The European Conference on Rare Diseases and Orphan Products is the unique platform/forum across all rare diseases, across all European countries, bringing together all stakeholders (patients’ representatives, academics, health care professionals, industry and policy makers). The conference provides the state-of-the-art of the rare disease environment, monitoring and benchmarking initiatives. It covers research, development of new treatments, health care, social care, information, public health and support at European, national and regional levels. It is synergistic with national and regional conferences, enhancing efforts of all stakeholders. There is no competition with them, but efforts are complementary, fully respecting initiatives of all.
Contact: EURORDIS/DIA

Major topics: Strategies in industry and sciences, Design of novel biopharmaceutical compounds, New technology platforms for the optimization of biologics, Biosuperiors and regulatory aspects
On the preceding day to the conference, 22 May 2012, participants have the opportunity to visit the biotech production at the Roche site in Penzberg.
Contact: Dr. Borris Haupt, Bayern Innovativ
Phone: +49-911-20671-175
haupt@bayer-innovativ.de

Contact: ICG Europe
infoservice.genomics.cn

The Anglo-Nordic region continues to be one a growing biotech region. Now entering the ninth year, the Anglonordic Biotech Conference provides an one-stop opportunity to discover, collaborate and invest in this success. By invitation only, the select audience is restricted to drug discovery-, biopharmaceutical and venture capital firms. The conference consists of four areas that have on-going activities simultaneously. The four areas are; the Main Conference Room, Aescap Venture Investment Room, the One-to-One Meetings Area and the Exhibition/Lounge Area.
Contact: Daniel Johansson, Ezenze AB
daniel@anglonordicbiotech.com

The conference tracks at this event include Drug Discovery Automation, Environmental Analysis, Informatics for Automation, Liquid Handling & Robotics, Nano & Microfluidics, Next-Gen Sequencing Automation and Separation & Detection.
Contact: Aaron Woodley, Select Biosciences
Phone: +44 (0)1787 315129
a.woodley@selectbiosciences.com

4th Annual International Medical Technology Partnering Conference
Contact: EBD Group
conferences@ebdgroup.com

The partnering scope ranges from innovative to generic, from early stage candidates to approved, prescription or OTC drugs, medical devices and companion diagnostics. Delegates determine the focus, displayed and updated hourly on Internet as soon as sufficient data are submitted.
Contact: Dr. Norbert Rau, RauCon
Phone: +49-6222-9807-0, Fax: +49-6222-9807-77
meetyou@europlx.com

forum of microalgal science and application, Theme: "Where we are and will go" in microalgal biotechnology
Contact: Europea Society of Microalgal Biotechnology/IGV Institut für Getreideverarbeitung GmbH
boback@igv.de

international event in the field of experimental and medical mycology
Contact: ISHAM
isham2012@interplan.de

Research on C.elegans plays an influential role across biology and has been at the forefront of genetics. Genetic analyses in C.elegans have led to advances in understanding many processes conserved throughout the animal kingdom, including establishment of cell polarity, developmental patterning, cell death, RNA interference, ageing, axon pathfinding, neuronal signaling and many others. Evidence of the impact of C.elegans research is the award of three Nobel prizes and a Lasker Award.
Two types of meetings focus on C.elegans research. The International C.elegans meeting, organised once every two years in the USA, covers all aspects of C.elegans research. The large size (over 2000 attendees) and diversity of the International meeting does not allow easy discussion or interactions among groups who share interest in particular research areas. To fill this gap, C.elegans “Topic meetings” are held in alternate years with the International meetings. These are focused meetings on particular aspects of C.elegans biology. Topic meetings provide a vibrant and exciting arena for discussion of current research, and the sharing of new ideas, methods, and reagents.
Each platform session will focus on one area and begin with a Keynote speaker recognized in that area. The remainder of the meeting programme will consist of talks chosen from submitted abstracts, giving students and post-docs opportunities to speak. In the past, competition for talks has been high, giving rise to a very high quality programme.
Contact: EMBL Heidelberg
events@embl.de

The BIO International Convention is the largest global event for the biotechnology industry and offers key networking and partnering opportunities, and provides insights and inspiration on the major trends affecting the industry.
Contact: Biotechnology Industry Organization

Presentations and workshops, and, above all, networking and the establishment of contacts between the various areas create as comprehensive a depiction as possible of the process chain of the diverse aspects of personalized medicine. The congress and workshops are accompanied by a specialized exhibition that provides additional interesting insights into specific projects and target group-specific issues.
Contact: Angela Zimmermann, Koeln Messe
Phone: +49-221-821-3878
angela.zimmermann@koelnmesse.de

The Bio production forum 2012 will focus on Protein- Formulation and Degradation, Impurities and Contaminants in Biopharmaceuticals and Biosimilars. Amongst others, it provides information on Capability of Impurity Analytics and the New Legal Pathways for U.S. Approval of and the European Requirements on Biosimilars. The Conference includes a site visit at Roche Diagnostics Penzberg and an academic Poster-Session.
Contact: CONCEPT Heidelberg GmbH
Phone: +49 (0) 6221/84 44-0
info@concept-heidelberg.de

