At their core, conferences and business meetings are about tackling today’s most important problems through the power of face-to-face interaction. The biggest global crisis in recent years highlighted one of the event industry’s most vital sectors: life sciences. Now, as in-person meetings return in full force post-pandemic, it is more crucial than ever to bring this sector back onto the conference floor and into the meeting room.
Deloitte’s 2023 Global Life Sciences Outlook predicts a promising period ripe with opportunity for research investment, deal-making, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Crucially, digital technologies are as important to life sciences today as are the medical specializations that have long been the industry’s focus.
Organizing a successful life sciences event depends on bringing together all these different factors — researchers from top institutions, healthcare practitioners, the best and brightest students, rising tech startups, established pharmaceutical companies, sponsors, and more
SPECIALIZED EVENTS REQUIRE SPECIALIZED SUPPORT
It’s also crucial to host life sciences gatherings at venues that not only meet the health and safety standards of medical professionals, but also help to push the industry forward. That means providing world-class facilities and resources together with leading representatives in research and development. The Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau (PHLCVB) established PHL Life Sciences to meet exactly that need. Created in 2006, this long-standing CVB division is the first and only one of its kind, with close to 20 years of experience helping planners navigate the unique needs of the life sciences sector. The Philadelphia CVB team Executive Summary provides a one-stop shop for meeting organizers of all kinds looking to leverage the thriving life sciences sector within Philadelphia.
With the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence coming up in 2026, Philadelphia is continuing its legacy of bringing together changemakers for a brighter future. Today, life sciences sit at the center of that mission. The city that plays such an important role in U.S. history is also home to the country’s first medical college, University of Pennsylvania (Penn).
Recent accomplishments on the world stage clearly set Penn and the larger Philadelphia life sciences field apart. For example, Penn developed the first CAR T cell therapy, which has successfully been used to cure a form of pediatric cancer. Penn’s research team was also awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine for their pivotal work bringing Covid-19 vaccines to the world.
EXPERT ADVICE FOR TREND-SETTING EVENTS
In this report, we’ll combine today’s important life sciences sector trends and insights with advice on how to host a successful event in this decidedly new age of the industry. Members of the PHL Life Sciences team will share their hard-earned expertise on how to tap into Philadelphia’s deep well of intellectual capital. That means providing dedicated guidance on how to make the most of on-the-ground resources in life sciences, event spaces, and beyond. Here are the five trends life sciences convention, meeting, and event planners should look to implement in 2024.
At their core, conferences and business meetings are about tackling today’s most important problems through the power of face-to-face interaction. The biggest global crisis in recent years highlighted one of the event industry’s most vital sectors: life sciences. Now, as in-person meetings return in full force post-pandemic, it is more crucial than ever to bring this sector back onto the conference floor and into the meeting room.
Deloitte’s 2023 Global Life Sciences Outlook predicts a promising period ripe with opportunity for research investment, deal-making, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Crucially, digital technologies are as important to life sciences today as are the medical specializations that have long been the industry’s focus.
Organizing a successful life sciences event depends on bringing together all these different factors — researchers from top institutions, healthcare practitioners, the best and brightest students, rising tech startups, established pharmaceutical companies, sponsors, and more
SPECIALIZED EVENTS REQUIRE SPECIALIZED SUPPORT
It’s also crucial to host life sciences gatherings at venues that not only meet the health and safety standards of medical professionals, but also help to push the industry forward. That means providing world-class facilities and resources together with leading representatives in research and development. The Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau (PHLCVB) established PHL Life Sciences to meet exactly that need. Created in 2006, this long-standing CVB division is the first and only one of its kind, with close to 20 years of experience helping planners navigate the unique needs of the life sciences sector. The Philadelphia CVB team Executive Summary provides a one-stop shop for meeting organizers of all kinds looking to leverage the thriving life sciences sector within Philadelphia.
With the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence coming up in 2026, Philadelphia is continuing its legacy of bringing together changemakers for a brighter future. Today, life sciences sit at the center of that mission. The city that plays such an important role in U.S. history is also home to the country’s first medical college, University of Pennsylvania (Penn).
Recent accomplishments on the world stage clearly set Penn and the larger Philadelphia life sciences field apart. For example, Penn developed the first CAR T cell therapy, which has successfully been used to cure a form of pediatric cancer. Penn’s research team was also awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine for their pivotal work bringing Covid-19 vaccines to the world.
EXPERT ADVICE FOR TREND-SETTING EVENTS
In this report, we’ll combine today’s important life sciences sector trends and insights with advice on how to host a successful event in this decidedly new age of the industry. Members of the PHL Life Sciences team will share their hard-earned expertise on how to tap into Philadelphia’s deep well of intellectual capital. That means providing dedicated guidance on how to make the most of on-the-ground resources in life sciences, event spaces, and beyond. Here are the five trends life sciences convention, meeting, and event planners should look to implement in 2024.
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