Biotech Conference Calendar 2026

Major biotech and biopharma conferences for 2026 — investor events, scientific data catalysts, and industry partnering across the US, UK, and EU.

Last updated 29 May 2026

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Legend:InvestorScientificIndustry★ = major catalyst / must-watch

January 2026

2 events
12–15
Jan

JP Morgan 44th Annual Healthcare Conference

San Francisco, United States·InvestorUS

The industry's flagship deal-making week — sets the tone for M&A, BD&L, and financing activity for the year

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12–14
Jan

Biotech Showcase

San Francisco, United States·InvestorUS

Co-located with JPM; private company presentations and investor partnering meetings

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February 2026

1 event
23–26
Feb

World ADC Europe

London, United Kingdom·IndustryUK

European ADC science, manufacturing, and BD&L partnering

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March 2026

6 events
2–3
Mar

BIO Investment & Growth Summit

Miami Beach, United States·InvestorUS

BIO CEO and investor conference for biotech executives; partnering, company presentations and investment landscape discussion

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2–4
Mar

TD Cowen Annual Global Healthcare Conference

Boston, United States·InvestorUS

Major sell-side healthcare conference; management presentations across biotech, pharma, and medtech

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8–11
Mar

Leerink Partners Global Healthcare Conference

Miami Beach, United States·InvestorUS

Biotech/pharma investment bank annual conference; management presentations and investor meetings

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10–12
Mar

Barclays Global Healthcare Conference

Miami, United States·InvestorUS

Sell-side healthcare investor event; biotech, pharma, and medtech

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23–25
Mar

BIO-Europe Spring

Lisbon, Portugal·IndustryEU

Europe's major spring partnering event; pharma, biotech, and investor one-on-one meetings

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23–26
Mar

DCAT Week

New York, United States·IndustryUS

Drug, chemical and allied trades; API sourcing, CMO/CDMO partnering, and supply chain

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April 2026

3 events
14–15
Apr

BioTrinity

London, United Kingdom·InvestorUK

UK life sciences investor and partnering conference; European biotech company presentations

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17–22
Apr

AACR Annual Meeting

San Diego, United States·ScientificUS

Major oncology science conference; frequent catalyst for early-stage cancer data across all modalities

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18–22
Apr

American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting

Chicago, United States·ScientificUS

Major neurology and CNS data event; neurodegeneration, epilepsy, neuromuscular, and rare neuro catalysts

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May 2026

4 events
4–6
May

BioEquity Europe

Prague, Czech Republic·InvestorEU

Europe's main biotech investor event; company presentations and institutional investor one-on-ones

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18
May

UBS Private Biotech Innovation Summit

New York, United States·InvestorUS

Private biotech investor summit; company presentations and investor meetings

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27–30
May

EASL Congress

Happening now
Barcelona, Spain·ScientificEU

Major hepatology conference; MASH, HBV, HCV, liver disease and hepatology-adjacent BD&L catalysts

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29
May – 2 Jun

ASCO Annual Meeting

Happening now
Chicago, United States·ScientificUS

The premier global oncology conference; the most significant annual catalyst event in biotech

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June 2026

6 events
2–4
Jun

Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference

Upcoming
New York, United States·InvestorUS

Major public healthcare investor conference; management presentations and investor one-on-ones across biotech and pharma

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3–6
Jun

EULAR Annual Congress

Upcoming
London, United Kingdom·ScientificUK

European rheumatology; autoimmune, inflammatory, and musculoskeletal disease data

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5–8
Jun

ADA Scientific Sessions

Upcoming
New Orleans, United States·ScientificUS

Diabetes, obesity and cardiometabolic data catalyst; key forum for incretin and metabolic disease readouts

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8–10
Jun

Goldman Sachs Global Healthcare Conference

Upcoming
Miami Beach, United States·InvestorUS

High-profile management presentations; buy-side and sell-side healthcare

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11–14
Jun

EHA Annual Congress

Upcoming
Stockholm, Sweden·ScientificEU

European Hematology Association; key data catalyst for blood cancers, MDS, and cell therapy

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22–25
Jun

BIO International Convention

Upcoming
San Diego, United States·IndustryUS

The industry's largest annual partnering event; 50,000+ attendees, 30,000+ one-on-one meetings

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July 2026

1 event
12–15
Jul

Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC)

Upcoming
London, United Kingdom·ScientificUK

Premier Alzheimer's disease conference; key CNS data catalyst for neurodegeneration programs, hosted in London and online in 2026

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September 2026

2 events
5–9
Sep

European Respiratory Society Congress

Upcoming
Barcelona, Spain·ScientificEU

Major respiratory conference; COPD, asthma, ILD, PAH and respiratory data catalysts

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14–16
Sep

Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Conference

Upcoming
New York, United States·InvestorUS

Healthcare management presentations; biotech, pharma, medtech, and services

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October 2026

6 events
5–7
Oct

Cell & Gene Meeting on the Mesa

Upcoming
Phoenix, United States·IndustryUS

Cell and gene therapy industry; manufacturing, regulatory strategy, and BD&L sessions

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6–8
Oct

CPhI Europe

Upcoming
Milan, Italy·IndustryEU

Pharma ingredients, CDMO/CMO, excipients and manufacturing; Europe's largest pharma supply chain event, hosted in Milan in 2026

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12–15
Oct

World ADC Summit San Diego

Upcoming
San Diego, United States·IndustryUS

ADC science, manufacturing, and partnering; a key BD&L deal-making zone for platforms and payloads

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21–25
Oct

ASN Kidney Week

Upcoming
Denver, United States·ScientificUS

Major nephrology conference; CKD, IgAN, complement, renal rare disease and cardio-renal data catalysts

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23–27
Oct

ESMO Annual Congress

Upcoming
Madrid, Spain·ScientificEU

European oncology's premier annual data event; the most significant ex-US oncology catalyst of the year

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27–30
Oct

ESGCT Annual Congress

Upcoming
Hamburg, Germany·ScientificEU

European gene and cell therapy science; CAR-T, AAV, base editing, and in vivo delivery data

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November 2026

5 events
4–8
Nov

SITC Annual Meeting

Upcoming
Phoenix, United States·ScientificUS

Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer; IO data catalyst — PD-1, TCE, CAR-T, and combination approaches

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5–9
Nov

AASLD — The Liver Meeting

Upcoming
Denver, United States·ScientificUS

Liver disease; MASH, HBV, HCV data — important for hepatology-adjacent BD&L deals

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6–9
Nov

AHA Scientific Sessions

Upcoming
Chicago, United States·ScientificUS

American Heart Association; cardiovascular and cardiometabolic data catalyst

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9–11
Nov

BIO-Europe

Upcoming
Cologne, Germany·IndustryEU

Europe's largest pharma and biotech partnering event; 5,000+ attendees, 10,000+ one-on-one meetings

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16–19
Nov

Jefferies London Healthcare Conference

Upcoming
London, United Kingdom·InvestorUK

Major European healthcare investor conference; public biotech and pharma management presentations

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December 2026

2 events
1–3
Dec

Piper Sandler Annual Healthcare Conference

Upcoming
New York, United States·InvestorUS

Year-end healthcare investor conference; public biotech positioning, management updates and investor meetings

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12–15
Dec

ASH Annual Meeting

Upcoming
New Orleans, United States·ScientificUS

The premier hematology conference; massive catalyst for blood cancers, cell therapy, and CAR-T data

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