SynBioBeta 2027San Jose exhibitor guide: booth costs, dates and deadlines
Pick a booth, meet the people writing checks: SynBioBeta 2027 in San Jose
- Event dates
- May 3–6, 2027
- Exhibit hall
- Not confirmed yet
- Venue
- San Jose McEnery Convention Center, San Jose
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Quick answers
SynBioBeta 2027 in 30 seconds
The short version for SynBioBeta exhibitors. Sources for each SynBioBeta figure are further down the page.
- When is SynBioBeta 2027?
- May 3–6, 2027, at San Jose McEnery Convention Center, San Jose.
- When is the SynBioBeta exhibit hall open?
- Not confirmed yet for 2027.
- How big is SynBioBeta?
- 1,970+ attendees (2025 edition).
- What does a 10×20 booth cost all-in at SynBioBeta?
- $7,500 – $15,000 for a Purple rental in San Jose: design, graphics, lighting, install and dismantle. Space and show services are billed by the show.
- At SynBioBeta, what is the next exhibitor deadline?
- Advance discount on SynBioBeta 2027 passes ends at midnight: December 31, 2026.
Official SynBioBeta 2027 links: SynBioBeta 2027 registrationSynBioBeta 2027 hotelsSynBioBeta 2027 booth space
Everything about SynBioBeta 2027 in one place
SynBioBeta 2027 fact sheet
| Official name | SynBioBeta 2027: The Global Synthetic Biology Conference |
|---|---|
| Event dates | May 3–6, 2027 |
| Exhibit hall dates | Not confirmed yet |
| Venue | San Jose McEnery Convention Center 408 S Almaden Blvd, San Jose, CA 95110 |
| Organizer | SynBioBeta |
| Size (2025) | 1,970+ attendees source |
| Who attends | Founders, scientists and engineers, corporate partners, venture and corporate VC investors, academia and policy; SynBioBeta reports 38% C-suite and founders |
| Next deadline | Advance discount on SynBioBeta 2027 passes ends at midnight: December 31, 2026 source |
| Nearest airport | San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC) |
| Hotels | SynBioBeta sells a Full Conference Pass + Hotel package covering Monday to Friday; a separate housing block is not confirmed yet. Downtown San Jose has about 1,500 committable hotel rooms, per Team San Jose Official hotel page → |
| Official website | syntheticbiologysummit.com |
Official SynBioBeta resources
The show in pictures
Inside SynBioBeta: 2018 to 2024
Real photos from past editions of SynBioBeta, shared by the people who took them under open licenses. Tap a photo to see it larger.
SynBioBeta 2027 calendar
SynBioBeta 2027 dates and deadlines
The SynBioBeta dates the organizer has published, in order, each linked to the page that states it. We highlight the next one.
01 Purple at SynBioBeta 2027
Pick a booth, meet the people writing checks: SynBioBeta 2027 in San Jose
We turn a SynBioBeta booth package into a space where a founder, a corporate scout and an investor can sit down between sessions. Our Las Vegas hub is a day's drive from the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, so your booth reaches the hall without a cross-country freight leg.
- May 3–6, 2027 · San Jose
- 1,970+ attendees in 2025
- Booths from $5,750
What makes SynBioBeta different, and how we build for it
SynBioBeta sells itself as four days in one room for bio, AI and capital, and its numbers back that up: SynBioBeta reports that 74 percent of attendees are decision-makers and 47 percent are startups and investors.The 2027 program runs six themes, from AIxBio and Tools & Platforms to BioSolutions, Human Health & Longevity, BioDefense & Biosecurity and Capital Markets, Venture & Philanthropy. Exhibitors pick a numbered booth on a live floor plan, with a Startup Pavilion and an AI Pavilion Table alongside 10×10 to 20×20 booths, and every package adds poster session participation and the Tuesday and Wednesday cocktail hours.
Introductions to the corporate partners and investors in the room, a place to show a strain, enzyme or platform result in one glance, and peers who have scaled a biomanufacturing process before.
Startups with data they can evaluate quickly, partners for fermentation scale-up, tools and automation that shorten design-build-test cycles, and a quiet corner to talk licensing.
Founders who can explain the market as well as the biology, a short demo that proves the platform works, and contact details that make a follow-up meeting easy.
