Biotechgate

Biotechgate is a global business development database for the life sciences industry, combining expert human curation with AI-driven intelligence to help users discover emerging companies, identify licensing opportunities, and find partners or investment targets. The platform was developed starting in 2003 with the launch of the Swiss Life Science Database, followed by the global platform in 2004. It is owned and operated by Swiss-based Venture Valuation AG, which also specialises in independent valuation and monitoring of emerging high-growth companies in biotechnology, pharma, medtech, and digital health.

Biotechgate serves a broad range of life science industry participants, including large pharmaceutical companies, small and medium-sized biotech and medtech firms, contract research and manufacturing organisations (CROs and CMOs), investors, consulting and service providers, and government agencies and industry associations. The database is regularly maintained by a dedicated team of analysts and supported through cooperation with more than 30 industry associations and development agencies.

Core Database Content

• Over 69,000 company profiles covering biotech, pharma, and medtech organisations, with more than 380,000 management contact details
• Over 43,000 biotech, pharma, and medtech assets available for licensing
• More than 1,050,000 regularly updated clinical trials
• An investor database including direct contact details, provided in cooperation with US-based Life Science Nation
• License agreements with payment structures and original contract documentation
• Information on financing rounds, technology platforms, and key management
• Analyst reports provided in partnership with Dutch company PharmaTell

Key Use Cases and Solutions

• Business development: identifying qualified leads and prospective partners across the global life sciences sector
• Licensing: locating available assets and reviewing deal terms and contract structures
• Investment decisions: accessing company profiles, financing data, and investor contact information
• Market intelligence: tracking companies by geography, therapy area, modality, management, and other categories

Biotechgate Digital Partnering

• Biotechgate runs an annual virtual business development and licensing event spanning five days
• The event includes digital partnering sessions, workshops, and networking, with pre-arranged one-on-one Zoom meetings to facilitate global connections
• The 2026 edition is scheduled for 31 August to 4 September 2026

Technology and Partnerships

• Venture Valuation, the database owner, operates HelloPartnering, a matchmaking application that enables conference participants to arrange one-on-one meetings, supporting both onsite and fully virtual events via video conferencing
• Biotechgate cooperates with more than 30 industry associations and development agencies to maintain and expand its data coverage
• Venture Valuation is headquartered in Switzerland with offices in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, India, and Malaysia

Biotechgate also publishes industry news and maintains a directory of upcoming life sciences conferences, with Venture Valuation and Biotechgate delegates attending events such as the ChinaBio Partnering Forum and the Pharma Partnering US Summit, reflecting the platform's active presence in the global business development and licensing community.