Upcoming events.
A curated selection of high-impact summits, conferences, and executive salons. We prioritize gatherings where meaningful connections happen and the future is defined.
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NY Tech Week
Location: Across New York City, NY
About: A decentralized, week-long tech conference presented by a16z, with 1,000+ events across Manhattan and Brooklyn — from pitch competitions and hackathons to founder dinners and investor meetings. The defining moment for the NYC startup ecosystem.
BioCentury Grand Rounds U.S.
Location: Hyatt Regency Seattle, Seattle, WA
About: An intimate, invitation-driven forum at the academia-industry interface, convening venture capitalists, biopharma decision-makers, and academic innovators around translational science. Where the next generation of investable R&D is identified and partnered.
Sachs 2nd Annual Obesity & Cardiometabolic Innovation Forum
Location: Royal Sonesta New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
About: A focused partnering forum at the epicenter of the GLP-1 and cardiometabolic moment. Sachs OCIF precedes ADA, convening biotech, pharma, and investors around the most actively dealt category in life sciences right now.
HFMA Annual Conference
Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, MD
About: The premier gathering for healthcare finance leadership, convening more than 4,000 CFOs, revenue cycle executives, and operations leaders shaping the financial sustainability of U.S. healthcare.
World Orphan Drug Congress USA
Location: Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston, MA
About: The defining global event for the rare disease and orphan drug community, convening more than 2,000 stakeholders from pharma, biotech, regulators, payers, investors, and patient advocacy. Where the rare disease agenda is set.
Mayo Clinic's Transforming Women's Health course (in-person and virtual)
Location: Chicago, IL US
About: Mayo Clinic establishes the 2026 clinical benchmarks that will define the women's health market. This summit is the essential strategic briefing for leaders looking to align commercial models with top-tier medical standards. A direct line to the protocols shaping future reimbursement and care delivery.
Founders at Work: Therna Biosciences
Location: 135 Mississippi St, San Francisco, CA (MBC BioLabs)
About: An intimate founder-led seminar from MBC BioLabs featuring Therna Biosciences, the AI-powered RNA medicines company emerging from Hani Goodarzi's lab. A candid conversation on building at the intersection of AI and RNA biology.
ENDO 2026
Location: McCormick Place West, Chicago, IL
About: The leading global gathering in endocrinology, convening more than 7,200 attendees and 2,500 abstracts across hormone science. ENDO 2026 spans obesity, diabetes, reproductive health, bone health, and hormone-related cancers — at the center of the GLP-1 era.
TiECON New Jersey 2026
Location: APA Hotel Woodbridge, Woodbridge, NJ
About: The inaugural full-day entrepreneurship and innovation conference for the New York-New Jersey region, bringing together founders, investors, policymakers, and industry leaders — including a dedicated Healthcare & Life Sciences track.
DIA Global Annual Meeting
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA
About: The largest multidisciplinary event in life sciences, convening regulators, clinical operations leaders, and drug development executives from across the FDA, EMA, industry, and academia. Essential for CMOs and regulatory leadership.
RESI San Diego 2026
Location: JULEP Venue San Diego, San Diego, CA
About: A startup-investor partnering forum held during BIO Convention Week in San Diego, followed by four days of virtual partnering. Where seed-to-Series B life science companies meet active healthcare investors in structured 1-on-1 meetings.
BIO International Convention
Location: San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA
About: The largest and most comprehensive event in biotechnology, convening 20,000+ industry leaders across pharma, biotech, medtech, and capital. The defining global moment for partnerships, dealflow, and strategic alignment shaping the year ahead.
H.C. Wainwright 4th Annual Cell Therapy Conference
Location: Virtual
About: A focused virtual investor conference convening public and private cell therapy companies, institutional investors, venture capital, and industry executives for company presentations, 1-on-1 meetings, and curated dealmaking.
NYTW Panel: VC + PE's Role in Women's Health
Location: New York, NY (address shared upon RSVP)
About: Hosted by The Uplyft Collective during New York Tech Week. A candid, strategic panel bringing together venture and private equity investors active in women's health to explore where capital is really moving, how investor models are converging, and what it means for the next generation of women's health companies.
ASCO Annual Meeting
Location: McCormick Place, Chicago, IL
About: The world's defining oncology gathering, convening more than 40,000 attendees from over 100 countries. ASCO 2026 is where breakthrough cancer research is unveiled, late-breaking trial data moves markets, and the global oncology agenda is set.
PharmStars’ Pharmatech Innovation Summit
Location: Boston, MA
About: PharmStars serves as the definitive commercial bridge between digital health innovators and Big Pharma. This summit provides exclusive access to a rigorously vetted cohort of startups, pre-qualified for enterprise-scale pilots. The primary sourcing ground for executives seeking validated assets in clinical operations and commercial analytics.
AWS Life Sciences Symposium 2026
Location: New York, NY 10001
About: AWS establishes the technical blueprint for the life sciences value chain. This symposium moves beyond general cloud strategy to focus on five critical pillars: AI-first discovery, clinical automation, commercial activation, medtech innovation, and tech building. A mandatory convergence for leaders looking to align their infrastructure strategy with the industry’s 2026 standards.
MassBio’s 2026 State of Possible Conference
Location: Boston, MA
About: The premier annual convergence of the Massachusetts life sciences sector. A critical forum where executives, policymakers, and innovators align on the strategies driving the world’s leading biotech hub.
LSX World Congress Europe
Location: Lisbon Congress Centre, Portugal
About: “Where global leaders in life sciences drive innovation, investment, & impactful collaborations.” - Venture Development Manager, Biotech, NLC Health Ventures
ViVE
Location: Los Angeles, CA
About: ViVE stands as the definitive commercial forum for digital health leadership, strictly calibrated for the business side of innovation.
The UpLyft Collective x Nick Adkins of The Pink Socks
What happens when we prioritize human connection in a high-tech world? Join Pooja Majmudar, founder of The UpLyft Collective, for an exclusive virtual fireside chat with Nick Adkins, the co-founder of the global @pinksocks.life movement.
IGNITE Fire Pitch Competition
The grand finale of the Ignite Accelerator. Watch the most promising women-led digital health and medtech startups compete for investment and pilot opportunities. High energy, high innovation.
Location: Marines' Memorial Club, San Francisco
Goodwin + KPMG 7th Annual Symposium
The definitive symposium on dealmaking and strategy. Join industry leaders for high-signal panels on AI in drug discovery, creative liquidity strategies, and the global M&A outlook. Keynote: CEO of Blueprint Medicines.
Deadline: Register by Jan 7th.
Location: InterContinental Hotel, San Francisco
JPM After Hours: The Health AI Executive Summit
Unwind with the architects of the future. An exclusive evening gathering for leaders at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare. High-level networking.
Location: San Francisco, CA
Cooley’s 2026 Breakthrough Bootcamp
The essential masterclass for late-stage private companies. Expert guidance on navigating the transition from private growth to public markets, crossover financing, and M&A strategies. Strictly for high-growth executives.
Location: San Francisco, CA
Fierce JPM Week 2026
Fierce JPM Week 2026 brings together more than 500 senior pharma, biotech, and investment leaders at the moment they’re setting strategy for the year ahead. For vendors, it’s a concentrated opportunity to connect with decision-makers, advance conversations, and position your solutions early in the planning cycle.
Location: San Francisco, CA
Bridging the Gap: Women VCs & Founders
Only 2% of funding goes to women. We are changing that. A high-impact gathering where influential Women VCs pitch their 2026 thesis first, followed by demos from rising healthcare founders. Close the gap, open the checkbook.
Location: San Francisco, CA
Biotech Showcase 2026 | JPM Healthcare Week
The ultimate launchpad for the industry's most promising ventures. Join 1,200+ investors controlling $400B+ in capital and discover the next breakthrough. The definitive way to kick off the year in Life Sciences.
Location: San Francisco, CA
QNova Life Sciences Partnering Forum
A dedicated partnering environment for life science executives during J.P. Morgan Healthcare Week. Maximize your time with targeted 1:1 meetings, strategic networking, and curated connections away from the noise.
Location: San Francisco, CA