The conference will cover all aspects of human genetics, from the cutting edge of research into the human genome and individual genetic or chromosomal conditions, right through
to the practical issues of organising genetic services to deliver the benefits of this knowledge to our populations.
Contact: Mirjam Uebelhör, ESHG c/o Vienna Medical Academy
Phone: +43-1-405-138-316
conference@eshg.org

The Organizing Team invites in a new setting for the “Micromethods in Protein Chemistry” at the Ruhr-University in Bochum. A partial switch in the official language from German to English will open new opportunities for additional excellent speakers as well as for more international interactions and communicatios.
Contact: Linda Pötter, Medizinisches Proteom-Center
Phone: +49-234-32 27188, Fax: +49-234-32 14554
linda.poetter@rub.de

The four conference tracks at this event include Biotherapeutics, Single Use Technologies, Stem Cells and Cell Culture.
Contact: Select Biosciences
Phone: +44 (0)1787 315129

SBMC 2012 will present cutting-edge experimental, theoretical and computational approaches as well as exciting examples of modelling complex biological systems across scales, in an evolutionary context and this year in particular, will span the range of interests from basic to biomedical research, and on towards industrial applications. The fundamentals and challenges of systems biology will be the focus of a keynote debate between Nobel-laureate Sydney Brenner and long-standing champion of systems biology Dennis Noble of Oxford University, chaired by Peter Hunter from the University of Auckland.
Contact: Elena Solovarova, HepatoSys Competence Network
Phone: +49-761-2038531, Fax: +49-761-2035781
sbmc2012@conventus.de

The Congress will included plenary lectures by international experts, conferences, cutting edge symposia, satellite and sponsored symposia, society workshops, posters and oral presentations.
Contact: Spanish Society of Pharmacology
ephar2012@viajesiberia.com

The FESPB (Federation of European Societies of Plant Biologists) and the EPSO (European Plant Science Organisation) hold for the first time a joint Plant Biology Congress. This congress will highlight all aspects of plant biology with special emphasis on the consequences of global climate change and on feeding the global world population.
Contact: Katja Lemke, Albert Ludwigs University/FESPB/EPSO
lemke@kongress-kommunikation

conference series, which focuses on the rapidly evolving fields of biocatalysis and industrial biotechnology. Topics: Enzyme discovery, recombinant production, synthetic biology and design; Structure-function analysis and modelling; Enzymatic and whole cell biotransformations; Bioprocess engineering and downstream processing; Biorefinery and sustainable development of industrial processes
Contact: Gerlinde Loebkens, TuTech Innovation GmbH
Phone: +49-40-76629-6551
loebkensy@tutech.de

The four conference tracks at this event include RNAi & miRNA, Advances in qPCR, Epigenetics and Agrigenomics. conference and exhibition
Contact: Select Biosciences
Phone: +44 (0)1787 315129

ECI 2012, with the theme “A healthier future through research, education and innovation” will have 4 parallel tracks with equal emphasis on basic and clinical immunology. There will be 24 symposia and 72 workshops covering all aspects of immunology: Innate immunity, adaptive immunity, Diseases of the immune system, and Immune interventions.
The speakers will be leading basic and clinical immunologists from all over the world. Several European Societies dealing with immunology, mostly in applied science have shown enormous enthusiasm in organising additional symposia. There will also be lunch time symposia sponsored by our industrial partners. The congress, with 5000 participants, the largest gathering of the European immunologists, will provide a unique environment to network with colleagues from all over Europe and beyond. There will be at least 500 bursaries to facilitate the participation of young scientists.
Contact: EFIS/BSI
eci2012@kenes.com

11th World Congress
Contact: Human Proteome Organization

The theme for the meeting will be “Success Factors for Licensing” and the subjects will include topical issues such as Licensing vs. Acquisition; Royalty Stacking and Renegotiation; Regional Growth and Biosimilar Development Strategies as well as the latest developments on AMNOG and the OTC Market in CEE countries.
Contact:

6th International Meeting on Biotechnology – 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.
Contact: ASEBIO
biospain@bec.eu

Leading European Event for Drug Discovery in Collaboration with the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening
Contact: Congrex Schweiz AG
Phone: +41-61-6867756, Fax: +41-61-6867788
basel@congrex.com

The Biological Production Forum attracts senior level biopharmaceutical
industry professionals working within manufacturing, process development
and product operations. The agenda features a pharma QBD case study stream as
well as keynote sessions, interactive workshops and networking activities.
Attendees will gain knowledge and expertise on the latest upstream and
downstream strategies and single use technologies and disposables
available to improve their organisational performance.
Contact: Dora Walsh, WTG Event
Phone: +44 (0)20 7202 7695
dora.walsh@wtgevents.com

The biennial series aims to give an overview on the current status of the fast evolving field and an outlook to where the field is heading. The conference will provide a unique opportunity for scientists using diverse research approaches and methods to come together and to network. It is structured to enhance exchange and discussions between researchers, for the benefit of their own research as well as for the progress of the field.
Contact: EMBL Heidelberg
events@embl.de

