Life Sciences Conference Calendar

All the key life sciences and biotech conferences in 2026–2027, including when, where, and who’s attending.

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BioProcess International Conference & Exhibition 2026Bioprocess & biomanufacturing engineersOfficial site
Boston, MA ~3k attendees $3k+ · full registration Mostly industry; process engineers, MSAT and manufacturing leads, and bioprocess development scientists2026: Cytiva, Sartorius, Thermo Fisher, MilliporeSigma and Lonza among 207 exhibitors Open the guide Search and filter attendees
Biomarkers, CDx & Precision Medicine US 2026Biomarker & companion diagnostics leadsOfficial site
San Diego, CA ~600 attendees Free (vendors pay) · full registration Evenly mixed biopharma & vendors; biomarker, translational and companion diagnostics leads, mostly manager level and above2026: 10x Genomics, Bruker Spatial Biology, Cell Signaling Technology, Miltenyi Biotec and Vizgen among the sponsors
HUPO 2026 World CongressGlobal proteomics research communityOfficial site
Singapore ~1.8k attendees ~$1k · full registration Mostly academic; proteomics PIs, core-facility directors and some pharma proteomics groupsPast years: Thermo Fisher, Bruker, SCIEX, Waters and Agilent among ~60 exhibitors
Discovery on Target 2026Target discovery biologists & chemistsOfficial site
Boston, MA ~1.1k attendees $2k+ · full registration Mostly biopharma; target discovery biologists, medicinal chemists and discovery group leaders, some academics2026: CAS, Certara, Cube Biotech, LifeSensors, Nuclera and Pharmaron among ~90 exhibitors
Cell & Gene Meeting on the Mesa 2026Cell & gene therapy dealmakersOfficial site
Phoenix, AZ ~1.5k attendees $3k+ · full registration Almost entirely industry; CGT CEOs, BD, investors and manufacturing partners, few researchers2026: Lonza, Catalent, Thermo Fisher, Cytiva and Miltenyi among ~145 sponsors; partnering is the core of the meeting Open the guide Search and filter attendees
16th World Clinical Biomarkers & Companion Diagnostics SummitCompanion diagnostics & clinical biomarker leadsOfficial site
Boston, MA ~900 attendees Free (vendors pay) · full registration Mostly industry; heads of biomarkers, companion diagnostics and translational medicine, plus diagnostics and testing labs2026: Foundation Medicine, Guardant Health, Natera, Roche and SOPHiA GENETICS among the partners; 250+ companies attend
BioTechX Europe 2026European pharma data & informatics leadersOfficial site
Basel, Switzerland ~3k attendees $3k+ · full registration Mostly industry; R&D IT, data science, discovery informatics and clinical data leaders in pharma and biotech2026: Illumina, QIAGEN, Seqera, Genedata and DNAnexus among 150+ exhibitors
17th World ADC San DiegoAntibody-drug conjugate developersOfficial site
San Diego, CA ~1.3k attendees $3k+ · full registration Almost entirely industry; ADC discovery, chemistry, analytical and bioprocess leads, two in three at director level or above2026: WuXi XDC, Cytiva, Abzena, MilliporeSigma and Sartorius among the partners; 400+ companies attend
Biomarkers, CDx & Precision Medicine 2026 (with NextGen Omics, Tech & Data Europe)European biomarker & multi-omics leadsOfficial site
Basel, Switzerland ~1k attendees Free (vendors pay) · full registration Evenly mixed biopharma & vendors; biomarker, multi-omics and pathology leads from pharma, biotech, academia and healthcare2026: Labcorp, Illumina, CellCarta, BD and Seer among 35+ sponsors
Festival of Biologics Basel 2026Europe’s biologics developers & manufacturersOfficial site
Basel, Switzerland ~3k attendees $3k+ · full registration Mostly industry; biologics discovery, development and manufacturing teams, plus start-ups, academics and investors2026: Lonza, Danaher, WuXi Biologics, Thermo Fisher and Twist Bioscience among 150 exhibitors
