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Event	Date	Country	Description
RSNA 2024 Chicago	2024-12-01	United States (USA)	RSNA 2024, the 110th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America will take place 1-5 December 2024 in Chicago, IL, USA.
Berenberg European Conference 2024 Surrey	2024-12-02	United Kingdom (GB)	The Berenberg European Conference 2024 will take place 2-5 December 2024 in Surrey, England, UK.
BioFIT 2024 Lille	2024-12-03	France	BioFIT 2024, the 13th BioFIT life science partnering conference, will take place 3-4 December 2024 in Lille, France. The event will be organised by Eurasanté.
Citi Global Healthcare Conference 2024 Miami	2024-12-03	United States (USA)	Citi’s Annual Global Healthcare Conference 2024 will take place 3-5 December 2024 in Miami, FL, USA.
Drug Discovery Chemistry Europe 2024 Barcelona	2024-12-03	Spain (España)	The inaugural Annual Drug Discovery Chemistry Europe 2024 conference will take place 3-5 December 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. The event will be organised by CHI.
Evercore ISI HealthCONx Conference 2024 Coral Gables, FL	2024-12-03	United States (USA)	The 7th Annual Evercore ISI HealthCONx Conference 2024 will take place 3-5 December 2024 in Coral Gables, FL, USA.
Piper Sandler Annual Healthcare Conference 2024 New York	2024-12-03	United States (USA)	The Piper Sandler 36th Annual Healthcare Conference will take place 3-5 December 2024 in New York, NY, USA.
SynbiTECH 2024 London	2024-12-03	United Kingdom (GB)	SynbiTECH 2024 – the forum for synthetic biology research, commercialisation investment and policymaking – will take place 3-4 December 2024 in London, UK. The event will be organised by SynbiCITE.
Forbes Healthcare Summit 2024 New York	2024-12-04	United States (USA)	The Forbes Healthcare Summit 2024 will take place 4 December 2024 in New York, NY, USA.
Genesis 2024 London (One Nucleus Genesis Conference)	2024-12-04	United Kingdom (GB)	Genesis 2024, the 24th London life science & healthcare networking conference, will take place 4 December 2024 in London, UK. The event will be organised by One Nucleus.
ASH 2024 Annual Meeting San Diego	2024-12-07	United States (USA)	The 66th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition 2024 (ASH 2024) will take place 7-10 December 2024 in San Diego, CA, USA.
Mizuho Health Care Conference 2024 New York	2024-12-11	United States (USA)	The Mizuho Health Care Conference 2024 – Medical Device, Services, Technology and Distribution – will take place 11 December 2024 in New York, USA.
Cell Bio 2024 San Diego (ASCB \| EMBO Meeting 2024)	2024-12-14	United States (USA)	The Cell Bio 2024 (ASCB \| EMBO Meeting 2024) will take place 14-18 December 2024 in San Diego, CA, USA.
Basel Healthtech Conference 2025 Basel	2025-01-01	Switzerland	The Basel Healthtech Conference 2025 will take place in January 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. The event will be organised by MTIP in partnership with Stifel. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
Goldman Sachs Healthcare C-Suite Unscripted Conference 2025 New York	2025-01-01	United States (USA)	The Goldman Sachs Healthcare C-Suite Unscripted Conference 2025 will take place in January 2025 in New York, NY, USA. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
WuXi Global Forum 2025 San Franicsco	2025-01-01	United States (USA)	The 13th annual WuXi Global Forum 2025 will take place in January 2025 in San Francisco, CA, USA, during the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
BioLogic Summit 2025 San Diego	2025-01-13	United States (USA)	The inaugural BioLogic Summit 2025 – Demystifying AI/ML for Biologic Drug Development – will take place 13-16 January 2025 in San Diego, CA, USA, co-located with PepTalk 2025. The event will be organised by CHI.
Biotech Showcase 2025 San Francisco	2025-01-13	United States (USA)	Biotech Showcase 2025, the investor and partnering conference for private, small- and mid-cap biotech companies, will take place 13-15 January 2025 in San Francisco, CA, US. The event will be organised by EBD Group & Demy-Colton.
J.P. Morgan 43rd Annual Healthcare Conference 2025 San Francisco	2025-01-13	United States (USA)	The J.P. Morgan 43rd Annual Healthcare Conference will take place 13-16 January 2025 in San Francisco, CA, USA. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
PepTalk 2025 San Diego	2025-01-13	United States (USA)	CHI’s 24th Annual PepTalk 2025 – The Protein Science Week – will take place 13-16 January 2025 in San Diego, CA, USA. The event will be organised by CHI.
