Events
Past Events
A look back at CBA's annual conferences, workshops, hikes, and community gatherings over the years.
Past Annual Conferences
Since 2009, CBA has hosted an annual conference connecting industry leaders, scientists, and entrepreneurs across the life sciences.
2025
CBA Annual Conference
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2024
CBA Annual Conference
4 photos archived
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2023
CBA Annual Conference
29 photos archived
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2022
CBA Annual Conference
3 photos archived
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2021
CBA Annual Conference
1 photo archived
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2019
CBA Annual Conference
3 photos archived
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Note: Photos are available for conferences hosted on the current cbasf.org site (2019, 2021–2025).
Past Events
Browse past CBA events, workshops, and gatherings.
20263 events
2026 Career Development Workshop
4 April 2026 (Saturday), 2:00 – 4:30 PM
Stanford Lokey Stem Cell Research Building
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2026 Chinese New Year Social
7 February 2026 (Saturday), 5:00 – 9:00 PM
Startup Island Taiwan, Silicon Valley
$20 (dinner included), discounts available
A Lunar New Year celebration co-hosted with TAITA Silicon Valley, bringing the CBA community together for dinner and networking.
20255 events
2025 Annual Conference
4 October 2025 (Saturday), 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Crowne Plaza Hotel (Foster City, CA)
$20 discount for members
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Summer Picnic
23 August 2025 (Saturday), 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Mitchell Park in Palo Alto
Free for members, $15 for non-members
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Hike with CBA feat. BATBA
14 June 2025 (Saturday), 9:30 AM
Crystal Springs
Free for members and non-members
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CBA & TAITA-SV Spring Hike
13 April 2025 (Sunday), 9:30 AM
Don Edwards
Free, dog-friendly
Career Development Workshop
15 March 2025 (Saturday), 2:00 – 4:30 PM
Stanford Lokey Stem Research Building, 265 Campus Drive Room G1002 (Stanford, CA)
Free for members and non-members
20244 events
2024 Annual Conference
28 September 2024 (Saturday), 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Crowne Plaza Hotel (Foster City)
Summer Picnic
24 August 2024 (Saturday), 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Mitchell Park (Pine Grove Picnic Area)
Career Development Workshop
4 May 2024 (Saturday), 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Q Bay Center (San Jose)
20231 event
2023 Annual Conference
30 September 2023 (Saturday), 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM PT
Crowne Plaza Hotel Foster City
20222 events
Advancing the Sciences at Any Given Moment: The Latest in Alzheimer's Research
10 December 2022 (Saturday), 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM PT
Virtual
Presented in partnership with Alzheimer's Association.
2022 Annual Conference
8 October 2022 (Saturday), 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM PT
Crowne Plaza Hotel Foster City
20211 event
The Story of Remdesivir
23 January 2021 (Saturday), 3:00 – 4:30 PM PDT
Online
Free for CBA members
20206 events
From Hendra to Wuhan: Emerging Zoonotic Viruses of Bat Origin
19 September 2020 (Saturday), 4:30 – 6:00 PM PST
Zoom meeting
August Special Forum — Career Journey from Professor to Entrepreneur
22 August 2020 (Saturday), 4:30 – 6:00 PM PST
Online
July Special Forum — Bioscience & Technology: Accelerating the Future
25 July 2020 (Saturday), 1:30 – 3:00 PM
Online
PBSS Symposium — Preclinical Models to Guide Therapeutic Development in Oncology
9 March 2020 (Monday)
Crowne Plaza Foster City (1221 Chess Dr, Foster City, CA 94404)
2020 CBA San Francisco Meeting — Technology Commercialization in Biopharma and Healthcare
12 January 2020 (Sunday)
Jones Day San Francisco Office (555 California St #26, San Francisco)
201910 events
CBA End of Year Event
16 December 2019 (Saturday), 5:30 – 9:00 PM
Old Mill Community Club (Mountain View, CA 94040)
CBA Workshop Series IV — Innovative Medtech Shaping the Medical Industry
16 November 2019 (Saturday), 1:30 – 4:30 PM
Jones Day Silicon Valley Office (1755 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303)
CBA Seminar — Chinese Biotech Investment, Trade Secret Protection and Compliance
6 November 2019 (Wednesday), 9:00 – 11:30 AM
Jones Day Silicon Valley Office (1755 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303)
2019 Annual Conference
12 October 2019 (Saturday), 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Crowne Plaza Hotel (1221 Chess Dr, Foster City, CA 94404)
22nd CBA Annual Conference. Theme: From Disruptive Innovations to Real-World Applications.
Summer Picnic
24 August 2019 (Saturday), 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Mitchell Park, Redwood Group Area (Palo Alto, CA 94306)
CBA Workshop Series III — Artificial Intelligence Accelerating Bioscience
27 July 2019 (Saturday), 1:30 – 5:30 PM
Jones Day Silicon Valley Office (1755 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303)
Forum — Bio-village Investment and Business Development
23 June 2019 (Sunday), 12:00 – 2:00 PM
Crowne Plaza Hotel (1221 Chess Dr, Foster City, CA 94404)
CBA Workshop Series II — Career Development
18 May 2019 (Saturday), 2:00 – 5:00 PM
Stanford University, Graduate Community Center, Havana Room (750 Escondido Road, Palo Alto, CA 94305)
CBA Seminar — Patenting in the Life Sciences & Capital Markets
20 April 2019 (Saturday), 1:30 – 5:00 PM
Jones Day Silicon Valley Office (1755 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303)
Patenting in the life sciences – considerations for China and US; capital markets – updates in China, US and Hong Kong.
CBA Workshop Series I — CNS Drug Discovery
17 March 2019 (Sunday), 1:30 – 5:00 PM
Stanford University, Graduate Community Center, Havana Room (750 Escondido Road, Palo Alto, CA 94305)