EVENT PREVIEW
DCAT Week returns to New York
The key global event for pharmaceutical manufacturing companies takes place in March .
Described as the “ premier event for companies engaged in the global ( bio ) pharmaceutical manufacturing value chain ”, DCAT Week began as an industry dinner in 1926 .
The 97th DCAT Annual Dinner is still the climax of the week and is the world ’ s largest event of its kind in the world . It takes place at the New York Midtown-Hilton Hotel ’ s Grand Ballroom on Thursday 20 March , with this year ’ s guest speaker being women ’ s tennis star Serena Williams .
DCAT Week , however , has long since expanded into much more . In 2025 , it takes place again in midtown Manhattan in New York from 17 to 20 March . Full details of how to register for events are on the dedicated website . Hosted by the Drug , Chemical & Associated Technologies Association , a not-for-profit , member-led business development association , DCAT Week offers participants such opportunities as :
• Reserving meeting space in the official hotels to conduct business meetings privately to their own schedule for purposes such as project or relationship updates , potential new business , capability presentations , etc .
• Educational sessions
• Access to various networking events
• Use of member company lounges and other areas
• Purchasing tables at the DCAT Annual Dinner and hosting on-site pre- and post-hospitality events .
• Marketing their company through member-only branding DCAT members represent a broad range of products and services for the entire pharmaceutical manufacturing value chain . They include innovator companies , generic drugs and biosimilar makers , C ( D ) MOs , manufacturers of APIs , intermediates and drug products , distributors , agents and many more .
Typically , about 10,000 people attend DCAT Week , representing around 700 companies from over 50 countries . Of these , over 90 % are decision-makers , in areas such as the sourcing , procurement and supply management of materials ; sales , marketing , manufacturing and quality operations ; and corporate support functions . Around 25 % of attendees are C-suite level .
The InterContinental Barclay Hotel is the centre of operations , with the DCAT office open there daily from 8.00 to 17.30 and the member lounge from 9.00 to 17.30 . The former is the place to register on-site for programmes and events . The other official hotels for DCAT Week are the Benjamin Royal Sonesta , the Fifty Sonesta Select , Hotel 48LEX , the Lexington , the Lotte NY Palace and the San Carlos , where many companies take suites in which to hold meetings .
The dinner and associated events on the Thursday are at the New York Hilton Midtown , while all of the events on the first three days take place at the InterContinental Barclay and most are priced individually . Educational events are all preceded by half an hour of coffee and networking . Please note that charges apply to some of these and only DCAT member companies can attend the networking receptions . The schedule for the week is as follows :
Monday 17 March
• 9.00-11.30 : Member Company Announcement Forum
• 12.00-13.00 : New Member Company Reception
• 14.30-18.00 : Pharma Industry Outlook with Networking Reception
Tuesday 18 March
• 5.15-7.30 : DCAT Week Run & Walk
• 8.00-9.30 : Partnering for Innovation in Manufacturing & Supply
• 11.00-12.30 : Achieving Supply Chain Resiliency Amid Geopolitical Risk
• 13.30-14.30 : What ’ s on the Horizon : New Modalities & Promising Drug Classes
• 16.30-18.30 : DCAT Member Company Networking Reception
Wednesday 19 March
• 6.30-9.00 : DCAT Women ' s Networking Breakfast
• 10.00-11.00 : What Makes a Customer of Choice : Are Pharma Companies & Suppliers Aligned ?
Thursday 20 March
• 17.45-18.45 : Pre-Annual Dinner
Networking Reception
• 19.00-21.30 : DCAT Annual Dinner
• 22.00-0.00 : Post-Annual Dinner Hospitality Networking Events
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