Philadelphia: America's Life Sciences Meetings Destination

Our Mission:

Raise the visibility of the tri-state area as a leader in the Life Sciences and as a world-class destination for the industry’s meetings, conventions, and business opportunities.

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What We Do:

Expose meeting planners and attendees to the Greater Philadelphia region and all that is unique in life sciences, history, arts, culture, and entertainment.

Leverage common resources and create awareness of the region as a vibrant destination for life sciences meetings and conventions.

How We Do It:

Recruit top leaders from the region’s life sciences to build collaboration among public, private, and academic entities.

Promote the depth and breadth of the tri-state region’s life sciences sector and position Philadelphia as a destination for life sciences meetings.

Generate leads for life sciences conventions and meetings and facilitate convention services, ensuring an enjoyable and successful meeting experience. (View a listing of upcoming life science conventions.)


	Upcoming Life Sciences Conventions/Meetings

	Cambridge Healthtech Institute November 15-20; Attendance: 80 PA Public Health Association November 16-18, Attendance: 400 Cambridge Healthtech Institute November 16-19; Attendance: 200 American Institute of Chemical Engineers November 16-21; Attendance: 3,000 Pharmaceutical Executives MedEd Forum December 2-4; Attendance: 250 2009 Archaeological Institute of America/ American Philological Assn/ Experient January 2-12; Attendance: 2,500 ExlPharma January 11-12; Attendance: 100 ExlPharma January 25-26; Attendance: 200 TransMed Partnership Forum February 2-3; Attendance: 300 ExlPharma February 8-10; Attendance: 100 ePharma Summit February 9-11 ExlPharma March 6-10; Attendance: 600 Hand Rehabilitation Foundation March 6-10 Attendance: 600 National Eye Institute March 10-14; Attendance: 100 American Society of Clinical Pathology March 17-22; Attendance: 350 SunGard Higher Education March 20-26; Attendance: 10,000 American Academy of Ambulatory Care March 23-29; Attendance: 500 Health & Personal Care Distribution March 29- April 1; Attendance: 100 Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute March 31-April 3; Attendance: 150 Northeast Advisors for Health Professions & Northeast Group on Student Affairs March 31- April 5; Attendance: 300 Narcotics Anonymous April 8-12; Attendance: 1,400 Pennsylvania Speech Language Hearing Association April 14-18; Attendance: 250 University of Pennsylvania Medical Center April 15-18; Attendance: 1,000 America College of Physicians April 18-27; Attendance: 14,000 Primary Care Education Network April 23-15; Attendance: 400 Association of Administrators in Academic Pediatrics May 1-4; Attendance: 75 National Association of Perinatal Social Workers May 5-10; Attendance: 150 American Society for Microbiology May 13-22; Attendance: 15,000 American Society for Mass Spectrometry May 29- June 6; Attendance: 7,000 Postsecondary Disability Professional Training Institute June 1-6; Attendance: 350 Solar Energy Industries Association June 6-11; Attendance: 3,500 International Positive Psychology Association June 16-21; Attendance: 800 American Academy of Pediatrics June 24- 28; Attendance: 100 National Association of Local Boards of Health June 30- July 4; Attendance: 400

Widespread collaboration among the many Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware life sciences organizations and businesses makes this region rich in new growth and assets. Learn more about the Philadelphia region's life science assets.

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