On March 7, 2007, a delegation from GlaxoSmithKline visited ION, members included:
Dr. Moncef Slaoui, Chairman of Research & Development
Dr. Patrick Vallanc, Senior Vice President of Drug Discovery
Dr. Allan Baxter, Senior Vice President of Medicines Development
Dr. Perry Nisen, Senior Vice President of Clinical Pharmacology and Discovery Medicine
Mr. Zhi-Jian Chen, Vice President of Clinical Operations in Hong Kong
Mrs. Li-Hong Zhu, Associate Director of Clinical Operations in China

Drs. Xu Zhang, Shu-Min Duan and Xiang Yu hosted their visit, giving a brief description of current research at SIBS & ION and answering questions regarding the prospects of future cooperations.