ELRIG Drug Discovery 2026UK & European drug discovery scientistsOfficial site
London, UK ~3k attendees Free · full registration Mostly industry; UK and European pharma, biotech and CRO scientists, lab heads, screening and automation groups, some academics2026: Tecan, WuXi AppTec and Genedata among 250+ expected exhibitors; three in four delegates come from pharma, biotech and CROs
World Vaccine Congress Europe 2026European vaccine R&D & manufacturing leadersOfficial site
Amsterdam, Netherlands ~2k attendees $3k+ · full registration Mostly industry; vaccine R&D, manufacturing and regulatory leaders2026: IQVIA Laboratories, Cerba Research, Sartorius, Cytiva and Thermo Fisher among 150+ exhibitors
ASHG 2026 Annual MeetingGlobal community of human geneticistsOfficial site
Montréal, QC ~7.5k attendees ~$1.4k · full registration Mostly academic & clinical; genetics PIs, trainees, lab directors and clinical geneticists2026: Illumina, PacBio, Oxford Nanopore and 10x Genomics among 189 exhibitors Open the guide Search and filter attendees
ESMO Congress 2026Europe’s medical oncologists & cancer researchersOfficial site
Madrid, Spain ~37k attendees ~$1.9k · full registration Mostly clinical; oncologists, KOLs, cancer researchers, medical affairs and oncology biopharma teamsPast years: Roche, AstraZeneca, MSD, Pfizer and Novartis among the exhibitors
AAPS 2026 PharmSci 360Pharmaceutical development scientistsOfficial site
New Orleans, LA ~4k attendees ~$1.9k · full registration Mostly pharma; formulation, bioanalytical and biologics scientists, CDMOs and drug-development suppliers2026: Thermo Fisher, Agilent, Catalent, Lonza and Waters among ~210 exhibitors
AALAS 2026 National MeetingVivarium & lab animal professionalsOfficial site
Houston, TX ~5k attendees ~$700 · full registration Evenly mixed academia & industry; vivarium managers, veterinarians, facility directors and in vivo researchers2026: Charles River, Allentown, Benchling and Antech among the exhibitors
9th TPD & Induced Proximity SummitTargeted protein degradation scientistsOfficial site
Boston, MA ~300 attendees $3k+ · full registration Almost entirely industry; degrader discovery chemists, biologists and biotech executives2026: Promega, NanoTemper, Evotec, BioIVT and Pelago Bioscience among 20+ partners
ESGCT 33rd Annual CongressEurope’s gene & cell therapy researchersOfficial site
Hamburg, Germany ~2.7k attendees ~$2k · full registration Mostly academic; gene and cell therapy PIs, postdocs and clinicians, strong biotech and CDMO presence2026: Cytiva, Lonza, Sartorius, Aldevron and Miltenyi among 50+ sponsors
SBI² 13th Annual ConferenceHigh-content imaging & informatics scientistsOfficial site
Boston, MA ~300 attendees ~$800 · full registration Evenly mixed pharma & academia; high-content imaging scientists, image-informatics and screening leads2026: Molecular Devices, Revvity, Yokogawa and Agilent among ~14 sponsors
TIDES Europe 2026: Oligonucleotide & Peptide TherapeuticsOligonucleotide & peptide drug developersOfficial site
Amsterdam, Netherlands ~900 attendees $3k+ · full registration Mostly industry; oligonucleotide and peptide R&D scientists, CMC and manufacturing specialists, regulatory and BD2026: Asymchem, Agilent, Bachem, Cytiva and Bruker among ~110 sponsors and exhibitors
SITC 2026 Annual MeetingCancer immunotherapy researchers & oncologistsOfficial site
Phoenix, AZ ~6k attendees $2k+ · full registration Evenly mixed academia & biopharma; translational researchers, oncologists and immuno-oncology R&D teamsPast years: BMS, Merck, AstraZeneca and Regeneron among ~200 exhibitors
BIO-Europe 2026European biotech partnering & BDOfficial site
Cologne, Germany ~5.8k attendees $3k+ · full registration Almost entirely industry; European biotech and pharma BD executives, licensing teams and investors2026: Pfizer, Bayer, Sanofi, MSD and Lilly among ~130 sponsors; 3,000+ companies taking one-to-one meetings
