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Clinical Outsourcing Group:
Small and Mid BioPharma Summit

Calendar

November 18 - 19, 2026

Location

Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport,

Burlingame, CA

Overview

Driving Thought
Leadership.
Forging Connections.
Delivering Results.

The San Francisco Bay Area is the hotbed of clinical research in the US, and COG: Small and Mid BioPharma Summit is proud to bring together a significant portion on the regions most exciting trial sponsors.

 

A thriving and fast-moving academic sector underpins substantial sponsor activity, and COG: Small and Mid BioPharma Summit agenda covers key topics to enable early stage companies to grow effectively and navigate the clinical operations, site management, and technology ecosystems.

 

And with California at the forefront of the most exciting developments across AI, COG: Small and Mid BioPharma Summit agenda will deliver crucial insight into what is genuinely moving the needle in clinical research.

 

With content designed for and delivered by senior decision-makers in clinical operations, project management, therapeutic strategy, data management, and other related functions, COG: Small and Mid BioPharma Summit is the premier meeting place for the Bay Area’s clinical trial sector and we look forward to welcoming you in Burlingame in November 2026.

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Content Highlights

Hear from key contributors from the breadth of the Bay Area's Clinical Ecosystem covering pivotal topics:

  • Operational excellence for small and emerging Biotech

  • Strategic outsourcing and CRO Selection

  • Patient centricity and recruitment success

  • Technology, Innovation and AI

  • Site selection, collaboration and activation

  • Strategic pipeline management and financial planning

Key Partners

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Our Agenda

Our Featured Speakers

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Stephen Smith

Sr  Program Director – Corcept Therapeutics

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Justin Chickles

CEO – Glycyx Therapeutics

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Ly Kawaguchi

Clinical Operations Advisor – Laguna Bio

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Meraf Eyassu

Exec Dir Clinical Operations – Terns Pharmaceuticals

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Jo Varshney

CEO – PulmoSIM Therapeutics

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Dan Otap 

Alliance and Partnerships Director – Genentech

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Stacey Tinianov

Founder – Advocates for Collaborative Education

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Prasun Mishra

CEO – Longevica Therapeutics

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Brian Frenzel

CEO - Tosk

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Jasmina Jankicevic

Consultant Chief Medical Officer & Dermatologist

Meeting Registration

Complimentary delegate attendance passes are exclusively for pharma, biotech, and medical device companies who are trial sponsors and not those who offer a service or solution of any kind.  Service or solution providers wishing to attend should use the Contact Us form to discuss available options.

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