WuXi PharmaTech Co., Ltd. Named
A Red Herring 100 Asia Company
Award Recognizes 100 Private Companies in Asia That Drive
the Technology Industry's Future
Shanghai, China 12 September 2005
Xinhua-PRNewswire/ WuXi PharmaTech today announced that
it has been named one of the Red Herring 100 Private Companies of
Asia. ''Getting selected for the Red Herring Asia 100 list is quite
an achievement,'' said Red Herring editor-in-chief Joel Dreyfuss.
''We had many strong entries, a reflection of depth of entrepreneurship
that has taken hold in Asia.'' In addition, WuXi PharmaTech is the
only Mainland pharmaceutical R&D company selected for this honor.
"We are very pleased to be selected by Red Herring as one of the
top 100 private companies in Asia,'' commented Dr. Ge Li, founder
and CEO of WuXi PharmaTech, during the conference. "The award is
not only a recognition of our achievement and unique business model,
but also an encouragement for us to build WuXi PharmaTech into a
world-class company."
During the past few months, Red Herring's editorial staff rigorously
evaluated more than 500 private companies through a careful analysis
of financial data and subjective criteria, including quality of
management, execution of strategy, and dedication to research and
development. The decision to award WuXi PharmaTech a ''100 Asia
Company'' reflects that the company's leading position in the pharmaceutical
R&D service industry has been recognized throughout Asia and beyond.
WuXi PharmaTech as well as other award winners presented their business
models, strategies and visions at the Red Herring 100 Asia Conference
that took place on September 5-7 at the Shangri-La Hotel in Shanghai,
China.
About the Red Herring 100 Asia Conference
Red Herring 100 Asia Conference is an invitation-only event for
CEOs, select senior executives, and Venture Capitalists. Red Herring
100 Asia will bring together executives from mostly private companies.
These executives will be joined by senior executives from public
companies and Venture Capitalists.
About Red Herring
Red Herring is the weekly magazine technology entrepreneurs, investors
and industry observers read to stay ahead of the curve and to be
better informed about the global marketplace. Red Herring covers
technology, innovation, financial strategies, important personalities
and trends that are transforming the world of business with unique
insight, opinion and forward-looking analysis. Readers turn to Red
Herring for knowledge to make strategic decisions, build companies
and create a competitive advantage for their businesses. Red Herring
articles, blogs, research and event information can be found online
at http://www.redherring.com
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About WuXi PharmaTech
Shanghai-based WuXi PharmaTech Co., Ltd. offers global pharmaceutical/
bio-pharmaceutical companies diverse outsourcing services in combinatorial,
medicinal, synthetic chemistry and manufacturing. Importantly, it
also allows them to take full advantage of the lower research costs
in China. WuXi PharmaTech's rapidly expanding line of services ranges
from early stage discovery chemistry through lead optimization chemistry,
all the way to process research & development and bulk manufacture
of active pharmaceutical ingredients. With the addition of a new
GMP plant at Jinshan in Shanghai, WuXi PharmaTech has further increased
its bulk production capacity to meet rapidly growing customer demand.
WuXi PharmaTech's strong capabilities and impressive track record
enable the company to provide a broad spectrum of integrated development
services from milligram to metric ton scaled active pharmaceutical
ingredients, intermediates and raw materials. Currently, WuXi PharmaTech's
client list includes over 60 leading drug discovery companies covering
a majority of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies.
For more information, please contact:
David Yin
PR Department
WuXi PharmaTech Co., Ltd.
Tel: (86)(21) 5046 4003
Fax: (86)(21) 5046 1000
Email: Yin_Xiaojun@pharmatechs.com
Websites:
http://www.pharmatechs.com
http://www.pharmatechs-us.com
http://www.pharmatechs.com.cn
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