BIO Investor Forum Concludes
October 18 2017 - 7:30PM
Business Wire
Bay area event offered unique opportunity for
biotech start-ups
The BIO Investor Forum finished today after hosting two days of
expert-led panel discussions, fireside chats, over 165 company
presentations and more than 2,750 individual meetings arranged
through BIO One-on-One Partnering — a 26 percent increase over last
year. The event was attended by more than 1,000 representatives of
private and early stage biotech companies, leading investment
firms, research organizations and others who came together to
foster the development of new medical treatments and to grow the
industry’s pipeline. Occurring annually for the past 16 years, the
forum is designed to match investors with innovators in the quest
for breakthrough medical treatments and cures.
“Getting transformative treatments commercialized is a long and
arduous process that often begins with a small start-up looking for
sources of capital,” said Joanne Duncan, President of BIO’s
Membership and Business Operations Division. “This annual
conference can be the means to start the ball rolling for some, and
to keep the momentum going for others. Any single company here
could one day have a cure for our most feared disease, so we want
to provide the right environment for those new relationships to
develop.”
The BIO Investor Forum has continued to grow since its start in
2001 as a component of the larger BIO International Convention. The
conference has expanded to include content rich programming, the
SPARK showcase, company presentations, the “Buzz of BIO” contest,
fireside chats and the proprietary BIO One-on-One™ Partnering™.
For attendees interested in maintaining deal-making momentum,
BIO is offering complimentary access to its partnering system
during the upcoming J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference Week from
January 7 – 11, 2018. The partnering program will retain meeting
history from the BIO Investor Forum and other BIO partnering events
to help maximize meeting potential during JPM week.
About BIO
BIO is the world's largest trade association representing
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. BIOtechNOW is BIO's blog chronicling “innovations
transforming our world” and the BIO Newsletter is the
organization’s bi-weekly email newsletter. Subscribe to the
BIO Newsletter.
Upcoming BIO Events
BIO One-on-One Partnering™ @ JPMJanuary 7-11, 2018San
Francisco
BIO CEO & Investor ConferenceFebruary 12-13, 2018New York,
New York
BIO Asia International ConferenceMarch 19-20, 2018Tokyo,
Japan
BIO International ConventionJune 4-7, 2018Boston, MA
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