PRESS RELEASE : Fifteenth Annual BIO-Europe Spring Digital to bring together 2,500 life science leaders

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Fifteenth Annual BIO-Europe Spring Digital to bring together 2,500 life science leaders 
2021-03-08 / 10:00 
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Fifteenth Annual BIO-Europe Spring Digital to bring together 2,500 life science leaders 
Munich, Germany - March 08, 2021: The 15th annual BIO-Europe Spring global life sciences partnering event will be held 
March 22-25, 2021 in a fully digital format. Partnering is in full swing, on its third week, and on-demand company 
presentations, program sessions, and sponsor as well as showcase company content are already available allowing 
engagement without interrupting busy partnering schedules during the main event week. 
The opening keynote plenary discussion "In the thick of it: Navigating beyond vaccine discovery" on Monday, March 22, 
will feature speakers Marianne De Backer, Executive VP, Head of Strategy, Business Development & Licensing and 
Executive Committee Member at Bayer AG, Francesco De Rubertis, Partner at Medicxi Pharmaceuticals, Monika Vnuk, VP 
Business Development at Pfizer; and moderator Eleanor Malone, Editor in Chief, Commercial Insights, Informa Pharma 
Intelligence. 
Tuesday features a live Q&A networking session with Michael Engsig, CEO at Vaccibody and Don O'Sullivan, Head of 
Oncology, Pharma Partnering at Roche Business. 
On Wednesday, the well-established bi-annual "Day in the life of an experienced dealmaker" panel discussion will again 
highlight and discuss current deals with the speakers Anton Gueth, Managing Director at EVOLUTION Life Science 
Partners, Evonne Sepsis, Founder and Managing Director at ESC Advisors, John Hamer, Managing Partner at DCVC Bio, 
Genghis Lloyd-Harris, Partner at Abingworth and Jay Stamatis, VP Business Development and Acquisitions at Abbvie. 
Additionally, high-level executives from pharma, biotech, and the investment sector are confirmed to participate in 
panels and discussions covering a wide range of topics including fostering diversity within biotech leadership, 
oncology, rare diseases, manufacturing in the pandemic, clinical trial developments, and AI and machine learning in 
healthcare. 
The event is expected to bring together 2,500 executives from 1,300 life sciences companies spanning an estimated 45+ 
countries to engage in one-to-one partnering. 
Registration and event information are available online. 
Upgrade your registration: 
Taking place a week before BIO-Europe Spring, Startup Springboard, March 18, will provide biopharma companies with new 
opportunities to engage with a pool of curated pipeline companies. Join us for a dynamic day of live virtual pitches 
and networking opportunities. 
Are you a biotech startup? Be at the forefront and get noticed by top-tier investors and pharma execs with a 2-minute 
virtual pitch. View startup criteria. 
Additional links and information: 
Follow BIO-Europe Spring 2021 on Twitter @EBDGroup (hashtag: #BIOEuropeSpring) or LinkedIn. 
About EBD Group 
EBD Group's overriding mission is to help collaborations get started across the life science value chain. Our range of 
partnering conferences has grown to become the largest and most productive conference platform in the industry. Each 
one of our landmark events held in key life science markets around the world is powered by our state-of-the-art 
partnering software, partneringONE(R), which enables delegates to efficiently identify and engage with new 
opportunities via one-to-one meetings. Today our events (BIO-Europe(R), BIO-Europe Spring(R), BioPharm America(TM), 
Biotech Showcase(TM), China Showcase, Digital Medicine & Medtech Showcase, ChinaBio(R) Partnering Forum, and BioEquity 
Europe) annually attract more than 15,000 senior life science executives who engage in over 50,000 one-to-one 
partnering meetings. These vital one-to-one engagements are the wellspring of deals that drive innovation in our 
industry. EBD Group is an Informa company. For more information, please visit www.ebdgroup.com. 
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