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ASBMB Annual Meeting 2027Exhibitor guide: booth costs, dates and deadlines in Boston

ASBMB 2027 booths in Boston built for the 1 p.m. poster-hall rush

Event dates
April 3–6, 2027
Exhibit hall
April 3–6, 2027 (Sat 6:30–8:30 p.m. (opening reception); Sun–Tue 1–6 p.m.)
Venue
John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center, Boston

4.9 star rating from clientsSince 201510,000+ booths built3,000+ exhibitors

SpecialtyRx booth by Purple Exhibits: wide view of the SpecialtyRx island booth, shown for ASBMB Annual Meeting exhibitors
Built by Purple · SpecialtyRx island
Scientist in a face mask and safety glasses looking through a microscope in a white lab
Ocean Healthcare Network booth by Purple Exhibits: blue-and-white backlit fabric wall for Ocean Healthcare Network, Purple work to compare for your ASBMB Annual Meeting booth
Built by PurpleOcean Healthcare Network inline booth
  • Nearly3,000researchers expected at ASBMB 2027 source
  • 2,346registrants at ASBMB 2026 source
  • 2,791registrants at ASBMB 2025 in Chicago source
  • About11,000ASBMB members (2027 prospectus) source

Quick answers

ASBMB Annual Meeting 2027 in 30 seconds

The quick version for exhibitors. Sources for each ASBMB Annual Meeting figure are further down the page.

When is ASBMB Annual Meeting 2027?
April 3–6, 2027, at John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center, Boston.
When is the hall open at ASBMB Annual Meeting?
April 3–6, 2027, Sat 6:30–8:30 p.m. (opening reception); Sun–Tue 1–6 p.m.
How big is ASBMB Annual Meeting?
2,346 registrants (2026 edition).
How much is booth space at ASBMB Annual Meeting?
$3,650 per 10×10, 2027 rate; corner fee $200, paid to the organizer.
What does a 10×20 ASBMB Annual Meeting booth cost all-in?
A Purple rental runs $7,500 – $15,000 with design, graphics, lighting, install and dismantle included. Space and show services are billed by ASBMB Annual Meeting.
For ASBMB Annual Meeting, what is the next exhibitor deadline?
Priority point deadline for 2027 booth selection: October 31, 2026.

Everything about ASBMB Annual Meeting 2027 in one place

ASBMB Annual Meeting 2027 fact sheet

ASBMB Annual Meeting 2027 key facts
Official nameASBMB 2027, the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Event datesApril 3–6, 2027
Exhibit hall datesApril 3–6, 2027 (Sat 6:30–8:30 p.m. (opening reception); Sun–Tue 1–6 p.m.) source
VenueJohn B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center
900 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02115
OrganizerAmerican Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)
Size (2026)2,346 registrants attendees source
Who attendsPrincipal investigators, lab heads, research scientists, postdocs, teaching faculty and graduate students in biochemistry and molecular biology, from academia, industry and government
Booth space$3,650 per 10×10, 2027 rate; corner fee $200 source
Next deadlinePriority point deadline for 2027 booth selection: October 31, 2026 source
Nearest airportBoston Logan International Airport (BOS)
About 4.6 miles from the Hynes, with Back Bay Logan Express shuttles, per Signature Boston
HotelsThe official ASBMB 2027 housing portal, opening in late November 2026; the Westin Copley Place is the headquarters hotel
Official hotel page →
Official websiteasbmb.org

Official ASBMB Annual Meeting resources

The show in pictures

Inside ASBMB Annual Meeting: 2010 to 2018

Real photos from past editions of ASBMB Annual Meeting, shared by the people who took them under open licenses. Tap a photo to see it larger.

Speaker at an ASBMB-branded podium on stage in front of a dark curtain
Leemor Joshua-Tor speaking at the ASBMB 2018 annual meetingPhoto: ASBMB, CC BY 2.0, original
Award lecturer speaking from an ASBMB lectern on stage with laptops on the table
Susan Baserga's award lecture at the ASBMB 2016 annual meetingPhoto: ASBMB, CC BY 2.0, original
Scientist speaking at a lectern with the ASBMB logo against a blue-lit curtain
Judith Klinman lecturing at the ASBMB 2015 annual meetingPhoto: ASBMB, CC BY 2.0, original
Speaker holding a microphone and remote beside an ASBMB-branded lectern
Susan Taylor presenting at the ASBMB 2010 annual meetingPhoto: ASBMB, CC BY 2.0, original

ASBMB Annual Meeting 2027 calendar

ASBMB Annual Meeting 2027 dates and deadlines

These are the dates the organizer has published for ASBMB Annual Meeting, listed in order and linked to the pages that state them. The next date is highlighted.

