Target audience: Canadian life sciences and health companies
BIOSPAIN
Event Type: Trade Show
Date: October 7 to 9, 2025
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Venue: FIRA Barcelona Gran Via Venue
Industry(ies): Life sciences
Application deadline: October 05, 2025
Event description
BIOSPAIN is the largest biotech and biopharma event organized by a national bioindustry association in Europe. In fact, it’s one of the largest in the world in terms of the number of one-on-one meetings and participating companies (40% of participants are from outside Spain).
BIOSPAIN’s last edition featured:
- more than 997 companies
- more than 2,200 attendees
- 261 exhibitors from 34 countries
- more than 81 investors
- more than 60 conference session
- more than 5,000 one-on-one meetings
- more than 750 licensing opportunities
The TCS in Barcelona is recruiting a delegation of Canadian life sciences companies to take part in the Government of Canada booth. They are also organizing a “Life Sciences Day” event that will include meetings, site-visits and other networking.
For Canadian biotech companies and research centers, BIOSPAIN is an ideal venue to:
- connect with European and international industry leaders
- showcase Canadian expertise and explore new market opportunities
- gain insights into the latest scientific, technological, and regulatory trends
- establish strategic collaborations and attract potential investors
Benefits of participating
- Gain insights and market intelligence
- Develop a first-hand understanding of the opportunities and challenges of doing business in foreign markets
- Meet key commercial entities, industry players, and potential buyers, investors and/or partners
- Meet key regulatory bodies
- Meet academic or research entities
- Participate in networking events
- Participate in pre-organized business to business meetings
- Increase visibility of your product or service
- Receive on-the-ground assistance from the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service
- Compare your product/service with international competitors
- Pitch your product /service to selected audiences
How the program works
- B2B matchmaking: The TCS will organize curated B2B meetings, connecting Canadian companies with international partners, investors, and clients to explore new business opportunities.
- Export Café: Attend individual meetings with Trade Commissioners from different international markets.
- Pavilion/exhibit: Showcase your company at the Canada Pavillion where your organization can have a booth located in a high-traffic area.
- Networking opportunities: Join TCS-hosted networking sessions to connect with key industry players, government representatives, and global leaders, fostering collaborations that support international growth.
- Site visits
Contact us
Aurora Polo
Trade Commissioner
Barcelona, Spain
espana@international.gc.ca