Global Partnering & Investor Conference: dates, who attends, and how founders get in
This prestigious conference features panel discussions, one-on-one partnering meetings, presentations from small companies and leading research institutions, and endless networking opportunities.
The essentials from the organiser's own pages: when, where, how big, and how founders get in. Speakers, investor lists and past editions are on the official site.
- Next edition
- Feb 23–25, 2027 · Global Partnering & Investor Conference 2027 source
- Where
- The Lodge at Torrey Pines, La Jolla, United States
- Format
- in-person
- Tickets
- USD $1,500–$12,000 (2027; category-dependent) source
- Startup pass
- Startups can apply to present through the small-company presentation application. Selected companies pay $1,700, or $1,200 for Biocom members, and must also register for the conference. The 2027 application deadline is November 13, 2026; attendee registration prices depend on membership, company type, and headcount. source
- Cadence
- Annual, February
Next edition
| Dates | Feb 23–25, 2027 source |
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| Edition | Global Partnering & Investor Conference 2027 |
| Venue | The Lodge at Torrey Pines, La Jolla, United States |
| Tickets | biocom.org source |
How founders get in
| Startup programme | Startups can apply to present through the small-company presentation application. Selected companies pay $1,700, or $1,200 for Biocom members, and must also register for the conference. The 2027 application deadline is November 13, 2026; attendee registration prices depend on membership, company type, and headcount. source |
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Meeting investors there
Attendees use partneringONE® to facilitate one-to-one meetings with other conference attendees. source
Before you go: the hub's cold email to VCs playbook covers the pre-event outreach that fills a meeting calendar, and Causo matches your stage and thesis to the funds in its database so you know who to ask for a meeting.
Official links and socials
Prepare for it
- How to cold email VCs — book the meetings before you land.
- The 12-slide seed deck — what to have ready when a partner says "send me the deck".
- Accelerator deadlines — the application windows that open around the event.
Sources
Every fact above was read from one of these official pages on Oct 26, 2026:
- biocom.org/conferences/global-partnering-conference
- biocom.org/conferences/global-partnering-conference/company-presentations
- biocom.org/conferences/global-partnering-conference/registration
- biocom.org/conferences/global-partnering-conference/agenda-at-a-glance
- biocom.org/conferences/global-partnering-conference/partnering-meetings