Business of biotech at BIO‑Europe 2026
Nov 9–11, 2026 Cologne, Germany ~5.8k attendees Website
68 organizations at BIO-Europe 2026 present work in business of biotech: 26 investors, 19 service providers, 17 drug developers and 6 academic, government and non-profit bodies. Between them they bring 109 presentations to the program. Most represented: Bayer (7 on the program), European Medicines Agency (5 on the program), Novo Nordisk (4 on the program). 36 of them have their own page in this guide. As of Sep 29, 2026.
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| Organization | BIO-Europe 2026 Attendance |
|---|---|
Bayer Leverkusen, Germany | ◆Platinum Sponsor |
Life sciences company with pharmaceuticals, consumer health and crop science divisions. | Talk Tue Nov 10 09:00–09:30 An Outlook into the Year 2050: Navigating the Future of Efficiency and Innovation How AI, global expansion and patient community outreach may reshape the way clinical trials are run, and what to change now to prepare. Panel Tue Nov 10 15:00–15:25 Inside the Incubator: What It Really Takes to Build a Biotech Company Today What incubators backed by big drug companies look for in young biotechs, and how they help founders with money, advice and partners. Panel Tue Nov 10 17:00–17:45 Resilient by Design: Reinventing Biopharma Alliances in a Fragmenting World How drug companies are reshaping research and manufacturing partnerships to stay reliable as political tensions and supply chain risks divide the world. Business of BiotechBiomanufacturing Strategy Panel Tue Nov 10 16:30–16:55 The Role of Innovation in Biopharma Growth How new ideas and technologies drive growth for drug companies, and how to keep innovating while scaling up, with real examples. Panel Wed Nov 11 10:00–10:45 AI Regulations: Driving Innovation While Navigating Compliance What rules cover AI in drug development, where European and US regulators agree, and how rules could help rather than hinder innovation. Panel Wed Nov 11 09:00–10:00 Collaborative Innovation in CDMO Partnerships How drug companies and contract manufacturers develop new therapies together, with examples of what makes these partnerships work and where they struggle. |
European Medicines Agency Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
EU agency that evaluates and supervises medicines for human and veterinary use. | Panel Mon Nov 9 11:00–11:45 Unlocking Pharma’s Productivity Potential Why developing medicines keeps getting costlier and slower, and whether AI and research sourced from other companies can make drug companies more productive. Business of Biotech Panel Tue Nov 10 13:00–13:45 Aligning with Regulators to Propel Innovation What help and incentives the European Medicines Agency offers developers of new treatments, and how to use them on the road to approval. Panel Tue Nov 10 14:00–14:45 Harnessing Regulatory Sandboxes to Drive Innovation in Novel Therapeutics & Technologies How regulatory sandboxes, where regulators let new products be tested under adjusted rules, could support new therapies and health technologies in Europe. Panel Wed Nov 11 10:00–10:45 AI Regulations: Driving Innovation While Navigating Compliance What rules cover AI in drug development, where European and US regulators agree, and how rules could help rather than hinder innovation. Panel Wed Nov 11 09:00–09:45 From NAMs (New Approach Methodologies) Innovation to Regulatory acceptance: Accelerating human-relevant modelling How lab models built on human biology, from organs-on-chips to AI computer models, can speed drug development and win regulators' acceptance. |
Novo Nordisk Bagsværd, Denmark | ◆Gold Sponsor |
Danish pharmaceutical company, branded Novo since September 2026, making medicines for diabetes, obesity and rare diseases. | Panel Mon Nov 9 11:00–11:45 Unlocking Pharma’s Productivity Potential Why developing medicines keeps getting costlier and slower, and whether AI and research sourced from other companies can make drug companies more productive. Business of Biotech Panel Tue Nov 10 15:30–15:55 Accelerating Innovation: Creating the Right Environment for Success in Biopharma Partnerships How to design partnerships that work, from payments tied to research milestones and shared risk to guarding intellectual property while sharing ideas. Panel Tue Nov 10 10:00–10:45 Cardiometabolic innovations beyond GLP-1 – Where are we now? Which drug approaches beyond GLP-1 medicines are drawing attention for obesity, diabetes and heart disease risk, and where money and partnerships are going. Panel Tue Nov 10 15:00–15:45 Longevity – Are we getting younger? What recent research shows about treatments that could slow or reverse aging, and how investment in this young field is taking shape. |
AstraZeneca Cambridge, United Kingdom | |
Global pharmaceutical company developing medicines in oncology, cardiovascular, renal, respiratory, immunology and rare diseases. | Panel Mon Nov 9 17:00–17:45 AI in the Lab: Why Greater Efficiency Could Mean More Drugs, Not Fewer Scientists Why AI that forms hypotheses and guides experiments could mean more drug candidates, not fewer scientists, and how to pick which to pursue. Ecosystem InnovationBusiness of Biotech Panel Tue Nov 10 16:00–16:45 Unlocking Clinical Trial Systems How EU clinical trial rules and a planned EU biotech law affect trial approval times, and whether Europe can speed up safely. Panel Wed Nov 11 11:00–11:30 Sustainability & Innovation: Transforming Biopharma Partnerships for a Greener Future How drug companies, smaller firms and suppliers can team up to cut supply chain carbon emissions and bring greener technologies to industrial scale. |
Sofinnova Partners Paris, France | |