  1. Priority point deadline for 2027 booth selectionReturning exhibitors source
  2. Early rate ends for career and education fair tabletopsRecruiting organizations source
  3. Booth balance due; attendee registration and housing openExhibitors and attendees source
  4. Company description dueExhibitors source
  5. Last day to confirm 2027 sponsorships for loyalty pointsSponsors source
  6. Deadline for booth orders to the decoratorExhibitors source
  7. ASBMB 2027 opens; exhibit hall opening reception 6:30–8:30 p.m.Attendees and exhibitors source
  8. Last exhibit hall day (1–6 p.m.) and close of the meetingExhibitors source

01 Purple at ASBMB Annual Meeting 2027

ASBMB 2027 booths in Boston built for the 1 p.m. poster-hall rush

We design ASBMB booths for biochemists who walk in from the poster boards between 1 and 6 p.m., with a counter for a protocol chat and samples within reach. At the Hynes we route crates through the 14 Back Bay loading docks and file your decorator orders before ASBMB's February 20 cutoff.

  • Apr 3–6 · Hynes, Boston
  • Nearly 3,000 expected
  • Hall open 1–6 p.m. daily

What makes ASBMB Annual Meeting different, and how we build for it

The ASBMB exhibit hall is where the meeting happens in the afternoon.Each day from April 4 to 6 the floor opens at 1 p.m. and carries the poster presentations, the coffee lounges, the career and funding agency talks in the Hub, Fireside Chats in exhibitor booths and rapid review sessions with journal editors, so traffic follows the science rather than a break schedule. The Herlitz Company sells the space, ranking returning companies through the Exhibitor Loyalty Program, which counts Experimental Biology purchases since 2019 as well. The 2027 program, chaired by Amy Palmer and Mike Henne, runs from enzymology and metabolism to structural biology and chemical biology, and the society expects nearly 3,000 researchers in Boston.

Principal investigators and lab heads

The people who make the final call on a purchase: they want the assay data, the price per sample and a straight answer on lead times, then a quote that fits a grant budget.

Postdocs and research scientists

Hands-on users who evaluate options and recommend products: kits, reagents and cell culture supplies they can pick up and compare, plus protocols and application notes to take back to the bench.

Teaching faculty and students

Course materials, textbooks and journals, training and career openings, and a booth that explains a technique clearly enough to use in a classroom.

Your team in Boston

From our two shops to the ASBMB Annual Meeting floor

We fabricate in our own Fishkill, NY shop and our Las Vegas hub, then ship to the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center, where our own project manager leads the install with vetted local labor. Turnaround is a predictable 30 to 45 days, with pre-show QA and secure storage for your ASBMB Annual Meeting booth.

Your staff walks onto the ASBMB Annual Meeting floor and the booth is already lit and stocked. You just show up.

Inside ASBMB Annual Meeting 2027

Nearly 3,000 researchers expected at ASBMB 2027 source2,346 registrants at ASBMB 2026 source2,791 registrants at ASBMB 2025 in Chicago sourceAbout 11,000 ASBMB members (2027 prospectus) source

ASBMB Annual Meeting rules that shape your booth

Loyalty points decide booth selection

ASBMB ranks companies by Exhibitor Loyalty Program points and schedules selection appointments in that order: points for each year exhibited since 2019, two per 10×10 bought, one per $1,500 of sponsorship. We plan footprints that still work if your first location is gone.

Organizer rule

Experimental Biology history counts too

Space bought at Experimental Biology meetings since 2019 earns ASBMB points, while history points are forfeited after three straight years away. We keep a record of your ASBMB and EB purchases so your ranking is right when you book.

Organizer rule

Space arrives as pipe and drape

Each 10×10 includes standard pipe and drape, an identification sign, one scientific registration and two exhibitor staff badges; carpet, furniture and electrical are ordered at extra cost. We supply flooring, furniture and lighting in your build so nothing is left to onsite rates.

Organizer rule

Talks and demos are exhibitor-only

Tech Talks, scheduled in-booth product demos, the emerging investigator seminar and the reception sponsorship are reserved for exhibitors. We design the booth so a listed demo has room for a standing audience inside your own space.

Organizer rule

Programs worth planning for

Tech Talks

Twenty-minute exhibitor presentations with standard AV, listed in the program schedule and one of the main draws to the exhibit hall; $4,000 each, limited, exhibitors only.

Official details

Career and education fair

Recruitment tabletops for universities, graduate programs and employers to meet students and early-career scientists: $300 per tabletop through November 16, 2026, $350 after, with a regular deadline of January 15, 2027.

Official details

New product display

A $1,000 program that flags new products or product enhancements for ASBMB members and attendees, so researchers can find what is new on the floor.

Official details

Emerging investigator seminar

An exclusive Saturday lunchtime seminar for graduate students and postdocs: the sponsor pays for lunch and gets ten minutes to speak about the company. $1,500, exhibitors only.

Official details

ASBMB is the biochemistry society's spring meeting, with about 2,300 to 2,800 registrants a year; choose it over the Biophysical Society Annual Meeting when your reagents, kits and protein tools serve bench biochemists more than structural biophysicists. Compare all the pharma and biotech shows we build for →

pharma and biotech at ASBMB Annual Meeting

The industry behind ASBMB Annual Meeting, in pictures

Researcher in safety glasses at a microscope in a bright lab while a colleague works at the bench behind her
Microscope work in a busy research lab
Gloved hands holding a micropipette over a small sample tube
Pipetting a sample into a tube
Two researchers in hair nets and gowns discuss results on a tablet and computer
Going over results together
Two scientists in lab coats talking in a lab lit with blue light, glassware on the bench
Two researchers talking through results

02 Booths & pricing for ASBMB Annual Meeting 2027

Popular booth sizes at ASBMB Annual Meeting

ASBMB sells booth space by the 10×10 at $3,650 each, with a $200 corner fee, and exhibitors combine units into longer inlines. Reagent and instrument companies here mostly run 10×20 or 10×30 inlines; we recommend a 10×20 for a reagent line and a 10×30 when a benchtop instrument needs its own demo bay.

Tipmed booth by Purple Exhibits: tipmed orthopaedics booth in a Türkiye pavilion with white walls, the kind of booth we build for ASBMB Annual Meeting
Inline10×20$7,500 – $15,000all-in rental

Two ASBMB units side by side: a reagent and kit wall at the back, a sample counter at the front and a screen looping application data for postdocs who stop between posters.

Shown: Tipmed, a Purple inline booth

See 10×20 rental booths →
Eagle Chemical booth by Purple Exhibits: wood-panelled Eagle Chemical booth with a backlit white logo lightbox, a reference for planning a ASBMB Annual Meeting booth
Inline10×30$12,000 – $22,000all-in rental

Three units: a benchtop protein analysis instrument running in the middle bay, consumables on one side and a standing table for a lab head's pricing questions on the other.

Pictured: Eagle Chemical, a Purple inline booth

See 10×30 rental booths →
Pixee booth by Purple Exhibits: finished Pixee 'Efficiency for ASCs' island booth in a lively hall, an example for ASBMB Annual Meeting exhibitors in Boston
Island20×20$16,000 – $40,000all-in rental

Four units in a block, if the floor plan sells one: an open demo stage for scheduled in-booth product demos, two instrument stations and lockable storage for kits.

Shown: a Purple island exhibit for Pixee

See 20×20 rental booths →
Olon / Fidia Pharma Group booth by Purple Exhibits: bright white and blue Olon and Fidia Pharma Group booth, one of our builds to compare for ASBMB Annual Meeting
Island20×30+$25,000 – $55,000all-in rental

A flagship footprint for a full workflow, from sample prep to readout, with a seated area for Fireside Chats and a small enclosed room for purchasing conversations.

Shown: a Purple large-format exhibit for Olon / Fidia Pharma Group

See 20×30 rental booths →

In Purple's ASBMB Annual Meeting price

  • A 3D rendering of your ASBMB Annual Meeting booth, revised until you approve it
  • Structure, graphics printed for ASBMB Annual Meeting, counters and storage as specified
  • Lighting and power distribution inside your ASBMB Annual Meeting booth
  • Setup and teardown, with our project manager on the ASBMB Annual Meeting floor
  • Every ASBMB Annual Meeting show-service order and deadline tracked for you

What ASBMB Annual Meeting and its contractor bill

  • Your ASBMB Annual Meeting booth space, paid to the organizer
  • Material handling at the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center, when the space rate does not include it
  • Electrical, internet and rigging orders for ASBMB Annual Meeting
  • Booth cleaning, and union labor where the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center requires it

Rates to plan with for ASBMB Annual Meeting:

  • Booth space $3,650 per 10×10, 2027 rate; corner fee $200 source
  • University, nonprofit or federal rate $2,400 for the first 10×10, then $3,650 each, 2027 source
  • Tech Talk $4,000 for a 20-minute talk, 2027 source
  • Drayage About $190 per cwt, 200 lb minimum, 2026–27 planning figure

Your proposal estimates all of these, so the total for ASBMB Annual Meeting is on paper before you sign anything.

The prices above are all-in 2026 rental ranges covering design, structure, graphics, installation and dismantle; custom builds for ASBMB Annual Meeting are quoted per project. The booth cost calculator gives an exact number for your ASBMB Annual Meeting booth; the 2026 booth cost guide has the 2026 ranges.

Every ASBMB Annual Meeting fee listed upfront, in full, on paper.
Tell us your ASBMB Annual Meeting booth size and what the space has to do. A reply within one business day, then a ASBMB Annual Meeting rendering and fixed proposal, usually within a week. No charge.
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Olon / Infa Group booth by Purple Exhibits: white Olon 'part of Infa Group' booth with blue branding, an example for ASBMB Annual Meeting exhibitors in Boston

In Boston, your team walks into a booth that is already lit and stocked. You just show up.

Olon / Infa Group large exhibit, a Purple Exhibits design, build and install

03 Built by Purple

Our booths, designed, built and installed, to compare for ASBMB Annual Meeting

Pixee Medical booth by Purple Exhibits, a case study we share with ASBMB Annual Meeting exhibitors

Case study · Pixee Medical

Pixee Medical at a medical technology congress

Demo-first and focused: every visitor could try the augmented-reality surgical guidance while traffic kept moving through the booth.

Pixee Medical built a booth where each visitor could test the product without stalling the aisle; ASBMB's afternoon rush from the poster boards asks the same of a reagent or instrument booth.

Read the Pixee Medical case study All case studies →

“We were very happy with the experience and with the support provided throughout the project. The booth looked great, the coordination process was smooth, and everything was handled professionally, which made the event much easier for our team.”

Miriam Valdes, Communications Manager, INdermal · read more client reviews
4.9★ client rating3,000+ exhibitors10,000+ booths builtBuilding since 2015

Trusted by exhibitors including

Ocean HealthcareSpecialtyRxOlonACTV BiyoteknolojiPixee MedicalCormay Diagnostics

04 Designing for reagent, protein analysis, lab equipment and life science publishing companies at ASBMB Annual Meeting

Four things we get right for ASBMB Annual Meeting exhibitors

Glass test tubes in a black rack with red liquid being added to one tube1

Built for the 1 p.m. surge

ASBMB opens the hall at 1 p.m. on April 4, 5 and 6 with posters and afternoon coffee inside, so the crowd arrives at once. We keep your front six feet clear for a line of visitors, put the sample counter at the aisle and stage restock bins under it.

Scientist in a white lab coat and gloves working with samples at a lab bench2

Top-ten products, front and center

ASBMB's 2026 registrants ranked lab equipment and supplies, assay kits, biochemical reagents and cell or tissue culture supplies as their top interests. We give those categories the eye-level shelf and the largest graphic, with catalog numbers printed large enough to photograph from the aisle.

Scientist in a white cap and coat at a microscope beside stacks of culture plates3

A seat for the Fireside Chat

Fireside Chats in the booth are one of the hall features ASBMB promotes, and a listed in-booth product demo costs $1,500 on the meeting app. We build a four-seat corner with a small screen so a chat or demo has a place to happen without blocking your neighbors.

