The new event has been created after independent research identified a gap in the market for a new global exhibition and content platform that could establish premium-class, global leadership across the entire bio manufacturing value chain.
New event to create unique synergies between the parallel worlds of large, small molecules and contract services
Frankfurt, 26th October 2017: UBM’s pharma portfolio announces the launch of a new bespoke and independently branded biopharma event, BioLive, next year in Madrid (October 9-11, 2018 at IFEMA, Feria de Madrid) – specifically for bioprocessing and manufacturing.
The new event has been created after independent research identified a gap in the market for a new global exhibition and content platform that could establish premium-class, global leadership across the entire bio manufacturing value chain.
BioLive will serve as a global hub for both upstream and downstream processing and manufacturing, connecting biotechs, big pharma and service providers including CDMOs and CROs from early stage development to commercial manufacturing and regulatory services. It will also feature biogeneric and bioinnovator audiences through to manufacturing and laboratory specialists.
Analyst research indicated that running the new event in parallel to its enormous contract services (ICSE) and small molecule (CPhI Worldwide) exhibitions – both currently the world’s largest in their respective areas – would create natural synergies and establish the first truly global hub covering the entire biopharma and pharma supply chains.
“It’s a hugely exciting time for the bio industry globally and we expect rapid growth in what is now a maturing supply chain. Independent research showed a dissatisfaction amongst existing options, and we have identified that we can provide broader depth in bio manufacturing and processing, whilst capitalising on our collective portfolio strength to bring additional value by combining the small and large molecule worlds together with contract services,” commented Rutger Oudejans, Brand Director at UBM. He added, “It is firstly to provide an ecosystem to bring together the bio development and manufacturing sectors. But it also enables companies and professionals involved across the full pharma value chain of both small and large molecule to learn from each other and evolve new strategies to overcome the challenges in bio processing and manufacturing.”
Attendees at BioLive will benefit from a mixture of science and technology content – including presentations and conferences on the latest bio innovations and techniques – alongside specialised business development and partnering programmes to help them directly match with the most appropriate partners.
BioLive will help big pharma’s bio divisions and biopharma giants to assess the specific niche services they need, such as analytics and testing. Conversely, the event will empower the small and medium sized bio innovators who want to feed new therapies into the development pipelines of larger companies. Bio innovators will also be able to look for the external partners they need to push forward their drug development and commercialization programmes.
Additionally, BioLive will include the producers of specialized bio lab equipment – such as high-performance liquid chromatography – needed for biopharmaceutical research, QC and regulatory submissions. Alongside the plethora of adjacent industries from reagent suppliers, CROs to equipment, consultancy and service providers from across the whole bio value chain.
There is great potential in bringing the bio community together under the auspices of one new global event – running at the same time as CPhI Worldwide. The launch of BioLive will help accelerate the development of the bio supply chain, improve knowledge exchange, and create a more collaborative bio/pharma environment.
Eric Langer, President and Managing Partner, BioPlan Associates added his support to events that facilitate collaboration, commenting: “This event has been developed to provide an opportunity for both bio and pharma executives to meet and exchange ideas, and to address key challenges the industry faces, including how to overcome supply chain, processing and manufacturing challenges. The industry needs an effective forum where it can centralize both bio and pharma partners who can now meet different parts of the global bio/pharma industry, especially as the bio manufacturing segment matures. Industry data suggests that biopharma can still learn much from small molecule pharma, and that is why this new event could provide unique perspectives that can advance the bio industry.”
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About CPhI
CPhI drives growth and innovation at every step of the global pharmaceutical supply chain from drug discovery to finished dosage. Through exhibitions, conferences and online communities, CPhI brings together more than 100,000 pharmaceutical professionals each year to network, identify business opportunities and expand the global market. CPhI hosts events in Europe, North America, Korea, China, India, Japan, Southeast Asia and the Middle East, and co-locates with ICSE for contract services, P-MEC for machinery, equipment & technology, FDF for finished dosage formulations, InnoPack for pharmaceutical packaging and BioPh for biopharma. CPhI provides an online buyer & supplier directory at CPhI-Online.com.
For more information visit: www.cphi.com
The UBM annual schedule of Pharmaceutical events includes: CPhI, ICSE, P-MEC, FDF and InnoPack Worldwide (24-26 October, 2017 at the Messe Frankfurt – Frankfurt, Germany); CPhI & P-MEC India (27-30 November, 2017, BEC and BKC Exhibition and Convention Centres – Mumbai, India), Pharmapack Europe (7-8 February, 2018 at the Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles – Paris, France); CPhI, P-MEC and Innopack South East Asia (27-29 March, 2018 at the Jakarta International Expo – Jakarta, Indonesia); CPhI, ICSE, P-MEC, BioPh and InnoPack Japan (18-20 April, 2018 at the Big Sight Exhibition Centre – Tokyo, Japan); CPhI, ICSE, FDF and InnoPack North America (24-26 April, 2018 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center – Philadelphia, USA); CPhI and P-MEC China (20 – 22 June, 2018 at SNIEC – Shanghai, China); CPhI Korea (28-30 August 2018, COEX, Seoul, Korea); CPhI Middle East & Africa (3-5 September, 2018 at the ADNEC – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates). Bio Live (9-11, October, 2018 in Madrid)
About UBM
UBM connects people and creates opportunities for companies across five continents to develop new business, meet customers, launch new products, promote their brands, and expand their market. Through premier brands such as TFM&A, Internet World, IFSEC, MD&M, CPhI, Cruise Shipping Miami, the Concrete Show, and many others, UBM Live exhibitions, conferences, awards programs, publications, Websites, and training and certification programs are an integral part of the marketing plans of companies across more than 20 industry sectors.
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