of the Organizing Committee of IDDST-China 2018, I would firstly welcome all new participants and old friends again for your passionate involvements to these annual events. Secondly, I appreciate so much to all our scientific advisors, session organizers, supporters and hardworking organizing committee members for their enormous efforts to bring this grand program together.