ISPOR 2026: Personal Connections and Professional Inspiration in Philadelphia

The ISPOR Annual Conference returned this year to Philadelphia—the same city where the organization’s first-ever conference took place 3 decades earlier. The Association for Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research (the name change came 2 years later) welcomed 382 attendees to its 1st Annual International Meeting in May 1996. This year, there were nearly 4500 attendees.

As technology has evolved in the last 30 years, so has the field of health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) and even the way information is shared at conferences. But some things remain constant: HEOR is still at the forefront of policy, access, and value. And, as seen in these photos, ISPOR conferences are still where HEOR stakeholders come for personal connections and professional inspiration.

For more news and photos from the conference, visit ISPOR’s HEOR News Desk.