Event Overview:

The BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology is the world's largest industrial biotechnology event for business leaders, investors and policy makers in biofuels, biobased products and renewable chemicals.

Program Topic Areas: Biofuels and Biorefinery Platforms, Feedstock Crops and Biomass Supply, Renewable Chemicals, Pharmaceutical Intermediates, Food Ingredients, etc…

Attendee Information:

Why Attend?

Networking & Partnering
BIO knows that networking and initiating new partnerships is key to driving the industry forward.  Networking at BIO World Congress will be powered by One-on-One Partnering™.  This system enables you to quickly identify potential business partners, initiate contact and request 30-minute meetings held on-site in rooms provided by BIO.  Over 1,400 meetings facilitated by One-on-One Partnering™ were held in 2015. In additional to this sophisticated networking tool, BIO provides over nine dedicated networking opportunities during the conference. Plus, throughout the conference you can connect with over 50 exhibitors from around the globe to discover new products and solutions.

Programming
Five high-level plenary discussions will give you access to gain value information and insights from experts on what is coming down the road. 48 breakout sessions with over 200 speakers will enable you to compare competing technologies and discover what your peer organizations and potential partners are talking about. See what they are planning for and how they are accomplishing goals or tackling challenges that are similar to your own your organizations.

Exhibitor Information:

The perfect platform to increase your brand awareness and network with an audience of decision-makers by exhibiting.

Meet with the business leaders, investors and policy makers in biofuels, biobased products and renewable chemicals at the world’s largest industrial biotechnology event.

Why exhibit at World Congress?

The 2015 BIO World Congress featured more than 50 global exhibitors and covered over 7,000 square feet. The exhibit hall is open for 3 full days and offers a high-traffic venue for networking opportunities, partnering meetings and dedicated receptions.

Exhibitors reach high-level executives and influential decision makers who come to the World Congress to discover new players in the industry, form partnerships and evaluate emerging technologies. 2015 attracted 1,200 attendees from dozens of organizations and companies. These attendees represented biofuels, renewable chemicals, biobased materials, state and country economic groups, academics, and investors from 50 countries and 37 states.

About BIO:

BIO is the world's largest trade association representing 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 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. BIOtechNOW is BIO's blog chronicling “innovations transforming our world” and the BIO Newsletter is the organization’s bi-weekly email newsletter.”