BIOMEDevice Silicon Valley 2026 Dates Santa Clara: November 18–19 at the Convention Center

BIOMEDevice Silicon Valley 2026 Dates Santa Clara: The Short Answer

BIOMEDevice Silicon Valley 2026 in Santa Clara runs Wednesday and Thursday, November 18–19, 2026, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, CA 95054. If you searched for the BIOMEDevice Silicon Valley dates in Santa Clara, you're searching the right show under its previous name — Informa Markets dropped the "BIO" prefix in 2026 and now markets the same event as MEDevice Silicon Valley. The November 18–19 Santa Clara dates and venue did not change with the rebrand.

Day one (Wednesday, Nov 18) typically opens the expo at 10:00 AM PST and closes at 5:00 PM PST, with conference sessions starting at 9:00 AM. Day two (Thursday, Nov 19) opens at 10:00 AM PST and closes at 4:00 PM PST. Confirm exact opening hours on medevicesiliconvalley.com closer to the show — Informa Markets usually publishes the final hour-by-hour Santa Clara schedule in early November 2026.

Why Santa Clara — And Why Those Specific November Dates

The Santa Clara Convention Center has hosted BIOMEDevice Silicon Valley every November since the show's launch under UBM (now Informa Markets). Santa Clara was chosen over San Francisco or Oakland for three reasons that still hold for the 2026 dates: (1) it's the geographic center of South Bay medtech — within 30 minutes of Stryker's Bay Area office, Edwards Lifesciences in Irvine's northern footprint, Abbott's Sylmar campus, and the dense ring of Series A/B medtech startups around Sunnyvale and Mountain View; (2) the convention center is small enough (~150 booths) that the show feels curated rather than overwhelming; and (3) Santa Clara hotels and parking are dramatically cheaper than SF or downtown San Jose, which keeps exhibitor and attendee costs reasonable.

The November 18–19 date sits one week before Thanksgiving (Nov 26, 2026) — deliberately spaced so attendees can fly in, work the show, and fly home before the holiday travel surge starts. It also positions the show right as Bay Area medtech buyers begin Q1 2027 budget planning, which is why pipeline generated at Santa Clara consistently closes faster than Q1/Q2 shows. For more on the rebrand specifically, see our BIOMEDevice Silicon Valley 2026 Santa Clara rebrand explainer.

Santa Clara Convention Center: What the November 18–19, 2026 Floor Looks Like

The Santa Clara Convention Center sits at 5001 Great America Pkwy, directly across from Levi's Stadium and adjacent to California's Great America theme park. For the November 18–19, 2026 show, expect:

• Single-hall format. The expo floor occupies Halls A–C of the convention center — one continuous floor with no second-level overflow. Roughly 150 exhibitor booths, mostly 10x10 and 10x20 footprints, plus an Innovation Showcase zone for Series A/B startups.
• Walk-the-floor format. The Santa Clara venue is small enough that most attendees walk the full expo floor at least once. There is no "back of the hall" dead zone the way there is at MD&M West Anaheim — booth location matters less in Santa Clara than at the larger Informa shows.
• Conference rooms on the upper level. Education sessions, panels, and workshops run in the upstairs meeting rooms (Mission City Ballroom and the 200-series rooms). Sessions are short walks from the expo floor — usually under 3 minutes — which means buyers actually attend talks AND visit booths in the same day.
• Networking spaces. The main lobby and the connecting corridor to the Hyatt Regency host informal networking. Sponsored happy hours typically run Wednesday evening (Nov 18, 2026) in the Hyatt's ballroom or the convention center foyer.

Santa Clara Travel Logistics for November 18–19, 2026

The Santa Clara dates fall in a relatively easy Bay Area travel window — not summer wildfire smoke, not Christmas travel, not the SF rainy season at its worst. Here's what to plan for:

One Santa Clara-specific note: the November 18–19 dates can overlap with Bay Area corporate events at Levi's Stadium and Great America's holiday season, which sometimes pushes Santa Clara hotel rates higher than expected. The Hyatt and Marriott group blocks insulate you from this, but only if you book by mid-October.

