Oncology Conference San Diego 2027

The format argument

Oncology conference San Diego: two days, one therapy area, booked meetings

For CROs, clinical-trial services, pharma services and medical communications firms, ImmunoMark Summit is an oncology conference San Diego biotech and pharma teams use to scope partners, and for your team it is a way to win clients without paying for a booth in a congress of tens of thousands.

At a mega-congress, a services booth competes with hundreds of others for the attention of delegates who are there for the science. Most of the people walking past are not buyers, and the ones who are have a full schedule before they land. A focused two-day summit flips that: the delegate count is smaller, every delegate works in oncology, and your meetings are on the calendar before the event opens.

A booth at a mega-congress

Brand presence in a crowded hall
Traffic driven by footfall, not fit
Meetings depend on cold outreach
Your buyers split across dozens of tracks

ImmunoMark San Diego

300+ senior oncology delegates expected
Pre-scheduled 20-minute 1:1 meetings you choose
Two streams: Immuno-Oncology and Biomarkers, CDx & Precision Medicine
Sponsor talk slots inside the program, not in a side room

The West Coast edition is a launch edition, running February 10–11, 2027 in San Diego. Its prospectus tagline is “Driving the Future of Companion Diagnostics from Discovery to Commercial Adoption”, and the program follows a drug from discovery through clinical development to market access. That arc maps closely onto the services you sell.

Your buyers on the program

Where each type of service provider finds its buyers

These are real sessions from the San Diego 2027 agenda, grouped by the service line they pull buyers for. Schedule your 1:1 meetings around them.

Oncology CROs and clinical-trial services

Challenges of Efficacy and Safety when Combining Immuno-Oncology Agents with ADCs (Day 1, Rakesh Dixit, Regio Biosciences)
Novel Combination Immunotherapy Strategies for Hard-to-Treat Cancers (Day 2)
The Day 2 session on using AI to optimize clinical trial design and patient selection

Regulatory and CDx services

Global Regulatory Strategies for Companion Diagnostics and Precision Medicine (Day 2)
Building Successful Pharma–Biotech–Diagnostic Partnerships to Accelerate Precision Medicine (Day 1)

Market access, HEOR and medical communications

Market Access and Reimbursement Strategies for Companion Diagnostics in Precision Oncology (Day 1)
Demonstrating Clinical and Economic Value in Precision Oncology (Day 2)
Commercial Success Stories in Biomarkers, Companion Diagnostics and Precision Medicine (Day 2)

Data, RWE and development services

Real-World Evidence and Digital Biomarkers Supporting Clinical Decision Making (Day 2)
Panel Discussion: The Future of Precision Immuno-Oncology Across the West Coast Innovation Ecosystem (Day 1)

The speaker faculty tells you who else is in the building. It includes Shilpen Patel, Head of Asset/Global Development Lead at AbbVie; Nina Qiu, U.S. Market Access Strategy Lead for the GI portfolio at AstraZeneca; Anupam Talapatra, Global Director of Regulatory Affairs (Precision Medicine) at Gilead Sciences; Haixia Wang, Head of Analytical Development at ArsenalBio; and Ferdous Anower E Khuda, Director, Cell Therapy Product Development at ImmunityBio. Development, access, regulatory and CMC leaders are the people who sign services contracts.

The February calendar slot

A sponsor’s timeline for the February launch

February sits early in most budget years, ahead of the spring congress season. If you are weighing oncology conferences February 2027 gives you a practical edge: many buyers are still placing the year’s outsourced work. Here is how the weeks run for a sponsor.

Now to JanuaryConfirm your package and stream, and draft your talk. Platinum sponsors also get a 1-minute video promotion and an email campaign to registered attendees.
About January 31: profiles arriveTen days before the event you receive the full delegate list with profiles. Choose your 20-minute meetings and add names to your wishlist.
About February 3: attendee listHeadline, Platinum and Gold sponsors receive the final attendee list with contact details a week before the event, so you can confirm meetings and send personal invitations to your talk.
February 10: Day 1Platinum talk slots run on Day 1 in each stream. The day ends with a drinks reception from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m., the best hour for second conversations.
February 11: Day 2Gold sponsors speak before lunch and Silver sponsors after lunch. Use the morning for the meetings you could not fit on Day 1.
The following weeksFollow up from the delegate list with contact details, which every package includes.

Packages

Which packages fit oncology services firms in San Diego

Services are sold in conversations. At a launch edition, the surest return comes from guaranteed meetings with the buyers you choose, with a speaking slot added if you need to establish your name on the West Coast. Every tier includes the delegate list with contact details and post-event branding.

Best fit

Exclusive 1:1 Meetings

For CROs, consultancies and med comms agencies whose sale is a senior conversation. Take 7 or 10 meetings and fill the two days with qualified buyers.

3, 5, 7 or 10 meetings of 20 minutes
2–4 delegate passes
Drinks reception passes
Wishlist and delegate list

Platinum

For services firms building a West Coast presence that need a stage as well as meetings.

10 pre-scheduled 1:1 meetings
30-minute Day 1 talk in your stream
Email to registered attendees
8 team passes plus 8 client passes
10 x 6 ft booth

Headline

Exclusive to one company: own the launch edition with “Powered by” branding across both streams.

15 pre-scheduled 1:1 meetings
Day 1 welcome speech plus 30-minute keynote slot
Email to the full pre-qualified database
10 team passes plus 10 client passes
20 x 12 ft exhibition space

Gold (6 meetings, a 30-minute Day 2 talk before lunch and a booth) suits a specialist CRO with one focused offer. Full details are on the San Diego sponsorship page.

