3 Days Until BIO Digital

What's Trending This Week
 

• More than 6,500 attendees from 60 countries will attend BIO Digital Week. Check out our video library to see who's coming!
   
• We hope you’re ready for a busy and productive week! There are over 22,000 BIO One-on-One Partnering meetings scheduled between 5,500 delegates.
   
• This quick instructional video on how to navigate the BIO Digital Education Platform will help you familiarize yourself with the new virtual world! Quickly learn how to navigate between rooms, filter sessions, explore companies, and set up your profile.

22,000+ Partnering Meetings Scheduled
 

• We are so inspired by BIO Partnering momentum this week. We have 22,000+ meetings scheduled and we anticipate that number will continue to grow over the next week. With the event being virtual, new companies and delegates are joining every day!
   
• 270 investor delegates are active in the BIO One-on-One Partnering system. Request a meeting with them if you are seeking funding, looking for a collaboration partner or investment guidance.
   
• There is still time to request meetings with participants from these areas:
   
  • Start-Up Stadium
     
  • NIH Innovation Zone
     
  • Academic Campus
     
  • Patient Advocacy Groups 
     
• Don’t forget to make your calendar available to accept as many meetings as possible through Friday, June 12. Explore BIO One-on-One Partnering resources to find helpful user guides, webinars, whitepapers, videos and more.
   

Don't Miss These Sessions

Once you've activated your profile in the BIO Digital Education platform, you should be in schedule-building mode. Boost your agenda with these can't miss sessions:

Monday, June 8

• 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT - How to Get Acquired—What Companies Look for When in Acquisition Mode, sponsored by Bristol Myers Squibb
   
• 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT - Science on the Front Lines & on the Front Page, sponsored by Johnson & Johnson
   
• 3:30 PM - 4:25 PM PDT - Reinventing Partnerships to Deliver Value for Patients & Society, sponsored by Amgen

Tuesday, June 9 

• 3:30 PM - 4:35 PM PDT - Advancing Rare Disease Diagnosis and Drug Development Through Partnership, sponsored by Jazz Pharmaceuticals

Wednesday, June 10

• 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT - How COVID-19 Has Impacted the Global Psyche, sponsored by Johnson & Johnson
   
• 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT - Fireside Chat with John Young, Group President, Chief Business Officer, Pfizer, Inc., sponsored by Pfizer Inc.

Thursday, June 11

• 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PDT - Leading Through Crisis: Speaking Up and Out on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Issues Impacting our World
   
• 4:30 PM - 5:55 PM PDT - Nature Biotechnology and Scientific American WORLDVIEW: Whiplash! How COVID-19 Will Radically Change Biomedical R&D Across the Globe

We’re making it easy to manage your time with three options for building your schedule next week:

• BIO One-on-One Partnering Calendar: This is likely where you’ve already been managing your partnering meetings and session schedule. Links to sessions will be available before the event starts.
   
• Hint: export your partnering calendar to your personal Outlook, Gmail, or other calendar of choice to ensure you get reminders.
   
• You can also build a session schedule within the BIO Digital Education Platform.
   
• BIO Website: Use the “add to calendar” function from our website to incorporate some of our live sessions into your personal calendar.

Hear from Phyllis Arthur, BIO's policy expert, during these two sessions:

• Leveraging Innovative Technology to Treat COVID-19 Patients, Monday, June 8 at 10:30 AM PDT
   
• A Way Forward: Winning the War on COVID Through Vaccines, Tuesday, June 9 at 11:00 AM PDT