2026 BIOTHERAPIES PAVILION

At the 2026 AABB Annual Meeting, taking place Oct. 17-19, in Atlanta, Ga.

AABB introduced the inaugural Biotherapies Pavilion in 2023 as a specially designed networking space in the Exhibit Hall providing biotherapies companies and professionals with new and curated opportunities to network and gain access to all that the AABB Annual Meeting has to offer.

This year, the Biotherapies Pavilion will have a bigger location in the Exhibit Hall centered around the AABB Learning Theater. This new location will allow for better visibility, interaction with more events and even more networking opportunities!Learn more about sponsorship opportunities >

Biotherapies Pavilion and Learning Theater Presenting Sponsors

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Biotherapies Pavilion Participants

Meet this year's Biotherapies Pavilion participating organizations.

bioMérieux

bioMérieux, a leader in microbiological control, delivers advanced diagnostic solutions to detect contamination across manufacturing of cell and gene therapies. We empower innovation with rapid, automated quality control technologies that enhance efficiency, safety, and scalability. Our recent acquisition of Accellix expands capabilities in flow cytometry, strengthening end-to-end advanced therapy production support.

biomerieux.com

Who from your team will be at the Meeting?

Nadia Ward, Business Development Manager

Hnin Hnin Khine, Marketing Manager

Gloriene Gonzalez Ruiz, MS, Account Manager

What can Meeting attendees come and talk to you about?

Accellix delivers actionable cell therapy starting material data by enabling immunophenotyping standardization across decentralized collection networks - How characterized leukapheresis products and standardized QC approaches can support manufacturing decisions, reduce variability, and strengthen developer–collector partnerships.

Revolutionize flow cytometry with Accellix - a rapid, automated, point-of-need platform for immunophenotyping advanced therapy critical starting materials. Accellix is now part of BioMerieux.
1-hr Mycoplasma testing with BIOFIRE SPOTFIRE – a simple, automated multiplex PCR-based system ideal for rapid testing by anyone, anywhere, at any time.

BBG Advanced Therapies

BBG Advanced Therapies, a subsidiary of BioBridge Global, delivers a custom portfolio of solutions, including the collection and processing of starting materials, testing, and manufacturing services that bring lifesaving therapies to patients worldwide.

biobridgeglobal.org

Who from your team will be at the Meeting?

Adrienne Mendoza, SVP, Chief Operating Officer

Amanda Whitelonis, Senior Director, Business Development

What can Meeting attendees come and talk to you about?

Mobile Leukapheresis Center
Leukopak Collection and Testing
Biomanufacturing and Analytical Development

Bluecord

Bluecord is software for blood centers and hospital blood labs running GMP operations. It unifies QA, manufacturing, inventory, and QC in one workspace, with document control, training, quality events, and lot records, so labs stay GxP compliant and audit-ready.

bluecord.com

Who from your team will be at the Meeting?

Andy Mai, CEO

Kian Chavoshi Nejad, Software Engineer

What can Meeting attendees come and talk to you about?

One workspace for QA, manufacturing, inventory, and QC, instead of stitching tools together.
GxP modules that talk to each other, including document control, training, quality events, and lot records.
How blood centers and hospital blood labs run quality, training, and lot records in Bluecord.

Eurofins CellTx

Eurofins CellTx is a CLIA, ISO 15189:2022, cGMP, FDA-registered laboratory for screening human cells, tissues, and cellular- and tissue-based products (HCT/Ps). Eurofins CellTx provides critical safety, quality and function testing cell based products and biotherapies. Our comprehensive test menu supports organizations from donor source to transplantable cell-based products.

eurofins-celltx.com

Who from your team will be at the Meeting?

Ronnie Aga, President and General Manager

What can Meeting attendees come and talk to you about?

Extensive HCT/P testing menu including the required FDA tests
Additional Biotherapy Viral Marker assays: Adenovirus, Chagas PCR, Herpes Viruses, Hepatitis E, EBV, CMV, Parvo B19, Lyme and Toxoplasmosis
Roche Donor Pro Serology Donor Reentry Testing

Johnson & Johnson

At Johnson & Johnson, health is everything. We are building a world where treatments are smarter, less invasive, and solutions are more personal. Within Innovative Medicine, patient-inspired science-based innovation and compassion drive us to address the most complex diseases of our time and unlock the potential medicines of tomorrow.

jnj.com

Who from your team will be at the Meeting?

Kody Timms BTimms@its.jnj.com

What can Meeting attendees come and talk to you about?