The EMBO | EMBL Symposium “Complex Life of mRNA” will bring leaders in the mRNA field together with post-docs and students, with the aim of disseminating and discussing the most recent results. The programme includes sessions on: transcription; mRNA processing; export and localization; mRNA surveillance and decay; translation and the control of mRNA expression by microRNAs.
Contact: EMBL Heidelberg
events@embl.de

ICSE connects the pharmaceutical community with outsourcing solution providers, offering a forum for business development, networking and education. ICSE is made up of 5 zones and pavilions for easy navigation: CRO - Clinical Trials Zone; New Exhibitor Zone; USA Zone; Logistics & Supply Chain Zone; General Floor and a BioPh Pavilion.
Contact: UBM Live
Phone: +31 20 40 99 544
icse@ubm.com

CPhI Worldwide 2012, along with co-located events ICSE (Contract Services) and P-MEC Europe (Pharmaceutical Machinery, Equipment and Technology) and InnoPack (Innovative Packaging Solutions), are an networking and business event for the global pharma community. It brings your business face-to-face with potential customers, keeps you informed about the latest industry trends and helps you remain one step ahead of a constantly changing global market.
Contact: UBM Live
Phone: +31 20 40 99 544
cphi@ubm.com

Topics: From single cells to multicellularity; Keeping it all together: chromosomes and chromatin; Programming and reprogramming; Conservative vs progressive divisions (mitosis and meiosis), Context matters
Contact: EMBL Heidelberg
events@embl.de

EFIB 2012 - "the bio-economy goes global", Gathering together the foremost representatives of Europe's industrial biotechnology community, EFIB 2012 will bring you an unrivalled calibre of speakers from across policy and business, the most comprehensive exhibition and the networking and business exchange opportunities that one should expect from the sector's market leading event.
Contact: Ciaran Little, EFIB/EuropaBIO
Phone: +44(0)1372 802063

The four conference tracks at this event include Cancer Proteomics, Informatics, Exosomes/Markers in Biological Fluids and Metabolic Profiling & Lipidomics. conference and exhibition
Contact: Select Biosciences
Phone: +44 (0)1787 315129

The conference series will bring together scientists working in all of these areas to show how integrated research programs using yeast as a model could be as successful in ecology and evolution as they have been in cellular and molecular biology. To account for this, we will for the first time include two special sessions where we will discuss methodological issues relevant for different fields in order to stimulate a methodological exchange between the different disciplines.
Contact: EMBL Heidelberg
events@embl.de

The 50th euroPLX Meeting marks an anniversary for the world's most often held life science partnering event.The partnering scope ranges from innovative to generic, from early stage candidates to approved, prescription or OTC drugs, medical devices and companion diagnostics. Delegates determine the focus, displayed and updated hourly on EuroPLX-website as soon as sufficient data are submitted.
Contact: Dr. Norbert Rau, RauCon
Phone: +49-6222-9807-0, Fax: +49-6222-9807-77
meetyou@europlx.com

European and international exhibition & conference for innovation and technologies in the fields of molecular biology and current molecular diagnostics techniques.
Contact: Reed Expositions France
Phone: +33-1-4756-5079
jib@reedexpo.fr

Current topics of the 2nd CELLMAT will cover all aspects of manufacturing, modification, joining, structural characterisation and property analysis. In a side event a strong focus will be set on applications of cellular materials. International experts will give plenary lectures about the applications in automotive and transportation, in mechanical engineering, for chemical and energy systems, for environmental purposes or for micro and medical devices and functions. The 3-days conference comes up as a discussion panel between researchers, manufacturers and users of cellular materials. During the conference, excellent results in applications of cellular materials will be honoured with the CELLMAT-Awards, and the best three posters will be selected.
Contact: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde/Conventus
Phone: +49 (0)3641 311 60

The main aim of these joint meetings is to present important areas of life science research in a manner accessible to all, and to promote reflection on their implications. At the same time, they should facilitate a broad dialogue between biologists, behavioral and social scientists, students of all disciplines, and members of the public.
Contact: EMBL Heidelberg
events@embl.de

Biotechnology partnering conference. BIO-Europe features the industry’s most advanced Web-based partnering system, enabling delegates from all parts of the biotechnology value-chain to quickly identify, engage and enter into strategic relationships that drive their business successfully forward.
Contact: Thomas Voigt, EBD Group
Phone: +1-760-930-0500
tvoigt@ebdgroup.com

trade fair for the supplier market of medical manufacturing
Contact: Dana Mell, IVAM
Phone: +49 231 9742 7082
dm@ivam.de

The meeting is purposely very broad and covers all aspects of functional genomic approaches to systems biology, going from the genome to phenotype. These include general principles of transcription, transcriptional networks, protein interactions, functional interaction networks (synthetic lethal screens, genetics, RNAi), synthetic biology, multi-dimensional data integration and qualitative and quantitative modeling.
Contact: EMBL Heidelberg
events@embl.de

Main Topic: Stem Cells and Clinical Applications
Contact: Fraunhofer-Institut für Zelltherapie und Immunologie, Leipzig
info@fs-leipzig.com