AMP 2026 Annual Meeting & ExpoMolecular pathologists & clinical lab directorsOfficial site
Seattle, WA ~2k attendees ~$900 · full registration Mostly clinical labs; molecular pathologists, clinical lab directors and molecular diagnostics teamsPast years: Illumina, Thermo Fisher, Roche, Qiagen and Bio-Rad among ~200 exhibitors
Cell 2026 (Cell Culture, Cell Line Development & Cell and Gene Therapy)Cell culture & cell therapy manufacturing scientistsOfficial site
London, UK ~800 attendees Free (vendors pay) · full registration Mostly industry; cell culture, cell-line development and cell and gene therapy manufacturing scientists, some academics2026: Beckman Coulter, Bio-Rad, bioMérieux, Hamilton and Sartorius among 70+ sponsors
Neuroscience 2026 (SfN Annual Meeting)World’s largest neuroscience gatheringOfficial site
Washington, DC ~22k attendees ~$1.2k · full registration Mostly academic; neuroscience PIs, postdocs and students, some industry neuroscientists2026: 10x Genomics, Abcam, Agilent and Axion BioSystems among the exhibitors
MEDICA 2026World’s largest medtech trade fairOfficial site
Düsseldorf, Germany ~78k attendees ~$100 · full registration Almost entirely industry & hospital buyers; procurement, distributors, medtech and diagnostics executivesPast years: Siemens Healthineers, Philips, Roche and Abbott among ~4,800 exhibitors
PEGS Europe 2026 — Protein & Antibody Engineering SummitEurope’s protein & antibody engineersOfficial site
Lisbon, Portugal ~1.5k attendees $3k+ · full registration Mostly biopharma; protein and antibody engineers, biologics developers and discovery group leaders2026: Beckman Coulter, Danaher, Genedata, GenScript and Twist Bioscience among the sponsors
San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2026Breast cancer clinicians & researchersOfficial site
San Antonio, TX ~11k attendees ~$1k · full registration Mostly clinical & academic; breast cancer oncologists, translational researchers and oncology biopharma teamsPast years: AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Novartis, Lilly and Daiichi Sankyo among ~100 exhibitors
ASH 2026 Annual Meeting & ExpositionHematologists & blood cancer researchersOfficial site
New Orleans, LA ~30k attendees ~$1.8k · full registration Mostly clinical; hematologists, KOLs, hematologic-oncology researchers, medical affairs and cell-therapy biopharma teams2026: AbbVie, BMS, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis and Genentech among ~285 exhibitors
Cell Bio 2026 (ASCB | EMBO Meeting)Cell biologists & imaging labsOfficial site
San Diego, CA ~6.5k attendees ~$1k · full registration Mostly academic; cell biology PIs, postdocs, students and imaging core facilities2026: Zeiss, Thermo Fisher, Bruker and Cytek among the exhibitors
Antibody Engineering & Therapeutics 2026Antibody & protein engineersOfficial site
San Diego, CA ~900 attendees $3k+ · full registration Mostly biopharma; antibody and protein engineering scientists, discovery group leaders and some academics2026: Carterra, Twist Bioscience, GenScript, OmniAb and Lonza among ~100 exhibitors
PAG 34 — International Plant & Animal Genome ConferencePlant & animal genomics researchersOfficial site
San Diego, CA ~2.6k attendees ~$1.8k · full registration Mostly academic, some ag-industry; plant and animal genomics PIs, breeders and ag-biotech R&D2027: Illumina, PacBio, Oxford Nanopore, Element Biosciences and Bayer CropScience among ~90 exhibitors
J.P. Morgan 45th Annual Healthcare ConferenceHealthcare investors & biopharma executivesOfficial site
San Francisco, CA ~8k attendees Invite only · full registration Almost entirely industry; biopharma and tools CEOs, CFOs, BD teams, investors and bankersPast years: Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Lilly and Novartis present; 500+ companies, thousands of investor meetings
