Version of the guide: v1.22
Latest update: 5 Jan 2018
Authors & Editors: Vasili Puntus, Roman Gurinovich

Events
Private Events
Bonuses
Useful links

Introduction

 
JP Morgan Healthcare Conference 2018 (JPM) is the center of attraction for thousands of biotech investors and companies, mainly biotech and pharma startups, whether or not they are invited to the main event. The 36th Annual Conference will take place on January 8–11, 2018, in San Francisco.

We considered participation with our startup, sci.AI. We analyzed information about the events that happen around JPM, looked through the previous years’ experiences, and chatted with our friends who had visited the Conference in years’ past. Based on the feedback, we decided… to skip the event in 2018. Our main reasons are as follows:

• The Conference is geared more toward pharma and biotech companies than for pure tech startups or even specifically targeting the life sciences sector


• Some people said (as we also feel), JPM is unreasonable expensive for startups in their early stages, as this budget might otherwise be used on R&D or attending five targeted industrial conferences

The list of JPM and satellite events still might be useful for other biotech and pharma startups. Moreover, this study is done in absentia, so feel free to add a new information or update and correct existing content in comments or by dropping us an email at hello@xpansa.com, and we will update the guide.

Events

Jan 6-7 East/West CEO
Jan 8 (6:00 am) MacDougall Biomedical Communications Annual Fun Run at Union Square
Jan 8-9 StartUp Health Festiva
Jan 8-10 Biotech Showcase
Jan 8-10 Digital medicine & Medtech showcase
Jan 8-10 OneMedForum
Jan 9 RESI Conference
Jan 10 Non-Dilutive Funding Summit

Other events

Jan 6-7 DOCSF 2018
Jan 7 Dermatology Summit
Jan 8 Organ Regeneration Technology Showcase
Jan 9 The Practical Guide to Creating Successful Patient Engagement Programs
Jan 9 Pre-Party Power Up by Worldwide Clinical Trials
Jan 11 Redefining Value in the Life Sciences
Jan Leaders Forum Experience

East/West CEO

Date: January 6–7, 2018
Location: The Four Seasons Hotel
Cost: Starting at $1950
Link: https://bbbiotechconference.com/conference-details.php?id=67

Attendees

• Biotech CEOs
• Decision makers in the life sciences
• Healthcare investors

MacDougall Biomedical Communications Annual Fun Run at Union Square

Date & Time: January 8, 2018 at 6:00 a.m.
Location: Union Square, directly across from the Westin St. Francis (at the Dewey Monument)
Cost: -
Link: http://www.macb.io/cal/conference-calendar-when.php

StartUp Health Festival

Date: January 8–9, 2018
Cost: -
Link: https://events.bizzabo.com/startuphealthfestival
Information: The Festival is an invitation-only event, but you can try to get invited. They accept applications through October for a limited number of spots.
https://events.bizzabo.com/startuphealthfestival/page/1295120/apply-to-attend

Attendees

*Members of the StartUp Health Academy

• Biotech investors
• Healthcare executives
• Health transformers (Founders & C-level)

Biotech Showcase

Date: January 8–10, 2018
Location: Hilton San Francisco Union Square
Cost: Starting at $1795
Link: https://ebdgroup.knect365.com/biotech-showcase/

Attendees

• Senior executives of leading biotech companies
• Business development teams from large and midsize pharmaceutical companies
• Investors and other industry experts

Digital Medicine & Medtech Showcase

Date: January 8–10, 2018
Location: Parc 55 San Francisco – A Hilton Hotel
Cost: Starting at $1795
Link: https://ebdgroup.knect365.com/digimed-showcase/

Attendees

• Digital medicine and therapeutic companies
• Medtech companies
• Pharma, biotech, and tech companies
• Foundations, angels, and family offices
• Venture capital, private equity, and institutional investors
• Buy and sell-side analysts

11th Annual OneMedForum

Date: January 8–10, 2018
Cost: -
Link: https://www.onemedmarket.com/onemedforum-sf2018
Information: The conference will showcase a small, select group of companies that have passed a rigorous selection process.

Attendees

• Investors and companies in a spectrum of healthcare areas (drug delivery, diagnostics, oncology, neurological disorders, immunotherapy, etc.)

RESI (Redefining Early Stage Investments) Conference

Date: January 9, 2018
Location: The Marines’ Memorial Club & Hotel
Cost: Starting at $495
Link: http://www.resiconference.com/resi-san-francisco-registration-2018/

Attendees

• Family offices
• Funders focused on Life-science
• Similar investors

The 13th Annual Non-Dilutive Funding Summit

Date: January 10, 2018
Location: The Marines’ Memorial Club
Cost: Free
Link: http://www.freemindconsultants.com/13th-annual-non-dilutive-funding-summit/

Attendees

• Life science investors
• US Army representatives

Digital Orthopaedics Conference (DOCSF 2018)

Date: January 6–7, 2018
Location: The Intercontinental Hotel San Francisco
Cost: Starting at $650 ($150 Saturday only)
Link: http://docsf.ucsf.edu/docsf-2018-program

Attendees

Leaders in:

• Digital health
• Clinical orthopedics
• Technologies in musculoskeletal

The 5th Annual Dermatology Summit

Date: January 7, 2018
Location: The Palace Hotel
Cost: Starting at $745
Link: http://www.dermsummit.com/2018/ds/

Attendees

• Leaders in dermatology space

Organ Regeneration Technology Showcase

Date: January 8, 2018
Location: WeWork SoMa
Cost: -
Link: https://leonhardtventures.com/leonhardts-launchpads-organ-regeneration-technology-showcase-january-8th-san-francisco/
Information: The sessions about 12 minutes each in order will be Heart & Cardiovascular, Brain, Cosmetic & Personal Care, Major Organ Regeneration and Cancer.

