EBF Meetings

On the EBF

EBF was founded in 2006 at the initiative of 12 pharmaceutical companies. Its goal was to create a platform for discussions around science, day-to-day procedures, business tools, technologies and regulatory issues in Bioanalysis. Until 2010, EBF membership was limited to pharmaceutical R&D companies with bioanalytical activities in Europe. From 2011 onwards, the EBF welcomed CROs having regulated BioA lab-activities in Europe. In 2010, the EBF registered as a non-profit organisation (vzw) (the Belgian Act of 27 June 1921 on non-profit associations, international non-profit associations and foundations. The EBF non-profit organisation was integrated into the Belgian Code on Companies and Associations (the BCCA) in 2023. For more information, go to https://e-b-f.eu

On our meetings

The EBF organises four meeting formats which are open to all:

  1. Focus Workshops (FW): 1.5 days workshops organised around themes of high or urgent interest to the EBF community, or to connect the EBF with adjacent disciplines (i.e. our stakeholders) to create synergy and mutual learning. FWs are non-sponsored meetings. They are organised within a relatively short lead time with a frequency of 2 times/year: Spring FW and  Autumn FW. For more details on the current planning click on tab Springfocus and Autumnfocus respectively.
  2. Open Symposium (OS): Ever since 2008, the EBF organises a yearly OS in Barcelona (Spain) in the 2nd half of November. For the OS, we allow sponsoring. Over the years, our OS  has become a landmark for bioanalytical discussions in Europe, inviting all regions across the globe, and has created a true Forum-like spirit where people meet and openly discuss science, regulations and process/technology in line with the goals of the EBF. For more details on the current planning click on tab Open
  3. Roadshows: EBF Roadshows are small, regional scientific meetings designed to bring EBF discussions closer to our community. They are held in areas with a high concentration of pharmaceutical or bioanalytical activity and are particularly intended for non-BioA colleagues, i.e. our stakeholders, who may not be able to travel to larger EBF events. Roadshows are intentionally interactive and focused, combining short presentations with open dialogue on a single bioanalytical theme per meeting. A full roadshow cycle includes at least four regions. Their purpose is to broaden engagement, strengthen regional connections, and foster accessible knowledge-sharing across Europe.
  4. Young Scientist Symposium: Since 2014, the EBF organises a YSS. The format was created to provide unique  development opportunities for young scientist. Creating a peer community of young scientists has been a proven recipe to lower the threshold for engagement in cross company pre-competitive interactions. For details of the meeting, click on tab YSS

For agenda and slide decks of previous FWs, OS, Roadshows or YSS go to Previous Meetings

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