2010 BIO Convention offers One-on-One Partnering(TM) System.
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Representatives of biotech and pharmaceutical companies, academic research institutions, and licensing professionals, as well as investors attending BIO International Convention Business Forum can request One-on-One business development meetings through BIO's proprietary partnering system. BIO One-on-One Partnering(TM) System allows companies to conduct sophisticated searches for partners and licensing projects, and engage and set up meetings with potential collaborators.
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One-on-One Partnering Opens Today for the 2010 BIO International Convention Business Forum
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Biotechnology Industry Organization announces that representatives of biotech and pharmaceutical companies, academic research institutions and licensing professionals, as well as investors attending the BIO International Convention Business Forum can now begin to request One-on-One business development meetings through BIO's proprietary partnering system. The BIO International Convention, the global event for biotechnology, will be held May 3-6 in Chicago, Ill.
"The Business Forum is the world's largest life sciences partnering event. It is an unparalleled opportunity for those in the industry to gather in one place, at one time to engage in business discussions regarding collaborations and partnerships," said Jim Greenwood, BIO President and CEO. "These partnering meetings held at the Business Forum are critical to developing collaborations and deal making to further advance innovations that help heal, fuel, and feed the world."
The BIO One-on-One Partnering(TM) System is BIO's industry leading, proprietary tool designed and supported by business development and licensing professionals. It allows companies to conduct sophisticated searches for partners and licensing projects, and engage and set up meetings with potential collaborators.
"The ability to schedule up to 80 one-on-one meetings within just a few short days with biotech leaders from around the world presents a wonderful opportunity for our attendees to maximize their ROI for the registration and travel investment for this event," said Greenwood.
The BIO Business Forum also hosts presenters from around the world sharing their company story, pipelines and partnering objectives in 35 different therapeutic and industry tracks. Presentations allow anyone with a Convention badge to learn about new business trends used by biotech companies as well as the opportunity to discover new products and technologies.
The 2009 BIO Business Forum hosted 190 company presentations and more than 14,000 partnering meetings between 1,700 companies.
BIO offers customer service support to assist companies with their profiles and appointments, as well as a customer service blog with helpful tips and reminders. Attendees also are encouraged to use our Twitter hash tag #bio1x1 when referencing partnering activities at Convention.
For the list of sponsors and participating companies, please visit convention.bio.org/content.aspx?id=2070.
The annual BIO International Convention helps to support the association's programs and initiatives. BIO works throughout the year to create a policy environment that enables the industry to continue to fulfill its vision of bettering the world through biotechnology innovation. For additional information, please visit convention.bio.org/.
About BIO
BIO represents more than 1,200 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. BIO also produces the BIO International Convention, the world's largest gathering of the biotechnology industry, along with industry-leading investor and partnering meetings held around the world.