Exhibitor Deadlines That Anchor to the November 18–19, 2026 Santa Clara Dates

If you're exhibiting in Santa Clara, the November 18–19 show date is one entry in a longer set of cutoffs that work backward from move-in day. Here's the timeline:

1. Booth contract close — May–June 2026. Standard Booth and Innovation Showcase inventory is largely committed by mid-summer. Corners and end-caps on the small Santa Clara floor go first.
2. Conference Tier 1 early-bird — ~Sept 19, 2026 (60 days out). Lowest education-pass rate. Worth it if you're sending more than one badged team member.
3. Service kit deadline — early September 2026 (~8–10 weeks out). Booth furniture, electrical, internet, lead retrieval orders due to GES (Informa's services contractor). Late orders cost 30–50% more.
4. Conference Tier 2 close — ~Oct 19, 2026 (30 days out). Mid-tier registration. Walk-up rates apply after.
5. Advance freight window — mid-October 2026 (~4 weeks out). Cheaper than direct-to-show. Closes ~1 week before move-in.
6. Hotel block close — late Oct–early Nov 2026. Hyatt Regency and Marriott Santa Clara group rates expire.
7. Free expo pre-registration — Friday, Nov 13, 2026. After this, walk-up expo admission is $199.
8. Move-in — Tuesday, Nov 17, 2026. Booth setup, drayage, electrical hookup. Most exhibitors arrive by mid-afternoon.
9. Show open — Wednesday, Nov 18, 2026, 10:00 AM PST.
10. Show close — Thursday, Nov 19, 2026, 4:00 PM PST. Immediate move-out; most booths torn down by 8:00 PM.

Missing the service kit deadline in early September is the single most common Santa Clara exhibitor mistake — we've watched teams pay 40% premiums on last-minute electrical orders that would have cost $400 if ordered on time. For a deeper exhibitor checklist mapped to these Santa Clara dates, see our medical conference exhibitor playbook.

What to Do Right Now if You're Targeting November 18–19, 2026 in Santa Clara

If you're reading this in May 2026, you're approximately six months out from the Santa Clara show — right on time. Honest order of operations for the next 26 weeks:

1. Lock booth space this month or next (May–June 2026). Contact Informa Markets at clientservices.ime@informa.com or 844-826-6466. Decide between Standard Booth and Innovation Showcase — for early-stage medtech, the Showcase usually pays back faster.
2. Block hotels by July 2026. Hyatt Regency Santa Clara fills 4–5 months before the show. Hold rooms even before your booth contract is signed.
3. Build target account list by August 2026. Pull 30–50 named Bay Area medtech companies from Crunchbase, AngelList, and recent FDA 510(k) submissions.
4. Begin pre-show outreach in September 2026. Book 12–20 Santa Clara meetings before you arrive. See our pre-conference email campaigns guide.
5. Submit service kit by early September 2026. Booth electrical, internet, lead retrieval, furniture — before the late-fee window opens.
6. Confirm pre-show meetings the week of Nov 9, 2026. Reconfirm with everyone who accepted; expect 20–30% drop-off the week of the show.
7. Fly in Tuesday, Nov 17, 2026. Move into your booth by mid-afternoon. Doors open Wednesday at 10:00 AM PST.
8. Run the show November 18–19, 2026 in Santa Clara. Same-day-Monday post-show follow-up. Our post-conference follow-up playbook covers the conversion cadence.

For the broader Santa Clara exhibitor strategy beyond just the dates — booth pricing, audience composition, ROI modeling, and our internal Buzzbox score for whether the show is worth the spend for your specific buyer — the MEDevice Silicon Valley 2026 Santa Clara conference profile is the canonical Buzzbox planning resource for this event.