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BIO International 2026

BIO International 2026 is the industry's largest partnering conference representing the full biotech ecosystem, taking place at the San Diego Convention Center. The event brings together biopharma teams to deliver integrated solutions, accelerate clinical development, reduce risks, and improve commercialization outcomes. Featuring a wide range of insights, n…

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71Speakers
59Sponsors
0On the bill · sessions
121Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at BIO, in alphabetical order.
Alexis Bortniker
Partner · Cooley LLP
Alex Seyferth
Managing Director · Centerview Partners
Alina Meltaus
Chief of Staff · National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB)
Andrew Geall
Chief Development Officer · Replicate Bioscience
Angus McQuilken
Development Associate Director, Life Sciences at Orrick · Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Asif Jan, PhD
Executive Director, Computational Sciences · Genentech
Casey Candebat
Executive Director, Industry Partnerships · Tulane Innovation Institute
Chirfi Guindo, MBA
Executive Vice President, Strategic Access, Policy & Communications · Merck
Chris Molloy
CEO · Medicines Discovery Catapult
Chulhee Choi, PhD
CEO · ILIAS Biologics Inc.
Cynthia Isaac, PhD
Moderator
Daniel Capone
Director, Strategy & Operations · RegCell, Inc.
Daniel Ives, PhD
CEO · Shift Biosciences
David Arthur
VP of Strategy · BostonGene
Dr. Nouf Alnumair
Deputy Minister for International Cooperation at the Ministry of Health · Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Elizabeth Jungman
Partner · Hogan Lovells
Ellen Murphy
Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications · Syneos Health
Gaurav Shah, MD
Chief Executive Officer · Rocket Pharma
Genta Inoue
Director, Business Development · Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) - Chicago
Geoff Biegler
Partner · Cooley
Gyu Hyun (George) NAM
CBO · DigmBio
Hana Samet, MSc
Co-founder & CTO · TheraMe! AG
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
AbbVie Inc.Conference
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, IncConference
AiluxChampion
AlixPartnersChampion
Alnylam PharmaceuticalsConference
AmgenDouble Helix
Asahi Kasei Therapeutics CorporationConference
AstraZenecaChampion
BioMarinChampion
Boehringer IngelheimHelix
Bora BiologicsChampion
BOSTAL LLCConference
Catalyst PharmaceuticalsChampion
ChubbChampion
City of PhoenixConference
Daiichi SankyoPremier
DNB Carnegie | Back Bay HealthcareConference
Eli Lilly and CompanyDouble Helix
EnzeneConference
Ergomed Clincal ResearchConference
EversanaConference
FujifilmChampion
GenentechDouble Helix
IDT BiologikaConference
InpharmusConference
Invest Puerto RicoPremier
JobsOhioConference
Johnson & JohnsonPremier
KindevaConference
KyboraConference
Kyoto UniversityConference
LabcorpConference
Life Sciences PennsylvaniaConference
MerckDouble Helix
New York StateConference
NovartisPremier
Novo NordiskHelix
NovotechConference
Nxera PharmaPremier
OcugenConference
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 121 companies show up — and 5 bet on three roles at once?

121 companies. five are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
5All threespeak · spons · exh
54Sponsoringsponsor only
62Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Johnson & Johnson·Genentech·Merck·Syneos Health·Takeda

Speakers by seniority

76% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite2130%
  • Founder / Owner811%
  • VP-level710%
  • Director / Head of1825%
  • Manager / Lead46%
  • Advisor / Investor11%
  • Other roles1217%

Of 71 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Johnson & JohnsonSp·P2V
  2. 02GenentechSp·D1V
  3. 03MerckSp·D1V
  4. 04Syneos HealthSp·C1V
  5. 05TakedaSp·P1V
  6. 06AbbVieSp·C
  7. 07Acadia PharmaceuticalsSp·C
  8. 08AiluxSp·C
  9. 09AlixPartnersSp·C
  10. 10Alnylam PharmaceuticalsSp·C
  11. 11AmgenSp·D
  12. 12Asahi Kasei Therapeutics CorporationSp·C
  13. 13AstraZenecaSp·C
  14. 14BioMarinSp·C
Sponsors by tier
champion16
27% of 59
conference26
44% of 59
double helix6
10% of 59
helix2
3% of 59
premier9
15% of 59
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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