Advanced Therapies Week 2027Cell & gene therapy developersOfficial site
San Diego, CA ~2k attendees $3k+ · full registration Almost entirely industry; CGT executives, CMC and manufacturing leads, CDMOs and investors2027: Lonza, Cytiva, Thermo Fisher, Sartorius and Catalent among 200+ expected exhibitors
PepTalk 2027: The Protein Science and Production WeekProtein expression & production scientistsOfficial site
Carlsbad, CA ~1k attendees $2k+ · full registration Mostly biopharma; protein expression, purification and analytics scientists and group leaders2027: Cytiva, Cube Biotech, GenScript, LenioBio and WuXi Biologics among ~75 exhibitors
The Festival of Genomics & Biodata London 2027UK genomics & biodata communityOfficial site
London, UK ~8.3k attendees Free (vendors pay) · full registration Evenly mixed; UK and European genomics researchers, NHS and clinical genomics teams, biotechPast years: Illumina, Oxford Nanopore, PacBio and Element among 180+ exhibitors; Genomics England and NHS teams attend
Precision Medicine World Conference 2027Precision medicine leaders & cliniciansOfficial site
Santa Clara, CA ~3k attendees $2k+ · full registration Mostly industry & clinical leaders; precision medicine executives across genomics, diagnostics, pharma and investingPast years: Tempus, Foundation Medicine, Guardant Health and GRAIL among ~90 exhibitors
SLAS2027 International Conference & ExhibitionLab automation & screening scientistsOfficial site
San Diego, CA ~7.6k attendees ~$1.6k · full registration Mostly industry; lab automation engineers, screening scientists and lab managers, about one in four academicPast years: Beckman Coulter, Tecan, Hamilton, Agilent and Opentrons among ~400 exhibitors
WORLDSymposium 2027Lysosomal & rare disease communityOfficial site
San Diego, CA ~2k attendees ~$1k · full registration Mostly clinical & biopharma; lysosomal and rare disease physicians, researchers and patient advocates2027: Sanofi, BioMarin, Ultragenyx and Chiesi among ~50 exhibitors
Biophysical Society 71st Annual MeetingBiophysicists & structural biologistsOfficial site
Philadelphia, PA ~5k attendees ~$800 · full registration Almost entirely academic; biophysics and structural biology PIs, postdocs and studentsPast years: Bruker, Nanion, Thermo Fisher and Leica Microsystems among the exhibitors
AGBT General Meeting 2027Genome technology leaders & early adoptersOfficial site
Orlando, FL ~1k attendees $2k+ · full registration Evenly mixed academia & industry; genomics PIs, sequencing and single-cell tech executives, early adoptersPast years: Illumina, Oxford Nanopore, Element, Ultima, 10x Genomics and Roche among the sponsors
SCOPE Summit 2027Clinical operations & trial technology leadersOfficial site
Orlando, FL ~5k attendees $3k+ · full registration Almost entirely industry; clinical operations executives at pharma, biotech and CROs2027: Medidata, IQVIA, Veeva, ICON and Parexel among 350+ exhibitors
World Vaccine Congress Washington 2027Vaccine R&D & manufacturing leadersOfficial site
Washington, DC ~3k attendees $3k+ · full registration Mostly industry; vaccine R&D, manufacturing and regulatory leaders2027: Sanofi, Cytiva, IQVIA, ICON and Parexel among 200+ expected exhibitors
17th World ADC LondonEurope’s antibody-drug conjugate developersOfficial site
London, UK ~700 attendees $3k+ · full registration Mostly industry; European ADC discovery, analytical and process development leads, some academics2027: WuXi XDC, Lonza, Piramal Pharma Solutions, Cytiva and Genovis among ~50 partners
USCAP 2027 Annual MeetingAnatomic & molecular pathologistsOfficial site