Your team in San Jose
Built in two shops, run by one project manager
We fabricate in our own Fishkill, NY shop and our Las Vegas hub, then ship to the San Jose McEnery 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 SynBioBeta booth.
When your team gets to San Jose, the booth is lit and stocked. You just show up.
Inside SynBioBeta 2027
Rules that shape your SynBioBeta booth
SynBioBeta sells numbered booths on its Pick Your Booth floor plan, where green booths are open and sold ones are marked, and the 2027 plan lists only two 20×20s still open. We hold your design to the footprint you claim.
A SynBioBeta 10×10 includes two conference passes, a 10×20 three and a 20×20 four; the Startup Pavilion table includes one, with extras at $595. We plan staffing and booth seating to the passes you hold.
The Startup Pavilion package is a high-boy table with two stools rather than a walled booth, and the floor plan adds an AI Pavilion Table. We build tabletop graphics that stand on the table instead of a back wall.
Programs worth planning for
Exhibit tables for early-stage companies at $5,750 in 2027, with a high-boy table and two stools, one conference pass, badge scanning, poster session participation and the Tuesday and Wednesday cocktail hours.
Every 2027 booth package, from the Startup Pavilion table to the 20×20, includes participation in SynBioBeta's poster session, and sponsors can add digital poster sessions.
SynBioBeta's program for students at the 2027 conference, run through its own contact; useful for companies recruiting early-career scientists.
SynBioBeta is the synthetic biology and AI-for-biology meeting where startups meet investors; choose it over Bio-IT World when your buyers are founders and biomanufacturers rather than pharma research IT teams. Compare all the pharma and biotech shows we build for →
pharma and biotech at SynBioBeta
The industry behind SynBioBeta, in pictures
02 Booths & pricing for SynBioBeta 2027
Popular booth sizes at SynBioBeta
SynBioBeta sells four booth packages: a Startup Pavilion high-boy table, a 10×10, a 10×20 and a 20×20, with only a few 20×20s on the plan. Startups usually take the pavilion table. We recommend the 10×20 for tools and automation companies that want a demo and a seat.
A lit back wall telling your platform story, a benchtop instrument or bioreactor model on a counter, and two stools for an investor or a corporate scout.
Shown: Optinova, a Purple inline booth
See 10×20 rental booths →
Multiple product lines, a small meeting nook
See 10×30 rental booths →
The largest booth SynBioBeta sells: an open island-style plan with a meeting table, a product or strain showcase, and four conference passes for your team.
Pictured: SpecialtyRx, a Purple island exhibit
See 20×20 rental booths →In Purple's SynBioBeta price
- Your design and 3D rendering, revised until it is right for SynBioBeta
- The structure, printed graphics, counters and storage your SynBioBeta plan specifies
- Lighting and power distribution inside your SynBioBeta booth
- Install and dismantle at SynBioBeta, led by our project manager on the floor
- Show-service orders and deadlines for SynBioBeta, tracked on your behalf
Paid to SynBioBeta and its contractor
- Booth space, paid to SynBioBeta
- Material handling (drayage) at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, where the space rate does not include it
- Electrical service, internet and rigging at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center
- Booth cleaning, and union labor where the San Jose McEnery Convention Center requires it
Rates to plan with for SynBioBeta:
- Startup Pavilion table $5,750, 2027 package (extra passes $595) source
- 10×20 booth package $13,800 with 3 passes, 2027 source
- 20×20 booth package $19,550 with 4 passes, 2027 source
- Full conference pass $1,895 advance, $2,495 regular, 2027 source
Before you sign, your proposal already estimates each of these show charges, so the SynBioBeta total is on paper.
These are all-in 2026 rental ranges (design, structure, graphics, installation and dismantle). A custom build is quoted per project. For an exact SynBioBeta figure, try the booth cost calculator; the 2026 booth cost guide has the ranges.
Tell us your SynBioBeta booth size and what the space has to do. A reply within one business day, then a SynBioBeta rendering and fixed proposal, usually within a week. No charge.
Your team walks into a lit, stocked SynBioBeta booth. You just show up.
03 Built by Purple
Booths we designed, built and installed: a few to compare for SynBioBeta
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's booth let visitors try a technical platform in seconds without blocking traffic; SynBioBeta founders need the same quick proof for investors walking the floor.
