At a glance
39US venues
9must-attend · provider
10must-attend · innovator
11must-attend · capital
13industry providers
4whitespace areas
Three scoring lenses (weights exposed & tunable in research/ecosystem.py)
PROVIDER lens — near-term (default sort)
providers 0.45 · KOL 0.20 · startups 0.20 · investors 0.15
Industry relationships, distribution, clinical/KOL access.
providers 0.45 · KOL 0.20 · startups 0.20 · investors 0.15
Industry relationships, distribution, clinical/KOL access.
INNOVATOR lens — sourcing thesis
startups 0.45 · providers 0.25 · investors 0.18 · KOL 0.12
Funded-startup density and the investors backing them.
startups 0.45 · providers 0.25 · investors 0.18 · KOL 0.12
Funded-startup density and the investors backing them.
CAPITAL lens — fundraising swings
investors 0.50 · KOL 0.20 · startups 0.18 · providers 0.12
Investor/strategic access for a raise; founder visibility to capital.
investors 0.50 · KOL 0.20 · startups 0.18 · providers 0.12
Investor/strategic access for a raise; founder visibility to capital.
Rise under the provider lens (trade shows, clinical/KOL, distribution-rich): AAP National Conference (AAP Experience) (2.93→3.80), Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting (2.81→3.60), Greater New York Dental Meeting (2.81→3.60), ADA Scientific Session (formerly SmileCon) (2.99→3.75), MD&M Midwest (formerly MD&M Minneapolis) (2.87→3.55), SRS — Society of Robotic Surgery Annual Meeting (3.56→4.15)
Fall under the provider lens (investor/startup-heavy): Y Combinator (health / bio) (3.89→3.05), Biotech Showcase (JPM Week) (3.19→2.40), LSI USA Emerging Medtech Summit (4.01→3.25), CES — Digital Health Summit (4.01→3.25), RoboBusiness (3.01→2.25)
Fundraising swing — schedule a raise around the capital-dense venues: MedTech Innovator (Accelerator) (4.68), The MedTech Conference (AdvaMed) (4.58), HLTH USA (4.48), Rock Health (4.36), LSI USA Emerging Medtech Summit (4.24), CES — Digital Health Summit (4.24). Densest capital months (where the most top venues cluster): 2026-10 (3), 2027-03 (3), 2026-11 (2) — note January is JPM Week (JPM + Biotech Showcase, SF) and March is LSI USA.
First 12 months — two tracks
Per your steer: lead with Wave-1 revenue + industry relationships, but never drop funded-startup sourcing in the whitespace. Two parallel tracks.
Track A — Wave-1 revenue & industry relationships
Anchor channel: Henry Schein · Patterson · Benco — met at ADA Scientific Session, Chicago Midwinter, GNYDM.
Top provider-lens venues:
- TMC Innovation / TMCi (Texas Medical Center) 4.50 — Houston, TX, rolling / TBD
- Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate 4.50 — Rochester, MN, rolling / TBD
- Cedars-Sinai Accelerator (powered by Techstars) 4.45 — Los Angeles, CA, rolling / TBD
- MedTech Innovator (Accelerator) 4.35 — Los Angeles, CA (national program), 2026-10-18 → 2026-10-21
- ViVE 4.25 — Nashville, TN, 2027-03-14 → 2027-03-17
- HLTH USA 4.15 — Las Vegas, NV, 2026-11-15 → 2026-11-18
- SRS — Society of Robotic Surgery Annual Meeting 4.15 — Hollywood, FL, 2026-07-23 → 2026-07-26
Track B — funded-startup sourcing in the whitespace
- cancer (US #2 / World #5)
Shows: RSNA (imaging AI), SLAS, TMC Innovation (Accelerator for Cancer Therapeutics), MedTech Innovator, LSI USA · candidate-add: ASCO (oncology KOLs), SNMMI (molecular imaging)
Partners: TMCi member hospitals (MD Anderson), Mayo Clinic Platform (data), Veranex (oncology dx CRO) - neuro_mental_health (US #6 / World #6)
Shows: HLTH, ViVE, Rock Health, MedTech Innovator · candidate-add: AAN (neurology), Psych Congress, CNS Summit
Partners: Rock Health portfolio, Cedars-Sinai Accelerator, Dreamit (pilot landing), Mayo Platform (neuro data) - renal (US #8 / World #8)
Shows: ADLM (renal dx), The MedTech Conference, HLTH · candidate-add: ASN Kidney Week, NKF Spring Clinical Meetings
Partners: Dialysis networks (Fresenius/DaVita channel), McKesson/Cardinal, Veranex - digestive (US #9 / World #–)
Shows: ADLM, The MedTech Conference · candidate-add: DDW (Digestive Disease Week), ACG (gastroenterology)
Partners: Veranex, Integer/Jabil (endoscopy contract mfg), GI distributors
Recommended 12-month calendar — one blended itinerary
2026-06-06 → 2027-06-06, blending all three lenses. 9 ANCHOR trips (must-attend on at least one lens) + selective ADDs. "Go for" names the lens each venue serves best; the objective is the curated reason. Apply-anytime accelerators are listed beneath.
