Zeng has published over 50 essays and articles on the extraction
and development of herbal ingredients, which were featured in several
reputable magazines in China. Cuts Shipping Days From Seven to Zero

SHANGHAI, China, April 13 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ - - Recently, WuXi PharmaTech
Co. However, many must-have reagents and chemicals have to be
shipped from overseas and thus have long lead-time, an issue that WuXi
PharmaTech has been trying to solve .

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a wealth of experience in
research and development, technical innovation, manufacturing and
quality control of botanical/herbal ingredients. Zeng holds the rights to
several patent-pending products and has developed over 80 types of
herbal ingredients, which add significant asset value to Botaniex Inc. Zeng was Technology Director of
Shanghai Novanat Bio-Resources Co. Zeng held
the position of Vice President of the Botanical Extracts Division of
Qingdao Yizhong SunStar Co.

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We are confident
that with Mr."

About WuXi PharmaTech
Shanghai-based WuXi PharmaTech Co.

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is an innovative manufacturer of botanical/herbal
extracts, serving the worldwide manufacturers of dietary supplements,
health foods, functional beverage, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics .

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Zeng received a Bachelor of Science from Hunan Normal University,
MS, and a PhD in Chemistry from China Academy of Science.
For more information please contact CEO Melson Liao at
melsonliao@botaniex . The potential risks and uncertainties include, among
others, potential volatility in the company 's stock price, increased
competition, customer acceptance of new products and services offered
by the company, and uncertainty of future revenue and profitability
and fluctuations in its quarterly operating results.

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Mr.
BASF is the world's leading chemical company.

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Botaniex Inc. Announces Appointment of Chief Operating Officer

Jacking Zeng brings to Botaniex, Inc.

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Ltd, and oversaw the operation of
two plants; focusing on new product development,
improvement/innovation of manufacturing processes and establishment of
quality control systems.

Botaniex Inc. The
Company's product line is broad, ranging from tea and herbal extracts
to essential oils.newscom. Its portfolio ranges from
chemicals, plastics, performance products, agricultural products and fine
chemicals to crude oil and natural gas.

For more information, please contact:

Bei Zeng, PR Department ,
WuXi PharmaTech Co.pharmatechs.

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In particular, his
expertise in Super Critical Fluid Extraction (SCFE) provides a unique
competitive advantage to Botaniex.
Prior to joining Botaniex, Mr. Botaniex 's goal is to become a major
player in the multi-billion dollar global herbal products industry.

WuXi PharmaTech Signs VMI Agreement with BASF

Ge Li, the Chairman + CEO of WuXi PharmaTech, commented ''The
agreement on vendor managed inventory is a win-win solution for both BASF and
WuXi PharmaTech .

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, Ltd. Botaniex not only provides customized ingredients,
but also offers value-added services such as formulation assistance,
clinical trial support and private label manufacturing.com/cgi-bin/prnh /20040705/CNM002LOGO )
As a chemistry-based R+D service company, WuXi PharmaTech strives to
provide high quality and timely services to global pharmaceutical and
biopharmaceutical companies. As a reliable partner to virtually
all industries, BASF's intelligent solutions and high-value products help its
customers to be more successful. WuXi PharmaTech's strong capabilities and
impressive track record enable the Company to provide a broad spectrum of
integrated development services from milligram to metric ton scaled active
pharmaceutical ingredients, intermediates and raw materials .

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CEO Melson Liao stated: "I am proud to welcome Mr. WuXi
PharmaTech's rapidly expanding line of services ranges from early stage
discovery chemistry through lead optimization chemistry, all the way to
process research + development and bulk manufacture of active pharmaceutical
ingredients .

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In particular, he co-authored one of the
most influential books in the botanical extraction field entitled,
"Technology of Super Critical Fluid Extraction and its Applications. Zeng's expertise and technology Botaniex can achieve its
financial and strategic goals for the coming years.botaniex. and BASF agreed on a vendor managed inventory (VMI) system for
selected inorganic specialties, which will set up a consignment-based vendor
stock at WuXi PharmaTech. offers global pharmaceutical /
bio -pharmaceutical companies diverse outsourcing services in combinatorial,
medicinal, synthetic chemistry and manufacturing.pharmatechs.

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Prior to his tenure at Yizhong SunStar, in 2000 Mr. This deal is a milestone for us and we encourage
other vendors to follow suit.

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Zeng was
Professor of Guangzhou Institute of Chemistry/China Academy of
Science, where he was awarded with the Title of Outstanding Youth and
The Prize of ScienTech Improvement. Zeng to
Botaniex Inc.
(Logo: http://www. WuXi PharmaTech regularly purchases chemicals
and reagents from vendor catalogs. Importantly, it also allows
them to take full advantage of the lower research costs in China.

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In 2001, he performed research on
Super Critical Fluid Extraction with Carbon Dioxide, as a Senior
Visiting Scholar to the University of Tokyo, Japan and his
achievements were highly recognized by the university.

, Ltd. The VMI arrangement with BASF will
reduce such lead-time and minimize demand and supply uncertainty for both BASF
and WuXi PharmaTech.
With the expanding of business and the setup of a new GMP plant in
Shanghai, WuXi PharmaTech is poised to achieve high growth and attract more
collaboration partners; one representative of such is BASF. Again, this agreement demonstrates our
determination to serve "our customers better"., Ltd.

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About Botaniex Inc. With an on-site BASF managed inventory , researchers
at WuXi PharmaTech will be able to get reagents from BASF's wide portfolio of
Boron Chemicals and Strong Bases without worrying about delivery uncertainty
and lead-time.

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These ingredients are very popular because they
are of high purity, residue-free, safe and of high efficacy. Companies like Acros, Adrich, Lancaster,
TCI, Fisher Scientific and etc., Ltd.

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Before joining Novanat, Mr.

With the addition of a new GMP plant at Jinshan in Shanghai,
WuXi PharmaTech has further increased its bulk production capacity to meet
rapidly growing customer demand.
Tel: +86-21-5046 -4002
Fax: +86-21-5046-1000
Email: zeng_bei@pharmatechs.

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Business Editors/Health Writers

HOUSTON----Botaniex, Inc. (BTXI:
Pink Sheets), announced today that it has appointed Jacking (Jianqing)
Zeng as Chief Operating Officer of the Company. In addition,
Mr.com or visit the Corporate website at
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The consignment arrangement not only eliminates our order
fluctuation for BASF, but also, more importantly, ensures our service
commitment to WuXi PharmaTech's customers by allowing us to cut the usual
seven shipping days to zero.

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The Company is
in the process of expanding its operations, including its client and
asset-base, in Asia and overseas.com

Forward -Looking Statements

Please be advised that statements made herein, other than
historical data , constitute forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking
statements.

Such an agreement precisely reflects the customer-
centered business ethic and excellence that WuXi PharmaTech embodies.com
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We are now in a stronger position to develop innovative
ingredients that will enable us to seize a larger market share of the
multi-billion dollar herbal ingredients industry.com
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Mr. where he developed several
innovative ingredients with the advanced extraction technology using
carbon dioxide (SCFE). all provide their products and services to
WuXi PharmaTech. Currently, WuXi
PharmaTech's client list includes over 60 leading drug discovery companies
covering a majority of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies .com
Web: http://www.com.

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He was also responsible for the selection and
evaluation of outsourcing partners with a view towards capacity
expansion and cost reduction. Please also be
advised that the company's stock is not currently registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. In 2004 , BASF had approximately 82,000
employees and posted sales of more than
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