BIT Life Sciences

BIT Life Sciences
Industry Scientific meetings
Founded 2003
Headquarters Dalian Hi-Tech Zone, China
Owner Xiaodan Mei
Website www.bitlifesciences.com

BIT Life Sciences (or BIT Congress Inc., BIT Group Global Ltd) is a for profit meetings, incentives, conferencing, exhibitions (MICE) company based in Dalian, China[1] that specializes in arranging multiple scientific congresses that have gotten into trademark dispute.][2] [3] The company is a professional MICE organization which focus on biotechnology, pharmaceutical, environmental protection and so on. There are over 80 events held in a year and over 100 time attendance of Nobel prize winners.[4][5]

Business model

The business model of this company usually involves sending promotional email to invite attendees and speakers, at the same time, registration fee will be provided base on different levels of speakers in relevant fields. Unlike most congresses in which invited speakers' expenses are borne by the organizers, BIT life charges speakers fees for attendance as well as often inviting speakers that may not necessarily be key opinion leaders in the actual field. In addition, unlike traditional model of scientific congresses in which abstracts are usually submitted and peer reviewed before being accepted for presentation, speakers are guaranteed a speaking role as long as the attendance fees are paid. [6][7][8]

References

  1. "BIT Congress Inc. Company Information". dnb.com. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. "Conference kerfuffle hits scientists". The-scientist.com. Retrieved 7 Feb 2014.
  3. Cohen, John (2013-04-10). "Meetings That Flatter, but May Not Deliver". Science. 342 (6154): 76. doi:10.1126/science.342.6154.76.
  4. "Scientific Articles Accepted (Personal Checks, Too)". New York Times. Retrieved 7 Feb 2014.
  5. "Warning on rising hoax conference invites". Medical Observer. Retrieved 7 Feb 2014.
  6. "In the pipeline". Corante. Retrieved 7 Feb 2014.
  7. "Fake scientific conferences are like genuine scientific conferences". Scimedskeptic. Retrieved 7 Feb 2014.
  8. "More fake scientific conferences". Retrieved 7 Feb 2014.
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