Fifteenth Annual BIO-Europe Spring Digital to bring together 2,500 life science leaders

Fifteenth Annual BIO-Europe Spring Digital to bring together 2,500 life science leaders

Munich, Germany - March 08, 2021: The 15th annual BIO-Europe Spring global life sciences partnering event will be held March 22-25, 2021 in a fully digital format. Partnering is in full swing, on its third week, and on-demand company presentations, program sessions, and sponsor as well as showcase company content are already available allowing engagement without interrupting busy partnering schedules during the main event week.

The opening keynote plenary discussion "In the thick of it: Navigating beyond vaccine discovery" on Monday, March 22, will feature speakers Marianne De Backer, Executive VP, Head of Strategy, Business Development & Licensing and Executive Committee Member at Bayer AG, Francesco De Rubertis, Partner at Medicxi Pharmaceuticals, Monika Vnuk, VP Business Development at Pfizer; and moderator Eleanor Malone, Editor in Chief, Commercial Insights, Informa Pharma Intelligence.

Tuesday features a live Q&A networking session with Michael Engsig, CEO at Vaccibody and Don O'Sullivan, Head of Oncology, Pharma Partnering at Roche Business.

On Wednesday, the well-established bi-annual "Day in the life of an experienced dealmaker" panel discussion will again highlight and discuss current deals with the speakers Anton Gueth, Managing Director at EVOLUTION Life Science Partners, Evonne Sepsis, Founder and Managing Director at ESC Advisors, John Hamer, Managing Partner at DCVC Bio, Genghis Lloyd-Harris, Partner at Abingworth and Jay Stamatis, VP Business Development and Acquisitions at Abbvie.

Additionally, high-level executives from pharma, biotech, and the investment sector are confirmed to participate in panels and discussions covering a wide range of topics including fostering diversity within biotech leadership, oncology, rare diseases, manufacturing in the pandemic, clinical trial developments, and AI and machine learning in healthcare.

The event is expected to bring together 2,500 executives from 1,300 life sciences companies spanning an estimated 45+ countries to engage in one-to-one partnering.

Registration and event information are available online.

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About EBD Group

EBD Group's overriding mission is to help collaborations get started across the life science value chain. Our range of partnering conferences has grown to become the largest and most productive conference platform in the industry. Each one of our landmark events held in key life science markets around the world is powered by our state-of-the-art partnering software, partneringONE(R), which enables delegates to efficiently identify and engage with new opportunities via one-to-one meetings. Today our events (BIO-Europe(R), BIO-Europe Spring(R), BioPharm America(TM), Biotech Showcase(TM), China Showcase, Digital Medicine & Medtech Showcase, ChinaBio(R) Partnering Forum, and BioEquity Europe) annually attract more than 15,000 senior life science executives who engage in over 50,000 one-to-one partnering meetings. These vital one-to-one engagements are the wellspring of deals that drive innovation in our industry. EBD Group is an Informa company. For more information, please visit www.ebdgroup.com.

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Karina Marocco EBD Group kmarocco@ebdgroup.com