BIO Partnering Platform screen showing the Explore Favorites list of companies, with Request Meeting buttons

Biotechnology Innovation Organization

BIO Partnering™ Platform

BIO Partnering is a proprietary platform built to streamline meeting scheduling at biotech events. Its double opt-in system ensures high-quality matches, while advanced search, smart filtering, and real-time scheduling tools help users efficiently identify and secure the right meetings. An intuitive interface and responsive design keep workflows frictionless, enabling teams to focus on building valuable partnerships. Scalable across BIO’s global events, the platform supports organizations across the biotech ecosystem in planning, managing, and maximizing every partnering opportunity.

BIO Partnering Platform dashboard with the Investor Forum banner, profile completion and meeting request summaries
Delegate profile card for a company president, with a Request Meeting button, professional background and areas of expertise
 

We developed a scalable SaaS platform that grows with BIO’s expanding portfolio of partnering events and organizational needs.

New meeting request panel open over the dashboard, with fields for duration, subject and a message
BIO International Convention banner, June 3–6, 2024, San Diego, with an Explore button
Calendar view of a delegate's convention schedule, showing meetings and availability by time slot
Meetings view listing confirmed and pending meetings beside a selected meeting's details and message thread
 

BIO Partnering connects stakeholders across biotech, pharma, and healthcare, supporting research, product development, and market access collaborations.

Four mobile screens of the BIO Partnering app: a company profile, a delegate profile, the dashboard and a session detail

The challenge

BIO’s legacy platform, managed by a third-party vendor, could not scale to meet growing event and partnering needs. We were tasked with designing and building a new system while ensuring ongoing operations on the existing platform.

Our impact

BIO Partnering launched successfully, with meetings in 2025 growing approximately 7.7% year over year. Ongoing feature enhancements and platform improvements have strengthened event management capabilities and expanded partnering opportunities to include both BIO’s signature annual events and white-labeled deployments.

Project info

Agency

Publicis Sapient

Role

Associate Experience Director

Team

Product Design (4), Content (1)

Client

Biotechnology Innovation Organization

Industry

Healthcare / Event Management

Deliverables

Digital, Strategy, User Research

Photographs/Videos

Video ©BIO

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