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The Power of One-on-one Partnering at BIO
An Unparalleled Opportunity to Conduct Many Meetings within Three Days
By Robert Meister, DNA Gateway International, LLP

Since the first Raleigh meeting in 1993, the very successful BIO Annual Convention has grown from 1,400 attendees to over 18,000 at the 2005 meeting in Philadelphia. Due to the sheer size of the meeting, small to medium size companies are finding it more and more difficult to create impact at the convention.

Company executives looking to maximize their experience at BIO 2006 should consider participating in one of the most underutilized and little known tools at the convention, “one-on-one” partnering with the BIO Partnering System. Over 18,000 people attended BIO 2005 in Philadelphia with 954 companies participating in 7,504 partnering meetings. In contrast, approximately 1,450 people attended BIO-Europe 2005 in Dresden, Germany. Over 850 companies from 34 countries participated in 5,124 one-on-one partnering meetings.

Based on BIO-Europe's highly successful partnering meetings, the BIO Partnering System was developed as a “fast and targeted” system for decision makers in business development, licensing and research. The Web based information resource and appointment system features tools which can help attendees promote their company and licensing opportunities as well as perform detailed searches to identify and then communicate with prospective partners. Most importantly, the powerful system is used to pre-schedule one-on-one partnering at the BIO conference. If your partnering calendar is full or you have scheduling conflicts, you can also use the system to arrange offsite meetings. An onsite version of the BIO Partnering System is made available during BIO to facilitate the meeting process.

Companies may submit up to 50 requests to meet with representatives of other companies. If the requests are accepted by both parties, the BIO Partnering System will schedule the half-hour meetings at mutually agreed upon times. All onsite meetings are conveniently held in one location at the BIO Business Forum.

For a nominal fee (in addition to your attendance fee, Partnering will run $500 for BIO members and $750 for Non-BIO Members), this is a unique opportunity to participate in pre-arranged meetings with senior-level executives to optimize the opportunity to create sustainable, long-term business partnerships. Opportunities developed with the BIO Partnering System have resulted in many successful business and research partnerships.

HELPFUL LINKS

BIO 2006 Registration
www.bio.org/events/2006/reg

BIO 2006 Business Forum
http://business-forum.bio.org/opencms/bf/2006/index.jsp

BIO-Europe 2006 Information and Registration
www.ebdgroup.com/bioeurope

BIO Business Forum

The BIO Business Forum offers an unparalleled opportunity for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, academic research institutions and investors from around the world to gather in one place at one time to learn about each other and meet one-on-one to discuss business opportunities of mutual interest. The Business Forum spans all three days of the conference and features a Partnering Program that can accommodate over 10,000 one-on-one on-site meetings; multiple tracks of business development-focused Company Presentations, and an Executive Training Workshop.