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Events & Conferences

SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY CONFERENCES // BIOTECH SUMMITS // INDUSTRY EVENTS — 2026 CALENDAR

TOTAL EVENTS
10
LIVE NOW
0
UPCOMING
7
COMPLETED
3
UPCOMING
PEGS (Protein Engineering Summit) 2026PROTEIN-ENGINEERINGT-55d
May 11–15, 2026Boston, MA, USA

Largest protein engineering conference, covering antibody engineering, gene therapy, and computational protein design

AbsciGenerate BiomedicinesCradleEvolutionaryScaleArzeda
ASGCT 2026 (American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy)GENE-THERAPY-CONFERENCET-57d
May 13–16, 2026New Orleans, LA, USA

The premier gene and cell therapy conference, covering CRISPR therapeutics, base editing, and engineered cell therapies

Caribou BiosciencesBeam TherapeuticsCRISPR TherapeuticsIntellia TherapeuticsMammoth Biosciences
BIO International Convention 2026BIOTECH-CONVENTIONT-83d
Jun 8–11, 2026Boston, MA, USA

The world's largest biotech partnering event, with growing synbio and industrial biotech tracks

Ginkgo BioworksLanzaTechTwist BioscienceSolugen
SEED (Synthetic Biology: Engineering, Evolution & Design)ACADEMIC-CONFERENCET-98d
Jun 23–26, 2026Los Angeles, CA, USA

Premier academic synthetic biology conference hosted by EBRC, bridging fundamental research and industry applications

Ginkgo BioworksEvolutionaryScaleMammoth Biosciences
SBFC (Society for Biological Engineering Frontiers Conference) 2026BIOENGINEERING-CONFERENCET-175d
Sep 8–10, 2026Cambridge, MA, USA

Industry-focused biomanufacturing and bioprocess engineering conference for scale-up challenges

SolugenLanzaTechSynonymPow.bioNational Resilience
iGEM Grand Jamboree 2026ACADEMIC-COMPETITIONT-212d
Oct 15–19, 2026Paris, France

The international Genetically Engineered Machine competition — the world's largest synthetic biology student competition and talent pipeline

Ginkgo BioworksTwist BioscienceBenchling
SynBioBeta 2026SYNBIO-CONFERENCET-218d
Oct 21–23, 2026San Jose, CA, USA

The largest annual synthetic biology conference, convening founders, investors, and researchers across all synbio verticals

Ginkgo BioworksTwist BioscienceBenchlingPivot BioSolugen
COMPLETED
J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference 2026INVESTOR-CONFERENCECOMPLETED
Jan 12–15, 2026San Francisco, CA, USA

The largest healthcare investor conference globally, where public and late-stage private synbio companies present to investors

Ginkgo BioworksTwist BioscienceRecursion PharmaceuticalsBeam Therapeutics
Keystone Symposia: Precision Genome Engineering 2026ACADEMIC-CONFERENCECOMPLETED
Feb 15–19, 2026Whistler, BC, Canada

Top-tier academic conference on CRISPR, base editing, and epigenome editing advances

Mammoth BiosciencesTune TherapeuticsChroma MedicineCaribou Biosciences
Future Food-Tech 2026FOOD-TECH-CONFERENCECOMPLETED
Mar 12–13, 2026San Francisco, CA, USA

Leading food technology conference featuring precision fermentation, cultivated meat, and molecular farming companies

Perfect DayMeatableAleph FarmsNobell FoodsEcovative