THE must attend event of the year, 2010 BIO International Convention

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Convention website: http://convention.bio.org

The BIO Exhibition is action-packed and our Product Focus Zones are filling up quickly for our 2010 event in Chicago , May 3-6, 2010. The 2010 BIO International Convention is THE must attend event of the year! Named as one of the largest tradeshows in the U.S. by Tradeshow Week 200 and as one of the fastest growing North American tradeshows by TSW Fastest 50 - you can’t afford to miss it!

For Exhibitors:

Exhibition Overview

We have the hottest showcase for technology and biotechnology innovations. We have designed the BIO Exhibition for you to connect with the biotech industry’s hottest innovators fast to learn about exciting opportunities that will help heal, fuel and feed the world.

Highlights from the BIO Exhibition

60+ domestic and international pavilions
More than 1,900 Exhibitors
Interactive Theaters, emerging technologies, connections and more
Find out everything you need about the latest trends of BIO. Check out the BIO Attendee and Exhibitor Summary .

About the 2010 BIO Exhibition

BIO Exhibition will be open Tuesday, May 4 - Thursday, May 6
Exhibitor Hospitality Receptions will be Tuesday, May 4
All new Product Focus Zones in 2010 including Contract Services Zone, The BIO Park, and Discovery Zone

More than 70% of the BIO Exhibition Has Been Sold for 2010

See the 2010 Interative Floorplan and complete the Online Space Contract

See a list of our 2009 Exhibitors

Over 60 Pavilions and 6 Exciting Product Focus Zones

Want to Exhibit?

How & Why to Exhibit

Learn more about who attends, how to submit a contract, additional benefits to exhibiting and see what kind of exhibit space will work best for you!
Our Exhibits team is here to help. Contact Eric Misic at +1.202.962.9224

Product Focus Zones

Big changes made to the floor plan this year include redefined product focus zones designed specifically for our attendees to locate you including: The BIO Park and Discovery Zones.
Find out where you fit in !

Experience the action at the BIO International Convention

Learn more information about EXHIBITORS

Contact Us

We’re here to answer your questions. Contact us at +1.202.312.9264 or at exhibit@bio.org with questions on how to exhibit.

For Attendees

The 2010 BIO International Convention has all the tools you need in one place!

Innovations... BIO Exhibition
Deal Making and One-on-One Partnering... BIO Business Forum
Inspired Solutions and Trends... BIO Education Program
Vital Connections... BIO Networking Events

BIO Housing is Now Open

Learn more information about ATTENDEES

About the BIO International Convention

Heal, Fuel, Feed the World.

The BIO International Convention is the largest global event for the biotechnology industry and attracts the biggest names in biotech, offers key networking and partnering opportunities, and provides insights and inspiration on the major trends affecting the industry.

The event features keynotes and sessions from key policymakers, scientists, CEOs, and celebrities. Past speakers include President George W. Bush, President Bill Clinton, Michael J. Fox, Sir Elton John, Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan, and General Colin Powell, among many others. The Convention also features the BIO Business Forum (One-on-One Partnering), hundreds of sessions covering biotech trends, policy issues and technological innovations, and the world’s largest biotechnology exhibition - the BIO Exhibition .

In 2007, 2008, and 2009 Tradeshow Week (TSW) named the BIO International Convention as one of the Fastest 50, a list of the fastest-growing trade shows. TSW editorial and research staff selected the Fastest 50 based on 50 percent total net square footage growth and 50 percent net growth between 2004 and 2008. In 2008, the BIO International Convention won the award for the fastest-growing Convention owned by a not-for-profit trade association.

BIO

BIO performs many services for members, but none of them is more visible than the BIO International Convention, the largest biotechnology event in the world. The BIO International Convention helps BIO fulfill its mission to help grow the global biotech industry.

Profits from the BIO International Convention are returned to the biotechnology industry by supporting BIO programs and initiatives. BIO works throughout the year to create a policy environment that enables the industry to continue to fulfill its vision of bettering the world through biotechnology innovation.

History and Background

The event dates back to 1987, when the Association of Biotechnology Companies hosted an international conference in Washington , D.C. , that exceeded expectations by attracting 155 attendees - the goal had been 100. Some of the session topics would become perennial themes: raising capital in the venture and public markets; FDA, USDA, and EPA regulation; and patenting trends.

Since then, growth has been steady - attendance hit 1,400 in 1993, the year BIO was formed, and more than 22,000 in 2007, with representatives from 68 countries. Media coverage has increased as well, from a smattering of trade-press reporters in the early years to more than 500 reporters in recent years. Growth of the meeting, and BIO overall, has paralleled that of the young, dynamic industry BIO represents.

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About BIO

BIO was founded in 1993 and is based in Washington D.C. under the leadership of President and CEO, James C. Greenwood. Joshua Boger, PhD, President & CEO, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, is the current Chairman.

Biotechnology Industry Organization

BIO represents more than 1,200 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 Mission Statement

Biotechnology researchers expand the boundaries of science to benefit mankind by providing better healthcare, enhanced agriculture, and a cleaner and safer environment.

The mission of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) is to be the champion of biotechnology and the advocate for its member organizations-both large and small.

BIO Membership

Corporate R&D members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. The majority of our members are small companies- 90 percent have annual revenues of $25 million or less, reflecting the broader biotechnology industry. BIO also represents academic centers, state and regional biotech associations and service providers to the industry, including financial and consulting firms.

• R&D-Intensive Companies: 68%.

Of those:

     • 90% have annual revenues under $25 million
     • 5% have annual revenues between $25 million and $1 billion
     • 5% have annual revenues over $1 billion

• Nonprofit/Academic: 15%

• Service Providers: 12%

• State/International Affiliate Organizations: 5%

BIO International Convention

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.

The BIO International Convention showcases the many ways the biotechnology and life science industries work together to help heal, fuel, and feed the world. In 2009, more than 20,000 people from across the globe are expected to converge in Atlanta , Ga. on May 18-21 to attend the global event for biotechnology.

BIO Links and Blogs

• BIO.org

• BIOtech Now Blog

• Hopes & Cures Blog

• Biofuels & Climate Change

• Blogging Biotech

Contact Us

General and Registration Inquiries

+1.202.962.6655
reg2009@bio.org

Exhibiting Inquiries

+1.202.312.9264
exhibit@bio.org

Sponsorship Opportunities