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For Immediate Release

Carlsbad, CA., March 6, 2008: In response to overwhelming feedback from both regional and international biotech and pharmaceutical firms for a large, focused, stand-alone bio-pharma partnering event in the United States, EBD Group today announced it is launching “BioPharm America”, to be held September 9-10, 2008 at the Grand Hyatt in Atlanta, Georgia.

“We are very excited about BioPharm America and the enthusiastic support for what is sure to be one of the most exciting and productive partnering events of the year,” said Carola Schropp, Managing Director, EBD Group. “Based on the same formula used in EBD Group’s partnering conferences BIO-Europe and BIO-Europe Spring®, we expect BioPharm America to become the premier stand-alone bio-pharma partnering event in North America.”

As a leading partnering firm in the life sciences, EBD Group’s objective is to grow BioPharm America into North America's major international stand-alone partnering event, reaching the size of its European sister conferences, BIO-Europe and BIO-Europe Spring. Last year’s BIO-Europe (co-organized with BIO, the Biotechnology Industry Organization) attracted 2,200 delegates from 47 different countries.

With a clear focus on generating pre-arranged one-to-one partnering meetings for attendees, the BioPharm America conference offers an unrivalled opportunity for participants across the entire biotech value-chain to enter into strategic relationships. Partnering at BioPharm America will be powered by EBD Group’s acclaimed partneringONE™, the industry’s most advanced networking system. partneringONE enables delegates to efficiently mine a large pool of potential partners, and identify and pre-arrange private one-to-one meetings with dozens of company targets.

General registration for BioPharm America is now available at http://www.ebdgroup.com/bpa/registration.htm. Early-bird registration with a discount of 200 USD 2 is available until June 30th. For more information about this global partnering event for the biopharma industry, including housing and program updates, please go to the event homepage at www.biopharmamerica.com.

Advance media registration for BioPharm America is now available online. Registration is complimentary for credentialed members of the media. To register, please visit http://www.ebdgroup.com/bpa/press_reg.htm.

About BioPharm America
BioPharm America is where biotech industry partnerships get started. Based on the same winning formula used in EBD Group’s distinguished European partnering conferences BIO-Europe and BIO-Europe Spring®, BioPharm America is expected to become the premier stand-alone bio-pharma partnering event in North America. With a clear focus on generating one-to-one meetings for attendees, BioPharm America offers an unrivalled opportunity for participants across the entire biotech value-chain to identify and enter into strategic relationships.

As part of the EBD family of events, which includes the world’s largest stand alone biotech partnering conference BIO-Europe, BioPharm America applies a unique and proven model for helping companies get partnerships started. For more information please visit www.biopharmamerica.com.

About EBD Group
EBD Group is the leading partnering firm for the global biotechnology industry. Since 1993, firms in the life sciences have leveraged EBD Group’s partnering conferences, technology and services to identify business opportunities and develop strategic relationships that drive their business. EBD Group’s conferences (run in collaboration with leading industry partners and international trade associations) include BIO-Europe, the world’s largest stand-alone life science partnering conference (co-organized with BIO); BIO-Europe Spring®; and BioEquity Europe (co-organized with BioCentury Publications and BIO). EBD’s novel, web-based, partnering service partneringONE™ is also used at numerous third-party events around the world. Outside of the conference format, EBD Group’s consultants can provide hands-on assistance for firms seeking to in- or out-license products and technologies. EBD Group has offices in San Diego, Munich and London.

For more information visit www.ebdgroup.com
Contact:
Constantine Theodoropulos
EBD Group
+1 617.292.7319
ctheodoropulos@ebdgroup.com