| Date | Event | Tier | Go for | Objective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07 | ||||
| 2026-07-23 → 2026-07-26 | SRS — Society of Robotic Surgery Annual Meeting
Hollywood, FL |
ANCHOR | Industry & distribution | The dedicated surgical-robotics venue — unmatched for surgeon KOLs and clinical-validation partners for robotics startups; light on investors. musculoskeletalcancer |
| 2026-07-26 → 2026-07-30 | ADLM Annual Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo (formerly AACC)
Anaheim, CA |
ADD | Industry & distribution | World's largest clinical-lab/IVD expo. Must-attend for diagnostics/POC ventures (HemoFlo, GDx, PolyCheck) to reach lab directors + distribution. Rebrand AACC → ADLM. cancercardiovasculardiabetes_metabolicinfectious |
| 2026-08 | ||||
| 2026-08-26 → 2026-08-27 | MEDevice Boston (formerly BIOMEDevice Boston)
Boston, MA |
ADD | Startup sourcing | New England device cluster event near MGB/MIT/Harvard — strong for academic spinouts and East-Coast design/manufacturing partners. |
| 2026-10 | ||||
| 2026-10-02 → 2026-10-06 | AAP National Conference (AAP Experience)
San Diego, CA |
ADD | Industry & distribution | Premier US pediatric/neonatal clinical + KOL venue — validate & launch neonatal devices (NuviaGlow phototherapy, Nuvia Warmer). Not an investor venue. neonatal_maternal |
| 2026-10-13 → 2026-10-15 | Women's Health Innovation Summit (WHIS USA)
Everett, MA |
ADD | Fundraising / investors | Leading dedicated US FemTech/women's-health forum with an Innovation Showcase — purpose-built for sourcing funded women's-health startups (OvaHealth, PolyCheck, LifeSeed adjacency). neonatal_maternal |
| 2026-10-18 → 2026-10-21 | MedTech Innovator (Accelerator)
Los Angeles, CA (national program) |
ANCHOR | Fundraising / investors | World's largest medtech accelerator — pre-vetted, often-funded startup pipeline curated for exactly venture-studio sourcing. Top BD sourcing target. (Summit Jun 2-4 SF; finals Oct Boston; mid-stage Nov 3-5 San Diego.) |
| 2026-10-18 → 2026-10-21 | The MedTech Conference (AdvaMed)
Boston, MA |
ANCHOR | Fundraising / investors | Premier US medtech business-development / partnering event; hosts MedTech Innovator finals. Best venue for US market-entry positioning. cardiovascularmusculoskeletal |
| 2026-10-19 → 2026-10-21 | DeviceTalks West
Santa Clara, CA |
ADD | Industry & distribution | DATE approximate — co-located RoboBusiness Oct 19-21 2026; exact DeviceTalks day-span not yet posted. Strong for surgical-robotics + exec networking. |
| 2026-10-28 → 2026-10-29 | MD&M Midwest (formerly MD&M Minneapolis)
Minneapolis, MN |
ADD | Industry & distribution | Gateway to the Minnesota 'Medical Alley' OEM/supplier cluster — high provider density for sourcing manufacturing & design partners. cardiovascularmusculoskeletal |
| 2026-11 | ||||
| 2026-11-15 → 2026-11-18 | HLTH USA
Las Vegas, NV |
ANCHOR | Startup sourcing | Largest US health-innovation marketplace; dense funded-startup + investor population; hosts women's-health/FemTech tracks. diabetes_metabolicneonatal_maternal |
| 2026-11-18 → 2026-11-19 | MEDevice Silicon Valley (formerly BIOMEDevice SV)
Santa Clara, CA |
ADD | Startup sourcing | West-Coast device-innovation marketplace embedded in Bay Area startup/VC ecosystem. Rebranded BIOMEDevice → MEDevice (Informa). |
| 2026-11-29 → 2026-12-03 | RSNA Annual Meeting
Chicago, IL |