Researcher pipetting samples at a bench in a bright lab4

Back Bay freight, not BCEC freight

The Hynes is the smaller of Boston's two halls, with 176,480 square feet over four halls and freight elevators to the Level Two halls. We size crates for those elevators, label them by hall and keep the kit light enough for a 1-to-6 p.m. show.

3D booth concept by Purple Exhibits for Olon, like the renderings in a ASBMB Annual Meeting proposal

Concept rendering

Your proposal for ASBMB Annual Meeting includes a rendering like this one

The 3D view shows layout, graphics, lighting and product positions before we cut a panel, and we revise it until the ASBMB Annual Meeting booth is right. Shown: a Purple concept for Olon.

Start my ASBMB Annual Meeting concept

Floor at a glance

Where you could be at ASBMB Annual Meeting 2027

The Hynes has four exhibit halls on two levels, usable in any combination. ASBMB has not published which halls its 2027 exhibits use, so here is what each part of the building means for a booth.

AHalls A and B, Plaza Level
BHalls C and D, Level Two
CLoading docks
John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center, BostonSchematic, not to scale
A

Halls A and B, Plaza Level

Visitors reach Hall A (38,770 square feet) from both Boylston Street and the Prudential Center side; Hall B (36,900 square feet) lets trucks drive onto the floor.

Our advice A Plaza Level booth gets the most walk-in traffic from the street side, and freight to Hall B can roll straight onto the floor, which keeps instrument crates moving.

B

Halls C and D, Level Two

Hall C has 37,750 square feet and Hall D 37,730, both with high ceilings and a connection to the Sheraton Boston; Hall D is close to column-free.

Our advice Upper-level freight rides the freight elevators, so we keep crates to elevator size and schedule them early in move-in.

C

Loading docks

Fourteen weather-protected docks with seven truck levelers, a few minutes' drive from the interstate.

Our advice We book a dock window for your shipment and label every crate with hall and booth so it lands in the right place on the first trip.

05 John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center · Boston

Logistics for ASBMB Annual Meeting 2027, handled

The Hynes sits in Back Bay with 14 weather-protected loading docks, seven truck levelers, a drive-on floor in Exhibit Hall B and large freight elevators serving Halls C and D on Level Two. Boston's union jurisdiction applies here as at the BCEC: your own staff may handle only limited tasks below set size and height limits, so we book local labor for anything more. Our drayage planning number is roughly $190 per hundredweight (minimum 200 pounds); we ship to the decorator's advance warehouse and place every order from ASBMB's exhibitor manual before the February 20, 2027 deadline. Our project manager runs install and dismantle on site.

Hall rules, drayage estimates and freight deadlines for the building that hosts ASBMB Annual Meeting are in our Hynes Convention Center exhibitor guide.

What Purple handles

  • Footprint plan for your ASBMB selection appointment
  • Booth design, graphics and production in Fishkill, NY
  • Every decorator order from the exhibitor manual, filed before February 20
  • Freight to the advance warehouse and Hynes dock scheduling
  • Install and dismantle led by our project manager with Boston labor
  • Storage between ASBMB and your next life science meeting

Your ASBMB Annual Meeting timeline, from move-in back

Booth orders due to the decorator (carpet, furniture, electrical, labor): February 20, 2027. Orders after this date move to higher rates, so we need your design approved in late January to file everything on time.

Design sign-off for ASBMB Annual Meeting is due by late January 2027.

  1. October 31, 2026ASBMB's priority point deadline; points set the order of booth selection appointments, so we send your footprint plan before your slot.
  2. December 2026Booth balance due December 1, the exhibitor manual and service kit arrive, and we start design around your assigned space.
  3. Late January 2027Design sign-off; company description to ASBMB by January 9 and sponsorships confirmed by January 23 for loyalty points.
  4. February 2027Production in Fishkill, NY over 30 to 45 days; carpet, furniture, electrical and labor orders placed before the February 20 decorator deadline.
  5. About 3 weeks before move-inCrates ship to the advance warehouse; move-in happens in the days before the April 3 opening reception.
  6. April 3–6, 2027ASBMB 2027 meeting and exhibit hall; after the April 6 close we dismantle and send the kit to storage or your next show.