Global Forum for Food and Agriculture 2025 Berlin	2025-01-15	Germany	The 17th Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA 2025 Berlin) will take place 15-18 January 2025 in Berlin, Germany. The event will be organised by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL).
Advanced Therapies Week 2025 San Diego	2025-01-20	United States (USA)	The Advanced Therapies Week 2025 will take place 20-23 January 2025 in Dallas, TX, USA. The event will be organised by Phacilitate (brand of Clarion Events).
BioSeed 2025 London	2025-01-20	United Kingdom (GB)	The BioSeed 2025 – an European equity investment event for early-stage life science companies – will take place 20 January 2025 in London, UK. The event will be organised by OBN.
SLAS2025 San Diego	2025-01-25	United States (USA)	SLAS2025, the 14th International Annual SLAS Conference and Exhibition, will take place 25-29 January 2025 in San Diego, CA, USA.
Arab Health 2025 Dubai	2025-01-27	United Arab Emirates (UAE)	Arab Health 2025 will take place 27-30 January 2025 in Dubai, UAE. The event will be organised by Informa Life Sciences.
DxPx Conference 2025 München (Munich)	2025-01-27	Germany	DxPx 2025 – the International Diagnostics Partnering Conference – will take place 27 January 2025 in Munich, Germany. The event will be organised by SLS Partnering GmbH.
BTIG MedTech, Digital Health, Life Science and Diagnostic Tools Conference 2025 Snowbird UT	2025-02-01	United States (USA)	The BTIG MedTech, Digital Health, Life Science and Diagnostic Tools Conference 2025 will take place in February 2025 in Snowbird, UT, USA. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
CAR-TCR Summit Europe 2025 London	2025-02-01	United Kingdom (GB)	The 8th Annual CAR-TCR Summit Europe 2025 will take place in February 2025 in London, UK. The event will be organised by Hanson Wade. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
European CAR T-Cell Meeting 2025	2025-02-01		The 7th EBMT-EHA European CAR T-Cell Meeting 2025 will take place in January or February 2025 in Europe. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
Guggenheim Healthcare Talks \| Annual Biotechnology Conference 2025 New York	2025-02-01	United States (USA)	The 7th Guggenheim Healthcare Talks \| Annual Biotechnology Conference will take place in Februray 2025 in New York, NY, USA. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
Innovation for Health Conference 2025 Rotterdam	2025-02-01	Netherlands	The 12th Innovation for Health Conference – an event for the Health & Life Sciences in the Netherlands & Belgium – will take place in February 2025 in Rotterdam. The event will be organised by Hyphen Projects. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
Leerink Partners Global Biopharma Conference 2025 Miami	2025-02-01	United States (USA)	The Leerink Partners Global Biopharma Conference 2024 will take place in March 2025 in Miami, FL, USA. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
Medlab Middle East 2025 Dubai	2025-02-01	United Arab Emirates (UAE)	The Medlab Middle East 2025 will take place in February 2025 in Dubai, UAE. The event will be organised by Informa. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
UBS European Healthcare Conference 2025 London	2025-02-01	United Kingdom (GB)	The UBS European Healthcare Conference 2025 will take place in February 2025 in London, UK. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
Precision Medicine World Conference 2025 Santa Clara (PMWC 2025 Silicon Valley)	2025-02-05	United States (USA)	The Precision Medicine World Conference 2025 (PMWC 2025 Silicon Valley) will take place 5-7 February 2025 in Santa Clara, CA, USA.
BIO CEO & Investor Conference 2025 New York	2025-02-10	United States (USA)	The BIO CEO & Investor Conference 2025 will take place 10-11 February 2025 in New York, NY, USA. The event is organised by BIO.
ViVE 2025 Nashville	2025-02-16	United States (USA)	The 4th ViVE 2025 event will take place 16-19 February 2025 in Nashville, TN, USA. The event will be organised by HLTH, Inc. and CHIME.
AGBT 2025 Marco Island, Florida	2025-02-23	United States (USA)	The Advances in Genome Biology and Technology 2025 (AGBT General Meeting 2025) will take place 23-26 February 2025 in Marco Island, Florida, USA. The event will be organised by The Genome Partnership.
BioAsia 2025 Hyderabad	2025-02-24	India	The BioAsia 2025 conference will take place 24-26 February 2025 in Hyderabad, India.
AMR Conference 2025 Basel	2025-02-25	Switzerland	The 9th Annual AMR Conference 2025 on Novel Antimicrobials & AMR Diagnostics will take place 25-26 February 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. The event will be organised by Bamconn GmbH.
