BioAsia 2026 begins in Hyderabad with record 4,000 delegates

Key facts

• BioAsia 2026, Asia's premier life sciences and health-tech forum, commenced in Hyderabad on 17 February 2026.
• The two-day event drew over 4,000 delegates and more than 500 companies, marking its largest edition to date.
• Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy inaugurated the forum at 9:30 am on 17 February at HITEX Hall 4.
• The 2026 edition theme is 'TechBio Unleashed: AI, Automation & the Biology Revolution'.
• The exhibition footprint expanded to 9,000 square metres, up from 7,000 square metres in 2025.
• 175+ exhibitors span pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medtech, digital health and advanced manufacturing.
• Startup Pavilion hosted 40 emerging startups, Innovation Pavilion featured 16 exhibitors, and 22 MSME exhibitors participated.
• Keynote speakers included Prof. Bruce Levine (University of Pennsylvania), Dr. Howard Y. Chang (Amgen) and Pushmeet Kohli (Google DeepMind).
• Global firms Novartis, Eli Lilly, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Sanofi, MSD and Miltenyi Biotec, alongside Indian leaders Dr. Reddy's Laboratories and Biocon Biologics, featured prominently.