Purple's planning timeline for ASBMB Annual Meeting. The official ASBMB Annual Meeting move-in, freight target and order dates come from your exhibitor kit and assigned schedule; when you book, we confirm them against your booth.

Printable ASBMB Annual Meeting budget & deadline sheet

Travel to ASBMB Annual Meeting 2027

Getting to ASBMB Annual Meeting 2027: airport and hotels

Fly in

Boston Logan International Airport (BOS)

About 4.6 miles from the Hynes, with Back Bay Logan Express shuttles, per Signature Boston

Stay

The official ASBMB 2027 housing portal, opening in late November 2026; the Westin Copley Place is the headquarters hotel

Official ASBMB Annual Meeting hotels →

Find the venue

John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center
900 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02115

Open in Google Maps →

Travel facts from signatureboston.com.

ASBMB Annual Meeting by the numbers

ASBMB Annual Meeting year by year

2026
2,346 registrants attendees
National Harbor, MD source
2025
2,791 registrants attendees
Chicago source
AttendeesExhibitors

How ASBMB Annual Meeting 2027 compares with other pharma and biotech shows

The pharma and biotech shows closest to ASBMB Annual Meeting on the calendar, with the latest size each organizer has published. Each show name opens our pharma and biotech exhibitor guide for that show.

ShowDatesCityLatest published size
APhA Annual MeetingAmerican Pharmacists Association (APhA)March 19–22, 2027Charlotte, NC4,000+ attendees, per APhA2027 meeting site
NHIA Annual ConferenceNational Home Infusion Association (NHIA)March 19–23, 2027Chula Vista, CA150+ exhibitors, per NHIA's 2027 expo page
ACS SpringAmerican Chemical Society (ACS)March 21–25, 2027New Orleans, LA–
AACRAmerican Association for Cancer Research (AACR)April 2–7, 2027Orlando, FL23,026 (in person and virtual) attendees (2026)
ASBMB Annual MeetingAmerican Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)April 3–6, 2027Boston, MA2,346 registrants attendees (2026)
INTERPHEXRX (Reed Exhibitions)April 13–15, 2027New York, NY10,000+ attendees · 600+ exhibitors (2026)
AMCP Annual MeetingAcademy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP)April 13–16, 2027San Francisco, CA3,500+ attendees · 80 exhibitors (2025)
Festival of Biologics USATerrapinnApril 13–14, 2027Boston, MA2,000 attendees per Terrapinn, 2027 festival
ONS CongressOncology Nursing Society (ONS)April 14–18, 2027Washington, DC3,100+ attendees · 220+ exhibitors (2026)
Drug Discovery ChemistryCambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI)April 19–22, 2027San Diego, CA850 attendees · 85+ exhibitors (2026)

ASBMB Annual Meeting exhibitor questions

Questions exhibitors ask us before ASBMB Annual Meeting

How much does a booth at ASBMB cost?

Two budgets add up. ASBMB charges $3,650 per 10×10 unit plus a $200 corner fee, and a university, nonprofit or federal lab pays $2,400 for its first unit. The booth itself, from Purple, runs $7,500 to $15,000 as a 10×20 rental and $12,000 to $22,000 as a 10×30 rental. Running instruments, electrical and Hynes drayage move the total most.

What are the ASBMB 2027 exhibitor deadlines?

Priority points close October 31, 2026, and the booth balance is due December 1. After that the exhibitor manual arrives in December, your company description is due January 9, 2027, and booth orders to the decorator close February 20, 2027. Approving your design in the last week or two of January gives production time to finish before that order date.

Can we rent a booth for ASBMB?

A Purple rental for ASBMB is a complete inline: fabric back wall printed with your graphics, a lockable sample counter, shelving for kits and reagents, LED lighting, a monitor mount and flooring, with freight, install and dismantle on one fixed proposal. ASBMB's own fee covers only pipe and drape and an identification sign.

Can our own staff set up our booth at the Hynes?

Only partly. Boston's union jurisdiction covers the Hynes the same way it covers the BCEC, so exhibitor staff may handle limited tasks below set size and height limits. Anything larger, including lighting, structure and forklift work, goes to union labor, which we book for you.

Can exhibitors give a talk or product demo at ASBMB?

