Your guide to ISPOR 2026
Nearly three decades after its inaugural meeting, ISPOR 2026 returns to Philadelphia, bringing together thousands of HEOR professionals to connect, exchange ideas, and explore the latest developments shaping the field.
Here, we provide a guide to the conference, highlighting what to expect – from key themes and program highlights to practical tips for making the most of the meeting and exploring the host city.
Key details
- Dates: May 17–20, 2026
- Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
- Registration: Still open — register here
Conference program
The conference program includes more than 100 sessions spanning plenaries, issue panels, workshops, and poster presentations. For many attendees, the challenge is less about identifying relevant content than about prioritizing where to focus their time and attention.
To help our readers attending the conference navigate the program, we have developed the “Themes shaping ISPOR 2026” series, which highlights the major topics expected to define discussion across the meeting:
- Policy, pricing, and affordability pressures reshaping access
- From expanding to RWD sources to fit-for-purpose RWE
- Making patient-centered evidence meaningful in decision-making
- The growing relevance of HEOR as a strategic, future-ready function
- How AI is rewriting HEOR methods, workflows, and credibility
Our top tips to make the most of your time at ISPOR 2026:
- Download the ISPOR mobile app early to review the program, build a personalized agenda, and stay updated on any last-minute changes.
- Explore ISPOR’s attendee guide for detailed information on the event logistics.
- Check the attendee list on the app in advance to identify the individuals and organizations you would like to connect with during the meeting.
- Spend time in the exhibit hall to visit the conference sponsors and learn how they can support your work.
- Join networking events to connect with peers, collaborators, and potential partners.
- Use our “Themes shaping ISPOR 2026” series to focus on the topics most likely to influence discussion across the conference.
- Plan for Philadelphia’s changing weather. The forecast is very warm, with highs expected around 88–92°F (30–32°C), so plan accordingly.
- Follow The Evidence Base on LinkedIn for live updates and highlights throughout the meeting and don’t forget to follow #ISPORAnnual for news across social media.
Our partners
The Evidence Base is working with several partners at ISPOR 2026 to help raise awareness of their presence at the conference and to share their work with our readers. If you are attending, be sure to explore their research, attend their sessions, and visit their booths to learn more.
Adigens Health will be represented by Radek Wasiak and Xabier Garcia de Albeniz, who will be on hand to discuss key methodological topics including target trial emulation, external controls, comparative effectiveness research, and the evolving EU Joint Clinical Assessment (JCA) landscape.
They are also sharing their lates researching in these areas, including:
- Are external control arms patient centric? (Poster Session 1, Monday May 18, 10:30am – 1:30pm)
- Evolution of use of RWE by regulators - case of EMA (Poster Session 2, Monday May 18, 4:00pm – 7:00pm)
Explore our recent Evidence Insights supported by Adigens Health:
From trials to reality: Understanding the target trial framework in evidence generation
Martin Anderson and Calvin Lee of Carrot Recruitment, our Talent Hub partner, will be in Philadelphia meeting colleagues and discussing recruitment needs across HEOR and market access.
Ahead of the conference, we spoke with Martin about how recruitment strategies are evolving, why quality and partnership models are gaining traction, and what it takes to identify and secure the right talent in a competitive market.
You can also follow Martin’s posts on LinkedIn, where he is sharing insights into Philadelphia’s history, culture, and key attractions for delegates attending the meeting.
Genesis Research Group will host an Exhibit Hall session titled “Navigating Strategies for Comparative Effectiveness From Trials to Real-World Evidence,” where Priti Jhingran, Craig Parzynski and Alexandra Sosinsky will provide a practical discussion on the right approach and timing to generate comparative effectiveness evidence.
The team will also be available throughout the meeting to discuss pricing and market access strategies and have recently shared insights on the evolving Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) policy through our dedicated video series.
Forian will showcase its RWD ecosystem, which links disparate datasets including claims, clinical records, and social determinants of health, as discussed by Mike Scilia and Wouter van der Pluijm in their recent Guest Column.
Selected research being presented includes:
- Association between GLP-1 receptor agonist initiation and alcohol use disorder and alcohol-related medical conditions in a US administrative claims database (Poster Session 1, Monday May 18, 10:30am ֪– 1:30pm)
- Machine learning to differentiate congestive heart failure onset among high-risk patients identified by the Framingham risk score (Poster Session 3, Tuesday May 19, 10:30am – 1:30pm)
- Observed cardiovascular disease prevalence among obese and type 2 diabetes patients with and without GLP-1 treatment (Poster Session 4, Tuesday May 19, 4:00pm – 7:00pm)
PHAROS Labs GmbH will be co-located with SmartStep Consulting GmbH at the conference. Florian Woeste, Managing Director, will present Regulaido, their AI platform for medical writing in regulated life sciences.
Florian will also present a poster domain-specific versus. general-purpose AI for confounder identification, where he’ll be available to discuss this research at the poster session on Wednesday. Further insights from this research will be published on The Evidence Base after the conference.
The PointClickCare Life Sciences team, including Paul Newman, Connor Moriarty, and Anthony Pero, will be at the booth to discuss Study Buddy, an AI-powered natural language research tool designed to support evidence generation using extensive long-term and post-acute care datasets.
Premier Applied Sciences – Booth 824
Premier Applied Sciences, an ISPOR Alliance Partner, will have a comprehensive presence across the conference, with activities include poster sessions, a podium presentation of their research on real-world healthcare resource utilization and costs, and an Exhibit Hall Theater session featuring perspectives from life science leaders on support evidence generation with RWD.
The team will also host a private event and participate in networking activities, including the ISPOR Women in HEOR reception at the conference on Monday evening.
Ahead of the conference, our Editor Laura Dormer spoke with Myla Maloney, Chief Growth Officer at Premier Applied Sciences, to discuss their plans for ISPOR 2026.
Truveta, also an ISPOR Alliance Partner, will present in the Exhibit Hall Theater session “Minutes, Not Months: AI-Enabled Insights to Drive Evidence Strategy.” Michael Simonov (Truveta) will discuss how AI enabled insights from RWD can accelerate evidence generation strategies.
The team will also showcase several research posters demonstrating the diverse insights from Truveta Data, including findings on maternal health, cardiovascular disease, and mental health.
The Evidence Base at ISPOR 2026
The Evidence Base will be providing exclusive coverage of ISPOR 2026, including daily session highlights and in-depth features on all three plenaries. Register on The Evidence Base and follow us on LinkedIn to stay informed and up to date with the latest insights and developments from the conference.
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