We are living in unprecedented times, as cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) rapidly increase while the world struggles to contain the pandemic. The biotechnology industry has stepped up to help combat this public health threat, working tirelessly to develop potential treatments, diagnostics and…

Since its inception 17 years ago, the BIO Investor Forum has become the premier event where biotech innovators can find investors and strategic partners to advance their company to the next stage in their business life cycle. Over the past two days, more than 340 private equity and public investors…

On Tuesday morning at the BIO Investor Forum, leaders from top companies at the forefront of gene therapy innovation assembled to discuss successful approaches, challenges in protein delivery, and the future of expanding this class of medicines. Gene therapies have the potential to increase the…

BIO has released a new and improved mobile app for the BIO One-on-One Partnering™ system. After intensive surveys and interviews with attendees who have engaged in partnering at BIO business development & investor events around the world, we revamped our partnering mobile app to make the…

The 5th BIO Latin America was held September 3-4 in the largest metropolis in the Western Hemisphere - Sao Paulo, Brazil. The BIO Latin America Conference, co-hosted by BIO and Biominas Brazil, has solidified itself as the premier life sciences meeting in the Latin America, welcoming over 675…

Keith Ignotz knows the power of a good story. The President & CEO of OcuMedic—an early stage biotech company developing a novel pre-and post-eye surgery treatment to replace eye drops—has made significant inroads telling the OcuMedic story since he assumed his role in early 2018. Some of his…

Whether you come to the Bay Area for the entrepreneurial talent, venture capital investment or biotech innovation, this trifecta conjures the perfect storm for regional economic success. The enduring strength of the Northern California life science cluster attracts small biotech startups, which are…

Day three of the 2019 BIO World Congress began by awarding three individuals who have had a profound impact on industrial and agricultural biotechnology. It was a fitting moment because, just like them, #BIOWC19 is bringing people, ideas, and technology together to bolster the bio-economy and…

Day two of BIO's 2019 World Congress started bright and early with hundreds of global biotechnology leaders—including company executives, researchers, investors, and government officials—arriving in Des Moines for sessions, company presentations, partnering, and BIO's Start-Up…

Tomorrow, biotech breakthroughs—such as biofuels that reduce carbon pollution, biodegradable plastics made from plants, or gene-edited crops that can withstand and mitigate the effects of climate change—will take center stage in Des Moines for the 2019 BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology…