CDMOs and CROs at BIO‑Europe 2026

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

37 CDMOs and CROs are at BIO-Europe 2026 — 27 presentations on the program and 1 with a booth in the exhibit hall. Most represented: Evotec (2 on the program), Lonza (2 on the program), BeNatureBioLab (2 on the program). 16 of them have their own page in this guide. As of Sep 29, 2026.

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OrganizationBIO-Europe 2026 Attendance
Evotec
Hamburg, Germany
◆Platinum Sponsor
CDMO & CROPlatinum 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.
with Handelsblatt, Angelini Ventures, Bayer +1 more
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.
with Eleva, Bayer
Lonza
Basel, Switzerland
◆Platinum Sponsor
CDMO & CROPlatinum 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.
with Lundbeck
BeNatureBioLab
Chuncheon, South Korea
CDMO & CRO
Provides formulation development and contract manufacturing for functional foods, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals using hot-melt extrusion drug delivery technology.
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, CellNBetter, Megalab +1 more
Avid Bioservices
Tustin, California
◆Platinum Sponsor
CDMO & CROPlatinum sponsor
CDMO providing process development and clinical and commercial manufacturing of mammalian cell culture biologics and viral vectors.
Panel
Tue Nov 10
09:00–09:25
The Future of Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing
How biotech drug makers can scale up from trial batches to full production, and where automation, AI and sustainability fit in.
Parexel
Durham, NC
◆Platinum Sponsor
CDMO & CROPlatinum sponsor
Clinical research organization providing clinical development, regulatory consulting and market access services to biopharmaceutical companies.
Panel
Tue Nov 10
14:00–14:25
Navigating the Evolving Regulatory Landscape: Strategies for Clinical Success in an Era of Transformation
How rare disease drugs can win approval with few patients, how FDA leadership changes shift priorities, and how real-world data can strengthen applications.
with AOP Health
WuXi AppTec
Shanghai, China
◆Platinum Sponsor
CDMO & CROPlatinum sponsor
Contract research, development and manufacturing organization serving pharma and biotech across small molecules, oligonucleotides, peptides and other modalities.
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.
with Handelsblatt, Angelini Ventures, Bayer +1 more
Business of BiotechBiomanufacturing Strategy
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Agilex Biolabs
Adelaide, Australia
CDMO & CRO
Australian bioanalytical laboratory providing regulated bioanalysis, toxicology and immunology testing for clinical trials.
Panel
Tue Nov 10
14:30–15:00
Accelerating First-in-Human: Why Australia is the Fast Track to the Clinic
Why Australia suits a drug's first trials in people, with supportive rules, engaged doctors and data that European and US regulators accept.
with Scientia Clinical Research, Avion CRO, BioCina +1 more
Alithia Life Sciences
Melbourne, Australia
CDMO & CRO
Australian clinical research consultancy supporting Phase I to III trials with project and site management, monitoring and data management.
Panel
Wed Nov 11
09:55–10:25
What Starts Down Under Doesn’t Stay Down Under: Australian Clinical Data as a Global Launchpad
How companies use clinical data gathered in Australia to move into multinational trials, raise investment and launch products worldwide.
with Crux Biolabs, CMAX Clinical Research, Cancer Trials Australia +1 more
Avion CRO
Melbourne, Australia
CDMO & CRO
Australian contract research organization specializing in imaging for clinical trials, including central reads, dosimetry and radiopharmaceutical studies.
Panel
Tue Nov 10
14:30–15:00
Accelerating First-in-Human: Why Australia is the Fast Track to the Clinic
Why Australia suits a drug's first trials in people, with supportive rules, engaged doctors and data that European and US regulators accept.
with Scientia Clinical Research, Agilex Biolabs, BioCina +1 more
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BioCina
Adelaide, Australia
CDMO & CRO
Australian CDMO manufacturing microbial biologics, plasmid DNA and mRNA for clinical and commercial supply.
Panel
Tue Nov 10
14:30–15:00
Accelerating First-in-Human: Why Australia is the Fast Track to the Clinic
