Vendor Exhibits

Important note: The following information is tentative and may be subject to change

NIH Research Festival: September 18–22, 2023 

Research Festival Biotech Vendor Show: Wednesday, September 20, 10 a.m.– 2 p.m. and Thursday, September 21, 10 a.m.– 2. p.m. (note: this is not a two day vendor event, it will be one vendor per day, per table to accommodate the increase in demand; see vendor link below for further information)

Location: NIH Building 10 (Clinical Center), Bethesda 

Thank you for your interest in exhibiting at the 2023 NIH Research Festival. This is our first Research Festival since 2019, and we are easing back with a smaller-scale, post-pandemic event. This does include a presence for our biotech vendor partners. However, we will not be able to support a large tent for the vendor exhibits, as in years past.

Our space is limited to the South Lobby, indoor terrace and corridors in NIH Building 10 on the Bethesda campus. We envision space (i.e., 6-foot-long skirted tables) for 60 to 80 vendors. Tables will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis via submission of an application through the newly formed Technical Vendors Association.

We will have a call for applications starting on or around June 20, 2023. 

This biotech vendor portion of the Research Festival will be confined to Wednesday, September 20, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m and Thursday, September 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m . However, we welcome our vendor partners to mingle with NIH staff on September 18–21, when will host a series of lectures and poster sessions. 

As a new component of the Research Festival Biotech Vendor Show, we will host a limited number of workshops from commercial vendors. These scientific workshops will offer an opportunity for NIH scientific staff to learn about new tools and techniques.

Apply for a display table or a workshop on or after June 20, 2023, via the application form at https://technicalvendor.com. 

For questions concerning the vendor portion of the 2023 NIH Research Festival, visit: https://technicalvendor.com/contact.

This page was last updated on Tuesday, May 30, 2023