Consultancies, law firms and service providers at BIO‑Europe 2026

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

28 consultancies, law firms and service providers are at BIO-Europe 2026 — 30 presentations on the program. Most represented: Ropes & Gray (3 on the program), Graythan Regulatory Services (2 on the program), Informa (2 on the program). 18 of them have their own page in this guide. As of Sep 29, 2026.

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Top represented
Showing 1–16 of 28 organizations
OrganizationBIO-Europe 2026 Attendance
Ropes & Gray
Boston, MA
◆Gold Sponsor
Consulting, legal & servicesGold 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.
with Genmab
Consulting, legal & services
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.
with R Kupiec Consulting, Sartorius, Venture Valuation +3 more
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.
with R Kupiec Consulting, Sartorius, Venture Valuation +3 more
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.
Informa
London, United Kingdom
Consulting, legal & services
Events, publishing and data group that runs BIO-Europe and publishes BioXconomy.
Keynote
Mon Nov 9
10:45–11:00
Opening Remarks
The Big Picture Plenary Series · with Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action and Energy of North Rhine-Westphalia, Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)
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 Otsuka, Aerska, Servier
Panel
Wed Nov 11
14:00–14:45
BIO-Europe Media Round-Up: The Stories Shaping Biopharma Right Now
Journalists pick out the biggest biopharma news stories and deal trends of the moment and explain what they mean for dealmakers.
59 North Communications
Stockholm, Sweden
Consulting, legal & services
Communications agency providing branding, PR and digital marketing for life science, biotech and pharmaceutical companies.
Panel
Mon Nov 9
16:15–17:00
Building the Next Global Biotech Hubs: What Makes an Innovation Ecosystem Work?
What makes a region a strong biotech hub, from talent, labs and funding to links with global drug companies.
with Gateway Factory, Grove Biopharma, Novo Holdings +2 more
Panel
Wed Nov 11
13:00–13:45
AI-Powered Ecosystems: Transforming Drug Discovery Through Digital Collaboration
How drug, biotech and tech companies can build AI partnerships, and why AI finds easier wins in early discovery than in later clinical stages.
with OKG Capital, endogene.bio, Insilico Medicine +1 more
Strategic Transactions Advisory
Binningen, Switzerland
Consulting, legal & services
Boutique advisory supporting biotech and pharma companies on business development, licensing, M&A and alliance management.
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.
with R Kupiec Consulting, Graythan Regulatory Services, Sartorius +3 more
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.
with R Kupiec Consulting, Graythan Regulatory Services, Sartorius +3 more
Business of BiotechRegulatory Strategy
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.
with Graythan Regulatory Services, Sartorius, Venture Valuation +3 more
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.
with Graythan Regulatory Services, Sartorius, Venture Valuation +3 more
Business of BiotechRegulatory Strategy
Consulting, legal & services
Consultancy advising pharma, medtech and digital health companies on China-Europe policy, regulation, market access and expansion.
Talk
Tue Nov 10
09:30–09:45
Before the Deal: What Western Buyers Must Resolve About China-Origin Evidence and Policy Risk
What Western buyers should check before buying rights to a China-developed drug, from whether its trial data satisfy European regulators to political risk.
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 Elpiscience, Alkeus Pharmaceuticals, MSQ Ventures
Venture Valuation
Zurich, Switzerland
Consulting, legal & services
Values life science companies and assets and runs the Biotechgate business development database.
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.
with R Kupiec Consulting, Graythan Regulatory Services, Sartorius +3 more
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.
with R Kupiec Consulting, Graythan Regulatory Services, Sartorius +3 more
Business of BiotechRegulatory Strategy
◇Silver Sponsor
Consulting, legal & servicesSilver sponsor
Life sciences consultancy advising biopharma companies on commercial strategy, market access and product launches.
Talk
Mon Nov 9
09:00–10:00
Build, Buy, or Partner? Choosing Your Market Entry Strategy
How drug companies choose between licensing a new product to a regional partner, selling it themselves, or both, with lessons from each path.
Business of Biotech
◆Platinum Sponsor
Consulting, legal & servicesPlatinum sponsor
Cross-border life sciences platform helping biotech and medtech companies with market access, partnerships, investment and transactions between China and global markets.
Panel
Wed Nov 11
09:00–09:45
How is the APAC region reshaping global biopharma?
How China, Japan, South Korea and other Asia-Pacific countries are moving from making drugs to inventing them, and how Western firms can partner.
with MSD, WinHealth Pharma, Flagship Pioneering
Consulting, legal & services
Australian not-for-profit organization providing human research ethics committee review for clinical trials and other health research.
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
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BioXconomy
Consulting, legal & services
News outlet covering biopharma partnering, investment and business development.
Panel
Wed Nov 11
13:00–13:45
Funding Outside the Box: Alternative Financing Strategies for Startups
Ways biotech startups can raise money besides venture investors, such as loans or selling a share of future sales, and when each fits.
with CuraCell, HealthCare Royalty, Claret Capital Partners +1 more
Consulting, legal & services
Life sciences consultancy advising on regulatory strategy, new approach methodologies and advanced therapy medicinal products.
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.
with Merck KGaA, European Commission, European Medicines Agency
Handelsblatt
Düsseldorf, Germany
Consulting, legal & services
German business and financial daily newspaper.
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 Angelini Ventures, Bayer, Evotec +1 more
Business of BiotechBiomanufacturing Strategy
IGES Institut
Berlin, Germany
Consulting, legal & services
Independent research and consulting institute for health care, covering health policy, health technology assessment and market access.
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 Krystal Biotech, Miltenyi Biomedicine, EFPIA +1 more
Consulting, legal & services
Media and market-intelligence platform covering the science, business and investment of longevity.
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.
with Asabys Partners, Chrysea, LinkGevity +1 more

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