Bay Area Biotech and Biopharma Events

A curated, periodically refreshed list of the major in-person biotech and biopharma events in the San Francisco Bay Area, spanning San Francisco, South San Francisco, Mission Bay, Berkeley, Oakland, Palo Alto, Stanford, and San Jose. It also includes a few non-Bay-Area events (BIO International in San Diego, for instance) that nearly every Bay Area biotech team travels for. Compiled from Eventbrite, Luma, conference organizer sites, SFBN, Biocom, Bisnow, and trade press.

May 2026

Bay Area Life Science Career Expo (Biocom Institute)

When: Wed, May 13, 2026 | Where: South SF - The Forum, 750 Gateway Blvd | Type: Career Expo

Free regional career expo from Biocom Institute, connecting Bay Area life science employers with job-ready talent. Eventbrite / Biocom

Bisnow Bay Area Life Sciences Conference (Spring)

When: Thu, May 21, 2026 | Where: San Francisco (downtown SF, venue TBD) | Type: Conference

Half-day operator-and-investor conference covering capital, talent, and lab-space dynamics across Bay Area life sciences. Bisnow

BioMed Realty + BVS Biotech Community Event

When: Wed, May 27, 2026 | Where: South SF - The Forum, 750 Gateway Blvd | Type: Community Mixer

Community happy hour in the heart of South SF biotech (next to Genentech and Amgen). Vendor exhibits, drinks, raffle prizes. BVS Connection

June 2026

Bisnow Bay Area Life Sciences & Biotech Conference

When: Wed, June 17, 2026 | Where: San Francisco (downtown SF, venue TBD) | Type: Conference

Bisnow's second 2026 Bay Area life sciences event, focused on capital deployment, lab development, and operator panels. Bisnow

QBI AI Symposium (UCSF)

When: Thu, June 18, 2026 | Where: Mission Bay - UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center | Type: Academic Symposium

UCSF Quantitative Biosciences Institute one-day symposium on AI methods in biology and medicine. UCSF QBI

BIO International Convention 2026

When: June 22 to 25, 2026 | Where: San Diego Convention Center | Type: Conference

The industry's largest annual gathering, with around 20,000 attendees. Not Bay Area, but most Bay Area biotech execs and partnering teams travel to it. BIO

RESI June

When: Mon, June 22, 2026 | Where: San Diego (co-located with BIO) | Type: Investor / Partnering

Partnering-focused investor conference, co-located with BIO. Bay Area founders typically travel together. The Bay Area edition of RESI returns at JPM Week 2027. RESI

Biotech Networks Scientific Speed Networking SF

When: Thu, June 25, 2026 | Where: Mission Bay - Spark Gardens, steps from UCSF | Type: Networking Mixer

Outdoor scientific speed-networking session. Tacos, sangria, lawn vibes. $35 general, $95 for sales-side professionals. Biotech Networks

August 2026

BioMed Realty + BVS Biotech Community Event (Summer)

When: Wed, August 12, 2026 | Where: South SF - The Forum | Type: Community Mixer

Second 2026 edition of the SSF biotech community happy hour. Same format as the May edition. BVS Connection

September 2026

AI in Drug Discovery Xchange

When: Wed, September 9, 2026 | Where: San Francisco (downtown SF) | Type: Conference

Senior-level summit on AI and ML applied to target discovery, data strategy, and pipeline acceleration. Complimentary for qualified attendees. BioSpace

End of Summer Biotech Mixer at Lightspeed

When: Mid-September 2026 (date typically released 6 weeks ahead) | Where: Menlo Park - Lightspeed (Sand Hill) | Type: Networking Mixer

Recurring Luma-hosted biotech mixer pulling founders, investors, and pharma corp-dev together at Lightspeed. Luma

October 2026

10th International Conference on Drug Discovery and Lead Optimization

When: October 7 to 9, 2026 | Where: San Francisco (venue TBD) | Type: Conference

Three-day medicinal-chemistry and lead-optimization conference with academic and industry tracks. United Scientific Group

November 2026

14th Structural Proteomics Symposium

When: Thu, November 5, 2026 | Where: Mission Bay - UCSF Mission Bay | Type: Academic Symposium

Annual structural-proteomics academic symposium at UCSF. Tight technical program; popular among the method-development crowd. UCSF QBI

JPM Week 2027 (January)

J.P. Morgan 45th Annual Healthcare Conference

When: Approx. January 11 to 14, 2027 (projected) | Where: San Francisco - Westin St. Francis, Union Square (expected) | Type: Investor Week

The biggest week of the biotech year. Invitation-only main conference plus hundreds of satellite events across SF. J.P. Morgan

Biotech Showcase 2027

When: Approx. January 11 to 13, 2027 (projected) | Where: SF - Hilton San Francisco Union Square (expected) | Type: Investor / Partnering

19th annual investor and partnering conference running alongside JPM Week. Co-produced by Demy-Colton and EBD Group. Informa / EBD Group

RESI JPM 2027

When: Approx. January 11 to 12, 2027 (projected) | Where: SF - Marriott Marquis (expected) | Type: Investor / Partnering

Partnering-focused investor conference timed with JPM Week. Bay Area early-stage founders plan around this. RESI

IndieBio SF Demo Day (Class 18)

When: Late January 2027 (projected; Class 17 was Jan 30, 2026) | Where: SF - SOSV / IndieBio HQ, SOMA | Type: Demo Day

Demo day for the next IndieBio SF biotech batch. SOSV runs these roughly twice a year. SOSV / IndieBio

Spring 2027

UNLOCK: AI Science Summit

When: Approx. April 21, 2027 (projected) | Where: San Francisco - TBD (SOMA expected) | Type: Conference

Invite-only one-day summit on AI in drug discovery and life sciences. Founders, builders, and pharma execs. Unlock Science

Stanford Drug Discovery Symposium 2027

When: Approx. April 26 to 27, 2027 (projected) | Where: Stanford / Palo Alto - Arrillaga Alumni Center | Type: Academic Symposium

11th annual edition. Nobel laureates, academic PIs, and pharma R&D leaders. Stanford CVI

About this list

This page is curated and refreshed periodically. Dates marked 'projected' are estimated from a series' historical cadence and should be confirmed against the organizer's page before booking travel. Last refreshed: May 10, 2026.