BIO-Europe

What BIO-Europe does

BIO-Europe is Europe's longest-running partnering conference for the global biotechnology and biopharma industry, organized annually by Informa Connect (part of Informa PLC) and held at Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany. The 32nd edition is scheduled for November 9-11, 2026, with an expected attendance of 6,000+ senior industry leaders from 3,200+ companies spanning 60+ countries. The event's central product is its dense concentration of biopharma decision-makers in one physical venue, operationalized through the proprietary partneringONE digital platform, which allows attendees to search for partners, request meetings, and schedule thousands of targeted one-to-one discussions before and during the three-day event.

The business generates revenue from three streams: delegate registration (with tiered early-bird pricing through July 1), sponsorship and exhibition packages sold to biopharma companies and service providers, and paid company presentation opportunities for biotechs and pharmas seeking visibility with investors and partners. Historically a pure partnering forum, BIO-Europe is repositioning for 2026 as a broader biopharma strategy conference, with seven integrated content tracks covering regulatory, clinical, biomanufacturing, therapeutic insights, ecosystem innovation, and business strategy in addition to traditional dealmaking. The customer base spans biotech and pharmaceutical companies (primary), investors and VC firms (primary), academic researchers and startups (secondary), and industry service providers such as CDMOs and CROs (secondary).

BIO-Europe does not operate as a standalone company; it is an event brand within Informa Connect, the events division of Informa PLC (LSE: INF). The legal entity operating the event is Informa Connect Limited, registered in England and Wales at 5 Howick Place, London SW1P 1WG. There are no independent funding rounds, M&A, or leadership disclosures, as the event is structurally embedded within Informa's global events portfolio.

Name

BIO-Europe

Legal name

Informa Connect Limited

Website

https://bioeurope.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Short description

BIO-Europe is an annual biopharma partnering conference organized by Informa Connect, drawing 5,800+ senior executives from 3,200+ companies across 60+ countries to Cologne for dealmaking, partnership meetings via the partneringONE platform, and strategic programming.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Biopharma Industry Conferences and Partnering Events

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical, Scientific & Healthcare Congress Organizers (THAHACAD)

Keywords

• Biopharma partnering events
• Biotechnology industry conferences
• Pharmaceutical networking conferences
• Life sciences business development
• Biotech investment conferences

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Event Registration: BIO-Europe generates revenue through delegate registration fees, with early-bird pricing available through July 1 and various registration pass options for attendees.
2. Sponsorship & Exhibition: Companies can sponsor the event or exhibit, gaining visibility and access to the high-profile attendee base of over 5,800 senior biopharma leaders.
3. Company Presentations: Presenting company opportunities allow biotech and pharma companies to showcase their technologies and pipeline to the assembled audience of investors and partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

BIO-Europe organizes and runs an annual three-day partnering conference for the global biotechnology and biopharma industry, most recently held at Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany on November 9–11, 2026. The event enables more than 5,800 attendees from over 3,200 companies across 60+ countries to hold thousands of one-to-one meetings, supported by the proprietary partneringONE digital platform that allows delegates to search for partners, request meetings, and schedule discussions before and during the event. Sponsorship, exhibition, and company presentation opportunities are sold alongside delegate registration.

Product overview

BIO-Europe is a single unified conference event organized by Informa Connect, serving as Europe's largest and longest-running partnering conference for the global biotechnology and biopharma industry. The offering consists of the core BIO-Europe annual conference (delivering networking, partnering meetings, and industry content) supplemented by the proprietary partneringONE online platform for scheduling one-to-one meetings. The 2026 edition introduces an expanded program with seven integrated content tracks—The Big Picture, The Business of Biotech, Regulatory Strategies, Therapeutic Insights, Biomanufacturing Strategies, Ecosystem Innovation, and Clinical Strategy—positioning the event as a comprehensive biopharma strategy forum rather than solely a partnering venue.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• partneringONE: Partnering platform used at BIO-Europe for scheduling one-to-one meetings between attendees

Products and services

• BIO-Europe Annual Partnering Conference Europe's largest and longest-running annual partnering conference for the global biotechnology and biopharma industry. The three-day event brings together 5,800+ attendees from 3,200+ companies across 60+ countries to build partnerships, share insights, and explore business opportunities in life sciences, with paid delegate registration, sponsorship and exhibition packages, and paid company presentation opportunities.
• partneringONE Digital Partnering Platform The proprietary web-based digital partnering platform that allows BIO-Europe attendees to search for potential partners, request meetings, and schedule one-to-one discussions before and during the event, enabling thousands of targeted meetings between companies, investors, and innovators over the three-day conference. Has dedicated resources and upgrade pages on the BIO-Europe website.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than half of new business and partnerships are result of meetings at BIO-Europe
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Informa ConnectcoreOthersBIO-Europe is organized by Informa Connect, a global leader in delivering events, digital platforms, and networking opportunities for professionals across various industries including life sciences. Informa Connect is part of Informa PLC, operating from 5 Howick Place, London SW1P 1WG, registered in England and Wales.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference: The largest annual healthcare investment conference globally, held each January in San Francisco. It attracts the same senior biopharma, investor, and BD audience that BIO-Europe targets, and competes for first-look deal flow and senior-executive calendar time.
• BioPharm America: Informa's North American biotech partnering event using the same partneringONE platform as BIO-Europe. It is a sister event targeting US biotech deal-making and a direct competitive/complementary event within Informa's own portfolio.
• Biotech Showcase: An investor and biotech conference held alongside the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. It competes for the same senior biotech and investor audience as BIO-Europe, particularly for early-stage and public-company presenting opportunities.
• BIO International Convention: BIO's flagship global biotech partnering event held annually in the US, drawing tens of thousands of biotech, pharma, and investor attendees. It is the largest direct competitor to BIO-Europe and the other half of the global biotech partnering event duopoly.
• Bio-Europe Spring (historical): Historically a spring edition of BIO-Europe, organized by the same Informa/EBD Group team. Represents a former complementary event in the same franchise and the most directly comparable peer historically.
• BIO Asia: BIO's Asia-focused biotech partnering conference modeled on BIO-Europe's partneringONE format. It targets the same biotech, pharma, and investor audience but serves Asian markets, making it a regional/seasonal complement to BIO-Europe.

Regional players

• ChinaBio Partnering Forum: A China-focused biotech partnering conference also using Informa's partneringONE platform. It serves the same biotech partnering mission as BIO-Europe but is geographically targeted at the China/Asia ecosystem.
• BIO Latin America: BIO's Latin American biotech partnering event serving the same biotech-pharma-investor audience as BIO-Europe but in the LATAM region. It is a regional peer with similar structure but different geographic focus.

Emerging players

• CPhI Worldwide: A major global pharma exhibition covering ingredients, contract services, and biopharma manufacturing. Overlaps with BIO-Europe on biomanufacturing and biopharma BD audiences but is structured as a large-scale trade show rather than a curated partnering event.
• LSX (Lifesciences Executives) Congress: A European-based life sciences executive conference and partnering forum that targets C-suite and BD leaders in biotech and pharma. It is a smaller, emerging competitor to BIO-Europe focused on the European mid-market biotech segment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/groups/3348227/profile

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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