World Bio-Technology Forum

Name

World Bio-Technology Forum

Legal name

World Bio-Technology Forum

Website

https://worldbioforum.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Biotechnology Conferences and Events

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920), Business Associations (813910)

akta.pro primary industry

Life Sciences & Biotechnology Congresses (THAHAJAB)

Keywords

• Biotechnology education
• Life sciences conferences
• Bioentrepreneurship events
• Biotech networking forums
• Venture capital workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

Jersey City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Event-based Revenue: The forum generates revenue through organizing and hosting educational events, conferences, and workshops on biotechnology commercialization and entrepreneurship. Events are co-organized with partners and may include sponsorship and registration fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

World Bio-Technology Forum (WBTF) is an international forum that organizes and co-organizes conferences, workshops, boot camps, and investing forums focused on the business of biotechnology and life sciences. It provides bioentrepreneurs, scientists, venture capitalists, biotech transfer experts, financial experts, and legal professionals with educational and networking opportunities related to biotechnology commercialization, bioentrepreneurship, and bio-economy.

Product overview

World Bio-Technology Forum (WBTF) is a single, unified forum/platform dedicated to life sciences venture education. It functions as an annual conference and networking platform that connects bioentrepreneurs, scientists, venture capitalists, biotech transfer experts, financial experts, and legal professionals to promote biotechnology commercialization, bioentrepreneurship, and bio-economy globally. The Forum organizes conferences, boot camps, workshops, and investing forums focused on biotechnology and life sciences business education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• World Bio-Technology Forum (WBTF) International Forum An international forum providing conferences, workshops, boot camps, and networking events that educate bioentrepreneurs, scientists, venture capitalists, biotech transfer experts, financial experts, and legal professionals on biotechnology commercialization and life sciences business.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• BioAsiaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 February 2005Co-organized a Bio-entrepreneurship Workshop at BioAsia 2005 in Hyderabad, India on February 10, 2005.
• Sino-American Pharmaceutical Professionals Association (SAPA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 August 2003Co-organized the 'Entrepreneurship in Life Sciences' track at SAPA's 11th Annual Conference at Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ on August 2, 2003.
• KIAsiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 July 2003Co-organized the Conference on BioEntrepreneurship on July 18, 2003 at Pattaya Beach Resort, Thailand. KIAsia is a regional partner for biotechnology collaboration in Asia.
• BIOTEC ThailandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 July 2003Co-organized the Conference on BioEntrepreneurship on July 18, 2003 at Pattaya Beach Resort, Thailand. BIOTEC is Thailand's National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI): Operates a large portfolio of life sciences and biotech conferences focused on bioentrepreneurship, partnering, and commercialization. Comparable to WBTF's life sciences venture education mission at significantly larger scale.
• BIO International Convention (Biotechnology Innovation Organization): The largest global biotech industry convention run by BIO, convening biopharma executives, entrepreneurs, and investors around commercialization and partnering. Directly comparable to WBTF as a multi-stakeholder biotech business/entrepreneurship forum, but vastly larger and better capitalized.
• BioCentury: Publishes biotech industry intelligence and runs investor/partnering conferences. Comparable to WBTF as a curated platform connecting biotech entrepreneurs, VCs, and strategic partners around commercialization and deal flow.
• J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference: The largest annual healthcare/biotech investor conference globally. Comparable to WBTF as the global hub where biotech entrepreneurs, investors, and pharma business development convene to drive commercialization.
• BioEurope / BIO-Europe (EBD Group): Europe's largest biotech partnering conference, focused on biotech/investor deal-making. Comparable to WBTF's VC-meets-entrepreneur programming model but at global scale.

Direct peers

• ChinaBio® Group (EBD Group / Informa): Runs the ChinaBio® Partnering Forum and similar China-focused biotech investor/entrepreneur events. Directly comparable to WBTF's China biotech commercialization programming (e.g., Shanghai and Beijing events).
• BioAsia (Federation of Asian Biotech Associations): Asia's premier biotech conference held annually in Hyderabad, India — the same city as one of WBTF's past events. WBTF actually co-organized a workshop within BioAsia 2005, demonstrating direct overlap.
• Biotech Showcase (EBD Group): Investor- and entrepreneur-focused life sciences conference held alongside the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. Directly mirrors WBTF's venture/entrepreneurship educational model with a global audience.

Regional players

• Sino-American Pharmaceutical Professionals Association (SAPA): US-China pharmaceutical professional association that runs annual conferences where WBTF has already co-organized the entrepreneurship track. Directly comparable networking mission focused on US-China biotech.
• WuXi AppTec (biotech events & partnering): China's leading CRO/CDMO also runs biotech investor and partnering forums. Comparable to WBTF as a China-focused biotech commercialization platform, but with much deeper operational and financial resources.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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