Vendor Exhibit Information

Please note that the NIH is not coordinating vendor registration or payments. 

This vendor portion of our Research Festival is coordinated entirely by the Technical Vendors Association (TVA) and Recreation and Welfare Association, Inc. (R & W.) 

Below is a general overview of our anticipated vendor event.

Location: This annual fall biomedical vendor event is on the NIH Bethesda campus, in the NIH Clinical Center, Building 10, specifically in the South Lobby and on the FAES Terrace. We will have 60 to 80 vendors exhibiting their wares. (Note that 6-foot-long skirted tables were offered to vendors on a first-come, first-served basis via a request through the Technical Vendors Association. All spaces have been reserved.)

Dates/Times: The biotech vendor portion of the 2025 Research Festival is Thursday, September 11, and Friday, September 12. Related to our Research Festival is the NIH Green Labs Fair on Wednesday, September 10, in the Building 10 South Lobby.

Commercial Vendor Workshops: Back by Popular Demand

As noted above, the Research Festival will feature scientific workshops hosted by commercial vendors, the TVA, and NIH R&W. These workshops will be held on September 11 and 12, offer NIH scientific staff the opportunity to learn about new tools and techniques. 

For questions concerning this vendor portion of the 2025 NIH Research Festival, visit https://technicalvendor.com/nih-exhibit-faq.

To contact the TVA, please visit https://technicalvendor.com/contact.

This page was last updated on Thursday, July 17, 2025