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BIO-Europe Spring
March 23–25, 2026
FIL (Feira Internacional de Lisboa), Lisbon, PortugalMarch 31 – April 1, 2026 | Digital Partnering
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What to expect at BIO-Europe Spring 2026

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Navigating the Ocean of Innovation

Welcome to Lisbon — Where Partnerships Set Sail

Lisbon — a city of navigators, patterned with iconic azulejos tiles and rooted like a cork oak.

This year, BIO-Europe Spring invites you on your own voyage. Navigating the Ocean of Innovation threads through every track, session, and conversation — guiding you through biotech’s shifting seas. Like azulejos, each discussion forms part of a greater mosaic. Like the infinitely sustainable cork oak, partnerships take root and grow over time, yielding long-term value.

Chart new routes, anchor meaningful collaborations, and follow the compass pointing to biotech’s next breakthroughs.

Opening Plenary: Where the Compass Points: Redrawing the Map of Biotech Partnering

Lisbon — once the launchpad for history’s boldest voyages — now hosts biotech’s next wave of global discovery. This Plenary brings together the leaders rewriting the partnering playbook: founders scaling from stealth, innovators emerging from new regional hubs, and strategists forging unconventional alliances.

Featuring voices from BioNTech, Novo Holdings, CellmAbs, Ottimo Bio, moderated by a leading biotech journalist

Key questions explored:

  • How do leaders navigate innovation without a map?
  • What makes a region, founder, or platform investable today?
  • How do partnering strategies diverge between pharma, VC, and emerging biotech?
  • Where will the next breakthroughs come from — AI, decentralized discovery, or new geographies?
  • What does the industry’s compass point to next?

Program Tracks: what you'll discover in Lisbon

Business of Biotech

Your dealmaking, M&A, and strategy playbook.


Navigate market cycles, benchmark successful partnerships, and explore alternative financing and new BD models reshaping transactions.

Therapeutic Insights

Your trend-setting guide to the therapeutic landscape.


Blend post-JPM reflections, fresh analyst intelligence, and science-led sessions on the modalities and breakthroughs shaping 2026 partnering priorities. Data-driven insights to inform smarter strategy.

Ecosystem Innovation

Next-generation partnerships and innovation hubs take center stage.


Discover incubators, investors, and emerging regions accelerating biotech’s next wave — including Portugal’s growing ecosystem. Explore sustainable partnerships and conditions needed to cultivate long-term value, just like the cork oak.

Unwind at BIO-Europe Spring

Explore Lisbon

Enjoy the pre-event activities and take in the charming city of Lisbon.

Wellness

Take a moment to exhale and move your body with activities centered around your wellbeing.

People networking at reception

Networking Receptions

Rekindle old connections and establish new relationships at buzzing networking receptions.