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Date April 12-14, 2017

Location Seoul, South Korea

SelectUSA at BIO KOREA 2017

SelectUSA will be at the largest biotechnology trade show in Asia on April 12-14, 2017 - the 2017 BIO KOREA International Convention. This year’s event is expected to be the largest BIO KOREA convention in history (last year’s event was attended by 23,000 international participants, including 700 companies from dozens of countries).

SelectUSA will have a booth on the trade show floor with space for up to 10 U.S. economic development organizations (EDOs). During BIO KOREA, SelectUSA will host an investment seminar to provide information on how and why to invest in the United States.

There are many benefits to exhibiting with SelectUSA, including:

  • Addmission to BIO KOREA
  • The opportunity to promote your location to global medical technology companies in the SelectUSA booth
  • Participation in the SelectUSA seminar and the opportunity to promote your location to attendees (April 13)
  • Investment leads
  • On-site counseling and support by SelectUSA staff
  • Visibility in the SelectUSA Korea life sciences catalogue
  • Logistics assistance before and during your visit to South Korea

The registration fee is $400 and does not include travel and business-related expenses. Registration Deadline: March 24


For more information and registration, please contact Doug Jacobson and Heesook Baik at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul.


Did you know that South Korea is the fifth fastest-growing source of FDI in the United States? Over 45,000 U.S. jobs are directly supported by Korean-owned firms. For more information on FDI from South Korea, check out our fact sheet.