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.
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28-30 May 2025
Bled, Slovenia
Hybrid Conference
Chocolate Tasting RSVP
BEBPA is setting up a traditional Slovenian guided chocolate tasting for the evening of Thursday, May 29th! There are only 35 available seats so please RSVP to reserve your space now!
Morning Lake Walk RSVP
Join us for a refreshing 30-minute morning walk along the beautiful shores of Lake Bled before the conference day. Please RSVP so Cathy and Ryann don’t walk all by themselves!
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.
- Cygnus
- 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: