ZURICH, Switzerland; CARLSBAD, Calif. and WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The stage is set for BIO-Europe 2008, November 17–19 in Mannheim/Heidelberg, Germany, to be the largest and most productive stand-alone partnering event on record. On the minds of executives in the biotech industry is the current financial crisis and its effects on innovation and business. In anticipation of the conference, some of the most respected names in the industry, all featured speakers at BIO-Europe 2008, share their insights on how to keep the wheels of innovation turning in a world gripped by financial turbulence.