FAQs

London Life Sciences Week refers to the week of 15-19 November 2026, when the biotechnology and investment community gathers in London for networking, deal-making, and meetings surrounding the annual Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference.

If you have questions about the Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference itself, please contact Jefferies directly. 

BIO Partnering™ @ London Life Sciences Week is a BIO-offered service using the BIO Partnering system to seamlessly arrange virtual or in-person partnering meetings during London Life Sciences Week.   

You can self-schedule meetings between 16-19 November 2026, with the flexibility to use your own in-person meeting space or virtual links, or BIO's meeting space at the One Aldwych hotel (subject to availability) or virtual links through a BIO provided Zoom. 

As a service to the industry, BIO is bringing the premier meeting scheduling system, BIO Partnering™, to London Life Sciences Week, effectively bringing biotech companies and investors together in one easy-to-use platform. BIO Partnering™ is the system that efficiently powers thousands of life sciences meetings at the BIO International Convention, during JPM Week, and at other industry-leading events.

The system is open to any qualified company and investor that registers, regardless of whether you are attending the Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference or any other concurrent event during London Life Sciences Week.  

Please note BIO and the BIO Partnering system are not affiliated with the Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference. 

Access to BIO Partnering™ for London Sciences Week is available to qualified registrants from the following company types: Biotechnology or Pharmaceutical R&D, Government/Economic Development, Medical Device or Technology, Digital Therapeutics, Academic/Tech Transfer/University, Diagnostic, Hospital or Public Institute, and Patient Advocacy.

Qualified investors can register on a complimentary basis. Learn more. All applications are subject to review by BIO.

Yes! We are conveniently located in the heart of all the London Life Sciences Week action at the One Aldwych hotel. In-person meetings can be scheduled every day from 16-19 November. BIO provides assigned tables in an open floorplan that are reserved for meetings scheduled through the BIO Partnering system (at no additional charge). Make sure you register early and schedule your meetings as soon as you receive your BIO Partnering™ access, since in-person meeting space is available on a first come, first served basis.

BIO also provides virtual meeting links for virtual and hybrid meetings, and users can also provide their own in-person location or their own virtual meeting link. 

The BIO Partnering™ system makes connections on a company-to-company basis. Individual delegates’ accounts will be placed under a company profile along with their colleagues as they register. After selecting their attendance type and filling out their profiles and their calendar availability, delegates send meeting requests to other companies and investors of interest and accept incoming meeting requests as appropriate.  Delegates then schedule their accepted meetings for mutually available times and specify locations. Some features available in the BIO Partnering system that make meeting management a breeze, include:   

• Self-schedule your meetings with great flexibility. Use BIO meeting space, virtual links or your own in-person or virtual locations.  

• Batch accept and decline incoming meeting requests to save time  

• Set saved search criteria and receive daily/weekly updates on new matches straight to your inbox  

• Native mobile app with push notifications for your upcoming meetings  

• Expanded partnering objectives to better classify your goals and search for partners based on their goals  

• Export shared contact information  

We expect registration to be available in early September. The BIO Partnering system will open in early October. After the system opens, you can expect to receive your partnering login information within 1-2 business days of your completed registration. Be sure to add biopartnering@bio.org to your safe senders list to receive your login credentials.  

No - you can register for just BIO Partnering™ @ London Life Sciences Week. You do not need to be registered for any other event to participate - but we encourage you to check out the other networking and educational events offered by London Life Sciences Week here:  https://lifesciencesweek.london/events/ 

Each company profile is allowed 150 outstanding outgoing meeting requests. Once an outgoing meeting request is accepted, declined or canceled, it no longer counts against that limit, and you can send an additional meeting request.  

Once a meeting request has been accepted, participants from either company can schedule the meeting by clicking the “Schedule” button on the meeting request from the Meetings page. Delegates can see the attendance types (In-person or virtual) of the meeting participants to help them choose either an in-person meeting location or a virtual meeting link, or both.   

The meeting location, whether in-person, virtual or a hybrid meeting, is determined by the meeting participants when they schedule their meetings. Delegates can select from four meeting location options: 

1. BIO in-person meeting tables at the One Aldwych hotel 
2. Their own in-person meeting location 
3. A BIO provided virtual link 
4. Their own virtual meeting link or use a combination of in person and virtual for a hybrid meeting.