ANCHOR | Fundraising / investors | Global stage for imaging + radiology AI/SaMD. Essential for diagnostics/AI ventures targeting US radiologist KOLs and imaging-OEM partners. (2027: Nov 14-18.) cancercardiovascularneuro_mental_health |
| 2027-01 | ||||
| 2027-01-06 → 2027-01-09 | CES — Digital Health Summit
Las Vegas, NV |
ANCHOR | Fundraising / investors | DATE UNVERIFIED — ces.tech has not published 2027 dates; aggregators report Jan 6-9. Best for AI/SaMD + connected-health visibility, VC capital, consumer channels. diabetes_metaboliccardiovascular |
| 2027-01-11 → 2027-01-13 | Biotech Showcase (JPM Week)
San Francisco, CA |
ADD | Fundraising / investors | Most accessible (non-invite) JPM-adjacent forum to systematically book investor + BD meetings during JPM Week. cancercardiovascular |
| 2027-01-11 → 2027-01-14 | J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
San Francisco, CA |
ADD | Fundraising / investors | Gravitational center of healthcare investing. Core is invite-only — work the JPM-Week ecosystem (see Biotech Showcase). cardiovascularcancer |
| 2027-01-30 → 2027-02-03 | SLAS International Conference & Exhibition
San Diego, CA |
ADD | Industry & distribution | Flagship lab-automation + screening event — relevant for diagnostics/lab-robotics ventures sourcing automation tech and life-science lab partners. cancerinfectious |
| 2027-02 | ||||
| 2027-02-09 → 2027-02-11 | MD&M West
Anaheim, CA |
ADD | Industry & distribution | Largest US medtech design/manufacturing show — best place to meet contract manufacturers & supply-chain partners for US production. |
| 2027-03 | ||||
| 2027-03-03 → 2027-03-06 | AAOS Annual Meeting
Las Vegas, NV |
ADD | Fundraising / investors | Top US orthopedic-surgeon gathering — indispensable for ortho + surgical-robotics ventures (CareFlex, SafeTrion) to engage KOLs and ortho OEMs. musculoskeletal |
| 2027-03-14 → 2027-03-17 | ViVE
Nashville, TN |
ANCHOR | Industry & distribution | Best venue to pair funded digital-health/SaMD startups with the health-system buyers and investors who scale them. diabetes_metabolic |
| 2027-03-15 → 2027-03-19 | LSI USA Emerging Medtech Summit
Dana Point, CA |
ANCHOR | Fundraising / investors | Single highest-yield US venue for meeting funded medtech startups AND the investors backing them in one room. Top BD target. cardiovascularmusculoskeletalcancer |
| 2027-04 | ||||
| 2027-04-05 → 2027-04-08 | HIMSS Global Health Conference (HIMSS27)
Chicago, IL |
ANCHOR | Industry & distribution | Definitive US health-IT / digital-health venue. HIMSS27 is CHICAGO (not Las Vegas). Critical for SaMD needing hospital buyers + EHR/interoperability partners. |
Apply year-round — accelerator / incubator pipelines
- TMC Innovation / TMCi (Texas Medical Center) — Unmatched provider/clinical-validation access via TMC member hospitals — strong for US pilots.
- Cedars-Sinai Accelerator (powered by Techstars) — Direct clinician mentorship + payer partners (Point32Health, UnitedHealthcare) — excellent for clinical validation + reimbursement insight.
- Rock Health — Pre-seed/Seed/Series A digital-health fund + advisory + authoritative quarterly funding reports. Best-in-class market intel + funded SaMD/digital portfolio. (Not a cohort accelerator.)
- Y Combinator (health / bio) — Highest-velocity funded-startup pipeline but software/AI-skewed — light on hardware/provider validation.
- Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign (formerly Byers) — Elite founder/talent pipeline + KOL network; source of high-quality device spinouts (renamed Byers → Mussallem).
