BioPharmaceutical Emerging Best Practices Association

2025 Hybrid Host Cell Protein Conference

13th Annual  |  Bled, Slovenia  |  28-30 May 2025
Rikli Balance Hotel

Registration

Registration is open for our Hybrid 2025 Host Cell Protein Conference. In-person registration closes May 20th and virtual registration closes May 23rd.

Draft Agenda

View the 2025 US Bioassay agenda below. Select a talk to view the abstract, if available. Check back here as we continue to finalize more talks!

Participating Companies:

  • Paul-Ehrlich-Institut
  • NIBRT
  • Sanofi
  • Genentech
  • Novartis
  • Takeda
  • GSK Vaccines
  • Genmab A/S
  • SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • University of Delaware
  • Lonza
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma
  • EpiVax Inc.
  • BioPhorum
  • BioGenes GmbH
  • TotalLab
  • Labcorp
  • Alphalyse

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Hotel Information

BEBPA’s discounted room block has sold out! There are still rooms available at the Rikli Balance Hotel through the traditional booking portal.

NOTE:

The Rikli Balance Hotel does require a credit card to guarantee your reservation. Reservations made for the hotel need to be cancelled 72 hours before your arrival for a full refund.

In case you have trouble with on-line booking, please contact the hotel booking department for assistance by email: booking.eventsbled@sava.si. Please include – EVENT REFERENCE CODE: 409361 – in the subject line.

Check-in time is 4:00 pm and check-out time is 11:00 am.

Rikli Balance Hotel

Cankarjeva 4
4260 Bled, Slovenia

Telephone: +386 4 579 16 00
Website: Rikli Balance Hotel

Transportation Information

U.S. citizens do not need a visa for tourist or routine business travel to Slovenia if their stay is less than 90 days within a 180-day period. Slovenia is part of the Schengen Agreement, and US citizens are eligible for visa-free travel for short-term visits. For longer stays or other purposes, a visa will be required.

U.S. citizens must have a valid passport to enter Slovenia. You must obtain a stamp in your passport upon entering the Schengen Area and show it when departing.

Airport Transportation Information

A taxi from Ljubljana Airport (LJU) to Lake Bled typically costs between €70 and €75. This includes a private transfer with various companies – Airtrail Slovenia, Taxi Kranj, Taxi Dragan, Taxi Dejan, and others. The drive typically takes around 50 minutes, depending on traffic. Here are some private transfer companies to look at:

Welcome Pickups

Markun Shuttle

Ljubljana Airport Taxi Transfers

Bled Shuttle

2025 HCP Exhibitors