APRL 2025 Asia Pharmaceutical R&D Leadership Summit Shanghai	2025-02-26	China	The 13th APRL Asia Pharmaceutical R&D Leadership Summit 2025 will take place 26-27 February 2025 in Shanghai, China. The event will be organised by Shine Consultant, supported by SUBIA and YAFO Capital.
European Congress of Radiology 2025 Wien (Vienna) (ERC 2025)	2025-02-26		The Annual European Congress of Radiology 2025 (ERC 2025) will take place 26 February - 2 March 2025 in Vienna, Austria. The event will be organised by the European Society of Radiology (ESR).
BioCapital Europe 2025 Amsterdam	2025-03-01	Netherlands	The BioCapital Europe 2025 will take place in March 2025 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The event will be organised by EQT Life Sciences. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
BioCentury-BayHelix East-West Biopharma Summit 2025	2025-03-01	Singapore	The 4th Annual BioCentury-BayHelix East-West Biopharma Summit 2025 will take place in March 2025 in Asia or the USA. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
Bioprocessing Summit Europe 2025	2025-03-01		The 8th Annual Bioprocessing Summit Europe 2025 will take place in March 2025 in Europe. The event will be organised by CHI. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
Cowen Health Care Conference 2025 Boston	2025-03-01	United States (USA)	The 45th Annual Cowen Health Care Conference 2025 will take place in March 2025 in Boston, MA, USA. The event will be organised by TD Cowen. Place and date yet have to be confirmed.
DCAT Week 2025 New York	2025-03-01	United States (USA)	DCAT Week 2025 – the annual global event for companies engaged in the bio/pharmaceutical manufacturing chain – will take place in March 2025 in New York City, USA. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
European Molecular Imaging Meeting 2025 (EMIM 2025)	2025-03-01		The 20th European Molecular Imaging Meeting of the European Society for Molecular Imaging (EMIM 2025) will take place in March 2025 in Europe. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
Fierce BD&L Summit 2025 San Francisco	2025-03-01	United States (USA)	The Fierce Business Development & Licensing Summit for Life Sciences (Fierce BD&L Summit) 2025 will take place in March 2025 in San Francisco, CA, USA. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
MAPS 2025 Americas Annual Meeting	2025-03-01	United States (USA)	The MAPS 2025 Americas Annual Meeting of the Medical Affairs Professional Society will take place in March 2025 in the United States. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
Oppenheimer & Co. Annual Healthcare Conference 2025 New York	2025-03-01	United States (USA)	The Oppenheimer & Co. 35th Annual Healthcare Conference 2025 will take place in March 2025 in New York, NY, USA. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
Pittcon 2025 Boston	2025-03-01	United States (USA)	Pittcon 2025 will take place 1-5 March 2025 in Boston, MA, USA. Pittcon features major new products and technologies in the field of analytical and laboratory instruments.
Raymond James Annual Institutional Investors Conference 2025 Orlando	2025-03-01	United States (USA)	The Raymond James 46th Annual Institutional Investors Conference 2025 will take place in March 2025 in Orlando, FL, USA. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
Roth Capital Partners Annual Conference 2025	2025-03-01	United States (USA)	The Roth Capital Partners Annual Conference 2025 will take place in early 2025 in the USA.
SOT Meeting 2025	2025-03-01	United States (USA)	The Society of Toxicology’s 64th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo (SOT Meeting 2025) will take place in March 2025 in the USA. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
Targeted Protein Degradation Europe 2025 (TPD Europe 2025) London	2025-03-01	United Kingdom (GB)	The 5th Annual Targeted Protein Degradation Europe (TPD Europe 2025) will take place in March 2025 in London, UK. The event will be organised by Hanson Wade Ltd. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
Tri-Con 2025 California	2025-03-01	United States (USA)	The 32nd International Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference, focusing on Drug Discovery, Genomics, Diagnostics & Information Technology, will take place in early 2025 in California, USA. The event will be organised by CHI.
HIMSS 2025 Annual Conference and Exhibition (HIMSS25 Global Conference) Las Vegas	2025-03-03	United States (USA)	HIMSS25, the Annual Conference and Exhibition of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS 2025) will take place 3-6 March 2025 in Las Vegas, NV, USA.
HumanX 2025 Las Vegas	2025-03-10	United States (USA)	The inaugural Human[X] 2025 Conference – a venture-backed conference for the artificial intelligence (AI) community – will take place 10-13 March 2025 in Las Vegas, NV, USA. The event is organised by Intelligent Events, Inc.
