The 5th BIO Latin America was held September 3-4 in the largest metropolis in the Western Hemisphere – Sao Paulo, Brazil. The BIO Latin America Conference, co-hosted by BIO and Biominas Brazil, has solidified itself as the premier life sciences meeting in the Latin America, welcoming over 675 attendees from 28 countries from around the world, approximately 10% growth over the previous edition. In addition, there were over 350 companies represented and more than 800 meetings conducted through BIO’s One-on-One Partnering. CEOs and senior executives from BIO member companies, local entrepreneurs, investors, researchers as well as senior government officials convened to discuss cutting edge issues in the life sciences sector, identifying policy considerations to support biotech innovation and highlighting opportunities for the growth of the sector globally and the unique contributions from the Latin American region to help drive this growth.
