Chinese Bioscience Association 灣區華人生物科技協會

08/25/2026

Why Attend the BioBridge Breakthrough Summit?

The Chinese Bioscience Association (CBA) is a nonprofit professional organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area that connects scientists, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and investors across the life sciences community. For many years, CBA has been dedicated to building bridges between academia and industry and fostering meaningful connections in cutting-edge research, industry innovation, entrepreneurship, and career development.

The annual BioBridge Breakthrough Summit is one of CBA’s most important events of the year. This year’s conference will bring together distinguished speakers from Stanford, Amgen, Gilead, Merck, Xaira Therapeutics, insitro, 89bio, Aditum Bio, and other leading organizations. Discussions will explore emerging advances in cardiovascular disease, immune regulation, AI, and biopharma innovation.

Attending the CBA Annual Conference is not only an opportunity to learn about the latest industry trends and breakthrough technologies, but also a valuable platform to connect face-to-face with scientists, biotech and pharma executives, entrepreneurs, and investors while expanding your professional network. Whether you are pursuing research, exploring career opportunities, building a startup, or simply looking to better understand the Bay Area life sciences ecosystem, you can find new connections, insights, and inspiration here.

The Summit also offers unique opportunities to get involved beyond attending. Volunteers who fulfill their service commitments can receive complimentary admission and gain opportunities to participate in future CBA events and initiatives. If you’re interested in being a volunteer, please sign up here: https://lnkd.in/gcXhEGr2

For sponsors and industry partners, the Summit provides a valuable platform to showcase their products and services, increase brand visibility, and connect directly with a highly engaged life sciences audience. Please contact [email protected] to discuss sponsorship opportunities.

📅 October 3, 2026 (Saturday)
📍 Crowne Plaza Foster City
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08/19/2026

🔬 BioBridge Breakthrough Summit

CBA SF (Chinese Bioscience Association San Francisco) Flagship Annual Conference

We’re excited to announce the BioBridge Breakthrough Summit — the new name for CBA’s flagship annual conference.

As we mark our 28th year, this new identity reflects our commitment to connecting disease biology with breakthrough technologies to advance human health — the central theme guiding our 2026 program.

The 2026 Summit brings together leading scientists, innovators, entrepreneurs, and industry executives — with visionary keynotes, expert panels, a startup & innovation showcase, and strategic networking built to spark real collaboration across the life sciences ecosystem.
For nearly three decades, CBA has cultivated a vibrant, inclusive bioscience community across the Bay Area and beyond. This is the next chapter — advancing scientific excellence and turning discoveries into better health outcomes.
Sponsors, speakers, partners, exhibitors, attendees — we’d love to have you join us in shaping what’s next.

📍 www.cbasf.org | [email protected]

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CBA is a non-profit promoting education, networking, and community building for life science professionals in the San Francisco Bay Area.

08/09/2026

This afternoon at Stanford, CBA hosted a fireside chat with Dr. Sherry Xuan Xian (鲜翾), Chief AI Officer at TYK Medicines (TongYuanKang).

Sherry's path is an unusual one: a PhD in psychology from the University of Chicago, a neurobiology postdoc at Stanford, and a decade at Cornell — before moving to China to lead data and AI at iCarbonX, then GenSci Pharmaceutical, and now TYK.

A few things that stayed with us:

🔹 Her career journey — from neuroscience to data science to AI drug discovery.

🔹 Her leadership building AI drug discovery at GenSci Pharmaceutical, and now at TYK.

🔹 The AI drug discovery landscape across China's pharma industry.

Thank you to Dr. Xian for such a candid conversation, and to everyone who spent a Saturday afternoon with us.

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08/05/2026

28th CBA Annual Conference | Session II Spotlight

Maintaining immune homeostasis is essential for human health and effective disease defense. In recent years, regulatory T cells (Tregs) have emerged as one of the most exciting frontiers in immunotherapy research.

Session II will bring together leading scientists from Gilead and Amgen to discuss the latest advances in Treg biology, immune regulation, and innovative therapeutic strategies for inflammatory diseases and cancer.

✨ Topics Include:
• Innovative applications of tolerogenic biologics in chronic inflammatory diseases
• Selectivity, safety, and tolerability of Treg-targeted IL-2 therapies
• Targeting tumor-infiltrating Tregs: from CCR8 biology to clinical proof of mechanism

📅 October 3, 2026
📍 Crowne Plaza Hotel, Foster City, CA

Join us to connect with experts from academia and industry as we explore the future of immunotherapy. Follow us for conference updates and register to be part of the conversation!

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07/30/2026

Behind every CBA Annual Conference is a community of partners who believe in what we're building.

As we count down to the 28th CBA Annual Conference on October 3, 2026, we want to thank the organizations making it possible. 🙏

Platinum Sponsors
InvestHK · Taiwan Bio-Manufacturing Corporation (TBMC)

Gold Sponsor
Science and Technology Division, TECO in San Francisco

Silver Sponsors
AsymBio · Biocytogen · Cellentia · ChemExpress · EirGenix · Eurofins · GemPharmatech · ITRI · Kactus · MedChemExpress · New York Life · North American Representative Office of Shenzhen, China · WuXi Biologics · Yurogen

Raffle Sponsor
China Airlines

Official Carriers
China Airlines · Cathay Pacific

Non-Profit Partners
Skyline College · Alzheimer's Association · New Hope Chinese Cancer Care Foundation

Your support does more than fund an event. It brings together the scientists, drug developers, investors, founders, and students who make up the Bay Area'sbioscience community — and it opens doors for the next generation entering this field.

We're still welcoming partners for 2026. 🤝

Sponsorship puts your organization in front of an audience of R&D and clinical leaders, biotech founders, investors, and emerging scientists — through exhibit booths, program advertising, on-site visibility, and year-round recognition. Platinum, Gold, and Silver packages are available, and we're glad to tailor one to your goals.

