North America and European Registration Classifications

Biotech/Pharma Company - Corporations or other entities that use biotechnology or related technologies for research and development of products or information.

Discovery Attendee -  A pricing level has been created for “pre-emerging” biotech companies wishing to participate in the BIO Asia International Conference. Discovery companies must have been founded after January 2017, and having raised since founding no more than USD 9 million or another currency’s equivalent of venture capital.   Companies above that fundraising threshold may pay the standard biotech/pharma rate to attend. Please note: This year’s BIO Asia event will feature a series of Discovery presentations. The presentations will focus on early-stage companies that are first-time presenters at this event and use biotechnology for research and development of human health drug products or diagnostics. The typical audience for all presentations features business development executives from large pharma and biotech companies, as well as venture investors. Companies interested in presenting should contact  Emily Longvall.

Corporations qualifying for the Discovery company rates include only the following: Discovery companies are "pre-emerging" biotech companies, qualifying as seed and A-round companies founded after January 2016, and be raising venture capital.  For this event, Discovery companies must use biotechnology or related technologies for research and development of human health drug products or diagnostics. Approval is required to register for this category. 

Investors- Qualified investors are defined as institutional, private equity, angel and venture investors with funds on-hand, whose primary activity is direct investment in research and development companies (e.g., hedge fund, mutual fund, or venture fund). Equity research analysts from investment banking institutions and buy-side analysts also qualify as investors. Please send an email to Nareg Sagherian for approval. 

Government/Academic/Non-Profit - Attendees affiliated with accredited government or academic institution. Attendees must show proof through business card or ID on-site. To be eligible for the non-profit registration category, the attendee must show proof of working for an organization that has already received 501(c)(3) status from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.  Please send your request to BIO Registration.

Service Providers/Suppliers - Corporations or other for-profit entities that provide services or products to biotechnology and other companies. Service providers include investment and merchant bankers and representatives of law, accounting, consulting, contract manufacturers, active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturers, contract research organizations, real estate development, and economic development organizations. Service providers cannot register with presenting companies unless approved by BIO and do not receive access to BIO One-on-One Partnering™.

For service providers to access BIO One-on-One Partnering, the organization must sponsor at a specific level. Contact sponsor@bio.org to receive more information from our Sales and Sponsorship team.

Presentation Fees - Presentation fees include the basic registration fee. Your presentation fee is not due until your application to present has been accepted. A presentation code is required. Please send an e-mail to Emily Longvall to request a unique registration code.

For the purposes of registration for any BIO event, conference or meeting, the classification of a registrant as a research and development company, academic & government or a qualifying investor is subject to review by BIO. In its sole discretion, BIO reserves the right to make the determination of the proper classification of a registrant. Depending on this classification, an additional registration fee maybe required. BIO reserves the right to publish materials and restrict conference and/or partnering system access consistent with these determinations.