Life sciences venture capital firm investing from seed to late stage in biotech, medtech and industrial biotech. | Panel Mon Nov 9 17:00–17:45 AI in the Lab: Why Greater Efficiency Could Mean More Drugs, Not Fewer Scientists Why AI that forms hypotheses and guides experiments could mean more drug candidates, not fewer scientists, and how to pick which to pursue. Ecosystem InnovationBusiness of Biotech Panel Mon Nov 9 16:00–16:45 Cell and Gene Therapy: What Should You Know? Where cell and gene therapies stand today, what recent clinical and sales data show, and how funding and partnerships are changing. Panel Mon Nov 9 16:00–16:45 Fuelling Innovation: The State of Early-Stage Investment in Biotech Investors and founders discuss how young biotech startups raise early funding today and how venture investors' priorities are shifting. |
Ropes & Gray Boston, MA | ◆Gold Sponsor |
International law firm advising life sciences companies and investors on transactions, financing and intellectual property. | Panel Tue Nov 10 16:00–16:45 Capital, Creativity, and Optionality: The New Anatomy of Life Sciences Transactions How biotechs raise money by selling rights to future drug sales, spinning off new companies, or going public by merging with a listed one. Panel Tue Nov 10 10:45–11:15 From Partnering Pioneer to Global Biotech Leader: The Next Chapter for European Innovation How Genmab grew from licensing its discoveries to others into a global company selling its own drugs, and what European biotechs can learn. |
Regulatory consultancy advising drug developers on regulatory and commercialization pathways, including gene therapy applications. | Panel Mon Nov 9 14:00–14:45 Community Conversations – Session 1 Attendees join small-group lunch tables on a topic of their choice, from regulatory strategy and global launches to hiring talent and managing partnerships. Business of BiotechRegulatory Strategy Panel Mon Nov 9 15:00–15:45 Community Conversations – Session 2 A second round of the same small-group lunch tables, letting attendees switch to another topic such as regulatory strategy, launches or partnerships. Business of BiotechRegulatory Strategy Panel Tue Nov 10 13:00–13:55 Unlocking APACs Clinical Trials Potential: Navigating Regulatory Pathways, Bridging Strategies and Market Access Across the Region How to run clinical trials and win approval in Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Southeast Asia, and when studies in local patients pay off. |
Astellas Tokyo, Japan | ◇Silver Sponsor |
Japanese pharmaceutical company developing medicines in oncology, ophthalmology, urology and immunology. | Panel Mon Nov 9 13:00–14:00 Navigating partnering and business development in a shifting global landscape How funding conditions, treatment trends and geopolitics are shaping partnerships and acquisitions between drug and biotech companies, with real deal examples. Panel Wed Nov 11 10:00–10:45 Most Favoured Nations: A Game-Changer for Biotech Dealmaker? How the US 'most favoured nation' policy, which ties US drug prices to prices paid abroad, is changing drug deals and European launch plans. |
CSL Behring King of Prussia, PA | ◆Platinum Sponsor |
CSL's biotherapeutics business, making plasma-derived and recombinant therapies for rare and serious diseases. | Panel Mon Nov 9 13:00–14:00 Navigating partnering and business development in a shifting global landscape How funding conditions, treatment trends and geopolitics are shaping partnerships and acquisitions between drug and biotech companies, with real deal examples. Panel Tue Nov 10 14:00–14:45 Harnessing Regulatory Sandboxes to Drive Innovation in Novel Therapeutics & Technologies How regulatory sandboxes, where regulators let new products be tested under adjusted rules, could support new therapies and health technologies in Europe. |
Evotec Hamburg, Germany | ◆Platinum Sponsor |
Drug discovery and development partner providing research services and biologics development and manufacturing to pharma and biotech. | Panel Tue Nov 10 17:00–17:45 Resilient by Design: Reinventing Biopharma Alliances in a Fragmenting World How drug companies are reshaping research and manufacturing partnerships to stay reliable as political tensions and supply chain risks divide the world. Business of BiotechBiomanufacturing Strategy Panel Wed Nov 11 09:00–10:00 Collaborative Innovation in CDMO Partnerships How drug companies and contract manufacturers develop new therapies together, with examples of what makes these partnerships work and where they struggle. |
Ipsen Boulogne-Billancourt, France | ◆Platinum Sponsor |
French global biopharmaceutical company focused on oncology, rare diseases and neuroscience. | Panel Mon Nov 9 13:00–14:00 Navigating partnering and business development in a shifting global landscape How funding conditions, treatment trends and geopolitics are shaping partnerships and acquisitions between drug and biotech companies, with real deal examples. Panel Mon Nov 9 13:00–13:45 The therapeutic landscape backed by analyst insights Which disease areas analysts rate most promising for new drugs and investment, and how new science and rule changes are reshaping them. |
Lonza Basel, Switzerland | ◆Platinum Sponsor |
Contract development and manufacturing organization for biologics, small molecules, and cell and gene therapies. | Panel Mon Nov 9 15:30–15:55 Beyond the Race to IND: Balancing Speed, Risk and Future Value When racing to first human trials pays off for a biotech, and when that speed creates risks for manufacturing and growth later on. Panel Tue Nov 10 15:00–15:25 Scaling Biologics Manufacturing in a Changing World: How Biopharma is Rethinking Launches, Partnerships and Resilience How political uncertainty and trade shifts are changing how drug companies pick outside manufacturers, including whether to produce closer to home. |
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