Unmet need and treatment challenges in wAIHA: Insights highlighting disease burden, gaps in current management, and opportunities to improve patient outcomes
Clinical and patient-centered outcomes in wAIHA: Discussion of ENERGY trial data and patient-reported QoL findings to contextualize efficacy, fatigue, and disease impact
Emerging FcRn data across indications: Overview of VIVACITY (and OLE) data in gMG alongside implications for immune modulation and broader autoantibody-driven diseases

Labcorp

Labcorp is a global leader in innovative, comprehensive laboratory services, delivering critical insights to advance science and improve health. Our integrated diagnostics and drug development capabilities support better clinical decision-making and patient outcomes.

labcorp.com

Who from your team will be at the Meeting?

Tracy Pampuno, Key Account Executive - Transplant

Deborah Pendergraph, Business Development

What can Meeting attendees come and talk to you about?

Comprehensive Transplant & Histocompatibility Testing
Donor Infectious Disease Testing
Single-Source Lab Partner with Scalable Capabilities

Pragmatrix

Save the Cord Foundation

Save the Cord Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit, was established to promote awareness of the life-saving benefits of cord blood based on unbiased and factual information. The Foundation educates parents, health professionals and the general public about the need to preserve this valuable medical resource while providing information on both public cord blood donation and private cord blood banks worldwide.

savethecordfoundation.org

Who from your team will be at the Meeting?

Charis Ober, Executive Director and Founder

Kealyn McCool, Deputy Director of the Arizona Public Cord Blood Program (AZDHS)

What can Meeting attendees come and talk to you about?

Cord Blood Education for Nurses
Cord Blood in the Classroom
Arizona Public Cord Blood Program

Versiti

With deep expertise in apheresis and donor management, Versiti provides well-characterized products such as leukopaks, cord blood, prospective collections, and non-transfusable blood products. We empower cell therapy delivery through precision collection, processing, and timely delivery- expanding access to apheresis and mononuclear cell collections for research, clinical trials, and emerging biotherapies.

versiti.org

Who from your team will be at the Meeting?

John Giles, Account Executive

Antoine Roby, Inside Sales Business Development

Kim Jackson, Marketing Manager Biomaterials

What can Meeting attendees come and talk to you about?

High-quality starting materials
Expanding biotherapies- cell collection
Specialty clinical trial services

Vitalant

Built on decades of blood banking expertise, Vitalant supports cell and gene therapies through clinical and scientific infrastructure, ready to support patients, and ready to support you where you need to be. Our nationwide infrastructure, analytical capabilities, and clinical expertise increase access to care and scientific insight.

vitalant.org

Who from your team will be at the Meeting?

Robin Madrigal, National Biotherapies Acct Dir
RMadrigal@vitalant.org

Kimber Gerber, National Biotherapies Acct Dir
KGerber@vitalant.org

What can Meeting attendees come and talk to you about?

Cell sourcing & apheresis
Cell processing, characterization & analytical services
Clinical delivery & patient access

WellSky

Leading the way in blood management and biotherapy software, the WellSky Biotherapies solution empowers every stage of the advanced therapy journey — from discovery to delivery. Whether you’re in the lab, clinic, or supporting operations, our platform unifies and streamlines biotherapy workflows to drive better outcomes and deeper connections across the entire ecosystem.

wellsky.com

What can Meeting attendees come and talk to you about?

Digital innovation: a scalable, intuitive platform — improving efficiency, accuracy, and collaboration.
Security & compliance: secure and reviewable processes to maintain compliance and reduce risk
Empowering growth: designed to grow with you and power the future of biotherapy innovation.

September 2026 CellSource Sponsor

Thank you to this year's sponsor: Johnson & Johnson.

Interested in sponsoring CellSource the rest of the year? Find out more about AABB's sponsorship and advertising opportunities.

Biotherapies Pavilion and Learning Theater Open-Mic Sessions and Other Events

Don't miss at this year's Pavilion:

Opening Reception Celebration
The annual CABP Celebration Hour, a key networking event for advanced biotherapies professionals
The highly anticipated AABB Biotherapies Manual book launch

COMING SOON: AABB BIOTHERAPIES MANUAL

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Biotherapies Manual cover updated May 2026

AABB is looking froward to announcing the full schedule for this year’s open-mic sessions and events in September.

BIOTHERAPIES OPPORTUNITIES AT THE 2026 AABB ANNUAL MEETING

Register your interest in biotherapies sponsorships, connection packages and other opportunities at the 2026 Annual Meeting, taking place Oct. 17-19, in Atlanta, Ga.

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