- Dreamit HealthTech — Uniquely BD/sales-focused — built around landing pilots with health systems/payers; no upfront equity. Strong sourcing fit.
- Johnson & Johnson Innovation — JLABS — Footprint SHRINKING — only US sites left: San Diego, South SF, Boston (NYC→NY Genome Center Mar 2026; Houston/Toronto/DC closed 2025). Confirm a city is open before planning.
- MATTER — Neutral Midwest hub with deep corporate/health-system partner roster for pilots + challenges.
- Plug and Play — Health — Equity-free corporate-innovation accelerator + matchmaking engine; good for distribution/strategic intros.
- DeviceTalks Boston — 2027 dates TBD (2026 edition was May 27-28, just past). East-Coast counterpart for OEM decision-maker access + Boston device cluster.
- Fogarty Innovation — Deep device-engineering + clinical-commercialization expertise; cardiovascular/device bias (merging with Cardiovascular Research Foundation).
Top US venues — three lenses
Provider lens (near-term)
- 1 TMC Innovation / TMCi (Texas Medical Center) 4.50accelerator · Houston, TX · rolling / TBD
- 2 Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate 4.50accelerator · Rochester, MN · rolling / TBD
- 3 Cedars-Sinai Accelerator (powered by Techstars) 4.45accelerator · Los Angeles, CA · rolling / TBD
- 4 MedTech Innovator (Accelerator) 4.35accelerator · Los Angeles, CA (national program) · 2026-10-18 → 2026-10-21
- 5 ViVE 4.25conference · Nashville, TN · 2027-03-14 → 2027-03-17
- 6 HLTH USA 4.15conference · Las Vegas, NV · 2026-11-15 → 2026-11-18
- 7 SRS — Society of Robotic Surgery Annual Meeting 4.15conference · Hollywood, FL · 2026-07-23 → 2026-07-26
- 8 HIMSS Global Health Conference (HIMSS27) 4.00conference · Chicago, IL · 2027-04-05 → 2027-04-08
Innovator lens (sourcing)
- 1 MedTech Innovator (Accelerator) 4.63accelerator · Los Angeles, CA (national program) · 2026-10-18 → 2026-10-21
- 2 HLTH USA 4.51conference · Las Vegas, NV · 2026-11-15 → 2026-11-18
- 3 Rock Health 4.26venture_studio · San Francisco, CA · rolling / TBD
- 4 TMC Innovation / TMCi (Texas Medical Center) 4.19accelerator · Houston, TX · rolling / TBD
- 5 Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate 4.19accelerator · Rochester, MN · rolling / TBD
- 6 ViVE 4.13conference · Nashville, TN · 2027-03-14 → 2027-03-17
- 7 The MedTech Conference (AdvaMed) 4.05conference · Boston, MA · 2026-10-18 → 2026-10-21
- 8 LSI USA Emerging Medtech Summit 4.01summit · Dana Point, CA · 2027-03-15 → 2027-03-19
Capital lens (fundraising)
- 1 MedTech Innovator (Accelerator) 4.68accelerator · Los Angeles, CA (national program) · 2026-10-18 → 2026-10-21
- 2 The MedTech Conference (AdvaMed) 4.58conference · Boston, MA · 2026-10-18 → 2026-10-21
- 3 HLTH USA 4.48conference · Las Vegas, NV · 2026-11-15 → 2026-11-18
- 4 Rock Health 4.36venture_studio · San Francisco, CA · rolling / TBD
- 5 LSI USA Emerging Medtech Summit 4.24summit · Dana Point, CA · 2027-03-15 → 2027-03-19
- 6 CES — Digital Health Summit 4.24trade_show · Las Vegas, NV · 2027-01-06 → 2027-01-09
- 7 Cedars-Sinai Accelerator (powered by Techstars) 4.14accelerator · Los Angeles, CA · rolling / TBD
- 8 RSNA Annual Meeting 4.08conference · Chicago, IL · 2026-11-29 → 2026-12-03
Scored canvass — all US venues
Sorted by the provider (near-term) lens. Both composites shown; priority badge = provider lens.
