Join DS2 at DPHARM 2026

September 15 and 16, 2026, at the Sheraton Boston Hotel, 39 Dalton St, Boston, MA 02199. An add-on pre-conference day, Partnerships with Sites, runs on September 14.

The Conference Forum puts the number at over a thousand: mid-to-large pharma, biotech of every size, CROs, clinical trial sites, patient advocacy groups, clinical technology and service providers, and life science investors. Common titles are clinical innovation directors, VPs and directors of clinical operations, therapy area heads, clinical IT directors, and heads of partnerships and outsourcing.

Use the form. We are in sessions for most of both days, so the coffee breaks, the networking luncheons and the Grand Reception are where we are free. Tell us roughly what you want to cover and a calendar invite comes back.

A pitch competition, now in its fifteenth year, closing day one. Companies present a disruptive idea to a judging panel drawn from sponsors, sites and patient advocates, and the winner is announced on the morning of day two.

Pricing runs on tiered deadlines and depends on your organization type. The Conference Forum publishes rate tiers by deadline rather than headline prices, with amounts shown once you select a registration category. Categories: Pharma/Biotech (including life science investors); Industry/Vendor; and Non-profit, Government, Sites and Academia. Sites, academia, non-profits and government register at 50% of the pharma rate. Group discounts: 15% off for groups of 2 to 4, 20% for 5 to 9, 25% for 10 or more. Group discounts cannot be combined with other discounts. The Partnerships with Sites pre-conference day on September 14 is an add-on: $495 until July 17, then $695. Current tier and category pricing is on the official registration page.

Cancellations 30 or more days before the start are refunded less a $200 processing fee. Nothing is refunded inside 30 days, and substitutions are welcome in writing.

Yes. Substitutions are welcome, in writing and subject to approval by the organizer.

The Sheraton Boston is the conference hotel and holds a room block. Book through the official room block link, or call the hotel on (617) 236-2000 and reference DPHARM 2026. The group rate is first come, first served. Nearby alternatives the organizer names are the Hilton Boston Back Bay, the Westin Copley Place, Four Seasons One Dalton and the Boston Marriott Copley Place.

The hotel sits in the Back Bay, a short walk from the Prudential Center and the Hynes Convention Center stop on the Green Line.