The Road to BIO: Day 1Taking place this year from June 19th – June 22nd in San Diego, the BIO International Convention, the biotech industry’s largest global event, is hosted by the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO). The convention provides access to global biotech and pharma leaders via BIO One-on-One Partnering™, exposure to industry thought leaders and unparalleled networking opportunities. BIO partnering is at an all-time high and will host 40,000 meetings in San Diego. There’s still time to register at convention.bio.org.
Each year, the BIO International Convention brings together leaders in biotech, pharma, outsourced services, academic institutions, and government organizations to inspire constructive dialogue around the biggest trends and technologies impacting the industry. This year, the convention will host more than 16,000 attendees from over 5,000 companies.
Since the first BIO International Convention in 1993, the event has evolved from approximately 1,400 attendees to upwards of 15,000 each year, with BIO 2007 in Boston hosting the largest number of attendees—22,000. While the biotech industry has evolved considerably over nearly a quarter of a century, many of the overriding themes have remained consistent through the years, such as raising market capital, navigating the regulatory landscape, and remaining abreast of patenting trends.
From the largest biotech innovators to financial investors and professional services organizations, the BIO International Convention hosts stakeholders from all walks of the bio community. BIO itself represents organizations from the U.S. and more than 30 other nations, and this year’s BIO International Convention will welcome industry leaders from over 76 countries.
The theme of this year’s BIO International Convention is “Breakthrough,” an appropriate denotation to commemorate the organizations around the world breaking ground in biotech to achieve innovation milestones. BIO supports these organizations by advocating for the industry, working with policymakers in the U.S. and abroad to encourage innovation and improve patient access.
BIO is the world's largest trade association representing more than 1,100 biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations across the United States and in more than 30 other nations. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology products. In addition to the BIO International Convention, BIO organizes many other industry-leading investor and partnering events around the world, as well as the industry’s leading partnering software, BIO One-on-One Partnering™, which facilitates more than 50,000 face-to-face meetings each year among investors, biotechs, pharmaceutical companies, academic institutions and non-profits at live events.
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