| Priority | Venue | Next date | Sectors | Strt | Prov | KOL | Inv | Prov | Innov | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| must-attend | TMC Innovation / TMCi (Texas Medical Center) accelerator · Houston, TX |
rolling / TBD | ai_samd_digital_healthdiagnostics_pocgeneral_devicesrobotics_surgical_automation | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4.50 | 4.19 | 3.82 |
| must-attend | Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate accelerator · Rochester, MN |
rolling / TBD | ai_samd_digital_healthdiagnostics_poc | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4.50 | 4.19 | 3.82 |
| must-attend | Cedars-Sinai Accelerator (powered by Techstars) accelerator · Los Angeles, CA |
rolling / TBD | ai_samd_digital_healthdiagnostics_pocgeneral_devices | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4.45 | 3.92 | 4.14 |
| must-attend | MedTech Innovator (Accelerator) accelerator · Los Angeles, CA (national program) |
2026-10-18 → 2026-10-21 | general_devicesrobotics_surgical_automationai_samd_digital_healthdiagnostics_pocorthowomens_healthneonatal | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4.35 | 4.63 | 4.68 |
| must-attend | ViVE conference · Nashville, TN |
2027-03-14 → 2027-03-17 | ai_samd_digital_healthdiagnostics_poc | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4.25 | 4.13 | 3.92 |
| must-attend | HLTH USA conference · Las Vegas, NV |
2026-11-15 → 2026-11-18 | ai_samd_digital_healthdiagnostics_pocwomens_healthgeneral_devices | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4.15 | 4.51 | 4.48 |
| must-attend | SRS — Society of Robotic Surgery Annual Meeting conference · Hollywood, FL |
2026-07-23 → 2026-07-26 | robotics_surgical_automationgeneral_devices | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4.15 | 3.56 | 3.14 |
| must-attend | HIMSS Global Health Conference (HIMSS27) conference · Chicago, IL |
2027-04-05 → 2027-04-08 | ai_samd_digital_health | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| must-attend | Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign (formerly Byers) incubator · Stanford, CA |
rolling / TBD | general_devicesdiagnostics_pocai_samd_digital_healthrobotics_surgical_automation | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4.00 | 3.67 | 4.02 |
| consider | MD&M West trade_show · Anaheim, CA |
2027-02-09 → 2027-02-11 | general_devicesrobotics_surgical_automationai_samd_digital_healthdiagnostics_poc | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3.95 | 3.44 | 2.94 |
| consider | The MedTech Conference (AdvaMed) conference · Boston, MA |
2026-10-18 → 2026-10-21 | general_devicesrobotics_surgical_automationdiagnostics_pocai_samd_digital_healthorthoimaging | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3.90 | 4.05 | 4.58 |
| consider | ADLM Annual Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo (formerly AACC) conference · Anaheim, CA |
2026-07-26 → 2026-07-30 | diagnostics_poc | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3.85 | 3.49 | 3.52 |
| consider | MATTER incubator · Chicago, IL |
rolling / TBD | ai_samd_digital_healthdiagnostics_pocwomens_healthgeneral_devices | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3.85 | 3.82 | 3.50 |
| consider | AAP National Conference (AAP Experience) conference · San Diego, CA |
2026-10-02 → 2026-10-06 | neonatalgeneral_devicesdiagnostics_poc | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3.80 | 2.93 | 2.46 |
| consider | MassChallenge HealthTech accelerator · Boston, MA |
rolling / TBD | ai_samd_digital_healthdiagnostics_pocdentalgeneral_devices | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3.80 | 3.88 | 3.80 |
| consider | Dreamit HealthTech accelerator · New York / Philadelphia |
rolling / TBD | ai_samd_digital_healthdiagnostics_pocgeneral_devices | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3.80 | 3.88 | 3.80 |
| consider | RSNA Annual Meeting conference · Chicago, IL |
2026-11-29 → 2026-12-03 | imagingai_samd_digital_healthrobotics_surgical_automation | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3.75 | 3.87 | 4.08 |
| consider | ADA Scientific Session (formerly SmileCon) trade_show · Indianapolis, IN |
2026-10-08 → 2026-10-10 | dental | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3.75 | 2.99 | 2.76 |
| consider | Rock Health venture_studio · San Francisco, CA |
rolling / TBD | ai_samd_digital_healthdiagnostics_pocwomens_health | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3.70 | 4.26 | 4.36 |
| consider | MEDevice Silicon Valley (formerly BIOMEDevice SV) trade_show · Santa Clara, CA |
2026-11-18 → 2026-11-19 | general_devicesai_samd_digital_healthrobotics_surgical_automationdiagnostics_poc | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3.65 | 3.70 | 3.30 |
