The 2027 sponsor and exhibitor list is not published yet (the organizer’s page still shows last year’s). We’ll add the exhibitors and their booths when it is, along with new sessions as the agenda fills in.

Universities, agencies and non-profits at BPI West 2027

Mar 16–18, 2027 San Diego, CA ~800 attendees Website

6 universities, agencies and non-profits are at BPI West 2027 — 10 presentations on the program. Most represented: BOKU University (1 on the program), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1 on the program), Duke Human Vaccine Institute (1 on the program). 2 of them have their own page in this guide. As of Oct 15, 2026.

All 41 organizations at BPI West 2027 →

Showing 1–6 of 6 organizations

Organization	BPI West 2027 Attendance
BOKU University Vienna, Austria
boku.ac.at Academic University of natural resources and life sciences whose biotechnology department researches bioprocess engineering and cell culture.	Talk Thu Mar 18 9:30am–10:00am Cell Culture & Upstream Processing: title to be announced Talk Thu Mar 18 9:30am–10:00am Downstream Processing: title to be announced Panel Thu Mar 18 10:00am–10:30am Shared Panel Discussion: How can Bioprocess Engineering Reduce Manufacturing Costs? Cell Culture & Upstream Processing · with Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine Panel Thu Mar 18 10:00am–10:30am Shared Panel Discussion: How can Bioprocess Engineering Reduce Manufacturing Costs? Downstream Processing · with Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts
mit.edu Academic Private research university known for science and engineering, with chemical engineering research on biomanufacturing and process modelling.	Talk Tue Mar 16 11:00am–11:30am Smart Continuous Manufacturing of Biotherapeutics: Modeling, Analytics, and Control Workshop 2: Process Intensification in Practice: From Intensified to End-to-End Bioprocessing Keynote Wed Mar 17 9:00am–9:30am Keynote Address: Intensification of Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing: Modeling, Design, and Control Next-Gen Modality, Cell Therapy, and Gene Therapy Development & Production
Duke Human Vaccine Institute Durham, North Carolina
dhvi.duke.edu Academic Duke University institute researching vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics for HIV, influenza, SARS-CoV-2 and other infectious diseases.	Talk Wed Mar 17 9:30am–10:00am Cell Line Development & Engineering: title to be announced
NIIMBL Newark, Delaware
niimbl.org Gov/NGO Manufacturing USA institute: a public-private partnership advancing biopharmaceutical manufacturing technology, standards and workforce training.	Talk Thu Mar 18 11:45am–12:15pm Biotechnology Readiness Levels(BRL) Accelerating Speed from Early Stage Development Through Commercial Manufacturing
North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina
ncsu.edu Academic Public research university, home to the BTEC biomanufacturing training center and chemical and biomolecular engineering research.	Talk Thu Mar 18 4:15pm–4:45pm A Case Study: Purification of Bi-Specific Antibodies and Fc-fusion Proteins Downstream Processing
Penn State University University Park, Pennsylvania
psu.edu Academic Public research university whose chemical engineering researchers study membrane processes for purifying biologics, viral vectors and RNA therapeutics.	Talk Wed Mar 17 4:15pm–4:45pm Novel Strategies for Formulating High Concentration Biopharmaceuticals Why concentrating antibodies and siRNA for under-the-skin injection thickens solutions and clogs membranes, and how vibrating filters or forward osmosis can help.