ASBMB sells both, to exhibitors only. A 20-minute Tech Talk with standard AV costs $4,000 and appears in the program, and a scheduled product demo inside your booth is listed on the meeting app for $1,500. We build the booth around the demo so the audience stands inside your space.

What does drayage cost at the Hynes, and who pays it?

The exhibitor pays it, billed by weight through the decorator. For 2026 and 2027 our Hynes planning figure is close to $190 per hundredweight, minimum charge at 200 pounds, and the exact tariff comes with ASBMB's exhibitor manual in December. Instruments and their cases add weight, so we price drayage as a separate proposal line.

Which hall will the ASBMB exhibits use at the Hynes?

ASBMB has not published its 2027 hall assignment; the hall is not confirmed yet. The Hynes has Halls A and B on the Plaza Level and Halls C and D on Level Two, connected to the Sheraton Boston. We route freight once the floor plan shows your hall.

Can an ASBMB booth be reused at other Boston shows?

Boston also hosts PEGS Boston and Bio-IT World in May, and the same reagent wall travels well to ASM Microbe or IMMUNOLOGY2027 with new graphics. Between meetings we store the kit and refresh the panels for each audience.

Do you handle the decorator orders and exhibitor manual forms?

We do. When ASBMB releases its exhibitor manual and service kit in December 2026, we read it, then place the carpet, furniture, electrical, labor and material handling orders before the February 20, 2027 deadline and copy you on each confirmation.

When is ASBMB 2027?

ASBMB 2027 runs Saturday, April 3 to Tuesday, April 6, 2027. The exhibit hall opens with a reception on April 3 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., then runs 1 to 6 p.m. on April 4, 5 and 6, with posters and coffee breaks in the hall.

Where is ASBMB 2027 held?

In Back Bay, Boston: the meeting fills the Hynes, officially the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center, on Boylston Street. The Westin Copley Place is the headquarters hotel, and ASBMB's discounted block also includes the Sheraton Boston, Boston Marriott Copley Place and The Revolution Hotel.

How many people attend the ASBMB Annual Meeting?

ASBMB counted 2,346 registrants at its 2026 meeting in National Harbor, Maryland, and 2,791 at the 2025 meeting in Chicago. For Boston the society expects nearly 3,000 researchers from industry, academia and government.

How do I get a booth at ASBMB 2027?

Through The Herlitz Company, ASBMB's exhibit and sponsorship management team, on the ASBMB 2027 booth reservation site. First-time exhibitors get 25 percent off the inline rate, and returning exhibitors are scheduled for selection appointments by Exhibitor Loyalty Program points.

Who exhibits at ASBMB?

Suppliers of laboratory equipment, assay kits, biochemical reagents, cell and tissue culture supplies, cloning and protein purification, custom synthesis, software and journals, the categories ASBMB says attendees search for. University, nonprofit and federal government exhibitors pay a reduced $2,400 for their first 10×10 in 2027.

Before you sign for ASBMB Annual Meeting

Ask any ASBMB Annual Meeting exhibit builder these five questions:

  1. Does the proposal list every fee, including the show contractor's bills?
  2. Who builds the ASBMB Annual Meeting booth: your own shop or a subcontractor?
  3. Will your project manager be on the floor at the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center for install and dismantle?
  4. For ASBMB Annual Meeting, what is in the rental and what is billed by the show?
  5. Once ASBMB Annual Meeting closes, where does the booth go and what does storage cost?

Common situations

Already own a booth? We refresh its graphics, repair what is worn, ship and install it for ASBMB Annual Meeting, and store it between shows. You keep the structure you paid for and bring it to ASBMB Annual Meeting.

Exhibiting from outside the US? We are your team on the ground: freight to the advance warehouse, show-service orders, installation and storage, with one project manager answering your emails in your time zone.

Short on time? A ASBMB Annual Meeting rental carrying your graphics can be ready in two to three weeks. You will know on the first call what is realistic for your ASBMB Annual Meeting date.

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What happens next

  1. You get a reply within one business day, asking about your products, goals and footprint at ASBMB Annual Meeting.
  2. Usually within a week, you receive a concept rendering and a fixed ASBMB Annual Meeting proposal. Every fee on paper upfront, in full, for your ASBMB Annual Meeting booth.
  3. The build takes 30–45 days; we ship to the advance warehouse and install before the hall opens at the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center.
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