Inv€$tival Showcase USA 2025 (Investival Showcase USA 2025) Miami	2025-03-10	United States (USA)	The Inv€$tival Showcase USA 2025 will take place 10-11 March 2025 in Miami, FL, USA. The Investival Showcase USA 2025 will be organised by LSX/Informa.
Barclays Global Healthcare Conference 2025 Miami	2025-03-11	United States (USA)	Barclays Global Healthcare Conference 2025 will take place 11-13 March 2025 in Miami, FL, USA.
BioChina 2025 Suzhou	2025-03-13	China	The 10th BioChina 2025 conference (EBC / Bio China Convention 2025) will take place 13-15 March 2025 in Suzhou, China. The event will be organised by Enmore Bio.
BIO-Europe Spring 2025 Milano (Milan)	2025-03-17	Italy	The business partnering conference BIO-Europe Spring 2025 will take place 17-19 March 2025 in Milan, Italy. BIO-Europe Spring will be organised by the EBD Group.
LSI USA ’25 Emerging MedTech Summit 2025 Dana Point	2025-03-17	United States (USA)	LSI USA ’25, the Emerging Medtech Summit 2025 USA, will take place 17-21 March 2025 in Southern California, USA. The event will be organised by Life Science Intelligence, Inc. (LSI). Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
DIA Europe 2025 Basel	2025-03-18	Switzerland	The annual DIA EuroMeeting (DIA Europe 2025) will take place 18-20 March 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. The event will be organised by the Drug Information Association (DIA).
ACS National Meeting & Expo 2025 San Diego	2025-03-23	United States (USA)	The 269th ACS National Meeting & Expo will take place 23 – 27 March 2025 in San Diego, CA, USA.
Nordic-American Healthcare Conference 2025 New York (NAHC 2025)	2025-03-26	United States (USA)	The Nordic-American Healthcare Conference 2025 (NAHC 2025) will take place 26-27 March 2025 in New York, NY, USA. The event will be organised by DNB//Back Bay with Nasdaq Nordic, Innovation Norway & Business Sweden.
ABRF 2025	2025-04-01	United States (USA)	ABRF 2025, the Annual Meeting of the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF), will take place in April 2025 in the United States. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
Advanced Therapies 2025 London	2025-04-01	United Kingdom (GB)	The Advanced Therapies Congress 2025 will take place in spring 2025 in London, UK. The event will be organised byTerrapinn Holdings Ltd. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
AGBT Agriculture Meeting 2025	2025-04-01	United States (USA)	The Advances in Genome Biology and Technology Agriculture Meeting 2025 (AGBT Ag 2025) will take place in April 2025 in the United States. The event will be organised by The Genome Partnership. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
Bloom Burton & Co. Healthcare Investor Conference 2025 Toronto	2025-04-01	Canada	The Bloom Burton & Co. Healthcare Investor Conference 2025 will take place in April 2025 in Toronto, ON, Canada. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
Economist Cell and Gene Therapy Summit 2025 Brussels	2025-04-01	Belgium	The 3rd Economist Cell and Gene Therapy Summit 2025 will take place in April 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
ENDO 2025	2025-04-01	United States (USA)	ENDO 2025, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, will take place in spring 2025 in the USA. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
Forum Labo 2025 Paris	2025-04-01	France	Forum Labo 2025 will take place Spring 2025 in Paris, France. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
Interphex 2025 New York	2025-04-01	United States (USA)	Interphex US 2025 – a pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and device development and manufacturing event – will take place 1-3 April 2025 in New York, NY, USA. The event will be organised by Reed Exhibitions (RX).
Japan Medical Affairs Summit 2025 Tokyo	2025-04-01	Japan	The 3rd Annual Japan Medical Affairs Summit 2025 will take place in April 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. The event will be organised by JAPhMed, PhRMA and MAPS. Date an dplace have yet to be confirmed.
MassBio State of Possible Conference 2025 Cambridge MA	2025-04-01	United States (USA)	The MassBio State of Possible Conference 2025 will take place in April 2025 in Cambridge, MA, USA. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
MSACL 2025 Monterey	2025-04-01	United States (USA)	The Annual MSACL 2025 conference will take place in April 2025 in Monterey, CA, USA. The event will deal with practical applications of mass spectrometry and other advanced technologies on clinical analyses. Date & place have yet to be confirmed.
Needham 24th Annual Healthcare Conference 2025 New York	2025-04-01	United States (USA)	The Needham 24th Annual Healthcare Conference 2025 will take place in spring in New York, NY, USA. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
World ADC London 2025	2025-04-01	United Kingdom (GB)	The 15th Annual World ADC London 2025 (World ADC Europe) will take place April 2025 in London, UK. The event will be organised by Hanson Wade. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
Bio-IT World 2025 Boston	2025-04-02	United States (USA)	The 24th Annual Bio-IT World Conference & Expo will take place in 2-4 April 2025 in Boston, MA. The event will be organised by CHI.
