BIO 2027 · June 7–10, 2027 · Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia
BIO 2027 booth design & build in Philadelphia
Custom and rental exhibits for biotech, pharma and life-science service brands, built around the partnering meeting. Enclosed and semi-private meeting rooms, a reception desk that runs your appointment schedule, and Philadelphia freight, labor and drayage handled by Purple.
- June 7–10, 2027
- Pennsylvania Convention Center
Every last fee listed upfront, in full, on paper. 3,000+ exhibitors · 10,000+ booths built · 4.9★ client rating · Since 2015
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01 Purple at BIO 2027
What makes BIO different, and how we build for it
BIO is a partnering convention with an exhibit hall attached, and that changes what a booth has to do. BIO Partnering books one-on-one meetings in advance, so visitors walk to your space for a scheduled conversation rather than a browse. Around them the floor is organized into Global Innovation Hubs, the Start-Up Stadium where early-stage founders pitch, the BioProcess Theater for manufacturing sessions, the BIO Storytelling Stage and the AI Summit, with the Academic Campus and Professional Development Courses feeding scientists onto the floor between sessions. The booths that win give a host a place to greet people, a room for the deal talk and a public face that explains the platform in one sentence.
An arrival point, a private or semi-private table for the deal conversation and a screen that is not visible from the aisle.
A process or capability graphic they can follow in a minute, a work surface for a project conversation and staff who know the technical answer.
A one-line company story from the aisle, fast wayfinding to the right person and a seat that does not feel like a queue.
Your team in Philadelphia
Two shops, one project manager, every hall
We build in our own production shop in Fishkill, NY and our Las Vegas hub, ship to the Pennsylvania Convention Center, and install with our own project manager on the floor and vetted local labor. Predictable 30–45-day turnarounds, secure storage and pre-show QA.
Your team lands to a lit, stocked booth. You just show up.
02 Booths & pricing for BIO 2027
Pick a footprint. We price it as a rental, a custom build, or a hybrid.
BIO floors mix 10×10 pavilion pods, 10×20 and 20×20 corporate stands and large islands from big pharma and the CDMO groups. Exhibitors here usually choose a 10×20 with one meeting nook or a 20×20 island with two enclosed rooms, a reception desk and a hanging sign.
One backwall that states the platform, a screen for a mechanism animation and two chairs for a scheduled conversation.
Shown: Eagle Chemical, a Purple inline booth
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A reception counter at one end, a semi-private meeting nook at the other and a pipeline or capability graphic linking them.
Shown: Collective Minds, a Purple inline booth
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A hosted reception desk, two enclosed meeting rooms, an open presentation edge with a demo screen and a hanging sign.
Shown: Pixee, a Purple island exhibit
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A shared pavilion or corporate island with a reception, three to four meeting rooms, a small theater for capability talks and lockable storage.
Shown: Olon / Fidia Pharma Group, a Purple large-format exhibit
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- Design and a 3D rendering, revised until it is right
- Structure, printed graphics, counters and storage as specified
- Lighting and power distribution inside the booth
- Installation and dismantle, with our project manager on the floor
- Every show-service order and deadline tracked for you
Billed by the show and its contractor
- Booth space (paid to the organizer)
- Material handling / drayage
- Electrical service, internet and rigging
- Booth cleaning and any union labor the venue requires
We estimate every one of these on your proposal, so the total is on paper before you sign.
All-in 2026 ranges for design, structure, graphics, installation and dismantle. A custom-built booth runs roughly $100 to $250 per square foot depending on finish level. A rental of the same footprint usually lands at 35 to 50 percent of the purchase price for one show. Get an exact number for BIO with the booth cost calculator or read the 2026 booth cost guide.
Send the show, your booth size and what the space needs to do. We reply within one business day and send a rendering and a fixed proposal, usually within a week. No charge.
03 Built by Purple
Booths we have designed, built and installed
Case study · SpecialtyRx
SpecialtyRx at healthcare trade show
A custom island with elevated circular branding and LED tiles that stayed busy from open to close, built for visibility across the whole floor.
Read the SpecialtyRx 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 · more client reviews
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04 Designing for biotech, pharma and life-science service brands at BIO
Four things we get right for BIO exhibitors
1Count meetings, not seats
We plan from the number of simultaneous conversations you expect, then add the queue, coats, bags and staff access that eat the space between tables. A 20×20 with two real rooms beats one with four cramped tables, and we draw the circulation before we add a single screen.
2Keep sensitive screens off the aisle
Meeting screens face inward, deeper discussions sit farther inside the booth and the host station shows the meeting point, never the day's schedule. We build the walls, acoustic panels and door positions that make that work, so the information owner decides what is seen.
