The European Association of Pharma Biotechnology (EAPB) was founded in 2000 as the representative of pharmaceutical biotechnology in Europe and is dedicated to the advancement of biotechnology in pharmaceutical sciences, specifically as applied to medicinal drugs, industrial materials, processes, products and their associated issues. As a non-profit organization EAPB provides a central network linking academia, industry and regulatory bodies. Accordingly its members are professionals from biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, governmental authorities, academia and scientific organizations. Events organized by EAPB promote collaborations between science and industry in the sector of pharmaceutical biotechnology. Specifically the technology transfer focused Science to Market Conferences intent to enhance the economical output of scientific research and direct them into marketable technologies and biopharmaceutical products.