| consider | MEDevice Boston (formerly BIOMEDevice Boston) trade_show · Boston, MA |
2026-08-26 → 2026-08-27 | general_devicesai_samd_digital_healthrobotics_surgical_automationdiagnostics_poc | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3.65 | 3.70 | 3.30 |
| consider | DeviceTalks West ⚠ conference · Santa Clara, CA |
2026-10-19 → 2026-10-21 | general_devicesrobotics_surgical_automationai_samd_digital_health | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3.65 | 3.37 | 3.32 |
| consider | DeviceTalks Boston ⚠ conference · Boston, MA |
rolling / TBD | general_devicesrobotics_surgical_automationai_samd_digital_health | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3.65 | 3.37 | 3.32 |
| consider | Fogarty Innovation incubator · Mountain View, CA |
rolling / TBD | general_devicesrobotics_surgical_automationdiagnostics_poc | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3.65 | 3.37 | 3.32 |
| consider | Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting trade_show · Chicago, IL |
2027-02-25 → 2027-02-27 | dental | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3.60 | 2.81 | 2.26 |
| consider | Greater New York Dental Meeting trade_show · New York, NY |
2026-11-27 → 2026-12-01 | dental | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3.60 | 2.81 | 2.26 |
| consider | MD&M Midwest (formerly MD&M Minneapolis) trade_show · Minneapolis, MN |
2026-10-28 → 2026-10-29 | general_devicesrobotics_surgical_automationdiagnostics_poc | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3.55 | 2.87 | 2.56 |
| consider | AAOS Annual Meeting conference · Las Vegas, NV |
2027-03-03 → 2027-03-06 | orthorobotics_surgical_automationimaginggeneral_devices | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3.55 | 3.42 | 3.90 |
| consider | Women's Health Innovation Summit (WHIS USA) summit · Everett, MA |
2026-10-13 → 2026-10-15 | womens_healthai_samd_digital_healthdiagnostics_poc | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3.55 | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| consider | Johnson & Johnson Innovation — JLABS incubator · San Diego / South SF / Boston |
rolling / TBD | general_devicesai_samd_digital_healthdiagnostics_poc | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3.55 | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| consider | SLAS International Conference & Exhibition conference · San Diego, CA |
2027-01-30 → 2027-02-03 | diagnostics_pocrobotics_surgical_automationai_samd_digital_health | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3.45 | 3.25 | 3.12 |
| consider | Plug and Play — Health accelerator · Sunnyvale, CA |
rolling / TBD | ai_samd_digital_healthdiagnostics_pocgeneral_devices | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3.35 | 3.63 | 3.68 |
| watch | LSI USA Emerging Medtech Summit summit · Dana Point, CA |
2027-03-15 → 2027-03-19 | general_devicesrobotics_surgical_automationai_samd_digital_healthdiagnostics_pocorthoimaging | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3.25 | 4.01 | 4.24 |
| watch | CES — Digital Health Summit ⚠ trade_show · Las Vegas, NV |
2027-01-06 → 2027-01-09 | ai_samd_digital_healthdiagnostics_pocgeneral_devices | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3.25 | 4.01 | 4.24 |
| watch | Y Combinator (health / bio) accelerator · San Francisco, CA |
rolling / TBD | ai_samd_digital_healthdiagnostics_pocgeneral_devices | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3.05 | 3.89 | 4.04 |
| watch | Capital Factory accelerator · Austin, TX |
rolling / TBD | ai_samd_digital_healthgeneral_devicesdiagnostics_poc | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.50 | 2.81 | 3.18 |
| skip | Biotech Showcase (JPM Week) conference · San Francisco, CA |
2027-01-11 → 2027-01-13 | ai_samd_digital_healthdiagnostics_pocgeneral_devices | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.40 | 3.19 | 3.74 |
| skip | RoboBusiness ⚠ trade_show · Santa Clara, CA |
2026-10-19 → 2026-10-21 | robotics_surgical_automationai_samd_digital_health | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.25 | 3.01 | 3.24 |
| skip | J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference conference · San Francisco, CA |
2027-01-11 → 2027-01-14 | general_devicesai_samd_digital_healthdiagnostics_pocrobotics_surgical_automation | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.20 | 2.74 | 3.56 |
Strt/Prov/KOL/Inv raw 1–5 scores
Prov = provider lens (near-term)
Innov = sourcing lens
Cap = capital/fundraising lens
Calendar planner — events lead; windows form around them
Grouped by month so travel windows can be drawn around the best events. Priority badge = provider lens.