Vancouver, BC ~5.1k attendees ~$1.5k · full registration Mostly clinical; anatomic and molecular pathologists and residentsPast years: Roche, Leica Biosystems, Agilent and Paige among ~190 exhibitors
SOT 2027 Annual Meeting & ToxExpoToxicologists & safety scientistsOfficial site
San Antonio, TX ~4k attendees ~$1k · full registration Evenly mixed pharma, chemicals & academia; toxicologists and safety-assessment leads2027: Charles River, Labcorp, Inotiv and Eurofins among ~275 exhibitors
BioProcess International US West 2027West Coast bioprocess scientistsOfficial site
San Diego, CA ~800 attendees $3k+ · full registration Mostly industry; process development, MSAT and manufacturing scientists and executivesPast years: 90+ bioprocessing suppliers and CDMOs expected alongside 800+ scientists and executives
AD/PD 2027 — Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s Diseases ConferenceNeurodegeneration clinicians & researchersOfficial site
Barcelona, Spain ~5.9k attendees ~$1k · full registration Mostly clinical & academic; neurologists and neurodegeneration researchers, some biomarker and biopharma teamsPast years: Eisai, Lilly, Biogen and Roche among the exhibitors
NextGen Biomed 2027UK biologics discovery & development scientistsOfficial site
London, UK ~1k attendees Free (vendors pay) · full registration Mostly biopharma; antibody, peptide and oligonucleotide discovery scientists and development leadsPast years: GenScript, Lonza, NanoTemper and SeromYx among ~30 sponsors; 300+ buyer companies attend
Precision Medicine East 2027Omics, spatial biology & biomarker scientistsOfficial site
Boston, MA ~1k attendees Free (vendors pay) · full registration Mostly biopharma; genomics, spatial biology and biomarker scientists, about six in ten from pharma and biotechPast years: 10x Genomics, Bruker Spatial Biology, Cell Signaling Technology, Miltenyi Biotec and Vizgen among ~60 sponsors
AACR Annual Meeting 2027World’s largest cancer research meetingOfficial site
Orlando, FL ~22k attendees ~$1.5k · full registration Mostly academic, strong biopharma presence; cancer research PIs, trainees, oncologists, translational and oncology R&DPast years: AstraZeneca, BMS, Merck, Pfizer and Genentech among ~600 exhibitors
ASBMB 2027 Annual Meeting (Discover BMB)Biochemists & molecular biologistsOfficial site
Boston, MA ~2.4k attendees ~$800 · full registration Almost entirely academic; biochemistry and molecular biology PIs, postdocs and studentsPast years: Thermo Fisher, WuXi AppTec, Quantum-Si and Mettler-Toledo Rainin among ~30 exhibitors
ESCMID Global 2027Clinical microbiologists & infectious disease specialistsOfficial site
Stockholm, Sweden ~17k attendees ~$1k · full registration Mostly clinical; clinical microbiologists, infectious disease physicians and AMR researchersPast years: bioMérieux, Roche, Pfizer, MSD, Cepheid and BD among 300+ exhibitors
17th Clinical Biomarkers & CDx Summit EuropeEuropean companion diagnostics leadsOfficial site
London, UK ~300 attendees Free (vendors pay) · full registration Mostly industry; heads of biomarkers and diagnostics, translational pathologists and regulatory leadsPast years: Roche, Illumina, Thermo Fisher, Foundation Medicine and Guardant Health among ~30 partners
Festival of Biologics USA 2027US biologics developers & manufacturersOfficial site
Boston, MA ~2k attendees $3k+ · full registration Mostly industry; biologics discovery, development and manufacturing teams, plus start-ups and investors2027: Catalent, Lonza, SCIEX, Fujifilm Biotechnologies and Unchained Labs among 150 exhibitors
ACMG 2027 Annual Clinical Genetics MeetingClinical geneticists & genetic testing labsOfficial site
Minneapolis, MN ~3k attendees ~$1k · full registration Mostly clinical; clinical geneticists, genetic counselors and clinical lab directorsPast years: Illumina, GeneDx, Labcorp, Natera and Myriad among ~190 exhibitors