Why Australia suits a drug's first trials in people, with supportive rules, engaged doctors and data that European and US regulators accept.
with Scientia Clinical Research, Avion CRO, Agilex Biolabs +1 more
Cancer Trials Australia
Melbourne, Australia
CDMO & CRO
Not-for-profit network of Australian and New Zealand hospital sites and research institutes providing oncology clinical trial management services.
Panel
Wed Nov 11
09:55–10:25
What Starts Down Under Doesn’t Stay Down Under: Australian Clinical Data as a Global Launchpad
How companies use clinical data gathered in Australia to move into multinational trials, raise investment and launch products worldwide.
with Alithia Life Sciences, Crux Biolabs, CMAX Clinical Research +1 more
Cellistic
Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium
CDMO & CRO
Contract development and manufacturing organization for cell therapies derived from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs).
Talk
Wed Nov 11
10:30–11:00
From Innovation to Scalable Manufacturing: Closing the Gap
Biotechs, researchers and contract manufacturers discuss what it takes to scale a new therapy into a product made reliably under strict quality rules.
with BioWin, EVerZom, Superbranche +1 more
CMAX Clinical Research
Adelaide, Australia
CDMO & CRO
Australian early-phase clinical trial unit running first-in-human and other early-phase studies for sponsors.
Panel
Wed Nov 11
09:55–10:25
What Starts Down Under Doesn’t Stay Down Under: Australian Clinical Data as a Global Launchpad
How companies use clinical data gathered in Australia to move into multinational trials, raise investment and launch products worldwide.
with Alithia Life Sciences, Crux Biolabs, Cancer Trials Australia +1 more
Crux Biolabs
Melbourne, Australia
CDMO & CRO
Bioanalytical contract research organization providing immunology and biomarker laboratory services for clinical trials.
Panel
Wed Nov 11
09:55–10:25
What Starts Down Under Doesn’t Stay Down Under: Australian Clinical Data as a Global Launchpad
How companies use clinical data gathered in Australia to move into multinational trials, raise investment and launch products worldwide.
with Alithia Life Sciences, CMAX Clinical Research, Cancer Trials Australia +1 more
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FGK Clinical Research
Munich, Germany
CDMO & CRO
German contract research organization running clinical trials for pharma, biotech and medical device companies.
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, CD4 Therapeutics +1 more
CDMO & CRO
Evotec's biologics development and manufacturing business, running continuous-manufacturing J.POD facilities.
Panel
Wed Nov 11
10:00–10:30
A Highly Intensified Manufacturing Platform for Rapid Development of Next-Generation Biologics
How Just-Evotec grows cells at very high density to make hard-to-express proteins and speed complex multi-target antibodies into early trials.
CDMO & CRO
Australian provider of storage, labelling, packaging and distribution of clinical trial materials in Asia-Pacific.
Panel
Tue Nov 10
14:30–15:00
Accelerating First-in-Human: Why Australia is the Fast Track to the Clinic
Why Australia suits a drug's first trials in people, with supportive rules, engaged doctors and data that European and US regulators accept.
with Scientia Clinical Research, Avion CRO, Agilex Biolabs +1 more
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nagene
Vienna, Austria
CDMO & CRO
Vienna start-up producing custom synthetic DNA, including GMP-grade DNA used to make mRNA medicines.
Talk
Mon Nov 9
15:00–16:15
Merck's EMEA Advance Biotech Grant Program
Five young biotech companies pitch their science to Merck, competing for a grant that helps them bring a product to market.
with Merck KGaA, Stemmatters, ConvEyXO +3 more
Optimapharm
Zagreb, Croatia
CDMO & CRO
Independent clinical research organization founded in Zagreb, running trials across Central, Eastern and Western Europe.
Panel
Tue Nov 10
15:30–15:55
Unlocking Europe as a Clinical Trials Hub: Delivering Trials at Scale Through Strategic Site Optimization and Operational Excellence
How to run large clinical trials across Europe's varied health systems, from picking trial sites to faster study start-up and cross-border logistics.
with BeOne Medicines

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