2001年8月22～25日由科技部中国技术市场管理促进中心主办的中国国际生物技术展览会及研讨会,在北京全国农业展览馆召开。它是我国首次由科技部牵头,联合卫生部、农业部、国家药品监督管理局、国家海洋局等生物技术有关主管部门组织的一次重要国际大会。大会将以“生物技术——21世纪的产业革命” From August 22 to August 25, 2001, China International Biotechnology Exhibition and Seminar, sponsored by China Technology Market Management Promotion Center, Ministry of Science and Technology, was held in Beijing National Agricultural Exhibition Center. It is the first major international conference in China organized by the Ministry of Science and Technology and jointly organized by the relevant competent departments of biotechnology such as the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture, the State Drug Administration, and the State Oceanic Administration. The conference will be “Biotechnology - Industrial Revolution in the 21st Century”