5th international meeting on biotechnology

1. 5th international meeting on biotechnology Pamplona, Navarre (Spain) September 29 – October 1, 2010

2. About Biospain is the top biotechnology event in Spain, organized by ASEBIO – The Spanish Bioindustry Association - and co-organized in the 2010 edition by SODENA, Navarre’s Government Development Agency. Biospain will feature a trade exhibition with around 200 international exhibitors, a partnering event, an investment forum, the Spanish Society of Biotechnology Scientific Congress, Plenary Sessions, Conferences and a well mixture of local & international companies, universities, clusters, research institutions and governmental bodies.

3. Structure • Trade Exhibition • BIOTEC Scientific Congress • Partnering Event • Investment Forum • Plenary Sessions • Breakout Sessions • Career Fair CO-ORGANIZERS: SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS by: PARTNERING EVENT powered by:

4. Structure • TradeExhibition • SEBIOT ScientificCongress • PartneringEvent • InvestmentForum • PlenarySessions • BreakoutSessions • CareerFair • +150 exhibitors (expected) • Over 1.400 visitors/daily from Spain & abroad. • International visitors & delegations from Europe, North & Latin America and Asia. • Company presentation available at no cost to exhibitors at the Speaker’s Corner (first-come, first-serve basis).

5. Structure • TradeExhibition • ScientificCongress • PartneringEvent • InvestmentForum • PlenarySessions • BreakoutSessions • CareerFair • SEBIOT’s National Scientific Congress – BIOTEC - from the country that generates 4% of the world’s scientific production. • 14 scientific conferences • Topics featured: New therapeutic challenges; Industrial Engineering; Diagnostic Technologies and human disease models; Bioremediation; Omics & Biology Systems; Functional Foods; Biodiversity; Plant Biotechnology, etc.

6. Structure • TradeExhibition • ScientificCongress • PartneringEvent • InvestmentForum • PlenarySessions • BreakoutSessions • CareerFair • Participation of over 1.000 delegates from academia & private companies. • 28 countries represented from Europe, North & South America, Asia, Middle East & Australia. • Powered by the most realiable partnering tool, by EBD Group. • With the • collaboration of the

7. Structure • TradeExhibition • ScientificCongress • PartneringEvent • InvestmentForum • PlenarySessions • BreakoutSessions • CareerFair • 20 Venture Capital & Experts from Spain, Germany, UK, Netherlands, Portugal & France. (2008 ed.) • 31 participating companies from Spain, Check Republic, Italy, Denmark, Portugal, UK, Germany & India. (2008 ed.) • A great opportunity to locate investment opportunities in the fastest growing biotech market in Europe.

8. Structure • TradeExhibition • ScientificCongress • PartneringEvent • InvestmentForum • PlenarySessions • BreakoutSessions • CareerFair • Keynotespeechesaddressingtopics of presentinterest in thebiotechworld. • Biospain 2008 featuredthefollowingspeakers: • Mr. Steven Burrill • BURRILL & CO. • Kenneth Morse • MIT Entrepreneurship Center • KiranMazumdar • BIOCON (INDIA)

9. Structure • TradeExhibition • ScientificCongress • PartneringEvent • InvestmentForum • PlenarySessions • BreakoutSessions • CareerFair • Several breakout sessions addressing topics of interest from a scientific & entrepreneurial point of view. • Covering human health, industrial biotechnology, agrobiotechnology, financial markets, internationalization, etc. • Program on development.

10. Structure • TradeExhibition • ScientificCongress • PartneringEvent • InvestmentForum • PlenarySessions • BreakoutSessions • CareerFair • Free to job seekers. • Thought to facilitate recruitment among employers. • With the collaboration of the University of Navarre.

11. Co-Organizers ASEBIO – Spanish Bioindustry Association With over 160 members, ASEBIO is the national Spanish Bioindustry Association. ASEBIO has acted as a meeting and promotion platform for those organisations interested in the development of the national biotechnology scene since 1999 SODENA – Navarre’s Government Development Agency SODENA is Navarre’s Government instrument for business development in the region. Already world leaders in renewable energies, Navarre’s goal is to become a reference in the biotechnological world.

12. Get Involved General Registration Fee (access to the partnering event included) Early Registration: 300€ + VAT After April 30 2010: 400€ + VAT Exhibitors (basic 6sq.m. booth) Early Registration: 1.500€ + VAT After April 30 2010: 2.000€ + VAT Sponsorship Official Sponsor: 30.000€ + VAT Modular Sponsor: 15.000€ + VAT For other types of sponsorships, please contact us: dfernandez@biospain2010.org Advertising – Event Catalogue Several options from 1.000€ to 2.500€

13. Participants • CEO´s & decision making delegates from biotech & pharma companies from human & animal health, bioenergy & agrobiotechnology fields. • A well balanced mixture of biotech companies ranging from start-ups to well established companies. • National & International investors, from Venture Capital & Financial Institutions. • Consulting companies. • Top research institutions & universties. • Governmental agencies and international bioindustry associations. • Representatives of the different Spanish Public Health Systems.

14. The Venue • Pamplona will be host of the 5th International Meeting on Biotechnology • Biospain 2010 - at Navarre’s Congress & Auditorium Hall, Baluarte. The venue is a great facility able to host any different type of events, being one of the largest exhibition halls in Spain. • The city is connected by airplane & railway to the main cities in Spain and is located just over 1 hour away of two international airports: Bilbao & Zaragoza (Spain) and Biarritz (France)