Biotech companies at BIO‑Europe 2026

Nov 9–11, 2026 Cologne, Germany ~5.8k attendees Website

121 biotech companies are at BIO-Europe 2026 — 72 presentations on the program. Most represented: Miltenyi Biomedicine (3 on the program), Atrogi (2 on the program), Genmab (2 on the program). 9 of them have their own page in this guide. As of Sep 29, 2026.

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OrganizationBIO-Europe 2026 Attendance
Miltenyi Biomedicine
Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
Biotech
Clinical-stage company of the Miltenyi Group developing CAR-T and other cell therapies for cancer and autoimmune disease.
Panel
Tue Nov 10
10:00–10:45
Accelerating Access to Innovative Therapies for European Patients Through Integrated Decision-Making
How approval, benefit reviews and pricing decisions could run side by side instead of one after another, so European patients get new medicines sooner.
with IGES Institut, Krystal Biotech, EFPIA +1 more
Panel
Tue Nov 10
09:30–09:55
From Clinical Success to Commercial Readiness: Strategic Lessons in Bringing Advanced Therapies to Patients
Lessons from preparing cell and gene therapies for launch by planning manufacturing, approval and reimbursement alongside the clinical trials.
Talk
Wed Nov 11
09:30–09:55
Bridging Therapeutic Areas: Navigating the Oncology–Autoimmune Convergence in Cellular Therapies
What changes when cell therapies first developed for cancer move into autoimmune disease, from acceptable safety risks and trial endpoints to manufacturing.
A
Atrogi
Stockholm, Sweden
Biotech
Develops oral small molecules for type 2 diabetes and obesity that increase glucose uptake in skeletal muscle.
Panel
Tue Nov 10
16:00–16:45
AI and Innovation in Clinical Trials: Transforming Operations and Accelerating Development
How AI can speed clinical trials, from drafting trial plans and finding patients to computer-simulated patients that cut how many real ones are needed.
with TransPerfect, Biogen
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.
with LifeArc, Novo Nordisk, IsomAb +2 more
Genmab
Copenhagen, Denmark
Biotech
Danish biotech developing antibody therapeutics for cancer and other 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.
with Syneos Health, Abingworth, Ipsen +2 more
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.
with Ropes & Gray
Biotech
Stanford spinout using AI-driven target and drug discovery around extrachromosomal circular DNA in cancer, with a European hub in Berlin.
Panel
Tue Nov 10
09:30–09:55
Biopharma Ecosystem Germany: Spotlight on Innovation Drivers Ready for Take-Off
Five teams from Germany's biotech scene, which spans university research, companies, drug manufacturing and healthcare, show their work and its impact.
with Germany Trade & Invest, Rentschler Biopharma, FGK Clinical Research +1 more
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.
with Bayer
CellNBetter
Daejeon, South Korea
Panel
Tue Nov 10
14:00–14:30
Korea's Next Wave: Biotech Innovators to Watch
Korean biotechs present work spanning drug formulation, safety testing, the microbiome, mRNA and gene therapy delivery, and engineered toxins for cosmetic use.
with Cellweaverse, BeNatureBioLab, Megalab +1 more
Genrix Biopharmaceutical
Chongqing, China
Biotech
Listed Chinese antibody drug company developing and marketing monoclonal, bispecific and multispecific antibodies.
Tubulis
Munich, Germany
Biotech
Develops antibody-drug conjugates for solid tumors using proprietary conjugation technologies.
Talk
Mon Nov 9
09:00–10:00
Building Your BD Career: What Really Moves the Needle
What it takes to build a career in drug licensing and partnership deals, from scientific and financial skills to credibility and contacts.
with Ability Biotherapeutics
Keynote
Mon Nov 9
12:00–12:45
Building a competitive and impactful European biotech community: Perspectives from the European Life Sciences Coalition and CEOs
How Europe can keep biotech talent, money and companies at home by drawing in big investors, speeding regulation and building stronger stock markets.
with Evaluate, Angelini Ventures, Andera Partners
Ecosystem InnovationBusiness of Biotech
Panel
Mon Nov 9
15:00–15:25
Unpacking the deal
Business of Biotech · with SPRIND, EQT Life Sciences
CT
Cellula Therapeutics
Epalinges, Switzerland
Biotech
Swiss cell therapy biotech spun out of the University of Geneva.
Panel
Wed Nov 11
10:30–10:55
