Advanced Business Development (ABD) is a long-running course focusing on all key aspects of transactions in the biopharma industry. This course is ideal for professionals ranging from those with limited experience (2–3 years) looking to advance their skills; and highly experienced dealmakers or executives looking to hone their skills and network with other dealmakers. 

Advanced Business Development incorporates lectures from experienced dealmakers, review of example models, dissection of actual deals, interaction with other participants, and live Q&A. Also, the course includes a mock negotiation scenario when each participant is a member of a deal team assigned to negotiate a transaction involving a drug in development with another team using an actual valuation and deal structuring model.

Interested in only registering for an in-person course in San Diego? If you do not plan to attend the Convention but would like to register for a course only, please see the registration instructions and use the registration code provided below. 

This three-day course will be held in person, June 19--21, 2026, in San Diego, Calif. To add this course to your Convention registration, click the Register button.

COURSE-ONLY REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS

• Go to our REGISTRATION WEBSITE
• Start New Registration
• Enter your Email, First Name, Last Name, and Company. 
• Select “Continue”
• Provide requested personal information.
• Enter the code 26CRONLY in the first “Registration Code” box and select “Apply Code.”
• Select “Next”
• Complete the required fields. 
• Review your information on the “Review and Check Out” page and select “Next” for payment options and to complete the registration.
• An e-mail confirmation will be sent automatically from the registration system. Please check your email filters if you do not receive them before contacting BIO.

If you have any questions about the registration process, please contact the registration team at customercare@bio.org or call (202) 962-6655. 

Have additional questions about the BIO Professional Development Program? Please email: courseshelp@bio.org

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