ENC Conference 2025 Pacific Grove (with ISMAR)	2025-04-06	United States (USA)	The 66th Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Conference (ENC Conference 2025 with ISMAR 2025) will take place 6-11 April 2025 in Pacific Grove, CA, USA.
DMEA 2025 Berlin	2025-04-08	Germany	The DMEA 2025 – Connecting Digital Health – a European Health IT event, will take place 8-10 April 2025 in Berlin, Germany. DMEA is a combination of trade fair, congress, academy and networking events.
German Biotech Days 2025 Heidelberg (formerly Deutsche Biotechnologietage 2025)	2025-04-09	Germany	The German Biotechnology Days 2025 (formerly Deutsche Biotechnologietage 2025) will take place 9-10 April 2025 in Heidelberg, Germany. The event will be organised by BIO Deutschland with BioRN.
ESCMID Global 2025 Vienna (Wien)	2025-04-11	Austria	The 35th ESCMID Globa 2025 (formerly ECCMID 2025) will take place 11-15 April 2024 in Vienna, Austria.
Drug Discovery Chemistry 2025 San Diego	2025-04-14	United States (USA)	The 20th Annual Drug Discovery Chemistry 2025 conference will take place 14-17 April 2025 in San Diego, CA, USA. The event will be organised by CHI.
Cell & Gene Meeting on the Med 2025 Rome	2025-04-15	Italy	The 7th Cell & Gene Meeting on the Mediterranean will take place 15-17 April 2025 in Rome, Italy. The event will be organised by the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM).
World Vaccine Congress 2025 Washington	2025-04-22	United States (USA)	The World Vaccine Congress Washington 2025 will take place 22-24 April 2025 in Washington, DC, USA. The event will be organised by Terrapinn.
ChinaBio Partnering Forum 2025 Shanghai	2025-04-23	China	The ChinaBio Partnering Forum 2025 will take place 23-24 April 2025 in Shanghai, China. The forum will be organised by EBD Group.
AACR Annual Meeting 2025 Chicago	2025-04-25	United States (USA)	The American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2025 (AACR 2025) will take place 25-30 April 2025 in Chicago, IL, USA.
LSX World Congress 2025 London	2025-04-29	United Kingdom (GB)	The 11th LSX World Congress 2025 will take place 29-30 April 2025 in London, UK. The event will be organised by LSX Ltd.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Healthcare Conference 2025 Las Vegas	2025-05-01	United States (USA)	The Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Healthcare Conference 2025 will take place in May 2025 in Las Vegas, NV, USA. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
Berenberg Diagnostics Conference 2025 London	2025-05-01	United Kingdom (GB)	The Berenberg Diagnostics Conference 2025 will take place in May 2025 in London, UK. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
Berenberg European Conference USA 2025 New York	2025-05-01	United States (USA)	The Berenberg European Conference USA 2025 will take place in May 2025 in New York, NY, USA. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
Biomed Israel 2025 Tel Aviv	2025-05-01	Israel	The Biomed Israel 2025 Conference and Exhibition will take place in May 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The event will be organised by Kenes Exhibitions. Place and date have yet to be confirmed.
BioTrinity 2025 London	2025-05-01	United Kingdom (GB)	BioTrinity 2025 – The European Biopartnering and Investment Conference – will take place 1-2 April 2025 in London, UK. BioTrinity will be organised by OBN.
Convergence Forum 2025 Chatham	2025-05-01	United States (USA)	Convergence Forum 2025, the Life Sciences Leaders Forum, will take place in May 2025 in Chatham, MA, USA. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
H.C. Wainwright BioConnect Conference 2025 New York	2025-05-01	United States (USA)	The H.C. Wainwright 3rd Annual BioConnect Conference at Nasdaq 2025 will take place in May 2025 in New York, NY, USA. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.
Immuno-Oncology Summit Europe 2025	2025-05-01	United Kingdom (GB)	The 9th Annual Immuno-Oncology Summit Europe 2025 will take place in May 2025 in Europe. The event will be organised by Cambridge Healthtech Institute. Date and place yet have to be confirmed.
Knowledge for Growth 2025 Antwerp (FlandersBio)	2025-05-01	Belgium	Knowledge for Growth 2025, FlandersBio’s Annual Life Sciences Convention, will take place in May 2025 in Antwerp, Belgium. The event will be organised by FlandersBio. Date and place have yet to be confirmed.

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