About BIO-Europe
BIO-Europe is one of Europe's largest partnering conferences for the life science industry, organised by EBD Group, part of Informa Connect. The event moves to a different European city every year, and in 2026 it is hosted at Koelnmesse in Cologne. Biotech and pharmaceutical companies, investors, academic institutions and service providers meet here to find partners, license assets, secure funding and close deals across the entire drug development value chain.
Event Focus
Biotech Partnering | Pharmaceutical Licensing | Drug Discovery | Clinical Development | Oncology | Immunology | Rare Diseases | Cell & Gene Therapy | Platform Technologies | Venture Capital & Funding | Regulatory Affairs | Manufacturing & CDMO | Business Development | Start-ups & Spin-offs
Event Highlights
5,800+ Attendees from 3,200+ Companies in 60+ Countries come together at BIO-Europe. At the heart of the event is the partneringONE platform, which lets participants search for partners and book targeted one-to-one meetings in advance. Panel discussions on regulatory, clinical, manufacturing and funding topics, networking receptions, side events and an Advanced Business Development Course complete the programme.
Why Attend
BIO-Europe is built for deal making. In three days you can work through a full schedule of pre-arranged meetings with potential licensing partners, investors and collaborators that would otherwise take months of travel to set up. Business development executives, investors, scientists looking for partners for their projects and service providers all benefit from concentrated access to decision makers, while the programme offers insight into market trends, funding conditions and regulatory developments.
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Organizer
EBD Group (Informa Connect)