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FT Live Global Pharmaceutical and Biotech Summit

Name: FT Live Global Pharmaceutical and Biotech Summit
Start: 2026-11-16
Location: London, UK

A high level strategic forum analyzing the business, investment, and technological forces shaping the global biopharmaceutical industry.

When: November, Mid November
Where: London, UKView on Google Maps
Format: Hybrid
Organiser: Financial Times
Region: Europe
Scale: About 400 attendees
Founded: 2011

The Signal

The Financial Times hosts this annual summit in London to analyze commercial strategies in drug development and biotechnology. It features interviews with pharmaceutical chief executives, biotechnology founders, and major healthcare investors. The program focuses on drug pricing, commercialization strategies, regulatory policies, and the integration of artificial intelligence in drug discovery. It is a key event for corporate strategy officers and life science investment managers.

What to expect

Debates on international drug pricing policies and inflation reduction acts
Updates on clinical pipeline trends and gene therapy commercialization
Analysis of generative artificial intelligence application in drug discovery workflows

Who is in the room

Pharmaceutical executives, biotechnology founders, healthcare investment bankers, and policy analysts attend.

Background

The Financial Times created this event to serve as their flagship executive conference for the life science sector. It has maintained a reputation for high level interviews and rigorous debate on industry economics.

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