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 · what other clients say
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04 Designing for synthetic biology, biomanufacturing, lab automation and AI-for-biology companies at SynBioBeta
Four things we get right for SynBioBeta exhibitors
1Built for the term-sheet conversation
SynBioBeta pitches its booths as the place where introductions turn into term sheets and licensing deals, and 47 percent of attendees are startups and investors. We give your booth a small standing table and a screen that shows the one result an investor asks about, so the talk moves from the aisle to a seat.
2Make the Startup Pavilion table work
The $5,750 Startup Pavilion package is a high-boy table with two stools, one pass and badge scanning, not a walled booth. We make a tabletop kit for it: a printed counter wrap, a compact backlit sign and a tablet stand that packs in one case for San Jose.
3Six themes, one booth story
SynBioBeta 2027 splits its program into six themes, from AIxBio to BioDefense & Biosecurity. We write the booth headline to the theme your buyers attend, so a visitor leaving a BioSolutions session sees a fermentation or materials story, not a generic platform slogan.
4Posters and cocktail hours count
Every SynBioBeta booth package includes poster session participation and the Tuesday and Wednesday cocktail hours. We print a poster that matches the booth graphics and plan lighting that still reads in the evening, when investors walk the floor with a drink in hand.
Concept rendering
Your proposal for SynBioBeta includes a rendering like this one
Layout, graphics, lighting and product positions are all in the 3D view, revised until right, before a single panel is cut for SynBioBeta. Above: a Purple concept for Olon.
Start my SynBioBeta conceptFloor at a glance
Where you could be at SynBioBeta 2027
SynBioBeta sells numbered booths from a live floor plan that also shows a Startup Pavilion and an AI Pavilion Table. The San Jose McEnery Convention Center's exhibit halls total 143,000 square feet.
Startup Pavilion
High-boy tables with two stools for early-stage companies at $5,750, including one pass, badge scanning and poster session participation.
Our advice A table needs height to be seen, so we add a slim backlit sign on the tabletop and keep the counter wrap readable from 15 feet.
Booth rows, 10×10 to 20×20
Booths come with pipe and drape, a 6-foot table, chairs, basic signage and an outlet; the floor plan marks sold booths and shows a handful of 20×20s.
Our advice Pick a corner or a spot near the receptions if you can; we then turn the booth's open sides toward the busiest aisle.
San Jose McEnery exhibit halls
143,000 square feet of exhibit space that opens to 165,000 contiguous square feet and holds up to 1,000 10×10 booths when full.
Our advice SynBioBeta uses a fraction of that, so the floor feels intimate; we design graphics for close viewing rather than across a vast hall.
05 San Jose McEnery Convention Center · San Jose
Logistics for SynBioBeta 2027, handled
SynBioBeta's booth packages come with pipe and drape, a 6-foot table and chairs, basic signage and, from the 10×10 up, an electrical outlet, so we design around what is already in the booth. The San Jose McEnery Convention Center offers 143,000 square feet of exhibit halls that open to 165,000 square feet of contiguous space, and SynBioBeta has not yet named its 2027 general contractor or move-in hours. Your booth can ship from our Las Vegas hub by truck, and our project manager installs with vetted local labor once the 2027 exhibitor kit sets the schedule.
What Purple handles
- Booth design sized to the SynBioBeta package you pick
- A tabletop kit for the Startup Pavilion high-boy
- Posters printed to match the booth for the poster session
- Truck freight from our Las Vegas hub to San Jose
- Our project manager on the San Jose floor from build to teardown
- Storage until your next synthetic biology or biotech meeting
SynBioBeta timeline, counted back from move-in
Advance discount on SynBioBeta 2027 passes ends: December 31, 2026. Extra staff passes cost more after this date, so tell us your booth team size and we fold the passes into the plan before then.
We need design sign-off by late February 2027.
- Now to December 31, 2026Choose your booth on SynBioBeta's live floor plan and buy staff passes before the advance discount ends December 31, 2026.
- About 10 weeks before move-in (late February 2027)Design sign-off: back wall, counter, poster and any demo hardware approved.
- March to early April 2027Production in Fishkill, NY over 30 to 45 days, graphics test-hung, then staged at our Las Vegas hub for the drive west.
