Phage Consultants Brings Bioprocess Contamination Expertise to BIO International 2026 — Two Booths, One Mission

Gdansk, Poland: – Specialist bacteriophage CRO Phage Consultants (PC) will be a double presence at the USA’s premier biotechnology event, the BIO International Convention, this time in San Diego, California.

PC will exhibit its advanced range of phage-focused services and expertise under its own banner from Booth 5514 in the Bioprocess Zone in the huge San Diego Convention Center.

Its decontamination services will also be on show at the Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH) pavilion stand at Booth 1411, at the eastern side of the showground.

Phage Consultants founder and CEO Dr. Marcin Łoś will be found at both locations throughout the four-day convention.

Deep relationships

This maintains PC’s long-standing relationship with the BIO International convention, established over 17 years of consecutive appearances.

“Our close relationship with BIO International just reflects the way that bacteriophage science is so closely intertwined with the biome in general, and bioprocesses in particular,” said Marcin Łoś.

“So once again, this is one of the most important events in the world to connect with current and prospective partners and to explain the hugely important role our services play in ensuring bioprocesses work smoothly and without interruption from contamination,” he added.

About Phage Consultants

Phage Consultants is a contract research and manufacturing organization that specializes in bacteriophage detection, characterization and production, but also prevention and eradication from laboratories and production facilities.

Bacteriophages (phages) are viruses that infect bacteria. First discovered around 1915, phages are the most numerous organisms in the biosphere and played an important role in understanding fundamental molecular biology for example horizontal gene transfer. Bacteriophages have different possible life cycles – lytic and lysogenic cycles – along with physical environment. In biotechnology, their activity can be devastating when bacterial cultures get infected. They can cause long-lasting recurrent infections which prevent successful production and in the past some facilities have been forced to close down due to their activities.

Founded in Gdansk, Poland, in 2007, PC has become a world leader in using the power of bacteriophage technology in bioprocess infection and contamination control and assisting companies whose production is based on microbial activities in preventing bacteriophage contamination.

Phage Consultants is also a team specialist in the field of bacteriophage biology with specific expertise in phage activity in bioprocesses. The team provides unique assistance to pharmaceutical and biotech companies, offering a range of services from personal training to consulting and process optimization in phage growth limitation. The company also advises and assists clients in the development of new production facilities.

Further information at: http://www.phageconsultants.com

About BIO International 2026

The BIO International Convention is one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive events for biotechnology, representing the full ecosystem of biotech and now attracting almost 20,000 visitors from around the world. The convention provides an annual platform for biotechnology and pharma leaders to discover new opportunities and promising partnerships across a wide spectrum of life science and application areas, including drug discovery, biomanufacturing, genomics, nanotechnology and cell therapy.

Themed ‘Driven by Purpose’, the 33^rd BIO International Convention (BIO 2026) is a four-day event opening June 22, at the San Diego Convention Center in California.

BIO 2026 will host some 1,500 exhibitors, including national pavilions from countries worldwide, alongside a week of intensive networking, and a conference featuring more than 135 sessions, organised in multiple tracks.

The event is organized by the Washington DC-based Biotechnology Innovation Organization with more information at: https://convention.bio.org/

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