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1. 2013 BIO International
Convention
convention.bio.org

2. The Global Event for Biotechnology
BIO Delivers:
1. A Global Audience from 65 countries
2. Top Notch Education and Networking
3. Cutting Edge Technology
4. Effective and Efficient Partnering
5. Unparalleled Exposure for
Economic Development

3. 2013 Schedule-at-a-Glance
Get Ready for 4 Effective Days in Chicago!
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
April 22 April 23 April 24 April 25
• BIO Business Forum • BIO Business Forum • BIO Business Forum • BIO Business Forum
Partnering Meetings Partnering Meetings Partnering Meetings Partnering Meetings
• Education Sessions, • Education Sessions, • Education Sessions, • BIO Exhibition
Special Programs, Super Sessions, Super Sessions, Programming
Career Fair Keynote Keynote
• BIO Exhibition Open &
• Opening Ceremony • BIO Exhibition Open & • BIO Exhibition Open & Booth Partnering
Booth Partnering Booth Partnering
• BIO Exhibition Open &
Booth Partnering • Exhibitor Hospitality • Gala Reception at Field
Receptions Museum
• Welcome Reception at
Navy Pier

4. Top Ten International
Delegations by Year
TOP 10 INTERNATIONAL DELEGATIONS (by # of Attendees)
2010 in Chicago 2011 in Washington, DC 2012 in Boston
1. Canada 1. Canada 1. Canada
2. United Kingdom 2. United Kingdom 2. United Kingdom
3. Germany 3. Germany 3. Germany
4. France 4. France 4. France
5. South Korea 5. South Korea 5. Japan
6. Spain 6. Japan 6. South Korea
7. Australia 7. China 7. Spain
8. China 8. Belgium 8. Australia
9. Japan 9. Spain 9. China
10. India 10. Australia 10. Brazil

5. BIO hosts large and small companies
Company Size by Number of Employees
0-49
30%
43% 50-249
250-1,000
9% 1,000+
18%

6. Evening & Networking Events

7. BIO Education:
Dynamic Discussions & Latest Trends
Tuesday and Wednesday Keynote Luncheons
6 Super Sessions
C-level speakers from major companies lead timely conversations
on state of the industry and finance trends
Breakout Sessions
125+ Sessions Along 15 Topic Areas featuring 800 Thought-
Leaders
Special Programming
• BIO Entrepreneurship Boot Camp
• International Spotlights & Policy Track Featuring BRICs
• NEW! Orphan Disease State Forum & Alzheimer's Forum
• Global Biotechnology Forum
• Translational Research Forum
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8. Keynote Luncheons

9. Super Sessions

10. Super Sessions (cont.)

11. Super Sessions (cont.)

12. New! Special Programs
International Spotlights & Policy Tracy Featuring BRICs China,
Russia, Brazil, India (Monday 1/2 Day Programs)
Sponsored by: Astellas, GlaxoSmithKline, U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s
Global Intellectual Property Center
US Farmers and Ranchers Association Food Dialogue:
“The Straight Story on Biotech in Agriculture:
Media and its Impact on Consumers”
Monday, April 22, 1:45 pm – 4:00 pm
Sponsored by: State of Illinois and BIO’s Food & Ag Section Governing
Board
Personalized Medicine and Diagnostics Forum
Monday & Tuesday
Sponsored by: Sponsored by: Johnson & Johnson and Novartis
Co-organized by BIO and the Personalized Medicine Coalition

13. New! Special Programs (cont.)
State Legislative Best Practices in Support of
Bioscience Economic Development
Tuesday, April 23, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Alzheimer’s Forum
Sponsored by: Eli Lilly and Company
Wednesday, April 23, 9:00 am – 3:45 pm
Global Regulation of Biosimilars:
Issues of Importance in Latin America
Sponsored by: Janssen and Roche
Wednesday, April 24, 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Get Your WORLDVIEW on:
A Special Scientific American Presentation
Wednesday, April 24, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

14. New! More Continuing Education
Attendees can earn CLP, CLE and new for 2013 – RTTP!
>> Credits are available to Education & Exhibition Access,
Convention Access, or Full Convention Access.
BIO offers sessions eligible for Certified Licensing Professional
(CLP), Continuing Legal Education (CLE) and new for 2013,
Registered Tech Transfer Professional (RTTP) credits. All BIO
educational programming is eligible for CLP credit.
Registered Technology Transfer Professional (RTTP)
Information Session
Monday, Apr 22, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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15. World’s Largest Biotech Partnering Event
One-on-One Partnering™ is a web-based program that allows users to
pre-schedule 1x1 meetings fostering business relationships between
universities, companies, suppliers, and investors.
BIO One-on-One Partnering™
4 days, 5,500 industry leaders
25,291+ partnering meetings
Participants from 60+ countries
2,900+ companies
190 Company presentations