Drug Discovery Chemistry 2027Medicinal & computational chemistsOfficial site
San Diego, CA ~900 attendees $2k+ · full registration Mostly biopharma; medicinal and computational chemists and small-molecule discovery leads2027: AbbVie, Genentech, Merck and Novartis chemists on the speaker roster; WuXi AppTec, Sygnature Discovery and Cresset among ~85 exhibitors
Pittcon 2027 Conference & ExpoAnalytical chemists & lab managersOfficial site
Pittsburgh, PA ~6k attendees ~$600 · full registration Evenly mixed industry & academia; analytical chemists and lab managersPast years: Agilent, Shimadzu, Thermo Fisher, Waters and Bruker among 350+ exhibitors
TIDES USA 2027: Oligonucleotide & Peptide TherapeuticsOligonucleotide & peptide drug developersOfficial site
Boston, MA ~2k attendees $3k+ · full registration Mostly industry; oligonucleotide and peptide R&D scientists, CMC and manufacturing specialists, regulatory and BDPast years: Asymchem, Nitto Avecia, Agilent, Bachem and Codexis among 170+ sponsors and exhibitors
IMMUNOLOGY2027 (AAI Annual Meeting)Immunologists across academia & biopharmaOfficial site
Los Angeles, CA ~3.9k attendees ~$1.2k · full registration Mostly academic; immunology PIs and postdocs, some biopharma immunology groupsPast years: BioLegend, Cytek, Bio-Rad and Beckman Coulter among ~100 exhibitors
SynBioBeta 2027Synthetic biology companies & investorsOfficial site
San Jose, CA ~2k attendees $2k+ · full registration Mostly industry; synthetic biology founders, executives and investors, some academics2027: Evonik, Hamilton, Procter & Gamble and Cradle among 70+ expected exhibitors
ASGCT 30th Annual MeetingGene & cell therapy developersOfficial site
Philadelphia, PA ~8k attendees ~$1k · full registration Mostly biopharma; gene and cell therapy R&D leads, CDMO executives and genome-editing researchers, about one in three academicPast years: Lonza, Thermo Fisher and Catalent among ~400 industry partners
PEGS Boston 2027 — Protein & Antibody Engineering SummitProtein & antibody engineersOfficial site
Boston, MA ~2.4k attendees $3k+ · full registration Mostly biopharma; protein and antibody engineers, biologics developers and discovery group leadersPast years: Sartorius, Carterra, Twist Bioscience, GenScript and Thermo Fisher among ~180 exhibitors and sponsors
Bio-IT World Conference & Expo 2027Biopharma research IT & data leadersOfficial site
Boston, MA ~2.9k attendees $2k+ · full registration Mostly pharma; research IT directors, data science and bioinformatics leadsPast years: Google Cloud, Benchling, Dotmatics and Revvity Signals among 150+ exhibitors
SLAS Europe 2027 Conference & ExhibitionEuropean lab automation scientistsOfficial site
Hamburg, Germany ~1.5k attendees ~$1.1k · full registration Evenly mixed pharma & academia; European lab automation engineers, screening scientists and lab managersPast years: Tecan, Hamilton, Beckman Coulter and Agilent among ~140 exhibitors
ASCO Annual Meeting 2027World’s largest clinical oncology meetingOfficial site
Chicago, IL ~40k attendees ~$1k · full registration Mostly clinical; oncologists, KOLs, clinical researchers, medical affairs and oncology biopharma teamsPast years: Pfizer, AstraZeneca, MSD, Roche, BMS and Lilly among 450+ exhibitors
CYTO 2027 (ISAC Congress)Cytometry scientists & core facilitiesOfficial site
Helsinki, Finland ~1.6k attendees ~$1k · full registration Mostly academic & core facilities; cytometry scientists and core facility staffPast years: BD Biosciences, Cytek, Beckman Coulter and Sony among the exhibitors
ASMS 2027 Conference on Mass SpectrometryMass spectrometrists in proteomics & bioanalysisOfficial site
Houston, TX ~6.5k attendees ~$600 · full registration Evenly mixed academia & pharma; mass spectrometrists in proteomics, metabolomics and bioanalysisPast years: Thermo Fisher, Bruker, SCIEX, Waters and Agilent among the exhibitors
