We’ve had another super busy year at Bionow, so here’s 2023 in numbers:
 

*latest figures from 2022

 
The Bionow membership continues to grow, now with 330 members from biotech and life sciences across the North and beyond. Our members lie at the heart of what we do, and we continue to expand the support and services we can offer our members.
 
With the cost of living crisis still ongoing and supported by regular updates on how to save money, members are seeing real value in accessing the Bionow purchasing scheme saving on everything from laboratory consumables, financial services, commercial insurance, to support with R&D tax credits and more.
 
We know things still look uncertain for the sector going into 2024, but here at Bionow, we will continue to develop new offerings and champion our Bionow community, providing as many new business development, growth and networking opportunities as we can.
 
Events Roundup
 
2023 started with a record turnout for BioInfect in February, with 200 delegates, 20 exhibitors, 12 poster abstracts and 28 speakers from 21 companies coming together to tackle the ever-present global issue of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and discuss what can be done to raise awareness, drive innovation and incentivise R&D in this area. Read more
 
Moving into March, the Annual Bionow Awards once again took place beneath the iconic Concorde. Almost 350 attendees at the black tie event marked the celebration of scientific excellence in style, popping open the champagne and celebrating the winners, with two brand-new award categories adding more diversity to the shortlist. Read more
 
The Life Sciences Careers Fair, a virtual careers event for students, had a range of topics covering job preparation, insights from big pharma, manufacturing and career development opportunities. Bionow member IGNIFI even recruited a new team member as a result! Read more
 
Following the success of last year’s event, the University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences once again co-hosted the Yorkshire Bio-Partnering event in April, which focused on the benefits of industry-academic collaboration and the sharing of funding strategies from experts in the region. Read more
 
April also saw the first-ever Empowering Women in Biotech bring attendees together with an agenda packed with opportunities for women in the industry to share their expertise, celebrate their achievements and vent their frustrations, as well as highlighting how to help others achieve their potential. Read more
 
In May, a sold-out Pharma Manufacturing welcomed 130 delegates, exhibitors and speakers to come together and share ideas, collaborate and inform on this exciting and expanding sector to identify challenges and opportunities in the industry. Read more
 
BioFocus in June had experts from the life sciences sector sharing their thoughts on topics including the state of the North East region within a national context, developments in diagnostics, regional expertise and the therapies of the future. Read more
 
As the autumn conference season descended, BioCap in September had another record turnout of more than 160 delegates, and incorporated a pitching competition, an investor dinner and the conference itself, featuring keynote speakers, panel discussions and one-to-one partnering meetings. Read more
 
Another well-attended Empowering Women in Biotech session took place in October, with talks and panels covering topics including innovation, women leaders and their stories, and investor insights. Read more
 
Oncology & Precision Medicine, taking place over two days, rounded off the year in November, with 149 delegates meeting to network, exhibit, present and discuss the key and trending topics associated with these two areas of medicine. Read more
 
2024 will also see Bionow continue to host a varied events programme, with some of the key conference dates below. There will be many events confirmed throughout the year, so we encourage you to sign up to the Bionow newsletter here and keep up to date with the latest news.
 
2024 conferences
 
8^th February: BioInfect
7^th March: Bionow Annual Awards Dinner
14^th March: Life Sciences Careers Fair
16^th April: Yorkshire Bio-Partnering
14^th May: Pharma Manufacturing
19^th June: BioFocus
17^th July: BRAND NEW EVENT! Neuroscience
September (date TBC): BioCap
November (date TBC): Oncology & Precision Medicine
 
PLUS we host regular Biotech & Beers, Pitching & Pizza, Empowering Women in Biotech and virtual coffee mornings to maximise your networking opportunities! All our upcoming events can be found here.
 
The Bionow team would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support and we look forward to working with you in 2024.
 
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
 
The Bionow Team