16. Partnering at BIO = Unparalleled Access

17. NEW IN 2013!
Rare Disease Partnering Summit
Don't miss the opportunity to hear these exciting
Business Forum presentations by pediatric institutions
Wednesday, April 24, 2–5pm
>>These presentations are designed to facilitate collaboration
with industry and advance research in rare and orphan
diseases.
• Boston Children's Hospital
• Cincinnati Children's Hospital
• Children's Hospital Los Angeles
• The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
• University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital

18. NEW IN 2013! BIO Alliance Pavilion
Featuring the Academic Zone & Patient Advocacy Zone

19. 2013 BIO Exhibition
• 1,600 Exhibiting Companies
• 60+ state and country pavilions
• Thousands of Partnering Meetings
• All industry sectors-from human health,
therapeutics, devices, diagnostics,
industrial/environmental
• Product Focus Zones and
New Alliance Pavilion
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20. State Pavilions International Pavilions
Alabama Missouri Argentina Israel
Arizona New Jersey Australia Italy
California New York Austria Japan
Delaware North Carolina Belgium Korea
Georgia Oklahoma Brazil Malaysia
Hawai'i Pennsylvania Canada Mauritius
Illinois Puerto Rico Chile Mexico
Indiana South Carolina China Poland
Kentucky South Dakota Europe Russia
Maryland Texas EBD Group Spain
Massachusetts Virginia France Switzerland
Michigan West Virginia Germany Taiwan
Minnesota Wisconsin Hong Kong Thailand
Hungary Turkey
Product Focus Zones
India United
Kingdom

21. New! Programming in the
BIO Exhibition
Biotech Primer Mini-Talk
Monday, 2-3pm in the “What’s Your BIO Theater”
• Biologics and Biosimilars: The Science
• Biorisk Management for Biotech Professionals
Partnering in the Cloud –
Can Pharma Drive Innovation through Big Data?
Tuesday, 2-3:30 pm, BIO Exhibition, “What’s Your BIO Theater”
Hosted by: Cisco
Moderated by: Ryan McBride, Executive Editor, FierceBiotech
Don’t miss the manufacturing presentations in the BioProcess
Theater (Booth 3380) focusing on: Biosimliars, Cell Therapies,
Antibodies, Vaccines, and Single-Use Technologies.

22. Tuesday, April 23
Association Marketing/Communications Professionals Meetup
10-11am Meetup Area, Booth #4800
Women in Bio Chicago Area Professionals and Executives in Life Sciences
3-4pm Meetup Area, Booth #4800
Tech Transfer, Academic, Patient Advocacy Meetup
4-5pm BIO Alliance Pavilion, Booth #3143
Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association Chicago Chapter Meetup
5-6:30pm Meetup Area, Booth #4800
Wednesday, April 24
Women in Bio: Speed Networking Session
2-3pm Meetup Area, Booth #4800
GEN Grad Bach & GEN TEN Awards Meetup
3-5pm What’s Your BIO Theater, Booth #2884

25. 2013 Media Update
• Expecting a strong media attendance with high
international attendance
• Preview stories, blogs, podcasts in media
publications including GEN, BioProcess, WIB, etc
• Buzz Center will be the media, social media and video
interview hub of Convention
• Inside the beltway preview stories: The Hill op-ed series
• Preview press conference March 28 in Chicago with the
Governor

26. Governors at Convention
Confirmed
Governor Beshear, Kentucky
Governor Branstad, Iowa
Governor Corbett, Pennsylvania
Governor Daugaard, South Dakota
Governor Perry, Texas
Governor Quinn, Illinois
Governor Walker, Wisconsin
Lt. Governor Anthony G. Brown, Maryland
Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds, Iowa
Pending
Governor Hickenlooper, Colorado

27. Where will “BIO” be in Chicago?
2014 Exhibit Sales
BIO Exhibition, Booth #4801
Monday-Wed: 9am-5pm
Thurs, 9am-12pm BIO Center/Buzz Center
Grand Concourse Lobby

28. Online Resources
& Social Media
1. Spread the word (email, word of mouth)
2. Share in social media (your networks)
3. Join the conversation (BIO platforms)

29. Step 1: Post a Discussion or
Poll in a Group

30. Step 2: Post a Status Update with
Session Link (Shows a Preview)
@bioconvention
#bio2013

31. Step 3: Send a message to your
targeted LinkedIn contacts
1. In your
“Contacts” tab 1. 2.
search by tag,
industry, location
2. Add contacts to
your message list,
click “send
message” 3.
3. Compose
targeted email and
post link to your
session

32. twitter.com/BIOConvention #BIO2013

33. Get in on the #BIO2013 action
Events
Sessions
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Networking

34. New eBook Available!
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Latest advances and how they impact
your business
First Timer’s Guide
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36. See You in Chicago!
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