BIO Investor Forum
Accelerate discovery. Amplify returns.
The BIO Investor Forum is an international biotech investor conference focused on early and established private companies as well as emerging public companies. The event features plenary sessions, business roundtables and therapeutic workshops, company presentations, and One-on-One PartneringTM meetings.
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Mission
An investor forum to explore investment trends and opportunities in life sciences, with a focus on venture-stage growth and emerging public companies as well as those poised to join the growth “watch list” in 2016. Because our mission is to support industry-wide success, we strive to present a broad and unbiased view of investment opportunities.
Program
The BIO Investor Forum delivers a rich program that features corporate presentations and panel debates on the sweet spots and growth challenges facing the industry. The BIO Investor Forum features:
- Public and venture-stage company presentations.
- Expert-led panel discussions on the latest market and investment opportunities with emphasis on drug and technology development.
- BIO One-on-One Partnering™ meetings between biopharma executives and investors
- Premier opportunity to network with industry executives and investors focused exclusively on life sciences.
- Target Audience
Private equity and public investors, research analysts, and industry executives focused on investment and business development opportunities in the life sciences.
Why Investors Attend
- Hear from and meet with executives at the top life sciences growth companies.
- Evaluate fresh investment opportunities including compatible, complementary and competitive companies.
- Benefit from candid panel discussions with leading clinical experts and investigators with insights on pipeline research and clinical practice.
- Get a ‘big picture’ overview of the industry and the issues affecting product innovation, capitalization, and commercialization
Why Companies Attend
- Meet one-on-one with new and current investors, analysts, and partnering companies.
- Get the pulse on the latest life sciences investment trends from sophisticated investment and company executives.
- Showcase your company story in presentations to qualified investors.
- Network with peers, investors and potential partners.
BIO Investor Forum Statistics
- Over 900 attendees
- Over 1,700 partnering meetings scheduled, a 22% increase since 2014
- 175 private and public company presentations
- 295 partnering companies, an 18% increase over 2014
What People are Saying About the BIO Investor Forum
"For us, the BIO Investor Forum is the bellwether of life science investing and business creation. As such, it's the "must go to" meeting on our calendar each year." - Graeme Martin, CEO, Takeda Ventures
“The BIO Investor Forum over the years has proved to be an excellent venue for investors to interact with a high quality group of emerging biotechnology companies and their senior management teams. The ongoing exposure to the investor community is invaluable to this group of companies as they execute their business strategies, achieve significant clinical catalysts and ultimately look to the capital markets to fund their continued advancement. Given my experience over the years, I have found this well-orchestrated conference to be a “must-attend” annual event.” - John Chambers, ROTH Capital Partners
Apply to Present
The goal of the BIO Investor Forum is to bring together early and established private companies, as well as emerging public companies, with top private and public equity investors. Presentations are a key programming element, and allow companies to discuss their pipeline, R&D activities, and future goals to this exclusive audience, fostering the development of important new medicines that will expand the industry’s pipeline.
Companies interested in presenting must have a clear R&D focus, with a pipeline involving biotechnology therapeutics, diagnostics, or platform technologies. Service providers will not be considered.
Who can present?
The BIO Investor Forum will feature presentations primarily by early and established private companies, as well as 20-30 emerging public companies. Those interested in presenting must have a clear R&D focus, with a pipeline involving biotechnology therapeutics, diagnostics, or platform technologies. This can include patient advocacy groups. Service providers will not be considered. For companies looking to participate in the Discovery Track, there are additional financial qualifications.
What is the deadline to submit an application?
While there is no official deadline to submit an application, space is limited, and applications should be submitted as soon as possible. Once presentation spots are sold out, applications will be wait listed, and companies will be notified if/when a presentation slot becomes available.
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Contacts
Please email us at present@bio.org.