The Practical Guide to Creating Successful Patient Engagement Programs

Date: January 9, 2018
Location: Westin St. Francis
Cost: -
Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-practical-guide-to-creating-successful-patient-engagement-programs-tickets-41097533830/
Information: Hosted by Welkin Health, this event is an invite-only session bringing together thought leaders to exchange insights on how to better empower and engage patients. Requests for invitation will be considered.

Attendees

Leaders in:

• Biotech
• Medical Device
• Digital Health

Pre-Party Power Up by Worldwide Clinical Trials

Date: January 9, 2018
Location: -
Cost: -
Link: https://www.worldwide.com/bioweek-and-jpm-pre-party-powerup/

Attendees

• Members of the Worldwide executive management team
• Lifescience executives
• BioPharm executives

Redefining Value in the Life Sciences

Date: January 11, 2018
Location: InterContinental San Francisco
Cost: -
Link: http://www.simon-kucher.com/en/events/redefining-value-life-sciences

Leaders Forum Experience

Date: January, 2018
Location: -
Cost: -
Link: https://www.mwe.com/en/thought-leadership/events/2017/01/2017-leaders-forum-annual-cocktail-reception

Private Events

Private events around the Conference (Reception Lists) will be available here in December 2017

Some of the private events

January 6, 2018
4:50–6:00 pm - East/West CEO Cocktails and Hors doeuvres - Four Seasons Hotel
January 7, 2018
4:00-5:00 pm - East/West CEO Cocktails and Hors doeuvres - Four Seasons Hotel
...

Bonuses

Useful tools

• BIO One-on-One Partnering™
  We highly recommend that everyone applies to use the BIO One-on-One Partnering™ system. It allows you request meetings with biotechs, investors, in-licensors, academics, research institutes, patient groups, and more.

• BioWeekSF
  BioWeekSF is a valuable resource for JPM Week attendees, dedicated to optimizing the experience of the attendees. It provides exclusive discounts, important news, and updates.

Survival Guide

Please find the 2017 Survival Guide here. Take a look: You will know how to navigate and network like a pro. You will find information as diverse as where to recharge a device or find a bar, and most of the tips are suitable for 2018. We will add more and update the guide later.

Tips

BIO is offering meeting space: https://bio.org/JPM

• Be careful with room rental sites. Rooms are sometimes booked on paper outside of the system. You can even successfully book a room but then lose it
• Some hotels have started to charge for just talking in their lobbies during JPM. So, be ready; a hotel employee may interrupt your conversation with an investor at the most unsuitable moment
• Do not plan meetings back to back. You need to have some extra time in case a meeting is delayed or you need to go to another place
• Please try to sleep at least five hours to keep your mind clear
• Pack your business cards now

#JPM18 Influencers in Social Media

https://www.symplur.com/healthcare-hashtags/jpm18/

List of attendees and speakers for JPMorgan 2018

https://twitter.com/SanDiegoLifeSci/lists/j-p-morgan-2018/members
Thanks San Diego LifeSci

Useful links

• 12 VCs who matter in biotech
• http://healthstandards.com/blog/2017/01/19/health-tech-entrepreneur-jpm/
• Full Brochure (2017): https://www.bio.org/sites/default/files/BIO_JPM2017_Event_Webinar_Deck.pdf
• Interactive map:
  https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2017/01/06/jpmorgan-healthcare-conference-jpmhc35-biotech.html
  

• https://getreferralmd.com/2016/12/jpmorgan-healthcare-conference-2017/
• Webinar (December 13): Overview of JPM Week Receptions, Events & Conferences http://go.bio.org/JPM2018BIOwebinar.html

Feel free to add your tips, useful information, and helpful ideas regarding the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference 2018 to the comments below or just drop us an email at hello@xpansa.com. We will add your information to this post and credit you with your contribution.

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Vasili Puntus

Marketing manager at Xpansa Global

- 5+ years of experience in online and offline marketing
- 2+ years of experience in B2B marketing (IT companies, ERP/CRM systems)
- Main project roles: Marketing Manager, Customer Support, Sales Manager
- Increase sales and brand awareness. Implementing marketing strategy.

Roman Gurinovich

CEO at Xpansa Global

- Managing Business Software and Data Analysis company
- 9+ years of experience in consulting and systems integration
- Experience in enterprise scale projects implementations based on Oracle E-business Suites, Oracle JD Edwards and Odoo
- Main project roles: Architect, Project Manager, Functional consultant
- Defining and Implementing business strategy