Beijing Med-Pharm Corporation Notified by the People's Republic of China Ministry of Commerce That Acquisition of Beijing Wanwei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Has Been Approved.PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. -- Beijing Med-Pharm Corp. (BJGP BJGP British Journal of General Practice .PK) today announced that it has received approval from the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China The Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (MOFCOM) is one of the ministries of the State Council of China. The current minister is Bo Xilai. regarding its previously announced intent to purchase 100% of the equity interests in Beijing Wanwei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. from Beijing Wanhui Pharmaceutical Group and one other shareholder. This is the first-ever acquisition of a Chinese pharmaceutical distribution firm by a U.S. Corporation or other foreign entity to be approved by the Chinese government Ever since Republic of China founded in January 1st, 1912, China has had several regional and national governments. List
n. A political organization founded and controlled by a national Communist party. of China implemented a legal reform to comply with the World Trade Organization (WTO See World Trade Organization. ) that enables a foreign-controlled entity to own a Chinese pharmaceutical distribution enterprise. Wanwei is a pharmaceutical distribution enterprise with operations in Beijing, China, a municipality of 14 million residents. Wanwei distributes to over 90% of Beijing's hospitals, serving half of Beijing's 485 hospitals directly and servicing the bulk of the remainder through 40 tier two This article or section documents a scheduled or expected spaceflight. Details may change as the launch date approaches or more information becomes available. distribution entities. The company distributes in excess of 1,000 drugs and had annual sales in 2004 of $16,700,000. "This is a tremendous medical and business opportunity," says David Gao, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Beijing Med-Pharm. "Beijing Med-Pharm will add Beijing-based distribution assets to our nationwide sales and marketing operations. Upon the closing of the acquisition, we will provide state-of-the-art medicines to citizens in China through a single unified structure." Beijing Med-Pharm already offers clinical trial management, registration, sales, and marketing of pharmaceuticals into the Chinese marketplace. The addition of distributor Wanwei will enable Beijing Med-Pharm to offer an end-to-end solution (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. to non-Chinese companies wishing to sell their pharmaceutical products into China. "Western pharma companies have long faced difficulties penetrating the large and quickly-growing Chinese pharmaceutical market," says Martyn Greenacre, Chairman of Beijing Med-Pharm. "Beijing Med-Pharm can now provide a complete range of services to pharmaceutical companies wishing to enter this market." About Beijing Med-Pharm Beijing Med-Pharm Corporation is a pharmaceutical marketing company that offers the following services in China through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Beijing Med-Pharm Market Calculating Co. Ltd.: pre-market entry analysis; clinical trial management; product registration; market research; and pharmaceutical marketing to physicians, hospitals and other healthcare providers. For more information, contact Ben Austin For the footballer, see . Benjamin James Austin (born November 7, 1980 in Wellington, New South Wales) is an Elite Athlete with a Disability (EAD) swimmer for Australia. His classification is S8 (above elbow amputee). at (917) 686-3979. On the Web: http://www.beijingmedpharm.com In addition to historical facts or statements of current condition, this press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " provisions of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995, including statements regarding the completion of the acquisition of Wanwei and Beijing Med-Pharm's expectations regarding the effect of the acquisition of Wanwei on Beijing Med-Pharm's business and its opportunities in the Chinese pharmaceutical market. Forward-looking statements provide Beijing Med-Pharm's current expectations or forecasts of future events. Beijing Med-Pharm's performance and financial results could differ materially from those reflected in these forward-looking statements due to general financial, economic, regulatory and political conditions affecting the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries and the Chinese pharmaceutical market, and due to risks and uncertainties associated with these conditions, with completing the acquisition of Wanwei, with integrating the Wanwei business and with operating, financing and growing Beijing Med-Pharm's business. Given these risks and uncertainties, any or all of these forward- looking statements may prove to be incorrect. Therefore, you should not rely on any such factors or forward-looking statements. Beijing Med-Pharm undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement. |
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