- About 3 weeks before move-inFreight leaves for the address named in the 2027 exhibitor kit; electrical and internet orders placed.
- Move-in days before May 3, 2027Our project manager and vetted local labor build the booth and test screens before your team arrives.
- May 3–6, 2027SynBioBeta 2027 conference and expo; after the close we pack the booth for storage or your next biotech meeting.
Purple's planning timeline for SynBioBeta. Official move-in, freight target and order deadlines come from your exhibitor kit and assigned schedule; we confirm them against your booth when you book.
Printable SynBioBeta budget & deadline sheetTravel to SynBioBeta 2027
Getting to SynBioBeta 2027: airport and hotels
Fly in
San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC)
Stay
SynBioBeta sells a Full Conference Pass + Hotel package covering Monday to Friday; a separate housing block is not confirmed yet. Downtown San Jose has about 1,500 committable hotel rooms, per Team San Jose
Find the venue
San Jose McEnery Convention Center
408 S Almaden Blvd, San Jose, CA 95110
Travel facts from sanjose.org.
SynBioBeta by the numbers
SynBioBeta year by year
How SynBioBeta 2027 compares with other pharma and biotech shows
The pharma and biotech shows closest to SynBioBeta on the calendar, with the latest size each organizer has published. Select any name to open our exhibitor guide for that show.
| Show | Dates | City | Latest published size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drug Discovery ChemistryCambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) | April 19–22, 2027 | San Diego, CA | 850 attendees · 85+ exhibitors (2026) |
| PittconThe Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (Pittcon) | April 24–28, 2027 | Pittsburgh, PA | 350+ exhibitors listed for Pittcon 2027 |
| Asembia AXS SummitAsembia | April 25–29, 2027 | Las Vegas, NV | 103 exhibitors on the AXS27 floor plan, Oct 2026 |
| ACRPAssociation of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) | April 30–May 3, 2027 | San Diego, CA | Nearly 1,300 clinical research professionals (2026) |
| AAI IMMUNOLOGYThe American Association of Immunologists (AAI) | April 30–May 4, 2027 | Los Angeles, CA | Nearly 4,000 attendees and exhibitors (2026) |
| ASGCT Annual MeetingAmerican Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) | May 3–7, 2027 | Philadelphia, PA | 400 industry partners exhibitors (2026) |
| SynBioBetaSynBioBeta | May 3–6, 2027 | San Jose, CA | 1,970+ attendees (2025) |
| PEGS BostonCambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) | May 10–14, 2027 | Boston, MA | 120+ exhibitors, per the PEGS 2027 site |
| SCT Annual MeetingSociety for Clinical Trials (SCT) | May 16–19, 2027 | Chicago, IL | – |
| Bio-IT WorldCambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) | May 18–20, 2027 | Boston, MA | 2,300+ attendees · 150+ exhibitors (2024) |
SynBioBeta exhibitor questions
Questions exhibitors ask us before SynBioBeta
How much does a booth at SynBioBeta 2027 cost?
SynBioBeta prices its own packages: $5,750 for a Startup Pavilion table, $8,000 for a 10×10, $13,800 for a 10×20 and $19,550 for a 20×20, each with passes. Our build is separate: a 10×20 rental runs $7,500 to $15,000, and a custom 20×20 from $50,000. Demo hardware and lighting for the evening receptions move our number.
What is the deadline to book SynBioBeta 2027?
SynBioBeta's advance discount on passes ends at midnight Thursday, December 31, 2026, which matters because extra staff passes come on top of the booth package. Booths sell from the live floor plan until they are gone, and the 20×20s are nearly taken. Your sign-off on our design should land by late February 2027.
Can we rent a booth for SynBioBeta, and what does a rental include?
We rent SynBioBeta kits for a 10×20 or 20×20: frame, fabric graphics, LED lighting, a counter with lockable storage and a monitor mount, plus freight, install and dismantle on one fixed proposal. The pipe and drape, table and chairs in SynBioBeta's package stay with the hall, and our rental goes back to our warehouse afterwards.
What comes with a SynBioBeta booth package?
The 10×10, 10×20 and 20×20 packages include two, three or four conference passes, an electrical outlet, badge scanning with custom survey questions, a 6-foot table and chairs, basic signage, pipe and drape, poster session participation, an app landing page and the Tuesday and Wednesday cocktail hours. Extra Startup Pavilion passes cost $595.
