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AACR To Host Oncology Industry Partnering Event, April 24-25

April 9, 2025

CHICAGO – The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) will host the second AACR Oncology Industry Partnering Event: From Cancer Discoveries to Patients on April 24-25 at McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago. Media interested in covering the event can register for in-person or virtual attendance.

Held immediately prior to the AACR Annual Meeting 2025, this event will include presentations from major pharmaceutical companies as well as small to midsize biotechnology companies. Researchers and industry partners will come together for two days of programming and networking, where they will share innovation strategies for drug development and present analysts and investors with new partnership and licensing opportunities to advance these concepts.

PROGRAM

The three cochairs for the AACR Oncology Industry Partnering Event are renowned experts in drug development and clinical research from academia, industry, and the investing community:

  • Michael A. Caligiuri, MD, FAACR, City of Hope; AACR Past President (2017-2018)
  • Christiana Bardon, MD, MBA, MPM | BioImpact Capital
  • William N. Hait, MD, PhD, FAACR, Johnson & Johnson (ret.); AACR Past President (2007-2008) and Treasurer

The full event program is available on the AACR’s website, with confirmed Spotlight Sessions featuring:

  • Amgen
  • AstraZeneca
  • Bayer Pharmaceuticals
  • Bristol Myers Squibb
  • Eli Lilly & Company
  • Genentech/Roche
  • Gilead
  • Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
  • Merck
  • Novartis
  • Pfizer

MEDIA REGISTRATION

Registration for the AACR Oncology Industry Partnering Event is not included with registration for the AACR Annual Meeting 2025. Journalists who have already registered for the AACR Annual Meeting 2025 will need to register separately for the AACR Oncology Industry Partnering Event.

Journalists may register to attend the event in person in Chicago or virtually. Please note that the virtual broadcast of the event will be live streamed only. There will be no on-demand viewing option or access to recordings, slides, or other materials after the event.

To submit a request for complimentary media registration, please review the AACR’s media registration requirements and policies and fill out this form. Contact Kathleen Medora at [email protected] with any registration questions.

CONTACT

For more information about the AACR Oncology Industry Partnering Event, please contact a member of the AACR public relations team: