6th International Meeting on Biotechnology held at Bilbao Exhibition Centre (BEC), in Barakaldo (Bilbao), from 19 to 21 September

6th International Meeting on Biotechnology held at Bilbao Exhibition Centre (BEC), in Barakaldo (Bilbao), from 19 to 21 September PR Newswire MADRID, October 11, 2012 MADRID, October 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BioSpain 2012 is now the world's fourth-largest business development event in biotechnology The partnering event expanded by 29% to 2,775 meetings, growing faster than BIO International Convention (23%), BIO Europe (1%) and BIO Europe Spring (24%) to rank fourth among biotechnology business development events worldwide HRH the Prince of Asturias inaugurated BioSpain 2012, visited the trade fair and met with leading industry figures Participant numbers (domestic and international) increased by 32% with respect to the 2010 edition. The presence of international companies increased by 40% In the trade fair, 78% of exhibitors were Spanish companies and 22% were international, making a total of 217, i.e. 29% more than in 2010 The First Career Fair had 400 registrations for meetings to match the supply and demand for labour and training The final figures show BioSpain 2012 was a major success and evidence the growing importance of biotechnology in Spain. In fact, this year BioSpain climbed to fourth place worldwide among biotechnology business development/partnering events, having hosted a total of 2,775 meetings, a 29% increase on the previous edition in 2010.