https://www.planetconnect.com Press releases and insights from PlanetConnect on scientific events, hybrid production, and collaboration in Life Sciences. en-us Fri, 28 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/listening-to-experts-best-in-class-poster-judging-tools https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/listening-to-experts-best-in-class-poster-judging-tools Fri, 28 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT Poster sessions shouldn’t be bogged down by manual scoring. PlanetConnect integrates committee-recommended tools like RocketJudge to deliver real-time, standardized judging and meaningful feedback at no extra cost. https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/engine-room-stable-committees-secret-decade-event-success https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/engine-room-stable-committees-secret-decade-event-success Thu, 20 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT Long-running symposia depend on stable, engaged committees. PlanetConnect provides the project management backbone that keeps 100+ member teams aligned, productive, and focused on the science. https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/quality-over-quantity-why-we-dont-bundle-attendee-data https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/quality-over-quantity-why-we-dont-bundle-attendee-data Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT We don’t provide mass attendee mailing lists—and that’s intentional. PlanetConnect symposia protect a trusted, inside-the-firewall environment while helping exhibitors capture qualified, high-intent engagement instead of cold lists. https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/hardest-door-to-open-get-inside-pharma-firewall https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/hardest-door-to-open-get-inside-pharma-firewall Wed, 05 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT Stop fighting tradeshow noise and cold outreach. PlanetConnect symposia put suppliers inside leading pharma research campuses—where high-intent scientists are already solving the problems your technology addresses. https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/decade-of-discovery-reflections-annual-single-use-symposium https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/decade-of-discovery-reflections-annual-single-use-symposium Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT For ten years, the Annual Single-Use Symposium has brought pharmaceutical manufacturing leaders together to solve the hard problems of single-use implementation, safety, and scale—from on-site forums to a high-engagement hybrid ecosystem. https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/whole-of-company-audience-event-strategy-needs-more-than-booth https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/whole-of-company-audience-event-strategy-needs-more-than-booth Tue, 18 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT Public tradeshows chase volume; internal R&D symposia put you in front of the bench scientists, managers, and executives who actually shape the drug discovery pipeline. https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/unlocking-full-picture-free-lead-retrieval-every-exhibitor https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/unlocking-full-picture-free-lead-retrieval-every-exhibitor Mon, 10 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT Lead retrieval is now free for all exhibitors—and our app captures more than badge scans, consolidating scanned and acquired digital interactions into one complete attendee journey. https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/celebrating-24-years-scientific-breakthroughs-2024-technology-symposium https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/celebrating-24-years-scientific-breakthroughs-2024-technology-symposium Wed, 08 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT Reflections on the 24th Annual Technology Symposium in Oaks, PA—where more than 1,000 scientists gathered in person (and hundreds more virtually) under the theme “Technology & Data Inspiring Action Towards a Better Future.” https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/hub-and-spoke-event-scaled-global-symposium-without-travel-burden https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/hub-and-spoke-event-scaled-global-symposium-without-travel-burden Wed, 18 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT A distributed Hub-and-Spoke hybrid model brought a global imaging and data science community together across North America and Europe—without flying hundreds of scientists to one destination. https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/science-first-why-internal-rd-meetings-need-a-bespoke-platform https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/science-first-why-internal-rd-meetings-need-a-bespoke-platform Wed, 04 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT Generic event platforms weren’t built for proprietary science. EventHorizon is a Science First platform engineered for secure, high-engagement internal pharmaceutical research events. https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/the-loyalty-factor-suppliers-with-us-for-nearly-30-years https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/the-loyalty-factor-suppliers-with-us-for-nearly-30-years Tue, 12 Nov 2024 12:00:00 GMT In an industry defined by rapid change, some suppliers have attended PlanetConnect corporate symposia for nearly three decades—because relational events outperform transactional tradeshows. https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/beyond-the-booth-sponsorship-add-ons-secret-weapon-for-event-roi https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/beyond-the-booth-sponsorship-add-ons-secret-weapon-for-event-roi Wed, 09 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT Showing up is only half the battle. Strategic sponsorship add-ons—from coffee bars to track sponsorships—help suppliers stay visible and become the partner of choice. https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/beyond-the-booth-emerging-life-science-companies-bypassing-tradeshow-grind https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/beyond-the-booth-emerging-life-science-companies-bypassing-tradeshow-grind Wed, 18 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT For young life science suppliers, public tradeshows burn runway fast. PlanetConnect's Small Emerging Business Pavilion offers a curated path inside Pharma without the traditional pay-to-play barrier. https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/driving-innovation-reflections-on-the-technology-innovation-symposium https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/driving-innovation-reflections-on-the-technology-innovation-symposium Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMT At the Boston Marriott Cambridge, more than 375 technologists, IT professionals, and R&D leaders gathered for a TED-style Technology Innovation Symposium built for actionable innovation and high-intent supplier engagement. https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/stop-fighting-for-attention-best-sales-opportunity-inside-the-firewall https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/stop-fighting-for-attention-best-sales-opportunity-inside-the-firewall Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMT If you want to move from collecting badges to closing deals, stop chasing crowds and start engaging decision-makers where they actually work: inside their own organizations. https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/why-your-next-innovation-summit-should-be-private-not-public https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/why-your-next-innovation-summit-should-be-private-not-public Wed, 10 Jul 2024 12:00:00 GMT After producing internal technical symposia for 30 years, we've found that moving the conversation inside the firewall is more productive than navigating the chaos of a traditional tradeshow. https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/beyond-the-trade-show-floor-private-pharma-symposia https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/beyond-the-trade-show-floor-private-pharma-symposia Mon, 20 May 2024 12:00:00 GMT PlanetConnect doesn't produce public trade shows—we produce high-security, private symposia for leading pharmaceutical companies, giving suppliers access, trust, and strategic alignment. https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/transforming-internal-symposia-budget-constraints-strategic-innovation https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/transforming-internal-symposia-budget-constraints-strategic-innovation Tue, 12 Mar 2024 12:00:00 GMT For over 30 years, PlanetConnect has pioneered a supplier-sponsored model that helps pharmaceutical companies host high-impact internal symposia at little to no direct cost. https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/redefining-scientific-collaboration-2023-symposium-season https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/redefining-scientific-collaboration-2023-symposium-season Mon, 15 Jan 2024 12:00:00 GMT As we look back at the 2023 symposium season, we have seen a profound shift in how scientific organizations approach event planning—from hosting a conference to creating high-impact environments for breakthroughs and business relationships. https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/merging-the-science-reflections-on-the-2019-rd-symposium https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/merging-the-science-reflections-on-the-2019-rd-symposium Wed, 15 Jan 2020 12:00:00 GMT In December 2019, over 1,800 attendees gathered at Ocean Place Resort in Long Branch, NJ, for an R&D Symposium themed “Merging the Science for Our Patients”—a masterclass in deep technical engagement at scale. https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/driving-digital-transformation-look-back-digital-innovation-summit https://www.planetconnect.com/blog/driving-digital-transformation-look-back-digital-innovation-summit Fri, 15 Jun 2018 12:00:00 GMT In May 2018, the Digital Innovation Summit rolled through facilities from Singapore to Prague to New Jersey—streaming every session into a unified global event for more than 1,800 attendees.