BIO International Convention
Patient Advocacy Pavilion
The BIO Patient Advocacy Pavilion is a dynamic space centrally located in the BIO Exhibition that provides a forum for BIO attendees to meet with and explore potential collaborations between the biopharmaceutical industry and the nonprofit disease community to expedite the development of new and novel treatments. The Pavilion was created to provides patient advocacy organizations, venture philanthropies, and the biotechnology industry with unique partnering and networking opportunities to advance their shared goal of developing innovative medicines to fight and cure disease and improve the lives of patients.
Organizations at BIO 2019
| Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis | LUNGevity |
| Aimed Alliance | Lupus and Allied Diseases Association |
| AliveAndKickn | Lupus Foundation of America |
| Alliance for Aging Research | March of Dimes |
| Alliance for Patient Access | Mental Health America |
| Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines | Muscular Dystrophy Association |
| Alpha-1 Foundation | Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation |
| American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association | NAMI Montgomery County Pennsylvania |
| American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network | National Alliance for Caregiving |
| American Chronic Pain Association | National Alliance on Mental Illness |
| American Kidney Fund | National Diabetes Volunteer Leadership Council |
| Anal Cancer Foundation | National Health Council |
| Arthritis Foundation | National Infusion Center Association |
| Beyond Celiac | National Multiple Sclerosis Society |
| Beyond Celiac | National Organization for Rare Disorders |
| BrightFocus Foundation | National Osteoporosis Foundation |
| Cancer Support Community | National Psoriasis Foundation |
| CancerCare | New York Stem Cell Foundation |
| Caregiver Action Network | Parkinson's Foundation |
| Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association | Patients Rising |
| Charcot-Marie-Tooth Research Foundation | RetireSafe |
| Colorectal Cancer Alliance | Shatterproof |
| COPD Foundation | Sick Cells |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation | Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc. (SCDAA) |
| CureDuchenne | Society for Women's Health Research |
| Emily's Entourage | Society for Women's Health Research |
| Epilepsy Foundation | The ALS Association Greater Philadelphia Chapter |
| EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases | The Center for Patient Advocacy Leaders @ The AIDS Institute |
| Friends of Cancer Research | The Gregory Foundation for Cancer Research |
| Global Colon Cancer Association | The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research |
| Global Genes | The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition |
| Global Lyme Alliance | Tourette Association of America |
| Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation | Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance |
| Huntington’s Disease Youth Organization (HDYO) | United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation |
| International Alliance of Patients' Organizations | United Spinal Association |
| JDRF T1D Fund | US Pain Foundation |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Young People in Recovery |
| Lipodystrophy United |
Join us for this networking event to meet and connect further with patient advocacy organizations at BIO 2020 to learn more about advocates' priorities, opportunities and missions.
BIO is committed to discovering, developing, and delivering treatments that improve the lives of patients. The best way to fully understand the needs of the patients our industry serves is to work with the patient organizations that are most closely connected to patients and their caregivers.
