Attending JPM Healthcare? Join us at the ULP Lounge at Hawthorn SF
Current Status: Registration almost at capacity. Please join the waitlist if you are interested in attending.
We are excited to share that we are almost at capacity for the ULP Lounge. At this time, we are asking for those interested to join the waitlist. We will review the waitlist regularly and notify individuals of their registration as soon as possible. Please keep an eye on your email for any updates or invitations to confirm your spot.
The ULP Lounge at JPM Healthcare Conference 2026 offers an elegant, curated meeting space just steps away from the center of the conference in San Francisco’s Union Square.
Hosted by University Lab Partners - California’s premier nonprofit wet lab incubator - the Lounge provides a comfortable setting for productive conversations, impromptu meetings, and strategic networking among startup founders, investors, industry and government leaders attending JPM week.
Designed to foster meaningful connections, the ULP Lounge (2 blocks from JPM venue) brings together the life science and healthcare community in a refined environment ideal for collaboration and reflection between sessions. Guests can enjoy light refreshments and access to a relaxed, elegant space to have meaningful connection that is enhanced by the ULP community and our mission of advancing innovation and accelerating the growth of life science and medtech startups.
Food & Drink: light snacks and non-alcoholic drinks provided
Alcoholic beverages available for purchase
No in-person walk-up access. All attendees must be registered
Device charging stations will be available
Premier Partners
For over 75 years, Drummond Scientific has stood at the forefront of precision manufacturing for the life-sciences industry. Located near Philadelphia, their team develops and produces micro-volume liquid-transfer devices and custom capillary solutions that support diagnostics, research and point-of-care innovation.
More than a product company, Drummond is a full-service manufacturing partner: they bring their own proprietary automation, vision systems and in-house build capabilities to help early-stage and established companies alike scale from concept to high-volume production.
QMB
QMB is powering the next era of MedTech innovation and new product development through our regulatory intelligence platform, QualiVerse®, the first AI-native engine purpose-built for regulatory strategy and FDA submissions. It rapidly analyzes your product, identifies the optimal pathway, flags risks, and generates FDA-ready documentation in minutes—paired with expert-in-the-loop oversight for accuracy and confidence. QualiVerse supports the entire MedTech product lifecycle—from early development to post-market evolution.
WiFi Sponsor
Andrews Cooper
Andrews Cooper is advancing MedTech and hardtech innovation with end-to-end engineering services that help ambitious companies turn complex product ideas into reality. With over two decades of expertise in full-product development, automation, and integrated engineering teams, Andrews Cooper partners with innovators to solve tough technical challenges across the entire development lifecycle - from concept and prototyping to testing and scalable manufacturing - bringing precision, creativity, and engineering excellence to every project.
Photo Booth Sponsor
Alpha Sophia
Alpha Sophia is powering smarter MedTech go-to-market execution with its healthcare commercial intelligence platform. Built to help MedTech and life sciences teams precisely identify, segment, and engage the most relevant healthcare providers, Alpha Sophia delivers deep data and analytics that streamline targeting, accelerate product adoption, and inform strategic decisions - turning complex healthcare data into actionable insights for every stage of commercialization.