BIO-Europe Spring[R] 2009 in Milan Sets New Record for Partnering Productivity.Partnering intensity jumps 21 percent to 7,104 one-to-one meetings MILAN Milan, prince and king of Serbia Milan (Milan Obrenović) (mĭl`än ōbrĕ`nəvĭch), 1854–1901, prince (1868–82) and king (1882–89) of Serbia; grandnephew of Miloš Obrenović. & ZURICH -- Close to 1,550 leaders from the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry gathered last week for the 3rd annual BIO-Europe Spring[R] partnering conference, which saw an impressive 7,104 one-to-one partnering meetings between industry dealmakers. BIO-Europe Spring, in only its third year has become the second largest dedicated partnering event in the biotechnology industry in Europe. More complete coverage of the event can be found at www.partneringnews.com. The conference drew over 955 companies from 44 countries around the world. Delegates engaged in partnering meetings featuring 1,500 licensing opportunities. In addition, there were 16 workshops and panel sessions, and 150 focused presentations by biotech bi·o·tech n. Informal Biotechnology. biotech Noun short for biotechnology Noun 1. companies seeking financing, licensing opportunities or partners for advancing their product development. Where the first day of BIO-Europe Spring was dedicated to panel discussions and workshops on hot topics like personalized medicine  The external links in this article or section may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies. ,
current market conditions, or regulatory updates, the second and third
days of the conference were divided into timeslots of 30 minutes during
which participants got down to the main business of organized one-to-one
partnering, supported by EBD EBD Emotional or behavioral disorder Group's partneringONE[TM] software.
While participation at this year's event was up 15 percent over BIO-Europe Spring 2008 in Madrid, the level of partnering activity between life science executives was up by an astounding a·stound tr.v. a·stound·ed, a·stound·ing, a·stounds To astonish and bewilder. See Synonyms at surprise. [From Middle English astoned, past participle of astonen, 21 percent in Milan. This spike A burst of extra voltage in a power line that lasts only a few nanoseconds. See power surge, power swell, sag and surge suppression. (jargon) spike - To defeat a selection mechanism by introducing a (sometimes temporary) device that forces a specific result. in meetings indicates a superb quality of licensing opportunities, and partnerships providing a vital route to securing corporate funding. The success of BIO-Europe Spring 2009 sets the stage for the remainder of EBD Group's 2009 program: EuroMedtech[TM] (Duesseldorf, June 3-4); BioEquity Europe (June 9-10); ChinaBio([R]) Partnering Forum (June 23-24); BioPharm America[TM] (September 16-18); and, BIO-Europe (November 2-4). The 4th annual BIO-Europe Spring event will take place in Barcelona, Spain, March 8-10, 2010. About BIO-Europe Spring 2009 The BIO-Europe Spring([R]) event brings together international decision makers from all sectors of the biotechnology industry, and features the successful combination of one-to-one meetings, company presentations, panel discussions and a lively exhibition. Positioned as the springtime counterpart counterpart n. in the law of contracts, a written paper which is one of several documents which constitute a contract, such as a written offer and a written acceptance. to EBD Group's flagship conference, BIO-Europe, the BIO-Europe Spring event continues the tradition of providing life science companies with high caliber partnering opportunities. The event enables delegates to identify, meet and network with companies across the life science value chain from large biotech and pharma companies to financiers and innovative start-ups. About EBD Group EBD Group is the leading partnering firm for the global life science industry. Since 1993, biotech, pharma and medical device companies have leveraged EBD Group's partnering conferences, technology and services to identify business opportunities and develop strategic relationships essential to their success. EBD Group's conferences are run with the support of leading corporations and international trade associations and include: * BIO-Europe and BIO-Europe Spring([R]), the world's largest stand-alone life science partnering conferences, supported by the Biotechnology Industry Organization Biotechnology Industry Organization or BIO was founded 1993 in Washington, DC. James C. Greenwood is BIO's current President. External links
n. pl. bi·os Informal 1. A biography. 2. A biographical sketch or outline. ) * BioPharm America[TM], EBD Group's North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. partnering event * EuroMedtech[TM], EBD Group's new partnering event for the innovative medical technology industry * BioEquity Europe, the investor conference co-organized with BioCentury Publications and BIO * ChinaBio[R] Partnering Forum, the first dedicated biotech/pharma partnering conference in China EBD Group's sophisticated web-based partnering service, partneringONE[TM], is used as the partnering engine at numerous third-party events around the world. Outside of the conference format, EBD Group's consultants provide hands-on assistance for firms seeking to in- in- word element [L.], in, within, or into. in- word element [L.], not. in- 1 or il- or im- or ir- pref. or out-license products and technologies. EBD Group has offices in the USA and Europe. For more information please visit www.ebdgroup.com. |
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