Save the Date: September 16, 2026 at Aggie Square, Sacramento CA
California’s life sciences leadership has long been anchored in the Bay Area and San Diego. Sustaining the state’s competitiveness long-term means building a more connected, cohesive statewide ecosystem – one with strong complementary regions that support continued innovation, scale, and workforce growth. Sacramento is stepping into that role, with a distinct advantage: as California’s state capital, it places biotech in the backyard of the policymakers who shape the sector’s future.
About the Summit
The CAPBIO Summit introduces the Greater Sacramento biotech ecosystem: a translational, workforce-forward hub built on UC Davis research, startup growth, industry partnerships, and inclusive talent pipelines. Hosted at Aggie Square, this inaugural convening brings together the people and institutions shaping Sacramento’s role in California’s biotech future prioritizing real connections and actionable next steps toward building this sector in the region.
Agenda
8:30 AM
Arrival, Coffee & Pastries & Ecosystem Showcase
9:30 AM
Keynote: Why Emerging Regions Matter to California’s Biotech Future
10:00 AM
Innovation: From Discovery to Scale
– Bench to Bedside
– Lab to Market
10:50 AM
Coffee Break
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Bio-EV Vendor Showcase
11:05 AM
Startup Lightning Talks + Capital, Connections & What It Takes to Scale
11:45 AM
Talent: Developing Job-Ready Biotech Talent Pipelines
12:30 PM
Lunch
1:30 PM
Ecosystem Building: Moving from Evidence to Action in Sacramento’s Biotech Ecosystem
– Part One – Fireside Chat: What Data Actually Shows
– Part Two – Turning Insights into Action
3:00 PM
Coffee Break
3:15 PM
NextGen Bio Lightning Talks
3:30 PM
Policy: The Environment CA Biotech Needs to Start, Stay, & Grow
4:15 PM
Economic Development: Fireside Chat: A Statewide Perspective on the Biotech & Life Science Industries
5:00 PM
Networking Reception
Summit Speakers Include:
Presented by:
Join us at the
CAPBIO Summit
September 16
Aggie Square, Sacramento, CA