2026-07
- must-attend SRS — Society of Robotic Surgery Annual Meeting — Hollywood, FL, 2026-07-23 → 2026-07-26
- consider ADLM Annual Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo (formerly AACC) — Anaheim, CA, 2026-07-26 → 2026-07-30
2026-08
- consider MEDevice Boston (formerly BIOMEDevice Boston) — Boston, MA, 2026-08-26 → 2026-08-27
2026-10
- consider AAP National Conference (AAP Experience) — San Diego, CA, 2026-10-02 → 2026-10-06
- consider ADA Scientific Session (formerly SmileCon) — Indianapolis, IN, 2026-10-08 → 2026-10-10
- consider Women's Health Innovation Summit (WHIS USA) — Everett, MA, 2026-10-13 → 2026-10-15
- must-attend MedTech Innovator (Accelerator) — Los Angeles, CA (national program), 2026-10-18 → 2026-10-21
- consider The MedTech Conference (AdvaMed) — Boston, MA, 2026-10-18 → 2026-10-21
- consider DeviceTalks West — Santa Clara, CA, 2026-10-19 → 2026-10-21
- skip RoboBusiness — Santa Clara, CA, 2026-10-19 → 2026-10-21
- consider MD&M Midwest (formerly MD&M Minneapolis) — Minneapolis, MN, 2026-10-28 → 2026-10-29
2026-11
- must-attend HLTH USA — Las Vegas, NV, 2026-11-15 → 2026-11-18
- consider MEDevice Silicon Valley (formerly BIOMEDevice SV) — Santa Clara, CA, 2026-11-18 → 2026-11-19
- consider Greater New York Dental Meeting — New York, NY, 2026-11-27 → 2026-12-01
- consider RSNA Annual Meeting — Chicago, IL, 2026-11-29 → 2026-12-03
2027-01
- watch CES — Digital Health Summit — Las Vegas, NV, 2027-01-06 → 2027-01-09
- skip Biotech Showcase (JPM Week) — San Francisco, CA, 2027-01-11 → 2027-01-13
- skip J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference — San Francisco, CA, 2027-01-11 → 2027-01-14
- consider SLAS International Conference & Exhibition — San Diego, CA, 2027-01-30 → 2027-02-03
2027-02
- consider MD&M West — Anaheim, CA, 2027-02-09 → 2027-02-11
- consider Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting — Chicago, IL, 2027-02-25 → 2027-02-27
2027-03
- consider AAOS Annual Meeting — Las Vegas, NV, 2027-03-03 → 2027-03-06
- must-attend ViVE — Nashville, TN, 2027-03-14 → 2027-03-17
- watch LSI USA Emerging Medtech Summit — Dana Point, CA, 2027-03-15 → 2027-03-19
2027-04
- must-attend HIMSS Global Health Conference (HIMSS27) — Chicago, IL, 2027-04-05 → 2027-04-08
Rolling / no fixed date (incubators & accelerators)
- TMC Innovation / TMCi (Texas Medical Center) — accelerator, Houston, TX
- Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate — accelerator, Rochester, MN
- Cedars-Sinai Accelerator (powered by Techstars) — accelerator, Los Angeles, CA
- Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign (formerly Byers) — incubator, Stanford, CA
- MATTER — incubator, Chicago, IL
- MassChallenge HealthTech — accelerator, Boston, MA
- Dreamit HealthTech — accelerator, New York / Philadelphia
- Rock Health — venture_studio, San Francisco, CA
- DeviceTalks Boston — conference, Boston, MA
- Fogarty Innovation — incubator, Mountain View, CA
- Johnson & Johnson Innovation — JLABS — incubator, San Diego / South SF / Boston
- Plug and Play — Health — accelerator, Sunnyvale, CA
- Y Combinator (health / bio) — accelerator, San Francisco, CA
- Capital Factory — accelerator, Austin, TX
Industry providers — relationship targets
The distributors, design/CRO/contract-manufacturers, and regulatory bodies to meet AT the venues above.