📅 Saturday, October 3, 2026
📍 Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1221 Chess Drive, Foster City, CA

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07/25/2026

What will it take to turn new insights in cardiovascular and metabolic disease into therapies that meaningfully improve human health?

Join us for Session I of the 28th CBA Annual Conference: Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases — Mechanisms, Risk and Emerging Therapeutic Strategies.

With cardiovascular and metabolic diseases continuing to affect millions worldwide, this session explores how discoveries in disease biology, cell-state plasticity, insulin regulation, and clinical development are advancing from bench to bedside.

🧬 Brandon Ason, Executive Director, Merck
"Cell-State Plasticity in Cardiovascular Disease: New Mechanisms and Novel Therapeutic Opportunities"

💊 Hank Mansbach, Chief Medical Officer, 89bio
"The Pegozafermin Journey from IND to Global Phase 3 Program"

🔬 Danny Chou, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Stanford University
"Check and Brake: A New Era of Insulin Action Control"

These talks offer valuable perspectives for scientists, drug developers, investors, and students interested in emerging therapeutic strategies and the journey from mechanistic insight to clinical impact.

📅 Saturday, October 3, 2026
📍 Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1221 Chess Drive, Foster City, CA

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chinese-bioscience-association-cba-annual-conference-2026-tickets-1989350110733

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07/13/2026

🧬 The Chinese Bioscience Association's new website is live — and there's no better time to explore it than as we look ahead to our 28th Annual Conference.

🌐 Explore the new website at: https://www.cbasf.org

Our new digital home makes it easier to discover upcoming events, explore membership, meet our sponsors and leadership team, and revisit our community through the Past-Event Recap.

📅 Save the date for CBA's 28th Annual Conference on Saturday, October 3, 2026, from 8:00 AM–5:30 PM at Crowne Plaza Foster City–San Mateo in Foster City, CA.

This year's theme is "Connecting Disease Biology with Breakthrough Technologies to Advance Human Health," featuring keynotes from: • Marc Tessier-Lavigne, CEO, Xaira Therapeutics • Philip Tagari, CSO, insitro • Joe Jimenez, Co-Founder, Aditum Bio

🙏 A heartfelt thank-you to Jessie Jia and the many volunteers who made our new website possible — your dedication and hard work brought this vision to life.

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07/06/2026

🍖 BATBA × CBA Summer BBQ is here! ☀️

What’s summer without a BBQ? 🌴

We’re teaming up with the Bay Area Taiwanese Biotechnology Association (BATBA) to host a Summer BBQ, and we’d love for everyone in the Bay Area biotech/pharma community to come hang out!

Whether you’re a Biotech/Pharma professional, a student, a postdoc, a founder, or just looking to meet more people in the field, come join us to eat, drink, chat, network, and share your career experiences and industry insights!

📅 Date: Saturday, August 29, 2026
🕚 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Location: 600 E Meadow Dr, Palo Alto, CA 94303

There’ll be BBQ, great food, drinks, and a relaxed, friendly atmosphere — we can’t wait to meet new friends! 🙌

Scan the QR code on the poster to register, and feel free to share this with friends around you~

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06/29/2026

🧬 The Future of AI in Pharma — A Fireside Chat with Dr. Sherry Xuan Xian

Curious about how AI is reshaping drug discovery? Interested in China's fast-rising biotech sector? The Chinese Bioscience Association (CBA) invites you to an exclusive fireside chat with Dr. Sherry Xuan Xian (鲜翾), Chief AI Officer and Dean of the AI for Drug Discovery Research Institute at Changchun Gensci Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Dr. Xian's path is anything but typical. She holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Chicago and completed postdoctoral research in Neurobiology at Stanford. She spent a decade at Cornell University, ultimately as Director of the Cornell Survey Research Institute, before moving into industry as Chief Data Officer & Partner at iCarbonX and CEO of Baisi Sumian Tech. Today she leads the integration of AI into pharmaceutical R&D — accelerating the next generation of drug discovery.

What we'll cover:
🔹 Dr. Xian's career path across neurobiology, data science, and AI
🔹 How AI is reshaping drug discovery pipelines in China
🔹 The evolving landscape of Chinese biopharma on the global stage

Whether you're a researcher, investor, entrepreneur, or simply passionate about the future of life sciences — this is a conversation you won't want to miss.

📅 Saturday, August 8, 2026 | 2:00 – 3:00 PM
📍 Stanford Lokey Stem Cell Research Building, 265 Campus Drive, Room G1002, Stanford, CA
👉 RSVP: https://forms.gle/NGcChkhen7J6Kjhs6

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06/22/2026

We’re excited to unveil the speaker lineup for our upcoming annual conference!

Together with our keynote speakers Marc Tessier-Lavigne, Philip Tagari and Joe Jimenez, this year’s conference will bring together leading scientists, biotech innovators, entrepreneurs and investors to explore how breakthrough technologies are transforming our understanding of disease biology and advancing human health.

Featured sessions include:
🫀 Cardiovascular Health & Metabolic Diseases (tag Brandon, Hank, Danny)
🧬 Treg Biology, Immunology & Inflammation (tag Tangsheng, Weiwen, Yan)
🤖 AI-Driven Drug Discovery and the Startup Ecosystem (tag Ash, Ci, Wen-Tse, James)

Join us for a day of scientific discovery, industry insights, and meaningful networking with leaders in academia, biotech/pharma, and venture capital.

Register today to take advantage of the early bird pricing! cba2026ac.eventbrite.com

📅 October 3, 2026 (Saturday)
⏰ 8:30AM - 5:00PM
📍Crowne Plaza Foster City

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