20 clinical conferences to attend in Europe in 2020

Clinical Conferences – there are plenty happening each year but which one could be the most relevant? With this handy guide of 20 clinical research conferences we want to give you insights which conferences are happening at which time and where and which focus the conference has. The list will be updated throughout 2020 when new conferences come up that might be relevant. If you want to have your conference added, feel free to reach out to us.

January

Patients as Partners

• When: January 27^th – January 28^th, 2020
• Where: London, United Kingdom
• Conference Description: The Patients as Partners conference is the first European event dedicated to understanding how industry can work with patients and caregivers to drive greater clinical trial efficiencies
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February

12TH ANNUAL PATIENT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION SUMMIT

• When: February 4th – February 6th, 2020
• Where: London, United Kingdom
• Who is it relevant for: Focus on Patient Recruitment and Patient Retention
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5th European Conference on Clinical Research

• When: February 10th – February 11th, 2020
• Where: Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Conference Description: The conference, hosted by the EUCROF, is for all stakeholders within the clinical research process, not just CROs and has as a core focus this year the topic “Science, Technology and Regulations Coming Together for Better Patients’ Health”
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March

Patient Partnering in Clinical Development

• When: March 2^nd, 2020
• Where: Berlin, Germany
• Conference Description: The patient partnering conference focuses on how to best integrate patients into the strategies of clinical development and workshops on the blockchain in clinical trials
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10th Operational Excellence in Clinical Trials Summit (OECT Summit)

• When: February 10^th – February 11^th, 2020
• When: March 3rd – March 5th, 2020
• Where: Munich, Germany
• Conference Description: The OECT summit is a clinical research conference for clinical trial executives that want to learn more about recent developments in study feasibility and patient recruitment and retention and offers various talks as well as panel discussions
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DIA Europe

• When: March 17^th – March 19^th, 2020
• Where: Brussels, Belgium
• Conference Description: The DIA Europe is the European counterpart to the DIA and is one of the largest events for life science professionals across the entire drug development spectrum
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BIO-Europe Spring

• When: March 23^rd – March 25^th, 2020
• Where: Paris, France
• Conference Description: More than 2,500 attendees and 1,500 presenting companies make the BIO-Europe the largest showcase for Biotechnology in Europe
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9th Annual EU Medical Device & Diagnostic Reimbursement & Market Access Conference

• When: March 24^th – March 25^th, 2020
• Where: Frankfurt, Germany
• Conference Description: Conference on recent developments such as coverage opportunities for digital health products, the impact of the MDR and the impact of both things in terms of market access
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EYEFORPHARMA

• When: March 31^st – April 2^nd, 2020
• Where: Barcelona, Spain
• Conference Description: The EYEFORPHARMA conference which has recently been acquired by Thomson Reuters is for pharma-decision makers working on the commercial side of the pharmaceutical industry and is with more than 20000 attendees and more than 200 speakers one of the largest of its kind
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April

Swiss Biotech Days

• When: April 21^st, 2020
• Where: Basel, Switzerland
• Conference Description: This conference covers all topics regarding biotechnology and is considered the leading biotechnology conference in Switzerland
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15th Clinical Trials Innovation Programme

• When: April 23^rd – April 24^th, 2020
• Where: Munich, Germany
• Conference Description: The CTIP is all about innovation in clinical trials that has a focus of matching pharmaceutical executives with outsourcing providers. Delegates attending the event are asked to complete a questionnaire, which confirms their clinical R&D budget and will then be matched with suitable providers
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May

Digital Health World Congress

• When: May 5^th – May 6^th, 2020
• Where: London, United Kingdom
• Conference Description: Digital Health is one of the hot topics in the pharmaceutical industry. With the DVG coming in place in countries such as Germany, Digital Health is expected to increase significantly in terms of market size and apps as reimbursement through health insurances is now possible. The world congress gives broad insights into all things digital health.
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OUTSOURCING IN CLINICAL TRIALS EUROPE

• When: May 6^th – May 7^th, 2020
• Where: Paris, France
• Conference Description: The OCT is all about current developments in the outsourcing process of clinical trials with a lot of experience sharing from the participants who are giving into insights how they have chosen specific vendors with more than 600 attendees
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4th Annual Global Clinical Trials Connect

• When: May 13^th – May 14^th, 2020
• Where: London, United Kingdom
• Conference Description: The conference will provide a platform to discuss on the futuristic advancements in clinical trials and clinical research focused on pharma and biotechnology
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Patient Centricity and Engagement

• When: May 19^th, 2020
• Where: London, United Kingdom
• Conference Description: This one-day conference is all about patient centricity and engagement. Speakers from the pharmaceutical industry, patient advocacy groups and actual patients give insights into how they perceive patient engagement and how to improve the research process by talking to patients
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Deutsche Biotechnologietage

• When: May 27^th – May 28^th, 2020
• Where: Basel, Switzerland
• Conference Description: The annual two-day event that provides a forum for all stakeholders in Germany’s biotech scene to exchange views and experiences with more than 800 attendees.
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June

EphMRA Conference 2020

• When: June 23^rd – June 25^th, 2020
• Where: Antwerp, Belgium
• Conference Description: The annual EphMRA conference is all about market research, healthcare business intelligence and analysis and offers in-depth insights and workshops on those topics
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October

Scope Summit Europe

• When: October 14^th– October 15^th,2020
• Where: Barcelona, Spain
• Conference Description: Summit for Clinical Trials Operations Executives Europe (short: SCOPE Europe) is a two-day event serving clinical innovation leaders responsible for the planning and management of clinical trials in Europe and the Rest of the World
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November

Festival of Biologics

• When: November 2^nd– November 4^th,2020
• Where: Basel, Switzerland
• Conference Description: The Festival of Biologics is one of the clinical research conferences that bridges the gap between the industry and the academia and offers three tracks and more than 1,800 attendees
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BVMA Symposium

• When: November 29^th,2020
• Where: Munich, Germany
• Conference Description: The BVMA symposium is the annual meetup of contract research organizations active in Germany and offer in-depth insights into various topics around clinical research with a focus on digitization of clinical research in the past years
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This list of clinical conferences will continuously be updated with conferences that fit to the focus of this list. If you have a conference you would like to see in this list, feel free to reach out with the button below. If you want to see where you can find us, you can visit our Event page and see where we can be found. If you want to book us for a speaking engagement on your conference, we are happy to help.

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