Work out how many contracts 7, 10 or 15 meetings need to produce to pay back.

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Proof and planning

What the format delivered in London, and how San Diego fits your plan

San Diego is new, but the format is not. The London 2026 edition gives a clear read on what the meeting model produces.

200+meetings conducted at London 2026

15–25meetings per sponsor in London 2026

55+pre-scheduled 1:1s for title sponsors

70%senior decision-makers in London 2026

Of the oncology events San Diego hosts each year, few give a services firm this ratio of booked meetings to staff time. If you are mapping oncology conferences California-wide, treat this as your partnering-style oncology summit San Diego buyers come to for two days, and keep any large congress for brand presence. Planning the whole year? The guide to medical conferences in San Diego covers the local calendar by event type, and the London page for service providers covers the March edition for European clients. If your services are regulatory or CDx-led, see the companion diagnostics view of San Diego and our step-by-step FDA companion diagnostic guide. Sponsors who commit early to the oncology conference San Diego 2027 launch get the widest choice of stream slots.

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Sponsorship ROI calculator

What could San Diego 2027 be worth to your team?

Pick a package, add your own numbers and see the pipeline it creates. London 2026 sponsors averaged 15 to 25 meetings each, with 70% senior decision-makers in the room.

1. Choose a package

Sponsorship packages

Exclusive 1:1 meeting packages

2. Your numbers

Average first-year deal value

Year-one value of a new pharma or biotech customer

Extra conversations at the event

Booth visits, networking and questions after your talk

Become a real opportunity

Share of conversations worth a proposal

Opportunities you usually win

Your typical close rate

Your total event budget

Sponsorship plus travel and team costs

Estimated return

expected first-year revenue for every $1 of your event budget

Pre-scheduled 1:1 meetings

Qualified conversations

New opportunities

Cost per conversation

Pipeline created

Expected revenue won

Get pricing and the prospectus for this package Or talk to our team about a custom package

Estimates only, based on the numbers you enter. Meetings and inclusions from the San Diego 2027 sponsorship prospectus. 1:1 meetings are pre-scheduled with delegates you choose from the attendee list.

What sponsors said

Feedback from London 2026 sponsors

Here is what sponsors told us at our London 2026 launch edition.

We really liked the focus of the event, the topics, the talks, really good opportunity to engage with people, the support we get from you is really great and we appreciate that very much. Based on our experience we would be very interested in also sponsoring the next annual event.

Project Manager

PromoCell GmbH · Sponsor, London 2026

We are always interested in sponsoring interesting conference, based on this years experience, I guess I will manage to get some budget for the next edition.

BD Manager Europe

Secretech · Sponsor, London 2026

Conversations I have had are very high level, the footfalls been great and the kind of research going on around is really life changing. We will be very interested in sponsoring the second annual.

Research Account Manager

Miltenyi Biotec · Sponsor, London 2026

My experience here at Immunomark 2026 has been really great. We benefit from very good logistical organisation. Networking sessions were excellent and we consider Immunomark a strategic conference for the coming years.

Senior Business Development Director Europe

Rouken Bio · Sponsor, London 2026

We got the occasion to discuss customer projects and understand their needs better and how we can help them.

Epigenomics Applications Specialist

Hologic Diagenode · Sponsor, London 2026

The conference has been great so far with strong interactions at the booth and excellent attendance at our talk. We will definitely think about the next edition.

Biopharma Business Development Manager EMEA

Hologic Diagenode · Sponsor, London 2026

Quality of the talks were really nice and the attendee list had experts from biotech pharma field. It was great meeting everyone and we look forward to positive outcomes.

Business Development Executive

HistologiX · Sponsor, London 2026

The talks have been really interesting so far with a great combination of researchers and clinicians. Moderators encouraged excellent discussions.

Product Specialist

HAWK Biosystems · Sponsor, London 2026

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Frequently asked questions

Why sponsor a two-day oncology summit instead of a booth at a large congress?

At a large congress a services booth competes for footfall from delegates who are mostly there for the science. At ImmunoMark San Diego every delegate works in oncology, and you choose your 20-minute 1:1 meetings from the full delegate list and profiles ten days before the event, so your two days are booked with buyers before you arrive.

This is a launch edition. What evidence is there that the format works?

The same format ran in London in 2026: 300+ delegates from 100+ companies, 70% senior decision-makers, 200+ meetings conducted, 15–25 meetings per sponsor and 55+ pre-scheduled 1:1 meetings for title sponsors. San Diego expects 300+ senior delegates at its launch.

Which package suits a CRO or medical communications agency?

If your sale is a conversation, the Exclusive 1:1 Meetings packages (3, 5, 7 or 10 meetings of 20 minutes) give you guaranteed time with buyers you choose. Platinum adds 10 meetings, a 30-minute Day 1 talk in your chosen stream and an email to registered attendees. Headline is exclusive to one company and includes 15 meetings.

When do we receive the delegate list?

The full delegate list with profiles is sent ten days before the event so you can choose your 1:1 meetings. Headline, Platinum and Gold sponsors also receive the final attendee list with contact details a week before the event, and every package includes the delegate list with contact details.

Is there a networking event for follow-up conversations?

Yes. Day 1, February 10, ends with a drinks reception and networking from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. A branding package lets one company sponsor the reception, with a 5-minute welcome speech and two passes.

Oncology Conference San Diego for CROs and Service Providers

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