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Oncology Venture, Innovation & Partnering Summit 2026

The Third Annual Oncology Venture, Innovation & Partnering Summit connects investors and business leaders to accelerate cancer innovation.

Kimpton Marlowe Hotel

Dates
October 19–20, 2026
Venue
Kimpton Marlowe Hotel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts

TL;DR

  • Oncology Venture, Innovation & Partnering Summit 2026 runs October 19–20 at Kimpton Marlowe Hotel in Cambridge, MA.
  • The organizer describes the audience as senior-level investors, corporate executives, entrepreneurs, and business leaders in oncology.
  • The program includes exclusive receptions and networking events, panel discussions, and fireside chats with oncology executives.

Source: oncologyvipsummit.com/travel

About

The 2026 event is the summit's third annual edition and is positioned around connecting investors and business leaders to accelerate cancer innovation. Cambridge Innovation Institute (CII) organizes the conference.

Who you'll find in the room

Senior-level investors, corporate executives, entrepreneurs, and business leaders

The organizer identifies these groups as the summit audience.

Featured speakers

26 listed

Carla Bauer

Director, Search & Evaluation, BD&L · Merck

Jens Bitsch-Norhave

Corporate VP & Global Head, Corporate Development · Hengrui Pharma

Christine Brennan

Partner · Johnson & Johnson (JJDC)

Polly Brown

VP, Head of Business Development, Oncology R&D · AstraZeneca

Ildiko Csiki

Head of External Innovation, Oncology · Pfizer

Stephen Curtis

Senior Director, New Ventures · American Cancer Society (BrightEdge)

Ann DeWitt

General Partner · Engine Ventures

Anna French

Managing Partner · Qiming Venture Partners

Brian Goodman

Managing Director · Vida Ventures

David Greenwald

CEO · Mwyngil Therapeutics

Helen Ho

Kat Kayser-Bricker

CSO · Halda Therapeutics

Philina Lee

CEO · AdvanCell

James Li

Jay Mei

Irena Melnikova

Partner · Pfizer Ventures

Michael Partsch

Michal Preminger

Jason Rhodes

Partner · Atlas Venture

Matthew Roden

Vishal Sahni

Uciane Scarlett

Nandita Shangari

Peter Strack

Steven Weinstein

CEO · Gradalis

John Wu

Venue & travel

Venue

Kimpton Marlowe Hotel, 25 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA 02141

Getting there

The Kimpton Marlowe Hotel is the conference venue and host hotel.

Getting there

$389 s/d plus a $15 amenity fee per night is the discounted room-block rate, with a September 21, 2026 cutoff.

Getting there

The organizer says it does not use third-party hotel booking services and directs attendees to the official CII room block.

Questions people ask

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Oncology Venture, Innovation & Partnering Summit 2026 runs October 19–20, 2026.

It is held at Kimpton Marlowe Hotel, 25 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA 02141.

The organizer identifies senior-level investors, corporate executives, entrepreneurs, and business leaders in oncology as the audience.

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