Business Development & Growth Academy: Future Trends in Business Development
Join us in the second session of the Business Development & Growth Academy!
A new webinar series for shared learning in human and planetary health innovation. In a fast-moving medical biotech, medtech, digital health, agtech & industrial biotech ecosystem, growth doesn’t come from isolated expertise, it comes from collaboration, shared experience and honest conversations about real challenges.
That’s why we’re launching the Business Development & Growth Academy: a webinar series bringing together our members to openly share their knowledge, tools, and lessons learned, to support the broader ecosystem in a relevant way. Throughout the year, these sessions will explore practical topics relevant to:
- early-stage startups (R&D & service providers)
- scaling companies (R&D & service providers)
- established industry players (R&D & service providers)
Each webinar will focus on concrete challenges, real-world perspectives, and actionable insights.
Second session:
Session theme: Future Trends in Business Development
26th March, Online, 10:00 – 11:15, Free (Biovia members only)
Session concept
Business Development in Life Sciences is evolving rapidly. Traditional deal-making, partnership models, and growth strategies are being reshaped by regulatory complexity, data-driven decision making, digitalization, ecosystem collaboration, and changing customer expectations.
This webinar explores how Business Development roles, tools, and strategies are changing, and what BD leaders and early-career professionals need to prepare for in the coming years. The focus is on real trends, emerging practices, and practical implications for organizations operating in MedTech, Biotech, and Digital Health.
Session objectives
- Understand key trends shaping the future of Business Development in Life Sciences
- Gain insight into how BD increasingly interacts with R&D, Regulatory, Quality, and Operations
- Learn how digital tools, data, and AI are changing opportunity sourcing and deal evaluation
- Understand how partnership models and value propositions are evolving
- Identify concrete actions to future-proof BD strategies and skillsets
Speakers:
- Tim Conings, Business Development, Unitron Medx
- Simon Deré, Director of Business Development, 2 Bridge