Industry Calendar
2027 Life Sciences Conferences
A curated calendar of the most relevant 2027 events for medical device, pharmaceutical, biotech, and regulatory affairs teams — from FDA policy to gene therapy manufacturing. Verify final dates with each organizer before booking.
Pharma & Biotech
Jan 30 – Feb 3, 2027
San Diego, CA
SLAS 2027 International Conference & Exhibition
The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening's flagship event — where lab automation, AI-driven discovery, and life sciences technology converge to start the year.
Who attends: Discovery scientists, lab automation, drug discovery
Medical Device
Feb 22 – 24, 2027
Montreal, Canada
Medical Device World Summit 2027
Executive-level summit covering supply chain resilience, AI-enabled devices, regulatory strategy, and the future of MedTech manufacturing.
Who attends: Medical device executives, R&D, operations
Regulatory & Compliance
March 2027 (TBA)
Baltimore, MD
RAPS Global Regulatory Strategy Conference 2027
Deep-dive regulatory strategy across FDA, EMA, PMDA, and emerging markets — part of the RAPS Conference Series.
Who attends: Regulatory affairs leaders across geographies
Quality & Manufacturing
March 6 – 10, 2027
Atlanta, GA
Pittcon 2027
The premier conference and expo on laboratory science — analytical instrumentation, QC methods, and lab informatics for regulated industries.
Who attends: Analytical chemists, lab leaders, QC scientists
Digital Health
March 2027
Las Vegas, NV (TBC)
HIMSS 2027 Global Health Conference
The flagship health IT and digital health event — software as a medical device (SaMD), AI/ML regulation, interoperability, and cybersecurity.
Who attends: Digital health, SaMD, health IT, hospital systems
Pharma & Biotech
March 16 – 18, 2027
Basel, Switzerland
DIA Europe 2027
Europe's leading multistakeholder forum for cutting-edge science, regulatory dialogue, and cross-sector collaboration in life sciences.
Who attends: Pharma, biotech, regulators, patient advocates
Quality & Manufacturing
March 2027
TBA, USA
PDA Annual Meeting 2027
Parenteral Drug Association's flagship — aseptic processing, contamination control, Annex 1, and modern sterile manufacturing.
Who attends: Parenteral drug manufacturing, sterile ops, QA
Clinical & Cell Therapy
April 17 – 21, 2027
San Diego, CA
AACR Annual Meeting 2027
The world's largest cancer research meeting — translational science, clinical trial readouts, and the regulatory path for novel oncology therapeutics.
Who attends: Oncology researchers, clinical developers
Medical Device
May 2027
San Diego, CA (TBC)
10x Medical Device Conference 2027
Founder-focused medical device event — practical sessions on FDA strategy, reimbursement, fundraising, and commercialization.
Who attends: Medical device founders, startup operators
Clinical & Cell Therapy
May 2027
Washington, DC
ASGCT 2027 Annual Meeting
The leading professional meeting on gene and cell therapy — manufacturing, CMC, regulatory, and clinical development for advanced therapies.
Who attends: Gene and cell therapy developers
Regulatory & Compliance
May 5 – 6, 2027
Washington, DC
2027 FDLI Annual Conference
The premier event for the food and drug law community — legal, regulatory, compliance, and policy developments across the FDA-regulated landscape.
Who attends: FDA-regulated industry counsel, compliance leaders
Quality & Manufacturing
May 10 – 12, 2027
Prague, Czechia
ISPE 2027 Europe Annual Conference
Pharmaceutical engineering and manufacturing across the product lifecycle — GMP, facilities, data integrity, and Pharma 4.0.
Who attends: Pharma manufacturing, engineering, quality, CMC
Pharma & Biotech
June 2027
Boston, MA (TBC)
BIO International Convention 2027
The largest global biotech gathering — partnering, BD, capital, and the regulatory and policy environment shaping biopharma.
Who attends: Biotech executives, BD, investors, partnering
Clinical & Cell Therapy
June 15 – 18, 2027
San Francisco, CA
ISSCR 2027 Annual Meeting
The global stem cell event — translational science, manufacturing, and the evolving regulatory framework for regenerative medicines.
Who attends: Stem cell scientists, regenerative medicine developers
Pharma & Biotech
June 2027
San Diego, CA (TBC)
DIA 2027 Global Annual Meeting
DIA's flagship North American meeting — the broadest multistakeholder forum on drug development, regulatory science, and patient engagement.
Who attends: Global drug development professionals
Regulatory & Compliance
September 2027
TBA, USA
RAPS Convergence 2027
The largest regulatory affairs conference in the world — the place where global regulatory practice for devices, drugs, and biologics is set.
Who attends: Regulatory affairs professionals — devices, drugs, biologics
Medical Device
September 2027
Boston, MA
BIOMEDevice Boston 2027
Engineering-focused medical device design and manufacturing event covering components, materials, and contract manufacturing.
Who attends: Device engineers, suppliers, manufacturing
Medical Device
October 2027
TBA, USA
MedTech Conference 2027 (AdvaMed)
AdvaMed's flagship gathering for the global medical technology industry — policy, investment, innovation, and FDA priorities.
Who attends: MedTech executives, R&D, regulatory, BD