One sentence from the aisle
Lead with the platform, the capability chain or the partner opportunity in a headline a passing scientist reads in three seconds. Mechanism graphics, pipeline charts and CDMO capacity stories sit behind that invitation to talk, with a host directing each visitor to the right colleague.
Give lab workflows a stage
A small process is hard to follow across a busy hall. We give the key action a defined demo area with a close-up camera or screen sequence, plain labels from sample prep to analysis, and reset space so the operator can restart without stalling the next visitor.
Concept rendering
Every proposal comes with a rendering like this
You see the booth in 3D before we cut a single panel: layout, graphics, lighting and product positions, revised until it is right. Shown: a Purple concept for Olo.
Start my BIO concept05 Pennsylvania Convention Center · Philadelphia
Logistics for BIO 2027, handled
The Pennsylvania Convention Center sits in Center City Philadelphia, a few blocks from the hotel district, and its show floor runs on scheduled freight targets and contractor-managed drayage. Purple builds your booth in Fishkill, NY, ships it to the general contractor's advance warehouse ahead of the deadline and moves it into the hall on your targeted date. Our project manager runs the install with local Philadelphia labor, orders electrical and rigging through the show contractor, hangs the sign on island spaces and finishes a pre-show QA before your team arrives. We read the BIO exhibitor kit, file every form and keep you copied on each deadline so your staff only has to show up.
What Purple handles
- Exhibitor kit, show contractor orders and target dates
- Meeting-room walls, acoustic panels and screen placement
- Graphics printed in house and proofed with your approved science language
- Freight to the advance warehouse and drayage paperwork
- Local labor, installation, dismantle and return shipping in Philadelphia
Timeline, counted back from move-in
- Late March 2027Design sign-off; island and hanging-sign drawings submitted for approval.
- April 2027Production in Fishkill, NY; meeting rooms, reception and graphics built and proofed.
- Mid-May 2027Booth ships to the advance warehouse for Philadelphia.
- Early June 2027Targeted move-in at the Pennsylvania Convention Center; Purple installs and runs the pre-show QA.
- June 7–10, 2027Show days; a Purple project manager is on call for the whole run.
- June 10–11, 2027Dismantle, meeting furniture and screens packed, booth to storage or the next show.
BIO exhibitor questions
Questions exhibitors ask us before BIO
How much does a 20×20 at BIO cost?
A 20×20 custom island with two meeting rooms, reception and a hanging sign runs $50,000 to $120,000 all in; a 20×20 rental island lands between $16,000 and $40,000. Enclosed rooms, acoustic treatment and screens move the number, so send us your meeting count and we return a fixed quote.
Can you install at the Pennsylvania Convention Center?
Yes. Purple builds in Fishkill, NY, ships to every hall in the country and installs in Philadelphia with our own project manager and local labor. We book the freight targets, coordinate the general contractor and run the pre-show QA so your team walks in on show morning.
Can we rent a booth for BIO?
Yes. A 10×20 rental with your graphics and a meeting nook costs $7,500 to $15,000, and rental islands with enclosed rooms are available. Most first-time BIO exhibitors rent the structure and spend on the reception desk and the room walls.
When do we need to decide?
Design sign-off by late March gives a comfortable 30 to 45 day build and a mid-May ship to the advance warehouse. Later is possible; the trade-off is your choice of room finishes and higher freight cost, so the earlier you send the floor plan, the better.
Do you handle show contractor orders and drayage?
Yes. We read the BIO exhibitor kit, file every booth form, order material handling, electrical and rigging from the general contractor, book your target date and keep you copied on each deadline so nothing depends on a form you never saw.
Before you sign with anyone
Five questions to ask any exhibit builder for BIO:
- Is every fee on the proposal, including what the show contractor bills?
- Who builds the booth: your own shop or a subcontractor?
- Will your project manager be on the floor for install and dismantle?
- What exactly is in the rental, and what is billed by the show?
- Where does the booth go after the show, and what does storage cost?
Common situations
Already own a booth? We refresh the graphics, repair what is worn, ship it, install it and store it between shows. You keep the structure you paid for.
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 rental with your graphics can be ready in two to three weeks. We tell you on the first call what is realistic for your date.
Get a proposal
Tell us about your BIO booth
What happens next
- We reply within one business day with questions about your products, goals and footprint.
- You get a concept rendering and a fixed proposal, usually within a week. Every last fee listed upfront, in full, on paper.
- We build in 30–45 days, ship to the advance warehouse and install before the hall opens.