Turn emerging Life Sciences innovation into strategic opportunities

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Are your external innovation teams looking for early-stage technologies to license, co-develop or acquire? Do you want to identify promising start-ups and academic projects before they become visible to the wider market? Are you a service provider seeking companies that will soon need scientific, regulatory, clinical or development support? Or does your organisation want to connect its expertise, facilities or support programmes with innovators across Europe?

BioFIT brings pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, service providers and innovation organisations closer to the early-stage projects shaping the future of human and animal health. Meet the people behind emerging technologies, explore where your capabilities can add value and turn your strategic priorities into concrete licensing, R&D and business opportunities.

How can BioFIT turn your priorities into actionable opportunities?

Identify emerging technologies at an early stage

Discover start-ups, spin-offs and academic innovations before they reach later stages of development. BioFIT’s Pitch Sessions provide direct access to selected projects across human and animal health, helping you identify potential licensing targets, R&D collaborations, investment opportunities and future clients.

Meet the people who can move an opportunity forward

Arrange qualified one-to-one meetings with start-up founders, researchers, technology transfer professionals, investors and industry decision-makers. Discuss scientific assets directly with their owners, clarify mutual priorities and identify the right next step towards a licensing agreement, co-development project, investment or commercial collaboration.

Connect your expertise with emerging needs

For CROs, CDMOs, consultants and other specialist providers, early visibility matters. Meet companies and research teams preparing their next development steps and identify where your scientific, preclinical, clinical, regulatory, manufacturing or business expertise can support their progress.

Make your organisation’s priorities visible

Exhibit at BioFIT to communicate clearly what you are looking for and what you can offer. Showcase your areas of interest, technologies, services, facilities or support programmes and provide participants with a central point of contact to explore potential collaborations throughout the event.

Stay ahead of Life Sciences partnering trends

Attend conference sessions exploring R&D collaboration models, licensing strategies, investment trends and the evolving relationships between academia, start-ups and industry. Use these insights and peer discussions to refine your external innovation, business development or ecosystem strategy.

An early meeting point for future partnerships

The most valuable collaborations often begin before a technology reaches full maturity. BioFIT creates a focused environment in which industry can access emerging innovation, specialist providers can anticipate future needs and ecosystem organisations can connect their resources with promising projects.

The objective is to leave with relevant contacts, better-qualified opportunities and a clear path towards the next discussion.

Join us in Marseille on December 10^th & 11^th, 2026
Discover emerging technologies, meet potential partners and
connect your organisation’s capabilities with the projects that need them.

Which concrete collaboration could your organisation initiate at BioFIT?