We are an early-stage startup. What is the cheapest way to exhibit?
The Startup Pavilion package at $5,750: a high-boy table with two stools, one pass, badge scanning, poster session participation and the cocktail hours. Early Stage Startup passes are $1,395 at the advance rate. We build a one-case tabletop kit for the pavilion so your brand reads from the aisle.
Can we reuse our SynBioBeta booth at other shows?
We design SynBioBeta booths so the walls and counter also fit Bio-IT World in Boston, SLAS in San Diego or the BIO International Convention in Philadelphia, with new graphics for each audience. Between meetings the kit is crated in our warehouse, and the pavilion tabletop kit packs into one case your team can carry.
Who handles freight and installation at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center?
The 2027 general contractor, drayage rates and move-in hours are not confirmed yet. We price freight from our Las Vegas hub by truck, place the contractor orders once the exhibitor kit opens, and our project manager leads the San Jose install alongside vetted local labor.
Can we host investor meetings or a reception at SynBioBeta?
Beyond booths, SynBioBeta sells private meeting rooms, networking pods, investor luncheons, founder meetups, partner and VIP lounges and welcome receptions through its 2027 sponsorship packages. We design and furnish the room or lounge you buy, matching the graphics in your booth.
When is SynBioBeta 2027?
SynBioBeta 2027 runs Monday, May 3 to Thursday, May 6, 2027 in San Jose, California. The exhibit hall hours for 2027 are not confirmed yet; the booth packages include cocktail hours on the Tuesday and Wednesday.
Where is SynBioBeta 2027 held?
SynBioBeta lists the San Jose Convention Center, whose full name is the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, in downtown San Jose. The building has 143,000 square feet of exhibit halls that open to 165,000 square feet of contiguous space.
How many people attend SynBioBeta?
SynBioBeta reports 1,970-plus attendees, 170-plus speakers and more than 5,970 one-to-one meetings at SynBioBeta 2025, with people from 20-plus countries. Its 2027 sponsor page cites 2,200-plus attendees, 74 percent of them decision-makers.
Who organizes SynBioBeta?
SynBioBeta, the synthetic biology media and events company that also publishes industry news, a podcast and a job board, organizes the conference. Booths are sold through its Pick Your Booth floor plan, and sponsorships through its sales team and prospectus.
Is SynBioBeta worth exhibiting at?
For synthetic biology, biomanufacturing and AI-for-biology companies chasing partners and capital, it is a strong fit: SynBioBeta reports that 74 percent of its attendees are decision-makers and 47 percent are startups and investors. The floor is compact, so a well-staffed 10×20 with a meeting seat can hold its own next to larger sponsors.
What are the SynBioBeta 2027 exhibit hall hours?
The 2027 exhibit hall hours are not confirmed yet. What SynBioBeta does publish is that every booth package includes the Tuesday and Wednesday cocktail hours, so we light and staff your booth for the evening floor as well as the daytime sessions.
Before you sign for SynBioBeta
Five questions to ask any exhibit builder for SynBioBeta:
- Will the proposal show every SynBioBeta fee, including show contractor charges?
- Who actually builds it for SynBioBeta: your shop or a subcontractor?
- Will your project manager be on the floor at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center for install and dismantle?
- For SynBioBeta, what is in the rental and what is billed by the show?
- Where does the booth go after SynBioBeta, and what does storage cost?
Common situations
Already own a booth? Bring it: we refresh the graphics, repair what is worn, ship it, install it at SynBioBeta and store it until the next show. You keep the structure you paid for and bring it to SynBioBeta.
Exhibiting from outside the US? We are your team on the ground at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center: freight to the advance warehouse, show-service orders, installation and storage, with one project manager on your emails in your time zone.
Short on time? A SynBioBeta rental carrying your graphics can be ready in two to three weeks. We tell you on the first call what is realistic before SynBioBeta.
Get a proposal
Tell us about your SynBioBeta booth
What happens next
- We reply within one business day with questions about your products, goals and SynBioBeta footprint.
- You get a concept rendering and a fixed proposal for SynBioBeta, usually within a week. Every fee on paper upfront, in full, for your SynBioBeta booth.
- We build in 30–45 days, ship to the advance warehouse and install before the hall opens.