EBD Group, the leading partnering firm for the global biotechnology industry, and ASEBIO, the Spanish Association of Bioenterprises, today announced that EBD Group’s partneringONE^® will be the partnering and registration platform for BioSpain, which is widely recognized as the primary exhibition and conference for companies and professionals active in biotechnology in Spain.

BioSpain 2010, to be held in Pamplona, Spain, September 29–October 1, is an international forum for presenting research, technologies and services, and for analyzing and monitoring Spanish and international biotechnology product pipelines. It is the ideal place to connect with potential customers, partners, suppliers or investors. This year’s expected attendance of 1,100 professionals will feature more than 600 companies and institutions.

Utilizing partneringONE these professionals will be able to access the industry’s most sophisticated and efficient system for identifying and arranging meetings with potential partners. Leveraging the power of partneringONE, BioSpain ensures its position as the top Spanish partnering event.

“In the biotech sector, EBD Group is synonymous with partnering. As the producers of the world’s largest and most respected dedicated partnering conferences, EBD Group are the internationally recognized experts in facilitating connections among individuals and organizations in the life sciences,” said President of ASEBIO, José María Fernández Sousa-Faro.

Currently the partnering engine for 17 life science conferences, partneringONE generates over 28,000 partnering meetings annually and has become an important catalyst for the growth of the bio-economy.

The provisional agenda of one-to-one meetings will be available to delegates one week before the start of BioSpain 2010 and will be updated every day even during the event. EBD Group facilitates this process through reminders and personal assistance.

“We are delighted to be working with ASEBIO to help foster the collaborations that drive the future success of Spanish biotech companies. By selecting EBD Group’s widely recognized partnering service again, BioSpain is sending a signal that Spain is ready for business,” said Carola Schropp, President of EBD Group.

About ASEBIO

ASEBIO is the Spanish Association of Bioenterprises.

ASEBIO brings together 160 companies, associations, foundations, universities, technology and research centres that undertake their activities either directly or indirectly related to biotechnology in Spain.

ASEBIO has acted as a meeting and promotion platform for those organisations interested in the development of the national biotechnology scene since 1999. ASEBIO therefore works in close collaboration with regional, national and European governments together with all those social organisations interested in the use of biotechnology for improving the quality of life, the environment and the generation of skilled employment.

Its broad membership base makes ASEBIO the most appropriate scenario for meeting the challenge of developing the biotechnology sector and taking advantage of the innovation opportunities presented through biotechnology as an economic and social growth vector in Spain.

ASEBIO belongs to and receives support from EUROPABIO, the European Association of Bioindustries and it is a member of the CEOE (The Spanish Confederation of Business Organisations).

About BioSpain:

BioSpain is a bi-annual forum for presenting research, technologies and services, and for analyzing and monitoring Spanish and international biotechnology product pipelines. The fifth edition will be held in Pamplona from the 29th of September to the 1st of October 2010. Since its first edition, launched back in the year 2003, it has become one of the leading biotechnology events in Europe. BioSpain 2010 will feature a trade exhibition, partnering event, investment forum, scientific congress, top level seminars & conferences and a career fair with a well-balanced mixture of local and international private companies, universities, overseas clusters, research institutes and governmental bodies. The past edition, held in Granada in September 2008, attracted over 1.100 visitors/daily from 26 countries and displayed over 120 exhibitors. BioSpain 2010 expects to increase substantially these figures.

About EBD Group

EBD Group is the leading partnering firm for the global life science industry. Since 1993, biotech, pharma and medical device companies have leveraged EBD Group’s partnering conferences, technology and services to identify business opportunities and develop strategic relationships essential to their success.

EBD Group’s conferences are run with the support of leading corporations and international trade associations, and include:

• BIO-Europe and BIO-Europe Spring^®, Europe’s largest life science partnering conferences, supported by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)
• BioPharm America™, the fastest growing partnering event in North America
• EuroMedtech™, EBD Group’s partnering event for the innovative medical technology industry
• BioEquity Europe, the investor conference co-organized with BioCentury Publications and BIO
• ChinaBio^® Partnering Forum, the first dedicated biotech/pharma partnering conference in China, co-produced with ChinaBio^® LLC
• Biotech Showcase™, a unique forum in San Francisco for presenting to investors and business development executives, co-produced with Demy-Colton Life Science Advisors

EBD Group’s sophisticated web-based partnering service, partneringONE^®, is used as the partnering engine at numerous third-party events around the world.

Outside of the conference format, EBD Group’s consultants provide hands-on assistance for firms seeking to in- or out-license products and technologies.

EBD Group has offices in the USA and Europe.

For more information visit www.ebdgroup.com