Design · CRO · Contract Manufacturing
| Integer Holdings | Plano, TX, USA | One of the world's largest medical-device outsource manufacturers (cardiac, neuromod, ortho, vascular, surgical) at scale. |
| Jabil Healthcare | St. Petersburg, FL, USA | Largest healthcare manufacturing-solutions provider; design-through-commercial-scale for devices, ortho, diagnostics, drug-delivery. |
| Plexus | Neenah, WI, USA | Design + contract manufacturing (EMS) for complex regulated medical/diagnostic devices; product realization + global supply chain. |
| Sanmina | San Jose, CA, USA | Global complex-electronics/device EMS with medical regulatory expertise; outsourced manufacturing of dx + therapeutic devices. |
| StarFish Medical | Victoria, BC, Canada (Irvine, CA) | Full-service device design/development + specialty manufacturing; outsourced engineering, HF, regulatory, NPI for North American entry. |
| Veranex | Raleigh-Durham, NC, USA | Integrated 'innovation CRO' for devices + IVDs — design, preclinical, clinical, regulatory, reimbursement under one roof. Concept-to-commercial partner for US entry. |
Distributors
| Benco Dental | Pittston, PA, USA | Largest independent US dental distributor ('Big 3'); alternative dental distribution channel. |
| Cardinal Health | Dublin, OH, USA | Top-tier med-surg + pharma distributor into hospitals/ambulatory sites. |
| McKesson | Irving, TX, USA | Largest US healthcare distributor (pharma + med-surg); national hospital/IDN + pharmacy channel for high-volume products. |
Regulatory & Standards
| AdvaMed | Washington, DC, USA | Leading US medtech trade association (500+ members); FDA/policy advocacy, AdvaMedDx, AdvaMed Accel (emerging cos); runs The MedTech Conference. |
| RAPS (Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society) | Rockville, MD, USA | Largest global regulatory-affairs society; RAC certification, training, Regulatory Convergence conference — talent + regulatory know-how for entrants. |
International — awareness appendix (12–24mo+)
Not for attendance in the next 12–24 months; tracked for future EU / Middle East / Singapore expansion.
| Event | Next date | Sectors | Why it matters later |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEDICA EU · Düsseldorf, Germany | 2026-11-16 → 2026-11-19 | general_devicesdiagnostics_pocai_samd_digital_health | World's largest medtech trade fair — flagship for global brand awareness, distributor sourcing, EU/global entry. (Awareness tier.) |
| WHX Dubai (formerly Arab Health) ME · Dubai, UAE | 2027-01-25 → 2027-01-28 | general_devicesdiagnostics_poc | REBRANDED Arab Health → WHX Dubai. Gateway to MENA/GCC tender-driven hospital markets + Middle East distributors. (Awareness tier.) |
| WHX Labs Dubai (formerly MEDLAB Middle East) ME · Dubai, UAE | 2027-01-26 → 2027-01-29 | diagnostics_poc | REBRANDED MEDLAB → WHX Labs. Lab/diagnostics focus for MENA (relevant if IVD/dx). Co-located with WHX Dubai. (Awareness tier.) |
| Medical Fair Asia SG · Singapore | 2026-09-09 → 2026-09-11 | general_devicesdiagnostics_poc | SE Asia's leading medical-supplies show — primary awareness platform for ASEAN; co-located with Medical Manufacturing Asia. (Awareness tier.) |
| Medical Manufacturing Asia SG · Singapore | 2026-09-09 → 2026-09-11 | general_devices | COMPAMED-modeled supply-chain show — for sourcing Asian manufacturing partners, not end-customer sales. (Awareness tier.) |
| HIMSS APAC SG · Singapore | 2026-08-23 → 2026-08-25 | ai_samd_digital_health | Health-IT/digital-health & AI focus for APAC (co-hosted w/ SingHealth) — relevant if product has connected/software angle. (Awareness tier.) |
| LSI Europe Emerging Medtech Summit EU · Barcelona, Spain | 2026-09-28 → 2026-10-01 | general_devicesai_samd_digital_healthdiagnostics_pocrobotics_surgical_automation | European LSI investor + emerging-medtech dealmaking summit — for EU fundraising, partnering, strategic-acquirer visibility. (Awareness tier.) |