BIO International Convention 2027Global biotech executives & partneringOfficial site
Philadelphia, PA ~22k attendees $3k+ · full registration Almost entirely industry; biotech executives, BD and partnering teams, investors and policy leadersPast years: Pfizer, Novartis, AstraZeneca and Lilly BD teams among 1,600+ exhibitors and 66,000 partnering meetings
EHA2027 CongressEurope’s hematologists & blood cancer researchersOfficial site
Barcelona, Spain ~18k attendees ~$1k · full registration Mostly clinical; European hematologists, KOLs, hematologic-oncology researchers and medical affairsPast years: AbbVie, BMS, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis and Roche among ~80 exhibitors
European Human Genetics Conference 2027Europe’s human geneticists & clinical labsOfficial site
Rotterdam, Netherlands ~6.9k attendees ~$900 · full registration Mostly academic & clinical; European human geneticists, clinical genetics lab directors and researchers2027: Illumina, Oxford Nanopore, Bionano, Twist and Agilent among 120+ exhibitors
The Festival of Genomics, Biodata & AI Boston 2027Boston genomics & biodata communityOfficial site
Boston, MA ~2.5k attendees Free (vendors pay) · full registration Evenly mixed academia & biopharma; genomics and biodata scientists from Boston’s academic and biopharma communityPast years: Illumina, Element, PacBio and Ultima among ~120 exhibitors
ISSCR 2027 Annual MeetingStem cell & regenerative medicine researchersOfficial site
San Francisco, CA ~3.5k attendees ~$1k · full registration Mostly academic; stem cell and regenerative medicine PIs and postdocs, some cell therapy biotechPast years: STEMCELL Technologies, Thermo Fisher, Miltenyi and Corning among ~150 exhibitors
Drug Discovery Europe 2027 (with Neuroscience Drug Development and Formulation & Delivery)European drug discovery scientistsOfficial site
Basel, Switzerland ~1k attendees Free (vendors pay) · full registration Mostly industry; discovery biologists, computational chemists, translational and neuroscience leads2027: CAS, HUB Organoids, Pelago Bioscience, Axxam and High Q Technologies among the first sponsors
ASM Microbe 2027Global microbiology research communityOfficial site
Chicago, IL ~5k attendees ~$1.5k · full registration Mostly academic & clinical; microbiology PIs in health, environmental and applied research, clinical microbiologistsPast years: bioMérieux, BD, Thermo Fisher, Bio-Rad and Cepheid among 160+ exhibitors
Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2027Dementia researchers & cliniciansOfficial site
Chicago, IL ~8.5k attendees ~$1.2k · full registration Mostly clinical & academic; dementia researchers and neurologists, some biomarker and biopharma teamsPast years: Eisai, Lilly, Biogen, Roche and C2N among ~160 exhibitors
ADLM 2027 Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab ExpoClinical laboratorians & IVD buyersOfficial site
Chicago, IL ~17k attendees ~$1k · full registration Mostly clinical labs; lab directors, clinical laboratorians, technologists and IVD buyersPast years: Roche, Abbott, Siemens Healthineers, Beckman Coulter and bioMérieux among ~800 exhibitors
ESMO Congress 2027Europe’s medical oncologists & cancer researchersOfficial site
Barcelona, Spain ~36k attendees ~$1.9k · full registration Mostly clinical; oncologists, KOLs, cancer researchers, medical affairs and oncology biopharma teamsPast years: Roche, AstraZeneca, MSD, Pfizer and Novartis among the exhibitors
ASHG 2027 Annual MeetingGlobal community of human geneticistsOfficial site
Nashville, TN ~7.5k attendees ~$1.3k · full registration Mostly academic & clinical; genetics PIs, trainees, lab directors and clinical geneticistsPast years: Illumina, PacBio, Oxford Nanopore and 10x Genomics among ~240 exhibitors

