Innovation Zone at 2015 BIO International Convention® will feature Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)-funded, early-stage biomedical companies, which will have dedicated exhibit space and participate in BIO One-on-One Partnering™. Also, select companies will make 15 min presentations in BIO Business Forum. Innovation Zone will further feature 6 universities, funded under NSF Accelerating Innovation Research Program, demonstrating advanced biomedical prototypes close to commercialization.