ABD Capital Connect @ JPM Week is a premier life-science capital formation and partnering event held during JPM Week in San Francisco, California. Scheduled for January 12–13, 2026, at the Marines’ Memorial Club & Hotel and nearby venues, the two-day event brings together investors (VC, PE, CVC, family offices, angels), startups, biotech and medtech innovators, executives, service providers, and government leaders to facilitate curated meetings, networking, and strategic conversations focused on funding, partnerships, and scaling emerging health-tech companies. The program features morning plenaries, structured 1:1 partnering sessions, industry panels, and networking opportunities designed to help founders and capital seekers connect with high-impact investors and collaborators.
On behalf of the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC), Vladimir Popov, Chief Innovation Officer at Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (NIH), will be speaking at the event, contributing to the session “Beyond SBIRs: NIH and Federal Labs as Development Partners,” where he will share insights on federal lab engagement, innovation partnerships, and collaboration models that support startup growth and technology translation.