Which conferences to prioritize

Selling into academia: the biggest academic crowds are at SfN (neuroscience, ~22k), ASHG (human genetics, ~7.5k), AACR (cancer research, ~22k), Cell Bio, the Biophysical Society meeting, ASBMB, IMMUNOLOGY and ISSCR. Core-facility and lab-manager buyers concentrate at HUPO, CYTO, ASMS and SLAS.

Selling into biopharma: BIO International, the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference and BIO-Europe are where business development and investors gather. R&D buyers are at AACR, ASGCT, PEGS, Antibody Engineering & Therapeutics, SOT and Drug Discovery Chemistry; manufacturing and CMC leads at BioProcess International, Advanced Therapies Week and the Cell & Gene Meeting on the Mesa.

Selling into clinical labs and hospitals: ADLM, AMP, USCAP, ACMG, ESCMID Global and ASM Microbe reach lab directors and pathologists. Oncology and hematology clinicians are at ASCO, ESMO, ASH, SABCS and EHA, with the largest pharma medical-affairs presence of any meetings on this calendar.

Dates, venues, attendance, fees and exhibitors were last checked against each organizer’s site on Sep 16, 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What are the largest life sciences conferences in 2026–2027?

By attendance: MEDICA 2026 (~78,000 in Düsseldorf), ASCO 2027 (~40,000 in Chicago), ESMO 2026 (~37,000 in Madrid), ESMO 2027 (~36,000 in Barcelona) and ASH 2026 (~30,000 in New Orleans). Figures are the organizers’ latest published attendance, rounded.

Which life sciences conferences are free to attend?

ELRIG DD 2026 charges no registration fee. Biomarkers US 2026, World CDx 2026, Biomarkers Europe 2026, Cell 2026, FoG London 2027, NextGen Biomed 2027, Precision Medicine East 2027, CDx Europe 2027, FoG Boston 2027 and Drug Discovery Europe 2027 are free for researchers, clinicians and pharma; vendor staff buy a ticket. Most large scientific meetings cost $1,000–$2,000 for full registration; investor and partnering meetings such as JPM are invite-only or $2,000 and up.

Which conferences are best for meeting biopharma, diagnostics and vendor decision-makers?

The industry-heavy meetings: BPI 2026, Meeting on the Mesa 2026, World CDx 2026, BioTechX Europe 2026, World ADC San Diego 2026, Festival of Biologics 2026, ELRIG DD 2026 and World Vaccine Congress Europe 2026. The Audience column on this page says who is in the room at each conference, and the Audience mix filter narrows the list to mostly-industry, mostly-academic, mostly-clinical or mixed meetings.

What is a Tnuki conference guide?

A who’s-going list for one conference, built from the meeting’s public program and exhibitor directory: every organization presenting or exhibiting, with its research groups, presentation titles, booth numbers and the signals around it. Person names are withheld; the organizations, sessions and booths are public information.

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How do I find conferences in a specific city or region?

Use the Location filter (US West, US Central & South, US East, Canada, Europe or Asia), or type a city, state or country in the search box. The other filters narrow the list by price, size, audience mix, scientific focus and whether Tnuki has a guide; the globe shows where the conferences are.

Which life sciences conferences have the most exhibitors?

By exhibitor count: MEDICA (about 4,800 exhibitors, medical technology), BIO International (1,600+), ADLM (about 800, clinical lab and diagnostics), AACR (about 600), ASCO (450+), SLAS (about 400), ASH (about 285) and SOT (about 275). The Audience column on this page names the recurring exhibitors at each meeting.

What is the largest biotech conference?

BIO International Convention is the largest biotech business meeting: about 21,600 registrants, 1,600+ exhibitors and more than 66,000 one-to-one partnering meetings in 2025. The J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in January is smaller and invitation-only but sets the year’s deal-making agenda; BIO-Europe is the largest partnering event in Europe. For scientific attendance, ASCO (about 40,000) and ESMO (about 37,000) are the biggest.

Where do the dates and locations come from?

Every date, city and venue is taken from the organizer’s own page for that year’s meeting, and each row links to it. All 79 rows were last checked against organizer sites on September 16, 2026, and the calendar is updated as organizers announce or change dates.

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