Building a Clinical Strategy for First-in-Class Therapeutics
How bold phase 3 trial designs, such as adaptive trials that change as data arrive, can help a first-of-its-kind rare disease drug succeed.
with NMD Pharma
Panel
Wed Nov 11
11:00–11:45
Mission-Driven Investments: Balancing Capital and Clinical Impact
Funding barriers that hold back clinical trials, ways to cut their costs, and investments that weigh patient benefit alongside financial return.
Biocytogen
Beijing, China
◆Gold Sponsor
BiotechGold sponsor
Offers humanized mouse models, preclinical services and fully human antibody discovery, and licenses antibody assets including bispecifics and ADCs.
Talk
Tue Nov 10
09:00–09:25
RenSuper Workstation: An AI-Driven Antibody Discovery Platform From Target to Antibody Leads in Click
How Biocytogen combines immunized mice, DNA sequencing, AI screening and lab tests to find fully human antibody candidates in months, not years.
AB
AAVantgarde Bio
Milan, Italy
Biotech
Develops dual-AAV gene therapies for inherited retinal diseases such as Usher syndrome and Stargardt disease.
Panel
Wed Nov 11
10:00–10:45
Envisioning the future of ophthalmology
What new data show about treatments for retinal disease, glaucoma and other eye conditions, and where investors see the most promise.
with Micro CRISPR, Boehringer Ingelheim, Inveready +1 more
Ability Biotherapeutics
Montreal, Canada
Biotech
Develops conditionally activated and multispecific antibodies for cancer and autoimmune diseases, using a generative AI discovery platform.
Talk
Mon Nov 9
09:00–10:00
Building Your BD Career: What Really Moves the Needle
What it takes to build a career in drug licensing and partnership deals, from scientific and financial skills to credibility and contacts.
with Tubulis
Aerska
Dublin, Ireland
Biotech
Develops RNAi medicines for neurodegenerative diseases, using antibody shuttles to carry them across the blood-brain barrier.
Panel
Tue Nov 10
09:00–09:45
Networks or neurons: What’s next in CNS dealmaking?
What is driving recent deals between biotechs and larger drug companies for brain and nervous system drugs, which remain hard to develop.
with Informa, Otsuka, Servier
AT
Agomab Therapeutics
Ghent, Belgium
Biotech
Develops organ-restricted small molecules for fibrotic diseases, including fibrostenosing Crohn's disease and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Panel
Mon Nov 9
14:00–14:45
Voices from the IPO Class of ’25/’26: What’s Next?
Leaders of biotechs that listed on the stock market in 2025 and 2026 describe life after going public and the hurdles they face.
with Andera Partners, HealthCap
AP
Alkeus Pharmaceuticals
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Biotech
Develops gildeuretinol, a deuterated vitamin A, for Stargardt disease and other retinal diseases.
Panel
Tue Nov 10
09:45–10:45
China’s Clinical Revolution: From Regional Player to Global Innovation Engine
Why global drug companies license more drugs from Chinese biotechs, and how China's fast trials and changing rules can speed worldwide development.
with SILREAL, Elpiscience, MSQ Ventures
AT
ALTx Therapeutics
Biotech
Francis Crick Institute spin-out developing cancer therapies that target the Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres pathway.
Panel
Tue Nov 10
13:00–13:45
Building Biotech Companies, Not Just Funding Them
How investors now build biotechs from scratch around university science, supplying leaders and shared resources, and whether that can be made repeatable.
with BackingHerVenture, Pioneer Group, BioInnovation Institute +1 more
AT
Amicus Therapeutics
Princeton, New Jersey
Biotech
Develops and markets therapies for rare diseases, including Fabry disease and Pompe disease.
Panel
Wed Nov 11
11:30–12:00
What is the Future of Real-World Evidence (RWE) in Europe?
How European regulators can use data from routine patient care, given uneven national rules and new EU-wide data-sharing projects.
with AbbVie
A
AviadoBio
London, United Kingdom
Biotech
Develops gene therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, including frontotemporal dementia and ALS.
Panel
Tue Nov 10
10:00–11:00
Manufacturing Next-Gen Therapeutics from Advanced Therapy Manufacturing to Novel Modalities
How to cut the cost of making cell and gene therapies and mRNA medicines, and scale up without losing quality or patient access.
with Legend Biotech, Brenus Pharma, Exogenus Therapeutics

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