Biocom HR Conference for Life Science

Biocom’s HR Conference for Life Science lands Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at The Alexandria at Torrey Pines, 10996 Torreyana Rd. Registration and networking open mid-morning around 10:30 AM, with programming into the afternoon on executive HR strategy, legal updates, AI and work, compensation, and M&A readiness. Pricing differs for industry versus service-provider attendees and for members versus non-members, with service-provider caps unless you sponsor. Early-bird windows closed earlier in the summer; confirm live rates on Biocom’s page before you budget the day.

Biocom is Southern California’s primary life-science industry association. The HR conference is built for people leaders inside biotech and pharma employers, not for generalist job seekers. Speakers on the public roster include CHROs and people leaders from Illumina, Crinetics, Cidara, Boundless Bio, and employment counsel. That is a Torrey Pines operator room where compensation, M&A readiness, and workforce legal updates are the point of the day.

This is right for HR, people-ops, and in-house counsel at life-science companies, plus a limited set of service providers. Skip it if you need SABPA’s science floor or a founder pitch night. Service-provider seats are scarce by design; if that is your path, check sponsorship or waitlist options rather than assuming open inventory. Alexandria Torrey Pines parking and badge rules should be confirmed in the confirmation email.

Torrey Pines mid-morning traffic still bites when biotech campuses empty toward the coast. Aim to clear badge pickup before the first strategy block so you are not catching legal updates from the back row. Bring one live workforce problem, such as a pending acquisition integration or a compensation band reset, so hallway conversations stay concrete. If you are a service provider on a capped seat, treat hallway time as earned access and skip cold booth pitching in the main room.

Stack with SABPA only if your role truly spans science partnering and people leadership; most readers should pick one dense day. Register on biocom.org, then plan Torrey Pines arrival with a mid-morning check-in buffer. Keep the confirmation for badge pickup and any service-provider capacity notes.