2013 Exhibitor Booth Partnering Overview

Why Participate in Exhibitor Booth Partnering in 2013?

• As part of your exhibit package, BIO exhibitors may participate in Exhibitor Booth Partnering at no additional cost.

• The BIO One-on-One Partnering™ system is a web-based program that allows users to pre-schedule 1x1 meetings fostering business relationships between universities, companies, suppliers, and investors.

“BIO's One-on-One Partnering software helps to connect "like-minded" companies and technologies to connect and work out partnerships, as well as M&A deals.”Rajan George, Akshaya Bio Inc, President & CSO

2012 One-on-One Partnering Recap

…from 58 countries

Generating 127,000+ Meeting Requests

2,322 711 127Business Forum Exhibit Hall Both

In 2012 2,906 participating companies…

Resulting in…

…25,291 Scheduled Meetings

452 Business Forum Booths

466 Exhibitor Meeting Points

Biotech38%

Pharma16%

CMO/CRO11%

Academic/Tech Transfer

11%

Other8%

Services7%

Govt/Econ Dev6%

Bank/Investor3%

4,329 Scheduled Meetings in the Exhibit Hall

87% Schedule with Business Forum Companies

What are we doing in 2013?

1. Keeping the Business Forum and the Exhibit Hall Together

2. Streamlining the Partnering Activation Process

3. Partnering Opens March 1 – Start Planning Now

How is Exhibitor Booth Partnering different from partnering in the BIO Business Forum?Your companies scheduled meetings take place in your booth where your brand and expertise can shine.

How many people from my company can partner?You receive ONE exhibitor partnering account. If additional members of your team would like to participate in partnering, they may register for Full Convention Access or Convention Access + Partnering.

Can we have meetings in the Business Forum instead?No, to participate in meetings in the Business Forum, your company’s representatives must be registered for Full Convention Access or Convention Access + Partnering.

Exhibitor Booth Partnering FAQs

Do we have limited access to contacts in the BIO One-on-One Partnering™ system? No, the ability to search and request meetings is the same. It’s the meeting location that is different.

Is Exhibitor Booth Partnering hard to do?Your success depends on adequate pre-planning. To help you get the most out of the Exhibitor Booth Partnering experience, we will host a webinar on February 28th that will provide you with several tips to get the best meetings. To sign up for this webinar, please do so here.

Exhibitor Booth Partnering FAQs

Contact Us With Questions

exhibit@bio.org