Sponsors

 

 

Bioconductor is a non-profit organization that supports one of the most widely used data analysis tools in genomics. Bioconductor was downloaded by 1,139,800 downloads (distinct IPs) in 2021. Software packages are contributed by more than 1,200 community developers worldwide, totaling over half-million downloads per year.

The conference is unique in that in addition to talks and poster session, the meeting features 20+ workshops which provide hands-on learning in Bioconductor. All conference materials (videos, slides, talks, posters, workshops) are published online such that the conference provides a rich resource for learning Bioconductor.

Interested in sponsoring this conference? Please contact sponsorship@bioconductor.org

Your sponsorship will help increase diversity and representation at Bioconductor 2026 by:

  • Keeping registration costs affordable for academic participants and trainees.
  • Provide high quality hybrid/virtual programming and post-production and sharing of videos and conference materials
  • Funding travel scholarships for students and postdoctoral fellows.
  • Providing caregiver awards to assist in childcare or eldercare costs
  • Offering student diversity scholarships to increase participation of underrepresented minorities

Three levels of sponsorship are available. Sponsors of all levels may present a poster highlighting the scientific interests of their organization in the poster sessions.

Platinum — $10,000 USD

  • Highest recognition, featuring your logo in all online and print promotional and scheduling materials.
  • Up to 6 free registrations.
  • Platinum-level promotion of your company on Bioconductor social media platforms leading up to and during the conference.
  • Opportunity to provide a 15-second video to be shown to all attendees at the beginning of a session and posted on:
    • Bioconductor YouTube (5.6k followers)
    • Mastodon (1.1k followers)
    • LinkedIn (500+ followers)
  • A live table during the poster sessions and social events.
  • Option to sponsor:
    • A poster session
    • A social or networking event
    • Catering
    • Inclusion efforts by funding travel scholarships

Gold — $5,000 USD

  • Top recognition, featuring your logo in online and print conference promotional and scheduling materials.
  • Up to 3 free registrations.
  • Gold-level promotion of your company on Bioconductor social media platforms leading up to and during the conference.
  • One social media post per month (May, June, July) up to and during the conference.
  • A live table during the poster session.

Silver — $1,000 USD

  • Sponsor names listed in online and print promotional and scheduling materials.
  • Academic discount on 2 registrations.
  • A thank-you social media post including your preferred social media handle.

Approximate conference demographics

  • Bioc2024 was hybrid and was attended by 350+ participants from the global Bioconductor bioinformatics community. (In 2025, Bioconductor co-hosted a conference with the Galaxy community).

  • Faculty (13%), staff (22%), government (1.5%), and corporate (9%); postdocs (17%) and students (37.5%)

  • Thought leaders contributing to leading-edge methodological development, hands-on practitioners incorporating R / Bioconductor into robust work flows, and researchers developing bespoke solutions.

  • Bioconductor is dedicated to providing a supportive, collegial, and harassment-free conference experience for everyone and this is detailed in our conference code of conduct.